aliensarchive
Sr Member
Bob shows this off on both the Alien Legacy 5th disk and the Movie FX DVD issue that showcased his basement.
Prop Runner
Sr Member
Anything for a brutha.Originally posted by Gigatron@Feb 21 2006, 03:01 PM
Gabe, that's a hell of a collection (and I appreciate you letting me win this auction :thumbsup ). As a funny side note, I was keeping an eye on a particular piece on ebay and I saw you bid and decided to let off. I hope you get the piece because I know it will benefit of all of us if you doÂ
Are you saying you DUCKED the auction or that you found it a little FISHY? Come on, COP to it. - Gabe
godzilla
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I'm really glad that people have picked up on this piece. It's such a tough conversion just by the sheer number or parts. I identified the Ranger the week that the Alien Quadrilogy DVD's came out. I happened to watch the Bob Burns documentary the day before I noticed the TV at the flea market and it caught my eye right away.
Someone sent me some really good ref pics after the ID was made. I'm trying to remember who it was. They had done some work for Fox and had some priveliged ref pics, but I can't remember if I was supposed to keep them for myself. Maybe they can send me a PM either way if they see this. Some of the pre-production pics show the piece painted white like the toolbox prop. It looks like they painted everything over after that to be closer to the original green color of the TV.
Adam
Someone sent me some really good ref pics after the ID was made. I'm trying to remember who it was. They had done some work for Fox and had some priveliged ref pics, but I can't remember if I was supposed to keep them for myself. Maybe they can send me a PM either way if they see this. Some of the pre-production pics show the piece painted white like the toolbox prop. It looks like they painted everything over after that to be closer to the original green color of the TV.
Adam
Gigatron
Sr Member
Originally posted by Prop Runner+Feb 21 2006, 11:12 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Prop Runner @ Feb 21 2006, 11:12 PM)</div>Anything for a brutha.@Feb 21 2006, 03:01 PM
Gabe, that's a hell of a collection (and I appreciate you letting me win this auction :thumbsup ). As a funny side note, I was keeping an eye on a particular piece on ebay and I saw you bid and decided to let off. I hope you get the piece because I know it will benefit of all of us if you doÂ
- Gabe
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Gabe, to my eye, that entire auction looked fishy
:lol Godzilla, if you get the permission, I'd love to see those pics.
AA, what's the Alien Legacy 5th disk? Is it part of that quadrology?
Thanks again,
Fred
Well, you guys have really come up with something (if I may quote another old film of some reknown ) .... well all I have to contribute is my little cache of grabs ... but first, tell me what you think of this "discovery" :
It looks to me like the little screen on the tracker might be from the Commlock prop used on Space: 1999.
- k
) .... well all I have to contribute is my little cache of grabs ... but first, tell me what you think of this "discovery" :
It looks to me like the little screen on the tracker might be from the Commlock prop used on Space: 1999.
- k
Man. I'd love to see a kit made for this.
Been on my wish list for quite a while.
Nick
Been on my wish list for quite a while.
Nick
Great pix, Alienscollection. B)
As for my pix, those were grabbed off of "Aliens Quadrilogy"... some from the film itself, others from the "continuity polaroids" and what not on the extras disc.
- k
As for my pix, those were grabbed off of "Aliens Quadrilogy"... some from the film itself, others from the "continuity polaroids" and what not on the extras disc.
- k
aliensarchive
Sr Member
The 5th disc was the one you had to send in for from the Legacy set.
Aw man, that stuff was on the LEGACY disc? No fair. How come it isn't on the "Quadrilogy"? :confused
- k
- k
Believe it or not the only reason it wasn't on the disc was lack of space. Because of compression issues, they simply couldn't fit all the material they had gathered... Bummer too, there was some jaw-dropping material.
Gigatron
Sr Member
Is there a way to still get a copy of this legacy disk or is it far gone?
I can't believe how much junk they stuck on top of a TV. And all for a prop with a few minutes of screen time.
Though I am very glad to see that there are more than a few people interested in this prop.
Keep it comin' gang.
-Fred
I can't believe how much junk they stuck on top of a TV. And all for a prop with a few minutes of screen time.
Though I am very glad to see that there are more than a few people interested in this prop.
Keep it comin' gang.
-Fred
Pulseriflefan
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there are at least two different MT`s in Alien, I guess one prop with light effects for the actors (stunt?) and a second with an working oscilloscope/TV as screen for close-ups (hero?).
One has the "loop/circle" on the "air vent cover" leading upwards, one downwards.
One "flashlight" has a hole at the tip, one not.
what is stunt and what is hero ?
One has the "loop/circle" on the "air vent cover" leading upwards, one downwards.
One "flashlight" has a hole at the tip, one not.
what is stunt and what is hero ?
The tube sticking out the front is most probably the shiedling that goes around the CRT of an oscilloscope.
Showed the photo to an engineer at work, and that was his appriasal.
Be damn near impossible to find the correct oscilloscope, as photos of used oscilloscopes are usually in one piece.
Showed the photo to an engineer at work, and that was his appriasal.
Be damn near impossible to find the correct oscilloscope, as photos of used oscilloscopes are usually in one piece.
