1/6 1/6 Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien - Collectible Figure

[Johnny6666]

thank you! after this phrase i finally understand why i don't care about her suit details.
it's because i hate 70ths/early 80ths idea of clothes design in sci-fi movies - star wars/blade runner were always best examples, but i never tried to think the same about alien

i mean, really - bleh.

The Nostromo costumes were effectively modified real-life military jumpsuits (MIG pressure suits, British military surplus, etc.), and altered as required. As such, they have a much firmer basis in reality than most other Sci-Fi costumes (and, indeed, intentionally work in brilliant contrast to the phantasmagoria of the Giger designs).

 

[P.]

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The Nostromo costumes were effectively modified real-life military jumpsuits (MIG pressure suits, British military surplus, etc.), and altered as required. As such, they have a much firmer basis in reality than most other Sci-Fi costumes (and, indeed, intentionally work in brilliant contrast to the phantasmagoria of the Giger designs).

ok, ok, effectively modified real-life military jumpsuits wearers they are, i stand corrected after exploring the subject. they just look like stoned hippies from the past to me which is the thing i discovered yesterday and am still in shock from understanding why they sucked so much. i tried to understand why i don't care about details of Ripley suit when i usually care at least at 50% of a-dev's efficiency - and found out that they disgust me by their stupid old out-of-place look and prohibit from looking closely.

poor British military. poor future where they dictate fashion.

as all of it is just my humble opinion and offtopic, i'll hide it and will stop discussing it.

BTW found a thread with lots of details about Nostromo suits for anybody interested.

https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=34755&page=30

 

[Kenernest63a]

ive lost around 40 bucks on this figure because of pre-ording and canceling. In the end its just not HT's best

I share your frustration. The snaps on her shirt, don't see how this could have gotten past them. But to me, the face sculpt on the prototype looks good, and the accessories more than make up for the missing snaps. Just wish we got the cattleprod as well. It's the only prop from the film, that I can think of, that is missing.

 

[siquisiri]

Being that some of the more "pervy" memebers are going to recreate this look with a phicen body, who cares what the stitch nazis say!! LOL...

 

[pjam]

That's not THAT pervy, the crotch shot (preferred) -- now, that's pervy.

 

[holtrax]

i always thought the thing that made alien stand out as pure 70's were the hairstyles and things like the headband parker wears. Nobody wears headbands nowadays in movies.

 

[viezure]

Thought you guys might like it, here's my Ripley from Alien tattoo

Ripley: We'll move in pairs. We'll go step by step and cut off every bulkhead and every vent until we have it cornered, and then we'll blow it the *beep* out into space.

 

[D'oh!]

I'm not into tattoos, but that is a fantastic piece of art!

 

[Johnny6666]

poor British military. poor future where they dictate fashion.
as all of it is just my humble opinion and offtopic, i'll hide it and will stop discussing it.

No, an opinion is fine. But I've always felt the Nostromo flight suits looked entirely real and practical, and don't call attention to themselves as fashion (although it certainly was a costuming decision). Indeed, look at the standard flight suits NASA uses - entirely practical and banal:

I think Alien very much respects the practicalities of flight and space travel in the Nostromo designs, as these 'space truckers' would need functional wear that would respond to work conditions, etc. There's discussion elsewhere of how the suits, labels and insignias perpetuate corporate conformity, but it's also a clever design (and characterisation) decision to allow the Nostromo crew to nevertheless personalise their costumes - Brett's cap and shirt, Parker's head band (which can also be used in a functional manner befitting a mechanic), Lambert's cowboy heels, etc.

The beard that Dallas wears is also notable: one could suggest it's a throwback to the historically cliched image of a 'captain of the ship', but in the context of Alien it's also interesting in that Dallas wears that beard into hypersleep. The Foster novelisation of Alien remarks upon that, and it's a clever little character point, as although Dallas commands respect conventionally he's not above making a personal choice above accepted protocols (i.e. irrespective of military/company grooming standards, would it be wise to grow a beard in hypersleep for up to years at a time?).

 

[Johnny6666]

Thought you guys might like it, here's my Ripley from Alien tattoo

Man, that's brave - and I don't mean getting the ink itself done! But trusting an artist to get the likeness right for such a large, distinctive piece takes some courage, indeed. But it came out great and looks fantastic!

 

[Mattyboy1010]

That's ****ing great! You must be happy with it. It's a really good job.

 

[viezure]

Hey all of you, thanks a lot!
Yeah, trusting the artist is a big part of it, but he also did my Joker and Jack Sparrow tattoos, so i trusted him to pull it off.
I'm super happy with it and i can't wait do continue up with the alien itself, watching over Ripley

 

[P.]

No, an opinion is fine. But I've always felt the Nostromo flight suits looked entirely real and practical, and don't call attention to themselves as fashion (although it certainly was a costuming decision). Indeed, look at the standard flight suits NASA uses - entirely practical and banal:

and this is the opposite of what Nostromo crew wears.
Nostromo uniform, like any other 70ths "future" clothes, looks like this:

and that's what i meant. ugly, uncomfortable, overloaded with details. just look at those giant shoulder straps and micro sleeves cutting armpits.

 

[abake]

You're making no sense p.

 

[P.]

not a problem at all not something to go jihad about.

 

[theuzi9mm]

That tat turned out great viezure!

 

[karamazov80]

Thought you guys might like it, here's my Ripley from Alien tattoo

Ripley: We'll move in pairs. We'll go step by step and cut off every bulkhead and every vent until we have it cornered, and then we'll blow it the *beep* out into space.

Awesome!

 

[viezure]

Thanks a lot, guys, i'm really happy with it!!

 

[ALIEN.]

MAYBE A LITTLE NEWS!!
Hope i'm not jumping the gun BUT there's a pre-order from Hong Kong on Ebay for HT Ripley with the folloing text :

THIS IS A PREORDER COLLECTIBLE.This item will be available for ship within 30 days from the date of listing.
30 Days, is that right!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HOT-TOYS-1979-ALIEN-ELLEN-RIPLEY-SIGOURNEY-WEAVER-WARRANT-OFFICER-NOSTROMO-1-6-/252774849108?hash=item3ada8e1a54:g:IR8AAOSwSclXLasW

ALIEN

 

[JacktheRipper]

Goodshipped is good. Hopefully soon.