ALIENS THE OFFICIAL MOVIE THREAD

[JediMike71]

Great repainting work abake! Are you gonna stay with the factory heads for Apone and Hudson? I just couldn't bear leaving those on mine! I had to get custom heads that actually looked like the actors. I'm painting Les Walker's custom "Chronohead" for Hudson tonight. I'll take some pics of my group soon. I've been wanting to post them here for a while. I still gotta get a better jumpsuit for my custom Bishop from www.war-toys.com. The Gameitoy brand GSG-9 jumpsuit is really close to looking like Bishop's to me. I'll order it from them soon. It looks like you used lots of natural light for your pictures. I hope to take some pictures of my marines outside and see how they look in the natural sunlight. Try getting some custom heads for your Hudson and Apone. That "Chronohead" from Les Walker is awesome! Looks like the calm Hudson before he starts freaking out. The "hero head" Apone I got from Lonnie Hale, on eBay under is user ID: tk570 is awesome too with him with his cigar in his mouth. I love it! Once again...great work!

Oh yeah guys. I found this eBay auction for a painted Ripley head on eBay. Here's the link:
https://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-LIFE-LI...ryZ27294QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What do you think? Is it just me...or does that head look like the stand-up comedian, Paula Poudstone really ticked off? Looks more like her, than Sigourney Weaver to me! I'm content with my Hot Toys repainted Ripley head I have now.

 

[pjam]

Good call mike. That's paula all right. Horrible.

 

[thundergod]

Now THAT is scary! Imho there is nothing wrong with the H.T sculpt that a minor re-paint can't remedy . ( Just the hair and eye colour).

 

[Reinhardt]

awesome repaints thunder!!! especially that apone!! closeup pics of all 3 please!

 

[p!tu]

Now THAT is scary! Imho there is nothing wrong with the H.T sculpt that a minor re-paint can't remedy . ( Just the hair and eye colour).

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

Hey from over here!! Ripley looks like and old lady!!

 

[bagelsncheesey]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!

Hey from over here!! Ripley looks like and old lady!!

the hair color does make a drastic improvement though

 

[Reinhardt]

P!tu, i miss the huge ridiculous pink font.

 

[p!tu]

P!tu, i miss the huge ridiculous pink font.

]DONT WORRY!!!!! COAUSE ITS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Johnny Utah]

Can someone post closeup pics of the art on Hudson's helmet?I got him today and want to add it on myself.

 

[PROWL]

Oh yeah guys. I found this eBay auction for a painted Ripley head on eBay. Here's the link:
https://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-LIFE-LI...ryZ27294QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thats the frontline head, one of the better likeness they have done.

 

[MaulFan]

One of their best likenesses? Either it is not, or that's a butcher paint job because that doesn't remotely look like Sigourney Weaver.

 

[JediMike71]

Prowl, I just posted a link to that same auction for the custom painted Ripley head in this thread only a few posts before yours. I don't think it looks like Sigourney Weaver. To me, as I said in my earlier post...it looks like comedian Paula Poundstone. I think a better repaint of it would truly bring out Ripley's likeness. I'm very happy with my repaint of the existing Ripley Hot Toys head.

 

[PROWL]

we, let me rephrase myself, I think it's a good likeness the nose, cheeks, and jaw line are what do it for me, and for frontline it is a good likeness, their Hicks and Hudson heads are iffy, I can see Sigourney Weaver in this sculpt, Hicks and hudson not so much.

 

[Wor-Gar]

thats the frontline head, one of the better likeness they have done.

I wasn't aware that Lonnie had offered a Ripley head.

 

[PROWL]

well it was posted the monster thread you started
(and it says in the auction)

 

[Wor-Gar]

well it was posted the monster thread you started
(and it says in the auction)

Ah-ha! YES. I do remember now. You are correct.

Truth be told, I'm not crazy about the likeness though, at least in that picture. I'd like to see one unpainted.

 

[pjam]

Lonnie did post his Rip in the superthread, almost positive. I remember seeing it about the time he posted Hudson BUT that does not look like the HS he posted to me but it wasn't painted either. It was pretty good HS as I recall... but I remember posting that it wasn't enough to offset a HT Rip repaint IMO.

 

[JediMike71]

Hey guys. Check out this awesome auction I won on eBay! I didn't even know this book existed. It is an "illustrated screenplay" book exclusively sold only in the UK. It is 192 pages, and even includes the deleted scenes. I should be getting it later this week in the mail.

Check it out at this link on eBay now:

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150146744722&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=005

Wow, what a find! I hope there's some great pictures of Newt's family discovering the alien derelict spaceship, and the remote sentry guns! Of course more great shots of the marines' armor would be nice to see too. Especially since I am going to make customs for Frost, Deitrich, Crowe and Weirzbowski.

 

[Reinhardt]

awesome find!!!

it's amazing how much info is out there regarding this film...

(it IS the greatest film ever made)

 

[figuremasterles]

DAY-UMM! Mike! I am officially jealous dude! Great catch!

I wasn't aware that Lonnie had offered a Ripley head.

Just got the Frontline Rip! Was curious about it myself. Not a bad head actually. Got his Hudson too. Needed to see one of them in person. A bit wide, but does look like Paxton. I didn't get it for Hudson though. He is just a bit too fullfaced to be Hudson, IMHO.
But, he will make a B!tchin' Severn for my Near Dark set!
(Got my spare Frank Black for Jesse in too! The Sun is on the Rise! )