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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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joberg wrote: | Love the ice-cube tray on the side of prop |
Yeah, it's part of the history of this prop... cute, ins't it ?
Karl, very interesting theory regarding the screen !!!
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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phase pistol wrote: | BTW I had a theory that on the "working" prop, the little view screen was actually a "commlock" screen from Space 1999.
I have no real evidence of this, but it just seemed reasonable to me.
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Only a few years apart and made by the same people, so a very good chance they are the same, if not reused from.
Andy |
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Space Jockey Community Member
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 559 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Looks spot on, to me. Awesome to see so many great images of these great props. Cheers Richie and Steve! |
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Birdie Community Member
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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There's quite a bit of good info here: http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=3492&highlight=alien+motion+tracker
Here are some of the parts I acquired during the course of that thread
Not pictured are the correct slider switches we tracked down
The CRT tube is not the correct one, and the right ice tray and nutplates remain a mystery. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: |
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One of the main problem with the Alien props is that these guys had access to all kinds of parts and pieces coming from de-commissioned planes (jet, transport, etc)...and Lord knows how many switches, button and what not they put on those props |
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stephen210 Community Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 196
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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working on molds of these bad little boys....
I have 100 of the under rubber right now. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Good job Stephen! Now if you could mold the buttons, the... |
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stephen210 Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Little bits.
Okay I cast up a bunch of these. Now to get the rest of the parts.
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:29 am Post subject: |
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That is cool, Stephen!
I hope you'll post lots of pictures as you go along? |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Good start Stephen...to think that two of those trackers were made for the movie; the other one went up in flames when Ripley burns Ash on the mess table |
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Gaff87 Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:38 am Post subject: |
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joberg wrote: | Good start Stephen...to think that two of those trackers were made for the movie; the other one went up in flames when Ripley burns Ash on the mess table |
Ash had it coming, lol. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, and Ridley got rid of a prop at the same time |
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Gaff87 Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, it was Ash's invention though.
Maybe it was evil as well |
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Eagle Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Is this also over at Aliens Legacy forum? Cool pics.
The possible Space 1999 connection is interesting too. |
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stephen210 Community Member
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Gespenster
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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What did the plastic "wiggets" end up being? Anyone know or did Richie just cast off a piece from the original MT? |
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stephen210 Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I cast it and no we don't know what it is. As far as I know it did not come off a screen used tracker but it is the part. |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Oh man, Steve, you simply rock !!!
This motion tracker is going to be something... Will you include a TV screen inside, as on the real one ? (and I don't talk about sou,d effects, that would be cool, too... No ?)
Can't wait to see progress pics on this !!!
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:16 am Post subject: |
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One of the major problem on that prop is the ice tray Short of making a mold of the original, it's going to be hard to find one exactly like it. |
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