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complex plastic
 Post subject: Alien 3 BD-409 EEV Scratchbuild 1:72 scale
PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:57 pm 
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As suggested by Yellowjacket over at the RPF forum, I am posting my recently completed project here to share with you guys.

I have finished my Alien 3 BD-409 EEV Scratchbuild.

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It was a lot of fun to build and I'm pretty happy with the result. The EEV has flashing fibre optic lighting for anti-collision lights and the flight recorder base also has flashing lights and houses the batteries and the on off switch.

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 Post subject: Re: Alien 3 BD-409 EEV Scratchbuild 1:72 scale
PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:22 am 
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Great job dude, thanks for sharing pics
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:12 am 
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Niiiiiice job!

Love the base! Great detailing!


This film just doesn't get enough love.

Oh are you able to show us the light effects? I'd love to see it!


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:40 am 
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Love this model. Just a straight forward slice of the film beautifully executed.

And I know that some people have a hate for the A3, but I remember watching the opening scenes in the theater and thinking...

"Wait. But. Hey...wait. No. Wait. CRAP! wait."

The mere glimpses of horrible, life threatening what-have-you was chilling, cold stuff and a lonely chapter of the much larger story. I liked it. Maybe it was the moment with Bishop on the garbage pile with all of the confirmations and final goodbyes that came with it. Maybe it was the no nonsense prison population facing down their respective lack of place in a larger equation. I try not to over think it. I don't even try to place it in any sort of canon or timeline. It's a thing unto itself.
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 Post subject: Re: Alien 3 BD-409 EEV Scratchbuild 1:72 scale
PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:03 am 
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Thanks for the positive comments guys,

Yellowjacket, what a great summary of that movie, I agree this movie is so often overlooked, it is a very dark foreboding spin on the human element within the alien theme. It does have holes in it but if you can look past these its not a bad film. I've had to watch it several times to really appreciate some of its elements.

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 Post subject: Re: Alien 3 BD-409 EEV Scratchbuild 1:72 scale
PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:04 pm 
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Nice job there.

I've always thought the EEV was a strange design, but at the same time I like it.

A zip drive! :lol: Hopefully a broken one, before you drilled a hole in it!

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:30 pm 
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Ha Ha by now all zip drives are broken.... or should be!!!!

Thanks for your positive comment.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:41 am 
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That looks great! Good work!

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:04 pm 
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complex plastic wrote:
Ha Ha by now all zip drives are broken.... or should be!!!!


I have one next to me right now, plugged into my Amiga 1200 that works fine (and I used to use it a lot). I also have an internal one that isn't actually in anything. I'm not sure if that one works though.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:51 pm 
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necronom wrote:
complex plastic wrote:
Ha Ha by now all zip drives are broken.... or should be!!!!


I have one next to me right now, plugged into my Amiga 1200 that works fine (and I used to use it a lot). I also have an internal one that isn't actually in anything. I'm not sure if that one works though.


Ha Ha LOL.... I cant believe you still have one that works...... They make great bases and Alien 3 flight recorders - LOL!

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:38 pm 
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Wow, great job on the EEV! Always loved that design.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:21 pm 
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That looks great mate :-)

What sort of dimensions does it come out at being a 1:72 scale ??

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That looks great mate :-)

What sort of dimensions does it come out at being a 1:72 scale ??

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Cooper wrote:
That looks great mate :-)

What sort of dimensions does it come out at being a 1:72 scale ??


Thanks for the comment Cooper,

It is approximately just over 6 inches long or 150mm in the other language!!

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:19 am 
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No worries mate fair play for the amount of detail in a model sooooooooo small :-) as a model maker myself I can completely appreciate the amount of detail you have put in to this ;-)

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:41 pm 
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6 inches long?!? Astounding. Incredible job, man. :)

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:44 pm 
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Thanks for you positive comments.

Cheers,

Jase.

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