I was intrigued to see the actual shipping date so contacted HCG....all they can tell us is 'December'

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Oh boy!! Just in time for Christmas!!

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I have not failed... I have succeeded in finding what DOESN'T work

Got the Brown Bass edition so if James Cameron ever visits my house and sees the replica, he won't berate me for misinterpreting his vision.

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I could have sworn Ripley pulled out a Pulse Rifle and than a flamethrower in the Special Edition of ALIENS on the original Laser Disc.

I sure hope to see some fine pics of these replicas once they arrive. Will try do my part.

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Tom

We have an order placed for one of the BB rifles... and today I got in one of Matsuo's rifles and suddenly my heart sank... Are we absolutely SURE the HCG rifle has the kind of aluminum shrouds we think... and NOT COLD CAST ALUMINUM shrouds? Just reassure me and tell me I am wrong. That is all I want to hear. Like so many others, we ordered the HCG for the metal shrouds and I would be MEGA-upset if it came in and the "alumnimun" shrouds were cold cast aluminum resin.

there would be an absolute uprising if they , falsely advertised this prop , I think it would finish them in the prop community , so im pretty sure they are aluminum aluminum .

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"I am the ULTIMATE BADASS , state of the badass art"
Alpha squad. Burton's Bandits

I think it's safe to say that they will NOT be cold cast aluminum.

Aluminium to our UK friends

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"When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you can head off your foes with a balanced attack"
Wes Studi, Mystery Men

There is no second "i" depicted for this element on the periodic table. Nor does any decent production vehicle, that I am familiar with, include a "bonnet".

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Tom

That's because the tables you read are written by Americans.

The UK written ones spell it the UK way:

http://www-jmg.ch.cam.ac.uk/tools/magnu ... Table.html

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

#Cough# Correct Way #cough#

Also the US doesn't make any decent production vehicles i'm aware of.

Ah-har har. Etc.

SAS

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Alan T. Alien
1st Lt Smith, SA "Sidewinder"
A13/TQ1.4.19720EX CMA
Founder of UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters
Founder of Special Armaments Section (Heavy Weapons)
"People don't understand. people like me"

Sure we do. They are made in Toyota plants.

Did I mention that we need more pics and info?

I was gonna say: Britain isn't exactly well known for making great cars either, except the Honda Civic!

*cough*

Aston Martin
Ariel
Alvis
Austin Healey
Bentley
Caterham
Daimler
Invicta
Jaguar
LAND ROVER
Lotus
McLaren
MG
Morris
Triumph
TVR
Vauxhall

*cough*


Granted, Rover, BMG (who built the Mini) and Rolls Royce are a bit poo, though...
Reliant were fun!!

Uhuh.

All are either low volume, long dead, or ... less than wonderful. I admit, most of them I dismiss from anecdotes and second-hand evidence. But, I'm British - we're meant to be nationally self-loathing.

From personal experience, I have a particular dislike for Land Rovers (of all eras/models); hated every one I've driven, and 2 out of 4 broke down while I had the use of it. I love Jaguars, but they seem just as unreliable.

I've never driven a British Vauxhall, but I believe that is because they've all rotted to dust.

I've never driven an MG, unless you count an MG Maestro ... nuff said.

I've driven a Triumph Acclaim - it was lovely - the worst Japanese car I've ever driven.

The British car industry was great before the late 60s. But I'm talking about my lifetime - when it was either crap or not actually British.

Nothing like keeping a thread on topic.

Wha?!?! ...this has to do with manufacturing developments, delivery, and consumer feedback. ...BTW, it may have been a British gent to have discovered the "Al" element, after all. I'll need to look into this.

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Tom

Come on guys, you cant possibly ignore the Z06 Vette. Hell even the base model with 400 HP is a bargain beast. While Im at it, we also build the worlds best full size trucks.

Don't get me wrong, I gravitate toward British cars. I have owned an Esprit S4, XJ6 and my current ride is a 99 Range Rover 4.6. Wive drives a XJ8. My GM developed Esprit was the most reliable. I think because they used already known reliable electrical components. The tail lights were from a Toyota.

Back on topic, I think we can rest assured that the shrouds are indeed metal. There are members here who have been in development with HCG and would have alerted us otherwise.

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Wow, I got a brazilion for this?

Well, the Brits. still have the ultra-luxury segment sewn up. Local roads here in Hong Kong are so full of Aston Martins & Bently's that you swear your see more of those than the Honda Civics. I can't imagine dropping 600,000 USD on those cars though. Mainland Chinese pay a million dollars for those. Me .. I'm happy getting 8.6 liters to a 100km in my RX400H.

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Pulse Rifle.

Which was constructed by Brits
As was the APC, BTW...

So if these things were shipped to Propstore as soon as they landed in America, do people already have them, then?

Designed by a Canadian.

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"When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you can head off your foes with a balanced attack"
Wes Studi, Mystery Men

We also got the Ogopogo eh!

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Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Refined and brought to reality by an Englishman.

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Tom

The Yank spellings of certain words are genius - they make using Twitter to discuss art, cookery, city planning and and metalwork so much easier!

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

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I still have a feeling the shrouds will be CNC or sand cast aluminum.

Can't wait to see...