This could be a project for this coming year.

Size one: 15.5"x 32" x 1.5" (39x81x4cm)




Size two: 13" x 32" x 1.5" (33x81x4cm)




3D picts:




Items would be hung by modular clear acrylic hooks.
Color would be a metallic silver.

Feedback needed:
-Size 1 or 2 or another... smaller...bigger
-Depth currently would sit off the wall by 1.5in. (not sure if too much)
-Color. Might do some color options since this is an alien and SW thing too.

This is not a sales thread. Don't ask me the price. This is for feedback only. Item wouldn't be done until sometime next year.

Size 1 looks fine.

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Size 2.

Size 2.

Cheers,
Stefan

I don't mind what size it is, I just know I like it!

Harry

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Size one, more room to put all other stuff, like side arms......grenades.....tropheys......

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Does not clean,
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size 1.

Size 1 as mentioned to have room for extra display stuff, but I like #2 as well because it's more compact.

What material are you thinking for the backdrop? Metal? Acrylic?

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Material would be metal.

I was thinking the larger size to put more stuff on too, but I could go either way.

To avoid manufacturing complexity I'm only going to do one size.

Color options is possible.

Maybe the stars wars crowd would be interested as well.



My wife and I are expecting our first in may, so need to pay down some student loans.

Run would be limited to 250 pieces.

Matt:

Have some info that may be helpful - I'll hit you up when I get back to L.A. on Sunday.

-W

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#1 allows room for the strap to hang within the display area.

How close are you to the actual floor pattern?

Here's picks of the pallete:





Here's a pict of the rack 1 size against the full dimensions of the actual pallete:

There were basically 2 similar type of pallets, an older one seen in Star Wars, Alien, and Empire:



Large size pic here: http://alienscollection.com/pallet/pallet1971.jpg

And then the revised model seen in Aliens:



Large size pic here: http://alienscollection.com/pallet/pallet80.jpg

Been trying to track these down for years with little luck. I DO know they're European - most likely British or German.

As seen in Aliens:























As seen in The Empire Strikes Back:









As seen in Star Wars:









Large scale pic here: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starw ... 187-hd.jpg



Large scale pic here: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starw ... ckAA23.JPG

In the Endor Bunker from Return of the Jedi:



As set decoration in Alien:

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The pallets that go off to the side hallways in the Sentry Gun photo look like the ones used at the London Film Con. They have a different pattern.

Another Aliens photo:

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Like friggen Manna from Heaven over here... thanks Willie!

M

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Jones the cat carrier is made from those too.

Liking #1

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Michael Larson
Minnesota-USA

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for the record I like the smaller one.
M

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Thanks for the feedback guys! and for the picts Willie!

I took style points mainly from this area:



Of course it can not be made entirely like the plastic original, but it will be closely inspired.

When they are cutting out the floor to rescue Newt, you can see circle cut outs in the floor grid.


I could make make all the holes in the u-channel rectangular like this:

Looks like the paint flaked off these during shooting. In some of the photos the rectangle pattern is missing or they look like circles, probably due to being painted multiple times.

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Here's a variant - with circles where some of the rectangles are on the other styles. I *think* both were used in the film, but it's hard to tell.

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the picture of the headless mannequin, the crate its standing on i have 3 and a half of those crates, dunno what am going to do with the 3 complete crates but am using the half crate as a display base for one of my star wars costumes.

back on topic though, ooooh nice, would they fit and hold a G&P Pulse ???

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Id go with size 2

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Col L Adams C.M.D.