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SKIN JOB 66
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 !!!

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.


Only a few years apart and made by the same people, so a very good chance they are the same, if not reused from.

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks spot on, to me. Awesome to see so many great images of these great props. Cheers Richie and Steve!
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Shocked Confused
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

working on molds of these bad little boys....



I have 100 of the under rubber right now.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good job Stephen! Now if you could mold the buttons, the...
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Little bits.


Okay I cast up a bunch of these. Now to get the rest of the parts.



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is cool, Stephen!
I hope you'll post lots of pictures as you go along? Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Crying or Very sad


Crying or Very sad Ash had it coming, lol.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, and Ridley got rid of a prop at the same time Confused
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, it was Ash's invention though.
Maybe it was evil as well Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is this also over at Aliens Legacy forum? Cool pics.

The possible Space 1999 connection is interesting too. Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No it's not. but please direct them here. or to me..
There is a great thread on the RPF too with all the bits listed.

I just found out about it.

http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=3492&highlight=alien+motion+tracker
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They'd probably go mental over this if they've not seen it before. Smile

http://forum.alienslegacy.com/index.php
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 ?)

Cool

Can't wait to see progress pics on this !!!

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of the major problem on that prop is the ice tray Shocked Short of making a mold of the original, it's going to be hard to find one exactly like it.
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