1/15 Nostromo Airlock (Alien 1979)
Scratch built model of the Airlock from the movie Alien (79). Built from polystyrene sheet, Evergreen, & 3D printed styrene. I mostly worked from a production sketch by concept artist Ron Cobb, and a few frame grabs from the film.
The styrene parts for the doors were cut with a Silhouette Portrait desktop cutting machine, which I had just got on sale. The indents on the doors were vacuum formed from .75mm styrene and glued in from behind. The padded elements were printed with polystyrene filament. The tubular wall mounted racks were bent up from some Evergreen rod using some homemade fixtures and a heat gun. The only kit parts used on this model were the 12 circular vents which were made from some wheels from a 1/72 Zvezda Topol kit.
The model was painted with Vallejo acrylics and lightly weathered with oil paints.
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That is one really cool detailed model!
Thanks, Dan. I appreciate it.
Nice! And your dream job should be model maker for Sci-fi movies.
Yeah, definitely my dream job, but not to be...thanks computers?
That is awesome building right there! Thank you for sharing your build shots, they inspires, especially given the variety of methods you chose to employ. Very very cool.
Thanks for the nice comment!
What, an airlock!? Of course you build an airlock, why wouldn't you. I see true dedication when I look at those fixtures. Any figures to inhabit the airlock?
Thanks. I had started to sculpt an astronaut figure for it, but I decided that I didn’t want to draw attention away from the room itself.
Yes, good thought. However, I wouldn't mind some human presence like a helmet or so...also gives away what size the airlock is.
My impression was that you don't need an alien, as in the movie it could be a moment of suspense not knowing where it is..
Really cool work. You have played Alien Isolation on Steam? It has an Ellen Ripley and Jonesy scenario in the Nostromo included.
Thanks! I actually just got it for the Switch a few days ago, but I haven’t started it yet. I’m really looking forward to it.
Hi Peter,
I really like you choice of subject and the way you built it. The pre-CGI models built for films like Alien and TV series such as Space 1999 got me hooked on model making when I was a kid. It's great to see that spirit kept alive. Inspiring work. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks, Stephen. Yes, same here. I was pretty obsessed as a kid with movie special effects, miniatures especially.
This is a wonderful build with out of the ordinary techniques, Peter.
Congratulations!
Spiros, Thanks for the nice comment.
Way cool!
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Outstanding work!