MASSIVE ALIENS DROPSHIP REFURBISHMENT
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Hi again everyone, welcome back to another random modelling job in the workshop.
This time it's a 5 foot Dropship as seen in ALIENS.This one suffered a lot of damage as it was knocked off its plinth and smashed on the ground, so it's my job to put it back together again.
I hope you enjoy this overview of whats possible when salvaging these large 3D printed models.
Thanks for checking it out, see you soon.
Happy modelling everyone.
When I saw this film as a kid I always wondered how the wing missile pods worked without sum fudging. I saw a 3D model of it and finally it all clicked but seeing the work you’ve done really helped solidify that these were functionally possible. Beautiful work. Adam Savage would be impressed I’d imagine.
Great deep Dive into a classic reconstruction job, thanks for explaining some of the tools too, very little of that on build channels.
Seeing this level of work and commitment from a regular guy and not a manufacturer is almost unbelievable. Wonderful job sir.
Thank you Pinky. :-)
BRAVO ! GOOD SIR 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Mr. Preston’s skill & craftsmanship are next level. There are YT channels with 6 million subs based on flakey rubbish. IMHO, this channel deserves to blow-up with views & subs. Thanks for the excellent content. Spread the word fellow model / sci-fi fans! 🙂
Beautiful repair!!!
Big boy's toys - a 5ft model and a laser cutter that can handle metal that thick! 😮 As always, a really amazing job Andy 👏 👍😀
I farm out the metal to a very large laser cutter, I wouldn't get it in my garage :-). Thanks for checking it out.
A brilliant restoration. I really like your folding wing solution. 😎😎😎
Many thanks!
Ye gods, that thing is awesome.
Sadly after building the cockpit, front section (with pilots animated heads/arms), ramp and fully sprung landing gear I lost my 1/35th scratch build in one of my moves back in the 90's. I also lost the first "power loader" entered into a show in Oldham way back in the early 90's. Slowly rebuilding all my original traditional scratch builds as 3D models/resin prints this is on the list.....after the album cover from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.
A nice solid model now!!
Yes indeed, those wings aren't going anywhere. Thanks for checking it out
Love this ship man.... Never see it like this size.... great job
Thank you sir. It's a Craggs model from Australia if you fancy checking them out. :-)
It's amazing!
I've made a model of the Conestoga-class troop transport... a bit more than one meter long (1.20 meters)
Unfortunately I still have to finish it.
And my problem is that I don't know how to paint it. I have to learn.
Also, if I want, eventually, to make a Cheyenne dropship of my model, I should make it of almost 4 centimeters long.
That's a challenge. 🤔
You have my complete admiration, sir
I think the original colour used was Brown Bess I watch Adam Savage Tested and he mentions it on more than one occasion when he’s made props from the franchise.
Nice work bud 😎👌
Thanks Stuart. Ive seen the vids. The original is very different to this model thats for sure.
In space no one can hear you isopon. Great solid job. Very well done.
HAHA, yeah. Gotta love a bit of car filler. the magic ingredient. Thanks for watching :-)
@@APmodels Hi Andy, you know your onions. I send you an email query on your concept snowspeeder. Love your matter of fact , down to earth delivery and your brilliant talent.
Stunning work
Beautiful work Andy!
Thank you .
Absolutely amazing!!!!!
Great job man!! But I bet if ILM built this for the movie.. it would look hyper realistic. not like a big toy. the paint job they did and finish is .. not that great.. BUT you did a great job restoring it!
Cheers dude. I can only work with what i've got, if you know what i mean. Thank you for the kind words and bothering to comment, it's much appreciated.
Fantastic job and patience I would have left it for a while 😊
Beautiful mate, excellent restoration
Thanks buddy. :-). it came out pretty good.
This is amazing. I would commission one but I was already scammed by a builder for the Nostromo to the tune of a lot of fukin money. So I'm very wary now. Nobody's fault but my own though on that one. Should've trusted my instincts.
Sucks when you get burned by a hobby. I feel your pain.
Great restoration work, and an interesting model to work on. I'm slightly amazed that it didn't already have some existing internal supports.
Its interesting just how many 3d prints have no internal armature. I think designers could do with a lesson in making things strong enough to last. Good for me though, i get all the jobs reinforcing everything LOL. Thanks for checking it out. :-)
What a thing to have,nice work 😉👍
Superb Andy. The Aliens Dropshit is iconic and one of my favorite Future Military designs.
Yeah, its one of the coolest designs in film. such a great visual opening out the pods. Thanks for checking it out.
Brilliant video as ever Andy, great job looks superb
Thank you Wayne. :-)
Brilliant work as usual. I only recently discovered your channel, it's inspiring.
Thanks. Ill keep on trying to get folk to build. :-)
Either a really good replica or one of the two five foot shooting models from the Movie. The other was loaded with pyrotechnics and blown up.
This would have had a small rc vehicle come drive out of the bottom back of the ship or was it the front.... I can't remember.
It was a decent size thats for sure. The model in the video is from Craggsmodels.com The APC came out from the front , after dropping down the bottom of the dropship like a ramp. Thanks for checking it out :-)
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Thanks and I just re-watched the film Yesterday.
Excellence as always, Andy!
Thank you. More coming :-)
who built the original? Ive never seen this
I'm assuming youve been commissioned to do this refurb, by the prop store of London (who at one point were based in Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire.)
Andy soul skates Neil here loving your work , just finished on the new star wars , can we get in touch been a long time
Hi there Neil. Im here all the time mate. Just email me and we can touch base :-). andy.kites@btinternet.com
Pretty much what happened to the one in the movie lol😂
Yep. i thought the same thing when i saw it in bits. Thanks for checking it out.
This is amazing...can i have it? Regards.
HAHA, nope. ;-). If the client want so sell it i guess it could happen. Check out Craggs models in OZ. Thanks for checking it out.
So is this the movie model prop or a replica?
This is a replica made by Craggs models. :-) Thanks for checking it out .
I love the Cheyenne Dropship, but it's dimensions make it too large for assault, and it's too small to carry it's claimed load.
Yeah, same as the APC. Just no room in there LOL. But do we care, Aliens rules in my book of film greats. Thanks for checking the videos out Andrew. :-)
Cracking video AP. Loved the tunes too. Reminded me of a Megadog 🎵 Those Alien samples made me “Get off him you BITCH!”👽👾🛸
Thanks man. :-)
Did the client not want the front pods fixed? One isn't locked into the right position and the other is closed when it should be open if the winged pods are open.
The front guns were a bit of a mess thats for sure. The hinge mechanism really needed remaking to allow them to open fully. But as ever, time and money constraints put that bit in the bin. Sometimes you can get into a large rabbit hole of improvements, and it was decided to leave those until a later time.
Thanks for checking it out :-)
@@APmodels Tell me about it, I'm making a one off Pulse rifle for a client who saw a long barrel all black pulse rifle and wants me to make it with a budge that.. well could buy a pencil let's say that, you did a awesome job on it I just wondered why you stopped there and well it makes sense now why. It's a shame I think the client would have been over the moon if he or she had spent a little more and had gotten you to fix those pods.
@@Stormx2233 Yeah, its unusual to find people who truly appreciate the time it takes to do these things. Keep marching on, thats my motto :-)