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by StephenDutton
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:57 am
Forum: Simulated Combat Drops
Topic: Aliens tabletop miniatures
Replies: 3
Views: 19

Aliens tabletop miniatures

The third and latest official figures are from the game Another Glorious Day In The Corps from Gale Force Nine.
These are 30mm scale and as with the leading Edge figures are based on the film Aliens.

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There are also alien figures and a power loader available ...
by StephenDutton
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:51 am
Forum: Simulated Combat Drops
Topic: Aliens tabletop miniatures
Replies: 3
Views: 19

Aliens tabletop miniatures

For a while Prodos made their Aliens vs Predator game and there are figures available for that. These are 32mm scale, which seems to be becoming more popular nowadays.

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I only have this one squad of five but there was at least one other squad done, plus what was called an officer but ...
by StephenDutton
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:22 am
Forum: Simulated Combat Drops
Topic: Aliens tabletop miniatures
Replies: 3
Views: 19

Aliens tabletop miniatures

I'd liek to start with the original Leading Edge figures. These are 25mm scale and for the most part are based directly on the characters from the film Aliens itself. As well as the characters there were also models of the power loader, APC and dropship.

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by StephenDutton
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:14 am
Forum: Simulated Combat Drops
Topic: Aliens tabletop miniatures
Replies: 3
Views: 19

Aliens tabletop miniatures

There have been several different tabletop games based on the Alien franchise over the years, wiht miniatures to go along with them. There have also been a number of miniature ranges that have clearly been influenced by Aliens and could be used to represnt characters within the Aliens universe on ...
by StephenDutton
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:55 am
Forum: The Ready Line
Topic: Scratchbuilt smart gun
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Scratchbuilt smart gun

Hunterkiller86 wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:24 am Truly a work of art. Great build
Thanks.
by StephenDutton
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:38 am
Forum: The Ready Line
Topic: Show off your graffiti
Replies: 9
Views: 275

Show off your graffiti

Just two pieces of graffiti on my armour.
Firstly "Bugs don't surf" on the front

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Because they don't obviously.

Then there is this lation phrase on the left shoulder "Semper in excretum, sum sed alta variat."

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or "Always in the (insert rude word here ...
by StephenDutton
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:34 am
Forum: The Ready Line
Topic: Scratchbuilt smart gun
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Scratchbuilt smart gun

Now for a bonus post that wasn't in the thread on the older forum. I needed to get the gun finished for Liverpool Comic Con in May because several members of the Aliens cast were going to be there, particularly Jenette Goldstein and Mark Rolston.

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by StephenDutton
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:14 am
Forum: The Ready Line
Topic: Scratchbuilt smart gun
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Scratchbuilt smart gun

Then I painted the gun and fitted the grips.
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by StephenDutton
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:13 am
Forum: The Ready Line
Topic: Scratchbuilt smart gun
Replies: 16
Views: 314

Scratchbuilt smart gun

With the magazine in place just a few more details were needed.
First the coffin shaped box that goes on top of the maagzine. This was made from plasticard.

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The guard around the magazine was also cut from plasticard and it along with the box was fitted to the gun ...
by StephenDutton
Wed Aug 20, 2025 2:52 am
Forum: The Ready Line
Topic: Show off your graffiti
Replies: 9
Views: 275

Show off your graffiti

OBIWAN KOWALSKI wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 10:23 am Just a bit of some crossover references from a show called The Expanse.
I suppose it's only fair to include Expanse references since that show did have the names of some of the marines shown in a status display when conducting an assault on a rail gun position.