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Willie Goldman
 Post subject: Color discussion
PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:22 am 
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I think one of the reasons the exact color is so hard to pin down is the lack of decent references on Aliens props photographed in optimal conditions. While these pics are just quick snaps from a phone of the surviving sentry battery, they give you a bit more of an idea of the true color along with the black “wash” that was applied - all this contributed to giving the finish of the props more depth and an extra dimension:

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:09 pm 
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A) this is awesome.
B) the fine print is hilarious.
C) my wife has now given me a lesson on the difference between micrograma and eurostyle (she's a graphic designer).

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:53 pm 
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Wow… yes they’ve aged it like they (Terry) aged the armour so it looked used… nice details. What’s the MICROGRAMMA BOLD EXTENDED (etc) references? Just small details they knew wouldn’t be read?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 3:34 pm 
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God I want a bead roller so bad, what brand is yours? what gauge aluminum did you use?
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:30 pm 
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seven wrote:
God I want a bead roller so bad, what brand is yours? what gauge aluminum did you use?

That's an original, screen-used prop.

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oh crap, my bad. I thought that was the one schotti made.
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boned up for this! thanks
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Zerocool1028
 Post subject: Re: Color discussion
PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:29 am 
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Paint age and wear are factors also. As is paint variation from batch to batch.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:45 am 
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For the moment put aside batches, age and wear… the issue here is how they ‘aged’ the paint on the prop and made it look ‘used’… fantastic…

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Bug Stomper
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:19 am 
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Great pictures Willie! :D
Do you have any of the top?

Just a side note regarding the colors: the green color seen in some of the scratches seems to be the original color of the radio/battery pack.

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Willie Goldman
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Was assisting on a licensed project and we had to do a color survey of some of the surviving Dropship parts - got permission to share some here:

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:50 am 
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Woah! That's some seriously good info.
Thanks a lot!

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You WILL NOT ever get anything better than the above.

Outstanding!

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