HERE are the few photos that Abe let me take.

Upset I missed it. This one was so close to home. Look like everyone had a great time. Dare I ask what was up with the package grab shoot in the first pic?

Thanks!

Greg

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Illinois - USA
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Shoot first, think never.
Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun.
SMMFD
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist.

I still owe you the gift Gareth.....we've not forgotten.
Please PM us your address

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Harry

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I see now. Thought it might of been stating Nevada could "bite it" which is common here. Just the grab not that I have anything against Nevada yet.

Thanks!

Greg

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Newell, Greg A aka Gman
Illinois - USA
UKCM
Shoot first, think never.
Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun.
SMMFD
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist.

You will pay for this insult!


M

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Not if you saw how sorry he was....
I did want to mention though.....VERY nice Pulse Rifle
Happy to be ordering one now I've held it and witnessed its awesomeness

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What's the story on that 1:1 Alien molded in black and white? It looks like it was cast from screen used molds?

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"Awww, someone tell me that's a boot!

It's a boot!"

III drops

Wow, what a great convention. Not as fun as DCon, but for me more enjoyable because the convention was all about prop and model making and a lot about the film making process.

It was great hooking up with all the Aliens Legacy members. Thanks to Tony & Cherie for letting Gareth and I crash.
Well done to Gareth for bringing out the best in Abe. This time around he got to accompany Veronica Cartwright on stage at the local cinema for a 30th anniversary Alien screening, not to mention fun and games with Bob Burns (see G's pictures). We got some great footage for my Fox documentary.

Special thanks to Richie and Stephen for one of the shows highlights – their Alien space suit as worn by Kane in the movie.
This is a magnificent piece of work and had Veronica and Bob gobsmacked.
It is one of the finest pieces of Aliens fandom I have yet seen. It is easily the most impressive costume I have ever seen. Really well done guys. I know the members here will get a kick seeing it at DCon.

We also got to meet the delightful and funny Tom Woodruff, Jnr and Pat McClung – a man happy to spend time talking about Aliens with such fondness. Not to mention his more recent work.

Thanks to Michelle, Tony, Stephen and Richie who all presented Aliens Legacy Gold Awards to Pat, Tom, Veronica and Bob.
These went down very well and are establishing the Aliens Legacy as the premiere fan community for these movies.
These presentations are putting us on the map. The filming of these awards for the next Aliens box set should see that through. Thanks to Russ Krook, Mike Rush, Jason Stead and Harry for making this happen in time for Wonderfest. And thanks to all our members at Wonderfest for attending the presentations.

Ah, the Pulse Rifle...
Yes, I did break the prototype(!). My heart skipped a beat. I was handed the PR and I didn't know it was resin.
It didn't look like resin, not even up close. I was handed it and naturally I put my finger on the trigger and it came off as I gently squeezed. I nearly died! Dan was great and was happy to talk about/promote the PR on camera. It probably didn't occur to Dan to warn me it was resin (and delicate), so I really didn't know. However, it was a clean break and he said it was easy to fix. But still, it was one of those moments where you just felt, "Oh!! Bollocks."

The PR looked amazing. I'm no expert on the PR's, so I can't tell you how accurate it all is, but it looked brilliant to me.
In terms of finish I can confirm it is outstanding. I also think it is easily the best value for money PR that I have yet seen.
I will definitely be saving for one of these. I would fail to see how anyone could possibly be disappointed with this amazing piece.

I shot some footage for my film, but I will be posting this on the board here for all to see in about a week. I know most guys here have a huge interest in this, so I thought I'd shoot some details and close ups for you all to see.

There where also some great Aliens sculptures there including a 1:1 bust. Again, see Gareths pictures.

All in all, a memorable convention and one where we were treated especially well. I heartily recommend Wonderfest to everyone. I have contacted the organiser with a view to an Aliens theme in 2011 for the 25th anniversary of that film, so fingers crossed something will happen then.

Andrew

Well, Bob, you're right. Though the back spines and tail are not from original molds, rather the same suit maker that gave us Abe. I don't think anyone of our lot knew who it belonged to. Maybe someone here can clarify.

Shame you couldn't make it, matey, we missed you!

The owner of the "in works" ALIEN statue quoted that it was from molds originally sculpted for ALIEN and was from some of the original molds. I cant confirm that but I will say that from pics Ive seen it did appear to be very accurate to pics I have seen of the original. Even the stance looks the same as pics Ive seen of Giger sculpting the original.

I believe the owners name is Mike and goes by Mr. predicta on the RPF. The person who had the display went by the name "Clint".

I have their business card at home and can post a link asap.


I wanna also point out that Andrew, Gareth, Tony, Cherie and everyone else were stellar. This con had such a down home feel to it. Everyone was very helpful and polite. I hope to make it back next year with my next project.

Richie

Might have to start saving for 2011. I'm into the tech of things like props and "How did they do that" .
Thanks for sharing the pictures.

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USS Tahoma

Guys, I just realized that you called not once but twice when passing through town. My mailbox was full and I only just now waded through the 20 odd messages in there.

That weekend happened to be when we had to put our little girl in the hospital, so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to visit, more to a point had I decided to go I would not have been home when my family needed me most.... I guess fate knew what it was doing eh?

Still, sorry not to be able to catch up with you. It wasn't for lack of trying on your part, yet I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you.

M

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Matt don't even worry about it. Like you said you were needed by the family so it was a good thing you didn't

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I hope she's ok

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Rob Slater
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