ALIEN SHIPS 3D MODELS

[mktodd]

The Nostromo is supposed to be 800ft long, so it's plenty big enough. The Engine Room that you see Ripley in as she's arming, and trying to disarm, the self destruct is the same room Brett and Parker hang out in earlier in the movie, whilst making repairs on the surface, which makes sense as they are the Engineers...

The Refinery didn't have engines, just thrust ducts behind the Nostromo Engines that you can see in the shots of the Nostromo Undocking

I don't think there was any access to the refinery from the Nostromo via the umbilical and I doubt they would have put life support in to an automated refinery platform, if it were at all real, of course.

 

[GEEK1138]

Nice work guys, some great pics of the engineering set...actually the central column thing in the middle is a re-purposed exhaust port from the docking array. I've just finished modelling it for the trench/mid section of the Refinery

Just got some more mesh stuff to add to the trench and greeblies around the edge and then I can start the detailing to the upper floor
The 4 tower structures are just place holders to block out the shapes. Think I will tackle the docking arm before tackling them though;

 

[JimmyB]

Are they TIE fighters poking out at the bottom?

 

[Space Jockey]

Are they TIE fighters poking out at the bottom?

The modelshop did use Tie fighter kits when putting together the movie model.

 

[joberg]

Great rendering once again GEEK1138

 

[GEEK1138]

So I'm test printing as I go...the Narcissus model is finished and I'm printing my way thru the Nostromo;

 

[joberg]

^^
Looks the part alright

 

[GEEK1138]

OK, Docking arm is done...I have made it extendable just for kicks. I think half the total budget for the film must have gone on just buying kits!

 

[joberg]

That extending arm is a thing of beauty

 

[publiusr]

Now, do the three big Nostromo engines vent through tubes between the refinery towers to either side?

 

[joberg]

Now, do the three big Nostromo engines vent through tubes between the refinery towers to either side?

He'll do it: his name is GEEK1138 and has a long record of doing crazy builds/things with his workmanship/craft

 

[MonkeyInk]

Amazing detail

 

[GEEK1138]

OK first tower is done, with surrounding deck;

floating in the inky blackness of space...

 

[joberg]

Beautiful renders/detailing GEEK1138

 

[Space Jockey]

Very nice work!

 

[GEEK1138]

OK Tower 2 complete;

Front half done...needless to say, these towers change from pic to pic and during the film as well. Not just scrapping the first 'spired' version but changing the positions of the towers and rotating them, as they liked;

 

[RealDaveWinter]

I'm confused, which one is Orthanc?

 

[Searun]

Fantastic modeling Geek 1138. Nostromo truck hitched to a monstrous trailer of space cracking towers. Reproduction of an iconic movie opening scene that one day may become reality accomplished by Peterbilt robots.

 

[joberg]

Fantastic renders, as usual mate

 

[GEEK1138]

Tower 3 done...onto the last one and that should be the whole ship finally finished;