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Mini LEGO Power Loader from Aliens
This is a minifig scale Power Loader from the movie Aliens, along with a custom Ripley minifig!
I saw Legolovermans exo suit and thought it would be awesome to do the Power Loader from Aliens! I had a go myself but soon gave up - it was only my second ever project and I didn't really know where to start. So I googled around the place and came across Larry Lars' amazing effort, and I bought the pieces and made it to display. But then I started tinkering with it, and one thing led to another and I ended up completely re-working the whole thing! I'm really happy with the result.
The shoulders, elbows, wrists and hips are all articulated. Purists will note that I have cheated slightly - there are four maxifig hands on the back with the balls cut off(!) to create a yellow version of piece 85861. This was necessary to attach the tricep pistons and the antennae. Coloured wire was used for the flamethrower cable, leather string for the pneumatic cable and there are several custom decals to bring out a bit of detail (laser printer waterslide decal paper from Crafty Computer Paper). I used Crimson Wolf's method for the claws - they were perfect for the scale I was trying to achieve, and thanks to Billyburg for advice on the forearms.
I hope you enjoy it and make sure you check out the queen as well...!
Mini LEGO Power Loader from Aliens
This is a minifig scale Power Loader from the movie Aliens, along with a custom Ripley minifig!
I saw Legolovermans exo suit and thought it would be awesome to do the Power Loader from Aliens! I had a go myself but soon gave up - it was only my second ever project and I didn't really know where to start. So I googled around the place and came across Larry Lars' amazing effort, and I bought the pieces and made it to display. But then I started tinkering with it, and one thing led to another and I ended up completely re-working the whole thing! I'm really happy with the result.
The shoulders, elbows, wrists and hips are all articulated. Purists will note that I have cheated slightly - there are four maxifig hands on the back with the balls cut off(!) to create a yellow version of piece 85861. This was necessary to attach the tricep pistons and the antennae. Coloured wire was used for the flamethrower cable, leather string for the pneumatic cable and there are several custom decals to bring out a bit of detail (laser printer waterslide decal paper from Crafty Computer Paper). I used Crimson Wolf's method for the claws - they were perfect for the scale I was trying to achieve, and thanks to Billyburg for advice on the forearms.
I hope you enjoy it and make sure you check out the queen as well...!