Sleep Chamber test 1
The Nostromo Sleep Chamber is beginning to take shape! ALIEN - 1979 - 1:18 scale.
Gotta long way to go! With this update I have completed the castings of the 7 sleep pods to help form the chamber. Still need to vacuum form the revised canopies. The centerpiece is the next item to be created - currently using both a salad dressing and mouthwash lid for size reference. The wall panels are printed images glued to foam core to assist in getting the scale right before I begin sculpting/laser cutting pieces. I think these walls are going to be complete sculpts by hand - I did one once before but it was out of scale and had surface irregularities. Learned a bunch since then! The gap between each wall panel will be more distinct and will open up more room in what is already a cramped space when going by the early design blueprints for the actual film production (see image). Thanksfully I only have to sculpt just two panels (wall and open portal) - then replicate. More to come!
Sleep Chamber test 1
The Nostromo Sleep Chamber is beginning to take shape! ALIEN - 1979 - 1:18 scale.
Gotta long way to go! With this update I have completed the castings of the 7 sleep pods to help form the chamber. Still need to vacuum form the revised canopies. The centerpiece is the next item to be created - currently using both a salad dressing and mouthwash lid for size reference. The wall panels are printed images glued to foam core to assist in getting the scale right before I begin sculpting/laser cutting pieces. I think these walls are going to be complete sculpts by hand - I did one once before but it was out of scale and had surface irregularities. Learned a bunch since then! The gap between each wall panel will be more distinct and will open up more room in what is already a cramped space when going by the early design blueprints for the actual film production (see image). Thanksfully I only have to sculpt just two panels (wall and open portal) - then replicate. More to come!