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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: AndrewBeasley on 31 May 2014, 07:25:39 PM

Title: Who made my Ripley 'Alien' Walker / Loader
Post by: AndrewBeasley on 31 May 2014, 07:25:39 PM

I'm about to sell an old figure of Ripley in the classic Alien Walker / Loader but I have no idea who made it!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E4AxMax_vIc/U4obZpAakNI/AAAAAAAAD1s/AtRSmOvUBqY/s400/P1010392.JPG)

I do know its not the Reviresco one as Ripley is moulded into the loader body and the only markings on the base is FO and OU in very small letters.

I have had this model (no box) years and years and years by the way...

I also have a small cat figure that could possibly go with this rather than the Asterix set in the Fantasy board!

TIA
Andrew

Title: Re: Who made my Ripley 'Alien' Walker / Loader
Post by: Steve F on 31 May 2014, 08:22:44 PM

It may be the Leading Edge one.  They did a licensed Aliens range.  There are a couple of photos of that Power Loader (and the cat) here, along with the rest of the range:
entierradenadie40k.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/aliens-el-juego-de-tablero.html (http://entierradenadie40k.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/aliens-el-juego-de-tablero.html)

Title: Re: Who made my Ripley 'Alien' Walker / Loader
Post by: cheetor on 31 May 2014, 08:49:10 PM

Im not 100%, but the odd bend in the knees of the pilot suggest to me that this is the official Leading Edge model.

Title: Re: Who made my Ripley 'Alien' Walker / Loader
Post by: AndrewBeasley on 01 June 2014, 07:37:40 AM

Most kind.

Going by the pictures and a bit of research (on the cat) it looks like the Leading Edge on  :)

Title: Re: Who made my Ripley 'Alien' Walker / Loader
Post by: Michka on 02 June 2014, 10:13:19 AM

That's definitely the Leading Edge Power Loader. I've owed a few in my days. The box set came with the cat and four remote sentry guns, which didn't even make it into the theatrical release. I believe there's a scenario in the board game that uses them though.

Title: Re: Who made my Ripley 'Alien' Walker / Loader
Post by: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on 02 June 2014, 11:51:37 AM

100% the leading Edge one, but you do have to wonder for an officially licensed product, how unhappy would Ms Weaver and her agent have been over that sculpt!