Well to all the Alien heads out there: a few points of reference

[Onebigriver]

Sheesh, it's getting to the stage where you can't mention the A word or the P word on here without being inundated with pics. Can't you just link to your own thread instead of drowning other threads Photographer?

[Comsquare]

I bought my 6yr old nephew a Palisades Toys Alien vs Marines playset still sealed off eBay a couple of months ago for £10.

This one.

It comes up every so often, the Aliens would work for 1:35.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I have them too, and I will use them as long as I don't find something better.
The problem is, that they are to big.

Minis from left: Dust, Palisades Alien, Dust, Palisades Marine and Alien

I want to use them along the Dust-Range.

And by the way, shot the pic right now.
Thats the advantage to live in NorthNorway, it's allways daytime

[Onebigriver]

Some possible alternatives for xenos:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=13394.0

Giving Tyranids a stronger resemblance to the xenos:

http://www.timkline.net/alienids/sculpting.html

Navarro sculpted these heads to use with 'nid Gaunts:

http://chapterhousestudios.com/webshop/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=71&category_id=34


1st Corps have a Parasite Adult and a Parasite Juvenile in their catalogue at the mo, IIRC they are very  xeno-ish, but no pics in the catalogue.

http://www.kingmakerminiatures.net/online_shop/index.php?cPath=189_191&osCsid=b3fffd0cc75f0e33b33d73f0b08f3ff2

Spikehead's colonial marines:

http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=342478&highlight=marines#342478


15mm options for xenos include QRF:

http://quickreactionforce.co.uk/catalog/index.php/cPath/24_55_346

and Khurasan:

http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmscifi.html

http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/planet15.html

[Arcturus]

Wow. Nice and inspiring stuff here.

@Cheetor: That Powerloader conversion is great. Now I have to pimp my one up as well with some additional tubing and a turnlight on top.

By the way i found some Alien walls on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wargames-Terrain-Alien-Hive-Wall-Set-/290372873654?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item439b926db6

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wargames-Terrain-Alien-Hive-4-Wall-1-/290267109093?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43954496e5

[cheetor]

@Cheetor: That Powerloader conversion is great. Now I have to pimp my one up as well with some additional tubing and a turnlight on top.

Thanks.

I also gave the feet platform soles that the Spice Girls would be proud of.  They are to my mind essential to get the Aliens look.  They arent exactly like the movie feet by any means but they are close enough for me.

Also, by broadening the chassis I was also able to raise the "shoulders" which in addition to the light and tubing helps to get the silhouette of the movie prop.

I am looking forward to painting such a cinema icon

[Dan]

I put my Alien project to the side for awhile so I could get other things done , but you guys have got me interested again  . I hope to see lots of nicely painted stuff to keep me going 

[cdm]

I wish that Chronofus guy would update :O Must pencil that in some time

[Photographer]

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=19434.30


Here's what I've done so far. Would like to make face huggers eventually.

[Commander Vyper]

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=19434.30


Here's what I've done so far. Would like to make face huggers eventually.

We've all seen it mate, (threads full of pics right?)

And stop doing marines in lime green! 

[Photographer]

We've all seen it mate, (threads full of pics right?)

And stop doing marines in lime green! 

Ah mate! It took me an hour and a half to take those pics (mostly spent chatting with the club members and eating flapjacks), an hour to paint each figure.  And a half hour journey on the bus to my wargames club.  Anyway, the thread will float to the bottom in a month. 

[General Roos]

Thats the advantage to live in NorthNorway, it's allways daytime

Yeah, but it rains all the time so half of you norweigans goes to Boden (North of Sweden) on your vacation with your biiig trailers. Right?!! 

[Comsquare]

Yeah, but it rains all the time so half of you norweigans goes to Boden (North of Sweden) on your vacation with your biiig trailers. Right?!! 

For sure.
Wait until you see mine

[Commander Vyper]

Anyway back on track:

Been looking for this website again for a while, bookmarked it then forgot all about it:

http://www.timkline.net/alienids/

Great inspiration and great use of GW 'nids' (well they are bloody copies of the alien concept anyway) and good tutorial on head conversions too.

The Commander

[Bako]

Perhaps with a little bit of modification you could make those overly large xenomorphs praetorians for the queen?

[Commander Vyper]

Perhaps with a little bit of modification you could make those overly large xenomorphs praetorians for the queen?

Exactly my thoughts, good job I've got a complete nid army box in the attic unmolested from 2002 then isn't it