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Even the most hardy of sci-fi fans have a hard time identifying this weapon.
Everyone knows the original ALIEN, but it's surprising to see that alot don't recognize the
weapon Ellen Ripley lugs around for the last 25 minutes of the movie!

When you watch the film closely you'll see that not only does she brandish it endlessly, but so
does Parker and Dallas.

It's a wonderful design created by the model department. You can see this by looking at the
detailed surface - it's like a spaceship!

Starting in 2001, Sean M. and I collaborated on the patterns for the body, handels and tanks,
and I spend the next few years producing the detail parts and molding the components. This is
the final result, remastered, retooled and remolded for 2008.

The overall length of this beauty is 34" IT'S HUGE!!!!!!

Thanks for looking!

Start with the flame emitter tip assembly. Use superglue and kicker spray to attach the two parts. Then attach dowels or fiberglass rod
(available at any home improvement center) into the pre-drilled holes. Attach them onto the body connector. Next drill a contact hole to fit
3/8" detail tubing (again, available at any home improvement center).

**PLEASE NOTE: I am omitting the trimming/cleaning phase. Visit my tutorials section if you are a novice
at using a dremel, sander, files, sandpaper, bondo, filler, etc... to trim and clean seamlines.

This is the regulator unit. It's 6 separate pieces not including the funnel nozzle. The body
should be painted bronze, the knob flat black. It is designed to fit onto the body with pegs.

The inner fuel tank is WHITE. Drill a hole into the bottom and fit the nipple tip inside. Secure it in place with
superglue. You will later attach an aluminum rod into this nipple.

The outter fuel tank is red. Drill a pilot hole and fit the fuel regulator into place using either a screw or
superglue, or BOTH for a super-strong fit. Make sure the connection is STRONG as this will be load-bearing.

The rear stock is simply a piece of PVC and
plastic endcaps. Cut your endcaps with the
provided styrene and superglue in place. Weld
the first cap from the INTERIOR also for a
superstrong fit. The advanced modeller can
rotocast some resin into the interior of the
entire barrel to molecularly bond the entire
thing.

Give the assembly a coat of flat white paint. This will help you start to visualize what's happening. Next cut
a section of aluminum rod (any home depot) and bend the end of it as shown (u can use a 1" section of pvc
for the shaping). Attach it from the nipple to the underside of the body as shown.

For the hose that attaches from the emitter to the vent, you can use wood screws that
tightly fit the inner diameter of the plastic hose. For the body length hose, just
superglue it into the hole you previously drilled and run it along the body as shown.
The screen material is standard window screen. Cut your sections and glue in place.

Paint the handles silver. You want this weapon to be STRONG so don't just glue the
handles in place. You want to re-enforce the connection with an internal dowel and a
screw. YOU'RE ALMOST DONE!!! The fuel funnel glues right on top of the regulator.

This is the strap mounting hardware I
used (purchased separately). I found it
all at a home improvement center.
Metal accents always lend alot of
realism to prop art. Mount them at
these locations.

Painting is the easiest and most rewarding part of any build. For the weathering on this piece, I decided
to use pastels. Start with black pastel pencils or bricks and shave off the material. Using a wet
paintbrush, saturate the bristles with the powdered material and paint on the surface. You can achieve
different results using varying amounts of powder/water ratios.