All Entries Tagged With: "Aliens"
Doctor Who Fan Builds His Own Full-Sized Dalek, Forces It To Do Good Deeds
If I’m going to try to conquer the universe, I want to do it with a bunch of heartless armored beings from another planet too. Same as this Doctor Who fan, who thought it wise to build his own Dalek mutant to obey his every beck and call.
Who is this future master of the human race (and future adversary of the Time Master)? It’s 47-year old Rob (probably short for Robot) Bosher, a healthcare assistant, who fashioned the creature after seeing a plan for one posted online.
Built for around £700, Bosher’s full-size Dalek replica isn’t especially high-tech, but looks as dauntingly awesome as I’ve always imagined one to be. It uses an electric wheelchair as base, allowing it to be controlled via a joystick remotely (or by pushing from behind, as per the photo, in case it runs out of juice). To amp up the realism, it comes with working [...]
Hero Pulse Rifle Will Scare Aliens, Horrify Wallets
When you see a real alien landing in your backyard, what will be your first instinct? Me, I’d probably pull out a gun and blast it to smithereens. If that doesn’t work, I’d cock this thing in the extra-terrestrial’s face and hope it saw the movie. Are you scared yet, inter-planetary visitor?
The M14A Pulse Rifle was the weapon of choice for the US Colonial Marines in James Cameron’s Aliens, splattering otherworldly guts like it was nobody’s business. Unfortunately, this replica is only for show and doesn’t actually pack any firepower. Still, if those “visitors” picked up the movie from somewhere in space, you might have a shot at actually scaring them a little.
Painstakingly fashioned after an original prop used in the film, the officially-licensed Hero Pulse Rifle replica is as accurate a recreation as you can get. Sporting the exact same dimensions as the weapon in the silver screen classic, [...]
