Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps - Heroes

 

"Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bug hunt?"

I got this game a while back because I'm a huge fan of Aliens and I have always wanted to paint Aliens miniatures since I was a kid but could not afford the Leading Edge metal miniatures that came out in the 80's.  Fast Forward to 2020 and Gale Force Nine released AGDITC and I finally had a set to work with.  These plastic miniatures are not the most detailed out there but they, capture the likeness of the film characters quite well (particularly the civilians). 

I spent the last month or so getting the Heroes all done and spent many hours studying lots of photos and costumes from the film to get them as screen accurate as I possibly could (plus watched a lot of making of films and cast interviews which was fun).  One thing that was tricky to get right were the colours because the film was mostly shot in a blue light but the props look quite different under warm light.  In the end I took artistic license and just tried to match the film as best I could.  

It was a pretty satisfying project to research and paint.  I even customised the cables on the power loader and got my hands on some bootleg pilot minis to round out the cast. I only wish I could get my hands on a dropship model in 28mm scale but haven't found any yet. Now I will have to paint the Aliens to complete the set. 

United States Colonial Marine Corps. 2nd Battalion Bravo Team

Move it out, move it out, move it out! 
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! Aaarrrrr, absolutely badassess! 
Let's pack 'em in! Get in there!

Command Section

Lt. Scott Gorman

"All we know is that there's still no contact with the colony and that a xenomorph may be involved."

XO. Lance Bishop

 

"I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid."

Sgt. Al Apone

"All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed?
It's another glorious day in the Corps.
A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm:
Every meal's a banquet.
Every paycheck's a fortune!
Every formation's a parade!
I love the Corps!"

1st Squad Rifle Team

Pvt. William Hudson

"That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over!"

Pvt.  Trevor Wierzbowski

“Where’s Bowski? (sic)"

Pvt. Tim Crowe

"..."

Pvt. Janette Vasquez

"Look, man. I only need to know one thing: where they are."

2nd Squad Rifle Team

Cpl. Dwayne Hicks

"Outstanding. Now all we need is a deck of cards.''

Pvt. Ricco Frost

"What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?"

Cpl. Cynthia Dietrich

"Maybe they don't show up on infrared at all..."

Pvt. Mark Drake

"They ain't paying us enough for this, man."

"Bug Stomper" UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship Pilots

Cpl. Colette Ferro

"We're in the pipe, five by five."

Pvt. 1st Class Daniel Spunkmeyer

Spunkmeyer: "What's this crap supposed to be?"

Frost : "Cornbread, I think."

M577 Armored Personnel Carrier

"You've blown the transaxle! You're just grinding metal!"

UA 571-C Automated Sentry Gun

"But the good news — we got four of these robot sentries with display and scanners intact. 
They really kick ass, I think they'll come in handy."

Marines in Action 

"All right. I want a nice, clean dispersal this time."

"I like to keep this handy for close encounters"

"Let's Rock!"

"Fire in the hole!"

"Move it, Spunkmeyer. We're rolling."

"Hold on a second. There's something..."

Civilians

Lt. 1st Class Ellen Ripley

"I can handle myself."

Rebecca "Newt" Jordan

"...They mostly come at night. Mostly."

"Why don't you put *her* in charge?"

 “I-ffirmative.”

Carter Burke

"I work for the company. But don't let that fool you, I'm really an okay guy."

Enraged Ripley

"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

Ripley in Power Loader

(P-5000 Powered Work Loader)

"Get away from her, you bitch!"

Broken Bishop

"Not bad for a human"

Sulaco Survivors

Newt : "Are we gonna sleep all the way home?"

Ripley : "All the way home." 

Newt : "Can I dream?" 

Ripley : "Yes, honey. I think we both can." 

Ripley : "Sleep tight."

Newt : "I-ffirmative."

P.S. Happy Alien Day 2022!