Lifeboat "Narcissus", "Alien" 1979, Halcyon,

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Dieter Bihlmaier
It´s not easy to do a white finish, but your Narcissus looks great. Well done Ulf!

13 August 2014, 12:32

Ulf Petersen
Thank you Dieter! 🙂

14 August 2014, 06:13

Leif Adams
Due to my profile picture...I had to comment on this awesome model.

6 January 2015, 08:21

Roland Sachsenhofer
A sound and harmonious interpretation of this theme... very well done, I am impressed... thank you for these inspiring pictures!

6 January 2015, 08:29

Christian Lehmann
Sehr gelungenes finish.

6 January 2015, 08:34

Hanno Kleinecke
Superb ! A nice boost for the livingroom shelf, I bet your sister is thrilled by this professionally executed built, I like the presentation stand as well.

6 January 2015, 08:37

Ulf Petersen
Thank you all very much for your kind words. Leif, your profile picture's just cool! 😎 How did you come across my model? Searching for Alien stuff?😉
Hanno, yes my sister loves it - and that's enough reason to carry on with further projects. For the 30th anniversary of Aliens 2016 I plan to make a scene with the Halcyon Power Loader and the Alien Queen - but don't tell her!!!
By the way: did you see my other contribute I made for her?
Vasquez' Last Stand | Album by Bongolo67 (1:10)

6 January 2015, 11:01

Hanno Kleinecke
No, I had`nt seen that yet, it looks cool as well !

6 January 2015, 11:13

Leif Adams
I came across this model looking at your bomber post..wanted to see what else you had done...and then I was like, "Ah! Another fan!"

7 January 2015, 01:26

Matthias Weiss
Very nice, one of my favourite movies and you have made an outstanding work on that one!

7 January 2015, 04:30

Ulf Petersen
Leif, yes, I am a fan as well! Especially "Aliens" is a classic of action movies.
Matthias, thank you!

7 January 2015, 06:02

Dash Rendar
Very nice build! I love this ship.

24 June 2021, 06:12

Album info

Hello Mates!

Today I present to you a classic Sci-Fi-item: the life boat "Narcissus" which plays a significant role at the end of "Alien" and the beginning of its sequel "Aliens".

The model was a remittance work for my sister, a fanatic Alien enthusiast. She went for the kit and handed it over to me to build it.
The model has very few parts and is assembled very quickly. For the tinted cockpit windows I did not waste time and effort for the interior and left only the seats. I abandoned the idea of any illumination as well.

The painting started with Vallejo grey primer and some preshading with black. After that I sprayed a thin layer of MA white. The only variation are the boosters in black.

After transfering the decals without any problems I made some weathering, but very carefully, and sealed it with a final layer of silk coat.

The presentation post caused some headache to me. After some seesaw I chose a simple MDF-board painted black. The model was positioned on three pieces of sprue which I placed as

Lifeboat "Narcissus", "Alien" 1979, Halcyon,

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