Alien & Predator Legacy

[Drukathi]

Fantasy in Giger's aesthetics. What could be better?

[Shugsi]

The Tyranids from warhammer 40k are quite Xeno-like indeed. Next leap from Cameron's swarm to the civilization of a visceral race of deadly creatures. So I guess I got this right, when is come to influences:

Cameron's Aliens ➡ Tyranids ➡ Zerg

Anyway, I am sure that creature design is more complex than that 

Yes and the whole space marine thing. Same year Aliens was released in the UK. I think it was 86 in the states wasn't it?

"Space Marines were first introduced in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (1987) by Rick Priestley, which was the first edition of the tabletop game. "

Word is, Space Hulk was originally an Aliens game, but they couldn't get the rights (or it fell through, I forget), hence the flamethrower mechanics, "blip tokens", the Genestealers being redesigned to have a much more "Alien" aesthetic, and Space Marine Terminators being made of wet cardboard in melee despite being premier assault troops in the standard wargame. This also fed back into the core 40k game and is the origin of Genestealers having obscenely high melee skill.





Tyranid art from various eras of the game:


https://1d4chan.org/images/thumb/5/55/Nids3rdEdCover.jpg/400px-Nids3rdEdCover.jpg




https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z3eq9CmcmdE/UuX7m3-yOnI/AAAAAAAAAM8/2kHizIIGFQs/s1600/oldoneye.jpg

Wow thanks for the info. That is interesting about Space Hulk. Clearly see the influence.

I was given a lead figure queen for some old tabletop Aliens game like the Warhammer stuff. I don't know much about it. I think she's at my parents house. I kept it as I was given it. In it's box, in bits and unpainted.


I guess the Marine aspect with Starship troopers.

[[cancerblack]]

Wow thanks for the info. That is interesting about Space Hulk. Clearly see the influence.

I was given a lead figure queen for some old tabletop Aliens game like the Warhammer stuff. I don't know much about it. I think she's at my parents house. I kept it as I was given it. In it's box, in bits and unpainted.


I guess the Marine aspect with Starship troopers.

I may or may not know an awful lot about 40k so feel free to join us in the 40k thread if you want any other deep lore.

Your model is almost certainly the Leading Edge one from the RPG, and might be worth a good bit now if it's in parts and has the box.

[Shugsi]

Wow thanks for the info. That is interesting about Space Hulk. Clearly see the influence.

I was given a lead figure queen for some old tabletop Aliens game like the Warhammer stuff. I don't know much about it. I think she's at my parents house. I kept it as I was given it. In it's box, in bits and unpainted.


I guess the Marine aspect with Starship troopers.

I may or may not know an awful lot about 40k so feel free to join us in the 40k thread if you want any other deep lore.

Your model is almost certainly the Leading Edge one from the RPG, and might be worth a good bit now if it's in parts and has the box.

I always wanted to play 40k but had no one to play it with. I do like the whole idea of it though.

Really? It's not been painted and in the box with the foam.

[SM]

Didn't even think of that one! Really fun arc, I should revisit it.

I don't remember if it's in the show, but when you play the level in Lego Star Wars 3, you can build a power loader.

[[cancerblack]]

Wow thanks for the info. That is interesting about Space Hulk. Clearly see the influence.

I was given a lead figure queen for some old tabletop Aliens game like the Warhammer stuff. I don't know much about it. I think she's at my parents house. I kept it as I was given it. In it's box, in bits and unpainted.


I guess the Marine aspect with Starship troopers.

I may or may not know an awful lot about 40k so feel free to join us in the 40k thread if you want any other deep lore.

Your model is almost certainly the Leading Edge one from the RPG, and might be worth a good bit now if it's in parts and has the box.

I always wanted to play 40k but had no one to play it with. I do like the whole idea of it though.

Really? It's not been painted and in the box with the foam.

I think they sell for about $100 these days, but I've seen them go for three times that when the right buyers get into a bidding war.

As for 40k, it's fairly easy (and infinitely cheaper) to make a solo play set for.

[Immortan Jonesy]

Thanks for the enlightening! [cancerblack] ^

[Shugsi]

Wow thanks for the info. That is interesting about Space Hulk. Clearly see the influence.

I was given a lead figure queen for some old tabletop Aliens game like the Warhammer stuff. I don't know much about it. I think she's at my parents house. I kept it as I was given it. In it's box, in bits and unpainted.


I guess the Marine aspect with Starship troopers.

I may or may not know an awful lot about 40k so feel free to join us in the 40k thread if you want any other deep lore.

Your model is almost certainly the Leading Edge one from the RPG, and might be worth a good bit now if it's in parts and has the box.

I always wanted to play 40k but had no one to play it with. I do like the whole idea of it though.

Really? It's not been painted and in the box with the foam.

I think they sell for about $100 these days, but I've seen them go for three times that when the right buyers get into a bidding war.

As for 40k, it's fairly easy (and infinitely cheaper) to make a solo play set for.

Thank you for the info 

[Immortan Jonesy]

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner, and has haunted him ever since. He soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

▶Split Second (1992)

Rachni Queens are the matriarchs of the hive-minded, insectoid rachni species. The largest of their species at about fifty feet long, queens are powerful and intelligent creatures who guide the soldiers and workers of their broods with a form of telepathic song, which also allows them to speak through "receptive" beings of other species. Queens also carry the genetic memory of their mothers, causing them to effectively be born with the collective knowledge of the previous hive.

▶Rachni Queen

[Shugsi]

https://i.ibb.co/M8cD5sQ/8c02c7361448787ae06ef153684de7f6.gif

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner, and has haunted him ever since. He soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

▶Split Second (1992)





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAKcHUf3lkg

Rachni Queens are the matriarchs of the hive-minded, insectoid rachni species. The largest of their species at about fifty feet long, queens are powerful and intelligent creatures who guide the soldiers and workers of their broods with a form of telepathic song, which also allows them to speak through "receptive" beings of other species. Queens also carry the genetic memory of their mothers, causing them to effectively be born with the collective knowledge of the previous hive.

▶Rachni Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-37BT2v24I

I have an interesting story about this. I saw this once when I was probably too young to see it but couldn't remember it's name. Years later Rutger Hauer's daughter liked my artwork and we got chatting. I had to ask her what it was called. 

Also looks like Venom.

[[cancerblack]]

Also looks like Venom.

That was my first thought too.

[Shugsi]

Dog Soldiers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFU767zhBk

[Gr33n M4n]

Dog Soldiers was a good movie. I remember hearing that there was a planned sequel about that one dude that survives and goes on to work for the CIA in hunting the werewolves.

[Shugsi]

Dog Soldiers was a good movie. I remember hearing that there was a planned sequel about that one dude that survives and goes on to work for the CIA in hunting the werewolves.

Yes and another was an American team I think. Never took off though.

[Kradan]

https://i.ibb.co/M8cD5sQ/8c02c7361448787ae06ef153684de7f6.gif

These teeth - yikes