Halcyon Movie Classics Alien "Space Jockey"
Stated scale:	1/60
Actual scale:	unverified
Overall length:
Material(s):	vinyl
Number of parts:	13
Stand included?	no
Decals included?	no
My Source:	SMS, St. Paul MN
Cost (w/o s&h):

The big job on this one was trimming away the vinyl pour cones. Once that's done assembly was a breeze. I did the bulk of trimming with a hacksaw, keyhole, or razor saw. I finished it off using nippers and X-acto knife to trim away the rest of the cones, and sometimes a bit more plastic, until the parts fit well together. The fit of the telescope base to the jockey's seat required almost 1/8" of extra trimming before it would fit well. If a piece was being difficult to cut - i.e. cutting out the center hole in the base platform - I put the piece in hot water to soften the vinyl.

I assembled most of the parts with superglue. There was a sizable gap in the fit of the telescope body to its mount. I used 5-minute epoxy for that.

The two support struts toward the forward end of the 'scope needed filling and sanding on their backsides. I used epoxy and green putty for that. I attached them with superglue.

1/20/08 - I did the basecoat painting using black acrylic for the platform and Metalizer gunmetal for the scope, per the kit instructions' suggestion. And then the fun began. First item of fun - I dug out the hole on the "back" side of the platform (the one Kane goes spelunking down).
I used a Dremel tool to cut out the vinyl and wreck up the edges, then finished up with an X-acto to trim away most of the vinyl fluff. I smeared superglue around the opening to smooth down the edges - y'know the old "acid-for-blood" melt job.
Next fun - grutting and griming the platform. The vinyl casting is nice and smooth, but movie stills show it to be dirty and somewhat eroded / corroded. I airbrushed over the black with several coats of Testors rubber color with shaken-on coats of Durham's water putty powder in between to build up a good crud layer. I finished off the "grutwork" by scraping black chalk overall and grinding it with with a stenciling brush. I added more colors (rust, blue, and green) in a similar manner.

I painted the pilot by hand with 2 basecoats of Acryl radome tan.

These two "overall" shots are after the pilot's 2nd coat of paint.

I started work on the figures of Dallas, Kane, and Lambert - and on the metal tripod that Kane will be hanging from. Yep, I decided to make use of the hole, rather than have 3 plain standing figures. D&K will be standing nearby and Kane begins his descent.