Aliens facehugger in stasis tube

[Dropshipbob]

Made out of a little bit of everything...sheet styrene, Crayola marker tube, craft storage tube, paper clips, a tiny bit of balsa wood and starring specimen 01, "Carl".

Facehugger purchased from Vortious Custom Accessories.

And an actual 1:1 version...

Now I just need to make two more.

 

[niknak96]

Very cool!

 

[Dropshipbob]

Thank you!

 

[NSA]

Nice! Is there anything inside the tube? Would it be possible to fill it with a viscous liquid?

 

[Dropshipbob]

There is nothing inside to the tube presently, I'm debating what, if anything, to use.

I have to be careful because I plan to paint the hugger...whatever I put inside to use as liquid can't generate heat or it might damage the "hugger", the paint job, or the tube itself. I know some craft stores sell a clear liquid to use in flower arrangements, but I've never used that stuff before. Everything else that I know of sets up via heat.

 

[Meddatron]

Looks great. Spot on.

 

[K-Tiger]

Firstly:

There is nothing inside to the tube presently, I'm debating what, if anything, to use.

I have to be careful because I plan to paint the hugger...whatever I put inside to use as liquid can't generate heat or it might damage the "hugger", the paint job, or the tube itself. I know some craft stores sell a clear liquid to use in flower arrangements, but I've never used that stuff before. Everything else that I know of sets up via heat.

If you use RTV or aquarium silicone you can seal it up and use actual liquid/slime.

 

[Dropshipbob]

I wondered who was going to be the first to make that connection, although I'm not sure where I got the name. I've got this whole "schtick" about two facehuggers named Carl and Frank...I dunno, maybe I was subconsciously motivated.

I'll check into that RTV aquarium silicone stuff, but for now I'm worried about doing anything that might ruin some part of it. Plus, any liquid added might just distort what you see so badly you might not be able to tell what's inside. Liquids tend to do that when placed inside a cylinder.