You should check out the "Argo ATLS" Mech in the game Star Citizen which is currently the newest "Power Loader" added and its so much reminding us at the one from aliens too
6:31 -- I have the same arm, unfinished! Bought it on auction a few years ago to go with our real life power loader we built -- which you've gotta come pilot!!!
hell ya that power loader is so awesome ,I am surprised he did not drive it yet,and also so many other awesome builds you guys have done thru out they years ,he would definetly love spending thime there I would love seeing all that ,that is a ner's dream becoming reality and you guys made it posible , legends
Hi, my name is Pat Mcclung. I was on Aliens’ back at Pinewood Studios in 1985-6. Jim Cameron designer the Power Loader, Atmosphere Processor as well as the Queen Alien. And lots more. He is quite a good designer and artist. Robert Skotak did a lot of designing on the Colony complex. The Drop Shop stared out life as a foam core model that Cameron made on a week end, it was finished out by Ron Cobb. The Power Loader was made at John Richardson’s SFX shop at the studio. There was a large body builder inside the suit behind Ridley. Can’t offhand remember his name, but it will come back to me no doubt tomorrow. Anyway lots of interesting stuff happened on that movie.
It's great to hear from someone who was there. Aliens director's cut is simply the boss. BTW. I SO believe that the drop ship fired at least one rocket when escaping from the atmosphere processor. It's obvious when you single step the relevant part. As they featured the rockets being loaded AND the stowage wings in several scenes, it was a shame to edit these out. AM I wrong about my assertion ?
Hi pat, hope you are well. The power Loader operator was a guy called John Lees, he was from my small home town in West Yorkshire UK, I met him a few times at a local gym and he was a fantastic person. Unfortunately he has passed away now.
@ I’ll have to go back and look at the movie for that rocket firing shot, we didn’t do any rocket fire firing rigging that I remember. That was 38 years ago! So I might be wrong. I do remember drinking lots of tea. The only tea you could get in the markets here in Los Angels was Lipton tea and it was terrible. I got hooked on Earl Gray Tea, I still drink it.
Ron Cobb was a absolute legend. One of my favorite designers. Seeing his work in The Book of Alien and The Art of Star Wars really opened my eyes to art design in film. My sketchbooks in H.S. were full of attempts inspired by his drawings.
Can we take a moment and just appreciate how prepared Adam was for that visit and bit? His uniform shirt was completely on point, while not all at the same time. Love it, and his expertise and understanding that really allows you to appreciate the work being done and the efficiencies being used due to extreme time constraints that are forced on them due to production requirements.
It's hard to describe how it makes me feel seeing that power loader arm. 30 some years ago when I was 10 and I had to do something that I was afraid to do, inside I would imagine being inside that suit. Just the idea alone would make me feel strong.
I’m about the same age as Adam, and I remember when Sigourney came out of the compartment in the ship wielding the loader suit to confront the Alien queen with the sound of heavy metal footsteps, and the opening night theater audience just lost their minds! Man, so many epic moments like that in the top-tier 80’s and 90’s action films.
@@993mike I wish I could have witnessed that. I was in my 20s the first time i got to see a rescreening of it in a special theater that focuses on old movies. But even then the theater erupted during that scene.
Easy mistake to make, but that vehicle is NOT the daihotai tractor seen only in the director's cut. This one is seen parked in the rain next to the BAR sign in the theatrical cut
Seeing this kind of content with Adam is awesome simply by virtue of his enthusiasm and expertise. But I have come to regard the up-close exposure to movie props to be quite bittersweet. I am a movie buff and learning about the craft of movie-making is always fascinating to me, but seeing how truly makeshift and superficial most props are when you get close exacts a price in your memory of the scenes in which they were utilized. The way these things are brought to life and get the job done when seen through the camera is truly amazing.
I went to a prop show in my teens, and had the same reaction. I got to see the car from Blade Runner(small model) and was like, that’s it? Seeing the Alien queen up close was amazing though. That was the one piece everyone flocked to.
"Through the camera" is a truly different world than how we perceive reality with our own natural senses. Many decades ago, I went on the old-school Universal backlot tour. One "exhibit" was a filthy ally way, absolutely trashed. Absurdly so. The presenter then played a vid clip of the same environment on film, and the difference was astounding. What looked ridiculous in person looked "simply normal" on film. Strangest "props in real life" moment to me, however, was going to the _Art of Star Wars_ show back in the 90s. More than anything else, what struck me looking down at the mannequin supporting the (yes, somewhat slapped together out of what appeared to be cheap cotton bed sheets) costume was how friggin' *tiny* Carrie Fisher was. If she was a full 5 feet tall I'd be amazed.
@@DrachenGothik666 And you always have to take "celebrity statistics" with a grain of salt; they tend to exaggerate their height while reducing their weight. What people report isn't necessarily reality, especially in such an image-conscious industry. All I know is what I saw, and the neckline of that dress was well below a foot from my eyeline, and I'm six feet even. I was agog - a few years earlier I'd met and hung out with Peter Mayhew, and while he was kinda tall, he didn't strike me as inordinately so (tremendously kind and friendly fellow, though). But beside her, he was head, chest, and *elbows* bigger than her.
Okay. So the power loader arm was also a part of the owner's collection who also owns the actual power loader itself out of Seattle Washington went on tour at the Seattle science center. As a part of a special effects exhibit, it went from there to the science fiction museum at the then called music museum now called the museum of pop culture. In Seattle Washington. Several people knew of the existence of the other arm but very few have seen it.
I knew Ron Cobb a little. Very sweet guy - who designed to have a Krups coffee grinder as the Mr. Fusion in Back to the Future. That model coffee grinder is also seen in Alien. Also, one can be seen in Dan Aykroyd's kitchen in Trading Places.
I really love how much you can see Adam geeking out over these props, as would I!! Just amazing seeing these legendary props "in the flesh". As an amateur prop maker myself I can definitely appreciate the attention to detail and the work that goes into it. Thanks for sharing!
Back in the summer of '88 there was a traveling SFX museum exhibit that landed at the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago. They had so many great pieces, including the Alien Queen & power loader suit. Seeing that arm was such a throwback.
I always saved the spruce frames,they make great piping layers in the background details in compartments and such. They're great for making details more busy and textured.
The science museum in St. Paul MN had an Aliens exhibit once long ago. They had a full size power loader on display with rotating amber light going. It's an early memory, but quite vivid in my mind.
Aliens is my favourite movie. Adam is one of my favourite people. The Prop Store videos are my favourite content on Tested. I’m freaking out right now.
Wish I had the income & the space to keep something like these pieces. Aliens is one of my all-time favourite films & I re-watch it every couple of years. Saw it in the theatre six times in it's first run & I'd be in the back, scribbling like mad, trying to draw the queen. Favourite movie monster, ever.
11:37 unbelievable! Shaun of the Dead! I never thought i'd see something like that. The "you've got red on you" shirt and Nick Frost's shirt is right there too. 😮
The design looks quite modular, like you'd combine different bits to create the machine you needed. Probably the most practical design for the fictional backstory. Really well thought out.
The P-5000 Power Loader Arm reminds me of the Robocop suit in so much as it portrays weight, power and solidity while being made of surprisingly light material and being relatively delicate. It's a wonderful illlusion. In the film you totally buy that this is a massive, incredibly weighty piece of equipment. It doesn't give itself away.
great prop, but my eyes keep being drawn to The Kurgans armour in the background and wondering if it was worn by Clancy Brown as the auction references hero armour
I think the little wheeled crawler is not the main one we see in Aliens but one used in a background shot of Hadleys Hope. I've seen pictures of the main one and it looks different - on tall suspension struts and the model was bigger and remote controlled for filming.
If you watch the Aliens crew interviews, one of them tells an anecdote about how the guy in the power loader suit played a prank on Sigourney Weaver by installing a balloon in the backrest (The kind you tie into a poodle) and then inflating the balloon after she was strapped in.
@@lewis7515 Balloon animals are a thing: take a super long, thin balloon & twist/tie it into various shapes. Surely you've seen this before? It's often a staple of clown performances.
I saw the loader and the queen years ago when it was on a tour at the Science and Industry Museum in Chicago. That exhibit also had various Star Wars costumes. I remember Lando’s ROTJ general uniform, Darth Vader, and an X-Wing pilot suit
Dude, I spotted Starbug 1 and Ace Rimmers ship from Dimension Jump . it looked like Adam at the start was bent down, having a look at them. They were so cool seeing as they had a very low budget on Red Dwarf.
I remember seeing what was presented as the complete power loader and alien queen props together at the Seattle Science Fiction Museum years ago. My memory was that, even though they were big, they seemed larger onscreen.
Seeing this display of items from the screen and how Adam is geeking out over the smallest detail never gets old! I really think that Adam needs to come up here to Canada and visit The Hacksmith to see, as well as pilot, his full-sized, fully functional, Power Loader!
A.L.I.E.N.S was the most legendary movie ever made. Nothing will ever come close to it. Movies from the 80's and 90's are hands down without a doubt the best era in film industry.
Perhaps a necessity for filming as some have stated, but also possible that the color was adulterated during restoration. I don't recall the gloss coat, but again, screen use.
11:05 Those are used on industrial equipment today, and from my personal experience, I've operated many truck-mounted cranes that utilized similar joysticks. They work quite well!
Always enjoy the enthusiasm! When i saw the thumbnail i was hooked. A prop i wanted to see and the very person i knew would have all the same interests and more.
Pretty sure I saw the full loader on display back in the early 90s at LA's Museum Of Science And Industry. They also had miniature cars from Blade Runner. Old days before everyone had a camera with them. Wish I had pics of those.
Similar to your comment about the sprues under the vehicle - if you watch Alien, the final scene in the escape ship, there’s a close up on one of the computer terminals and you can see the interface is clearly surrounded by a large piece of empty model sprues. Works quite well! But is quite obvious once you’re aware.
think of all the props of sci-fi movies were actually reasonable concepts for future developement..When Adam mentions the designer of this vehicle he considers the designer had a suspension in mind..Great design!
As allways a joy to watch with a big 'wish i was there feeling'. Controlstick on the powerloader seems to be cast from a Avro Vulcan controlstick, but if so, they have modified it, made it a bit simpler and moved some pieces around.
I don’t recall Syd Mead having anything to do with the powerloader (I can’t remember any Mead artwork for it, at least!). To the best of my knowledge, the powerloader was mostly Cameron’s concept and design, with heavy input from John Richardson & his SFX crew while they were building it and Crispin Sallis, the set decorator.
3:00 - Guys, how can you mixed up the vehicle from extended version (which has different design with 4 pair of wheels on high legs and door at the front), and this - which from theatrical version - it's just parked nearby bar in the background X). That's why this model lacking many details
I remember that! My wife and I saw it, along with the queen. We were stationed in Bremerton, WA when I was in the Navy. Loved that place!! It's still cool, but NOTHING like it was back in 2006!
In 1990 I was lucky enough to work with Ron Cobb on 'Garbo', the only film he directed. He designed the titular robot garbage truck, and it was built in Melbourne. I can't help but wonder if it's still out there somewhere!
9:50 But the story is that they weren't... With Cameron constantly arguing with and having to push the reluctant British film crew to do what he needed them to do. It's well documented. :0/
7:49 Whilst initially Syd mead took a pass at the power loader the one in the film is pretty much as James Cameron designed it, if you see his sketches. Mead's was very bulky and more of a mech which Cameron seems to has used for the ones in Avatar.
isnt that the craft Newt's parent went to the Juggernaut alien ship, where her father then had the facehugger on his helmet? I love the paint job on this..and the powerloader is film history
This is so cool . This is one the awesome part of movie business. Its all about creation,no politics. Creative Ideas and art minus all that are what movie and music making are all about.
I remember when the US Navy supposedly took a real hard look at producing a real loader for Aircraft Carrier use after seeing the movie. They deemed it impractical on a carrier because it could be unbalanced in a tipping event of the deck. Or the damage it could do if it fell into one of the elevators,say on top of a fighter or a helicopter. I was in South Florida when there was a radio station claimed somebody had reported seeing being tested it in a road construction location. And had it in Miami off of I95 and was lifting drain pipes and such according to a witness claim. And of course, it was supposed to be all hush hush,lol...
In 1967, in the movie "The Ambushers" starring Dean Martin, an exoskeleton forklift is being used to move kegs in a brewery. According to a number of sources, it wasn't a prop, but an experimental prototype created by Mitsubishi Japan. No one seems to know why it never went beyond prototype.
0:17 There are actually so many great things in that cabinet. The Hoverboard, what looks like Skeletors staff, Ray Harryhausens Talos and other Jason and the Argonauts figures as well as Red Dwarf models too. As Indiana Jones would say... They belong in a museum! I kind of wish that all this stuff would circulate around movie museums in every country, if such a thing existed. It almost seems sad that they end up in private collections. The work is so inspiring.
As I replied a few comments down, lots of incredible film artifacts like these are in museums, in a large part thanks to private collectors. But there aren't enough presently to accept (let alone display) everything, and the market continues to drive new discoveries. If you'd like to see more in museums (as would I), your best method of influencing that is to frequently visit current museum collections and encourage others to do so.
@@Thomas_Esson Honestly, I'd love to run one if I wasn't so busy with other things. Where I am, sadly there is nothing like this for a long long way (in the UK). In fact, I don't even know of one in the UK, though there might be something in London perhaps. Anyway, it's great to hear collectors lend them out though, and i'm sure it brings a lot of pleasure to many. I'm thankful people preserve them even in private collections too of course. So much has been thrown away over the years. I think the advent of CG in films has made them so much more valuable. Cheers for your thoughts!
@@Kris_A I know of at least two with dedicated permanent collections: the National Film and Sci-Fi Museum in Milton Keynes, and the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi in Hexham. The former London Film Museum unfortunately closed, but several London museums have featured this material in recent years such as the Science Museum London and the Gunnersbury Park Museum, among a handful of others across the UK. Multiple studio exhibitions as well: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and a temporary Batman in Covent Garden.
@@Thomas_Esson Oh excellent, thank you for sharing! I'll look into them. Maybe I'll get to go to one of them in the future. :) Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@@Kris_A Sure thing. Several in the US, France and Germany as well. And if you ever become less busy, I wish you luck adding another to the list! Both the collecting hobby and general public interest in film artfacts remain in their relative infancy, and even with rising prices on premiere items, acquiring this material is still more accessible on the low end than most realize - as long as you approach it with patience, flexibility, a healthy skepticism, and a willingness to do more research than the vendor.
The power loader is such an awesome piece of machinery that I’m surprised Caterpillar Inc. never actually put them into production, even if only the top half as an add-on to one of their backhoes or tractors.
I’ve been totally in the Alien zone lately. Just watched Romulus the other day, great movie. Just started Alien Isolation. The timing on this video is perfect 👍🏻
It's currently sitting at MoPop, or it was at one time? Another commenter seemed to suggest that was many years ago, and I never saw it in my frequent mid-2010s visits. But I'd love to know if it's back.
@@johnDingoFoxVelocity I guess the year of your last reference point is the question; I spent many hours there between 2014 and 2019, and never saw it on display.
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You should check out the "Argo ATLS" Mech in the game Star Citizen which is currently the newest "Power Loader" added and its so much reminding us at the one from aliens too
Those props deserve a public 3D Scan for preservation, please!
6:31 -- I have the same arm, unfinished! Bought it on auction a few years ago to go with our real life power loader we built -- which you've gotta come pilot!!!
Adam MUST drive it!
hell ya that power loader is so awesome ,I am surprised he did not drive it yet,and also so many other awesome builds you guys have done thru out they years ,he would definetly love spending thime there I would love seeing all that ,that is a ner's dream becoming reality and you guys made it posible , legends
I'd love to see Adam's opinion of your power loader.
OR ! hear me out.... Sigourney Weaver piloting it!!
i came here to suggest you guys do a colab hahaha
Hi, my name is Pat Mcclung. I was on Aliens’ back at Pinewood Studios in 1985-6. Jim Cameron designer the Power Loader, Atmosphere Processor as well as the Queen Alien. And lots more. He is quite a good designer and artist. Robert Skotak did a lot of designing on the Colony complex. The Drop Shop stared out life as a foam core model that Cameron made on a week end, it was finished out by Ron Cobb. The Power Loader was made at John Richardson’s SFX shop at the studio. There was a large body builder inside the suit behind Ridley. Can’t offhand remember his name, but it will come back to me no doubt tomorrow. Anyway lots of interesting stuff happened on that movie.
It's great to hear from someone who was there.
Aliens director's cut is simply the boss.
BTW. I SO believe that the drop ship fired at least one rocket when escaping from the atmosphere processor. It's obvious when you single step the relevant part.
As they featured the rockets being loaded AND the stowage wings in several scenes, it was a shame to edit these out.
AM I wrong about my assertion ?
Hi pat, hope you are well. The power Loader operator was a guy called John Lees, he was from my small home town in West Yorkshire UK, I met him a few times at a local gym and he was a fantastic person. Unfortunately he has passed away now.
@ Thank you! He was a great guy. I’aways been bad on names.
@ I’ll have to go back and look at the movie for that rocket firing shot, we didn’t do any rocket fire firing rigging that I remember. That was 38 years ago! So I might be wrong.
I do remember drinking lots of tea. The only tea you could get in the markets here in Los Angels was Lipton tea and it was terrible. I got hooked on Earl Gray Tea, I still drink it.
err its james not jim
Ron Cobb was a absolute legend. One of my favorite designers. Seeing his work in The Book of Alien and The Art of Star Wars really opened my eyes to art design in film. My sketchbooks in H.S. were full of attempts inspired by his drawings.
same for me with the school sketchbooks. The art of Alien inspired me to become a professional artist.
@@repletereplete8002 that is awesome. It inspired me to be a filmmaker. :)
Can we take a moment and just appreciate how prepared Adam was for that visit and bit? His uniform shirt was completely on point, while not all at the same time. Love it, and his expertise and understanding that really allows you to appreciate the work being done and the efficiencies being used due to extreme time constraints that are forced on them due to production requirements.
It's hard to describe how it makes me feel seeing that power loader arm. 30 some years ago when I was 10 and I had to do something that I was afraid to do, inside I would imagine being inside that suit. Just the idea alone would make me feel strong.
I wish I’d come up with a great way like that to psych myself up for things when I was a kid.
Dude, that's awesome.
I’m about the same age as Adam, and I remember when Sigourney came out of the compartment in the ship wielding the loader suit to confront the Alien queen with the sound of heavy metal footsteps, and the opening night theater audience just lost their minds! Man, so many epic moments like that in the top-tier 80’s and 90’s action films.
@@993mike I wish I could have witnessed that. I was in my 20s the first time i got to see a rescreening of it in a special theater that focuses on old movies. But even then the theater erupted during that scene.
Easy mistake to make, but that vehicle is NOT the daihotai tractor seen only in the director's cut. This one is seen parked in the rain next to the BAR sign in the theatrical cut
Yeah this wasn’t Newts’ fathers rig at all. It was definitely the one parked, like you said. Interesting they didn’t just say that.
@@King_HenryI think they really just got it mixed up :D sadly
that model of "StarBug" and "Ace Rimmers" dimension jumping fighter in the opening!!!!
Glad it wasn’t just me who spotted that, awesome to see.
Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast.
Oh yeah!
Seems like a niche, and maybe low budget thing, but i'd have loved to see that up close.
@@mooferoo Just FYI, multi-angle high-res images are available in their online catalog.
@@mooferoo they are from the British Sci-fi comedy show Red Dwarf
Seeing this kind of content with Adam is awesome simply by virtue of his enthusiasm and expertise. But I have come to regard the up-close exposure to movie props to be quite bittersweet. I am a movie buff and learning about the craft of movie-making is always fascinating to me, but seeing how truly makeshift and superficial most props are when you get close exacts a price in your memory of the scenes in which they were utilized. The way these things are brought to life and get the job done when seen through the camera is truly amazing.
I went to a prop show in my teens, and had the same reaction. I got to see the car from Blade Runner(small model) and was like, that’s it? Seeing the Alien queen up close was amazing though. That was the one piece everyone flocked to.
"Through the camera" is a truly different world than how we perceive reality with our own natural senses. Many decades ago, I went on the old-school Universal backlot tour. One "exhibit" was a filthy ally way, absolutely trashed. Absurdly so. The presenter then played a vid clip of the same environment on film, and the difference was astounding. What looked ridiculous in person looked "simply normal" on film.
Strangest "props in real life" moment to me, however, was going to the _Art of Star Wars_ show back in the 90s. More than anything else, what struck me looking down at the mannequin supporting the (yes, somewhat slapped together out of what appeared to be cheap cotton bed sheets) costume was how friggin' *tiny* Carrie Fisher was. If she was a full 5 feet tall I'd be amazed.
@@MrJest2 She was apparently 5' 1". There's not many people I'm taller than (I barely scrape 5' 3"), but it throws me how _tiny_ she was.
@@DrachenGothik666 And you always have to take "celebrity statistics" with a grain of salt; they tend to exaggerate their height while reducing their weight. What people report isn't necessarily reality, especially in such an image-conscious industry. All I know is what I saw, and the neckline of that dress was well below a foot from my eyeline, and I'm six feet even. I was agog - a few years earlier I'd met and hung out with Peter Mayhew, and while he was kinda tall, he didn't strike me as inordinately so (tremendously kind and friendly fellow, though). But beside her, he was head, chest, and *elbows* bigger than her.
I love that you're wearing a Nostromo patch on your shoulder! So appropriate!
That's actually a crew shirt from Alien he's wearing. He has some previous videos of it.
Okay. So the power loader arm was also a part of the owner's collection who also owns the actual power loader itself out of Seattle Washington went on tour at the Seattle science center. As a part of a special effects exhibit, it went from there to the science fiction museum at the then called music museum now called the museum of pop culture. In Seattle Washington. Several people knew of the existence of the other arm but very few have seen it.
Prop store vids have become my favorite on the channel. Here for the one day builds, but I can’t get enough of the props.
That scene from _Aliens_ was so iconic. Seeing the prop kinda gives me chills.
Catterpillar got calles wanting to purchase their Power Loader.
Love it when Adam goes to Prop Store - they always seem to have the best stuff!
Disney needs to have some people do some digital scans of these props, before they eventually disappear from history.
Does it matter if this stuff disappears?
@@stephen300o6does it matter if you or I disappear either? Not really nothing matters.
@@stephen300o6 yes.
Disney needs to stay away
Disney could care less.. I'm just saying.
This is so cool! Thank you for taking us along on this adventure!
I knew Ron Cobb a little. Very sweet guy - who designed to have a Krups coffee grinder as the Mr. Fusion in Back to the Future. That model coffee grinder is also seen in Alien. Also, one can be seen in Dan Aykroyd's kitchen in Trading Places.
I really love how much you can see Adam geeking out over these props, as would I!! Just amazing seeing these legendary props "in the flesh". As an amateur prop maker myself I can definitely appreciate the attention to detail and the work that goes into it. Thanks for sharing!
Back in the summer of '88 there was a traveling SFX museum exhibit that landed at the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago. They had so many great pieces, including the Alien Queen & power loader suit. Seeing that arm was such a throwback.
Yeah it came to Columbus Ohio As well. They had a full size Jaws as well
I love practical props and models for movies. I wish it was more widespread to see these days.
Incredible, to see it like this. My favorites Aliens movie, should be in some kind of museum for all us old folk to see.
I always saved the spruce frames,they make great piping layers in the background details in compartments and such.
They're great for making details more busy and textured.
Set and model designers/builders are the real miracle workers of TV and movies. Actors and directors stand on their shoulders.
The science museum in St. Paul MN had an Aliens exhibit once long ago. They had a full size power loader on display with rotating amber light going. It's an early memory, but quite vivid in my mind.
Aliens is my favourite movie. Adam is one of my favourite people.
The Prop Store videos are my favourite content on Tested.
I’m freaking out right now.
Tough call between this and T-2.
Ron Cobb is an amazing technical artist.
"was" : (
Wish I had the income & the space to keep something like these pieces. Aliens is one of my all-time favourite films & I re-watch it every couple of years. Saw it in the theatre six times in it's first run & I'd be in the back, scribbling like mad, trying to draw the queen. Favourite movie monster, ever.
11:37 unbelievable! Shaun of the Dead! I never thought i'd see something like that. The "you've got red on you" shirt and Nick Frost's shirt is right there too. 😮
I was distracted the whole time by that shirt...did you lock the door?
That arm from aliens was one of the coolest things in movies !! Can't believe no one has made this for practical use in a warehouse !!!!
Not that easy, but Hacksmith Industries have done it with some success. It’s here on RUclips 👍
It's nowhere near as practical as a forklift or telehandler. And yet probably far more practical than humanoid robots. 🤷🏼♂️
its so nice to see the passion and knowledge coming out of Adam!!
One of my friends was one of the operators of the Alien Queen in Aliens... Love your vids
The design looks quite modular, like you'd combine different bits to create the machine you needed. Probably the most practical design for the fictional backstory. Really well thought out.
The P-5000 Power Loader Arm reminds me of the Robocop suit in so much as it portrays weight, power and solidity while being made of surprisingly light material and being relatively delicate. It's a wonderful illlusion. In the film you totally buy that this is a massive, incredibly weighty piece of equipment. It doesn't give itself away.
Using the sprue frame itself is a peak prop builder move. Legendary.
great prop, but my eyes keep being drawn to The Kurgans armour in the background and wondering if it was worn by Clancy Brown as the auction references hero armour
I think the little wheeled crawler is not the main one we see in Aliens but one used in a background shot of Hadleys Hope. I've seen pictures of the main one and it looks different - on tall suspension struts and the model was bigger and remote controlled for filming.
If you watch the Aliens crew interviews, one of them tells an anecdote about how the guy in the power loader suit played a prank on Sigourney Weaver by installing a balloon in the backrest (The kind you tie into a poodle) and then inflating the balloon after she was strapped in.
I think it was the rest of the crew playing the prank on Sigourney _and_ the guy in the suit.
"Tie into", a what, now?..
@@lewis7515 Balloon animals are a thing: take a super long, thin balloon & twist/tie it into various shapes. Surely you've seen this before? It's often a staple of clown performances.
I saw the full Power Loader at the Maryland Science Center along with the Aliens Queen. (many years ago)
I saw the loader and the queen years ago when it was on a tour at the Science and Industry Museum in Chicago. That exhibit also had various Star Wars costumes. I remember Lando’s ROTJ general uniform, Darth Vader, and an X-Wing pilot suit
Need Adam to go visit the Hacksmith and rock around in their Power Loader.
Dude, I spotted Starbug 1 and Ace Rimmers ship from Dimension Jump . it looked like Adam at the start was bent down, having a look at them. They were so cool seeing as they had a very low budget on Red Dwarf.
I remember seeing the Power Loader and the Alien Queen at the science of movie making exhibit at COSI in downtown Columbus in 1989.
I remember seeing what was presented as the complete power loader and alien queen props together at the Seattle Science Fiction Museum years ago. My memory was that, even though they were big, they seemed larger onscreen.
I love how Stephen from the London Propstore and Brandon from the LA Propstore look almost like they could be cousins or something.
It's like the pink-haired nurses in Pokemon Centers, they're all related lol
Seeing this display of items from the screen and how Adam is geeking out over the smallest detail never gets old! I really think that Adam needs to come up here to Canada and visit The Hacksmith to see, as well as pilot, his full-sized, fully functional, Power Loader!
A.L.I.E.N.S was the most legendary movie ever made. Nothing will ever come close to it. Movies from the 80's and 90's are hands down without a doubt the best era in film industry.
Syd Mead is the GOAT
What an amazing piece. Such a timeless design.
Its a much brighter yellow than I expected.
I'm sure that was done on purpose. Since it's mostly in lower light so it still has to be recognizable as yellow in those scenes.
Remember things look much different on film
@@troy4340 That's why you can't use cows, you have to use horses.
Perhaps a necessity for filming as some have stated, but also possible that the color was adulterated during restoration. I don't recall the gloss coat, but again, screen use.
It'll have a similar albedo to Sigourney Weaver's skin, so it responded similarly to the lighting, as you see it in the film.
I'm also reminded of the "I once caught a fish this big." scene from the movie Dave, which also starred Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Klein.
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Those are used on industrial equipment today, and from my personal experience, I've operated many truck-mounted cranes that utilized similar joysticks. They work quite well!
AS soon as I saw that model, I was like, "That's a Ron Cobb design for sure".
4:00 sepia ink wash is my everything. It can fix so many painting problems.
Adam waving his hand around that model was making me nervous 🤣
Always enjoy the enthusiasm!
When i saw the thumbnail i was hooked. A prop i wanted to see and the very person i knew would have all the same interests and more.
Pretty sure I saw the full loader on display back in the early 90s at LA's Museum Of Science And Industry. They also had miniature cars from Blade Runner. Old days before everyone had a camera with them. Wish I had pics of those.
It's savage time!
I really hope we get to see more of the T800 arm in a future vid!!
The Aliens Loader inspired me to work in Robotics, which eventually led to me working in Movie SFX - which has a nice circularity to it!
Well now you've gotta go see the functional one at the Hacksmith's workshop :P
Adam's institutional knowledge is great. I wish I could download it into my brain.
love the closeups with chucky in the backgound observing.. lol
Similar to your comment about the sprues under the vehicle - if you watch Alien, the final scene in the escape ship, there’s a close up on one of the computer terminals and you can see the interface is clearly surrounded by a large piece of empty model sprues. Works quite well! But is quite obvious once you’re aware.
think of all the props of sci-fi movies were actually reasonable concepts for future developement..When Adam mentions the designer of this vehicle he considers the designer had a suspension in mind..Great design!
As allways a joy to watch with a big 'wish i was there feeling'. Controlstick on the powerloader seems to be cast from a Avro Vulcan controlstick, but if so, they have modified it, made it a bit simpler and moved some pieces around.
I don’t recall Syd Mead having anything to do with the powerloader (I can’t remember any Mead artwork for it, at least!). To the best of my knowledge, the powerloader was mostly Cameron’s concept and design, with heavy input from John Richardson & his SFX crew while they were building it and Crispin Sallis, the set decorator.
11:38 OMG, it's Hellboy! Please do a video about that!
Love seeing the raw sprues on the underside
3:00 - Guys, how can you mixed up the vehicle from extended version (which has different design with 4 pair of wheels on high legs and door at the front), and this - which from theatrical version - it's just parked nearby bar in the background X). That's why this model lacking many details
🤩Wow!! That's is an awesome place
I love the Nostromo crew shirt Adam is wearing.
Ok I saw both a Starbug and Ace Rimmer's Reality barrier ship in the intro!
The Power Loader full sized costume was definitely on display at Paul Allen’s Science Fiction Museum in the early 00’s
I remember that! My wife and I saw it, along with the queen. We were stationed in Bremerton, WA when I was in the Navy. Loved that place!! It's still cool, but NOTHING like it was back in 2006!
In 1990 I was lucky enough to work with Ron Cobb on 'Garbo', the only film he directed. He designed the titular robot garbage truck, and it was built in Melbourne. I can't help but wonder if it's still out there somewhere!
9:50 But the story is that they weren't... With Cameron constantly arguing with and having to push the reluctant British film crew to do what he needed them to do. It's well documented. :0/
Wow! What a piece?
2:45 Adam giving an education that he's uniquely qualified to provide, and the student is incredulous.
Props esp sci fi props love em there art to me see people thoughts of future in there head becoming real world iteams amazing
I'm not really a movie person, about 3-4 per year, but these prop video are always so cool.
7:49 Whilst initially Syd mead took a pass at the power loader the one in the film is pretty much as James Cameron designed it, if you see his sketches. Mead's was very bulky and more of a mech which Cameron seems to has used for the ones in Avatar.
I see Vigo The Carpathian drip! Very cool!
isnt that the craft Newt's parent went to the Juggernaut alien ship, where her father then had the facehugger on his helmet? I love the paint job on this..and the powerloader is film history
@@ast3663 no, this is a different vehicle, seen parked next to the famous BAR sign
This is so cool . This is one the awesome part of movie business. Its all about creation,no politics. Creative Ideas and art minus all that are what movie and music making are all about.
I remember when the US Navy supposedly took a real hard look at producing a real loader for Aircraft Carrier use after seeing the movie.
They deemed it impractical on a carrier because it could be unbalanced in a tipping event of the deck.
Or the damage it could do if it fell into one of the elevators,say on top of a fighter or a helicopter.
I was in South Florida when there was a radio station claimed somebody had reported seeing being tested it in a road construction location.
And had it in Miami off of I95 and was lifting drain pipes and such according to a witness claim.
And of course, it was supposed to be all hush hush,lol...
In 1967, in the movie "The Ambushers" starring Dean Martin, an exoskeleton forklift is being used to move kegs in a brewery. According to a number of sources, it wasn't a prop, but an experimental prototype created by Mitsubishi Japan. No one seems to know why it never went beyond prototype.
I'm hoping Hacksmith gets to visit this too or already have
9:05 that is indeed a grate mounting solution
Pun of badness. LOL
I love these videos where you can't tell if Adam is feeling out because he's a massive nerd or because he's admiring the work of another craftsman
Great video Adam .
0:17 There are actually so many great things in that cabinet. The Hoverboard, what looks like Skeletors staff, Ray Harryhausens Talos and other Jason and the Argonauts figures as well as Red Dwarf models too. As Indiana Jones would say... They belong in a museum! I kind of wish that all this stuff would circulate around movie museums in every country, if such a thing existed. It almost seems sad that they end up in private collections. The work is so inspiring.
As I replied a few comments down, lots of incredible film artifacts like these are in museums, in a large part thanks to private collectors. But there aren't enough presently to accept (let alone display) everything, and the market continues to drive new discoveries. If you'd like to see more in museums (as would I), your best method of influencing that is to frequently visit current museum collections and encourage others to do so.
@@Thomas_Esson Honestly, I'd love to run one if I wasn't so busy with other things. Where I am, sadly there is nothing like this for a long long way (in the UK). In fact, I don't even know of one in the UK, though there might be something in London perhaps. Anyway, it's great to hear collectors lend them out though, and i'm sure it brings a lot of pleasure to many.
I'm thankful people preserve them even in private collections too of course. So much has been thrown away over the years. I think the advent of CG in films has made them so much more valuable. Cheers for your thoughts!
@@Kris_A I know of at least two with dedicated permanent collections: the National Film and Sci-Fi Museum in Milton Keynes, and the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi in Hexham. The former London Film Museum unfortunately closed, but several London museums have featured this material in recent years such as the Science Museum London and the Gunnersbury Park Museum, among a handful of others across the UK. Multiple studio exhibitions as well: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and a temporary Batman in Covent Garden.
@@Thomas_Esson Oh excellent, thank you for sharing! I'll look into them. Maybe I'll get to go to one of them in the future. :)
Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@@Kris_A Sure thing. Several in the US, France and Germany as well. And if you ever become less busy, I wish you luck adding another to the list! Both the collecting hobby and general public interest in film artfacts remain in their relative infancy, and even with rising prices on premiere items, acquiring this material is still more accessible on the low end than most realize - as long as you approach it with patience, flexibility, a healthy skepticism, and a willingness to do more research than the vendor.
I gotta visit this propstore place man
Awesome!
The power loader is such an awesome piece of machinery that I’m surprised Caterpillar Inc. never actually put them into production, even if only the top half as an add-on to one of their backhoes or tractors.
I love watching Adam handle the props as a prop builder and the prop custodians stress out as investors as he touches them
I’ve been totally in the Alien zone lately. Just watched Romulus the other day, great movie. Just started Alien Isolation. The timing on this video is perfect 👍🏻
9:04 - That is indeed a *_grate_* solution.
Stinker of a pun. LOL
Right On! 🙌 Love these visits to Prop Store!! 😃 They always have amazing stuff!
Just looking around, I see Chucky, a pumpkin from Halloween III (?), and Belloq's ceremonial staff from Raiders!
The Power Loader is so cool, it's almost like a character unto its own. We, the fans, LOVE the damn thing. 🦾
And yes there is a full sized power loader sitting at the science fiction museum in seattle washington
It's currently sitting at MoPop, or it was at one time? Another commenter seemed to suggest that was many years ago, and I never saw it in my frequent mid-2010s visits. But I'd love to know if it's back.
@@Thomas_Esson its been there since I didn't think it left the sci-fi museum there
@@johnDingoFoxVelocity I guess the year of your last reference point is the question; I spent many hours there between 2014 and 2019, and never saw it on display.