Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Aliens Colonial Marines Shoulder Lamp!
Adam’s next big costume project has begun, and it’s a painstaking replica of the Colonial Marines armor from the movie Aliens. As part of that ongoing project, he has to fabricate several prop pieces that fit onto the armor, including a distinctive shoulder lamp worn by the characters. And interestingly, most of the components that make up this prop come from found parts that anyone can source online. Thanks to machinist and propmaker Victor Broadley for helping Adam source the parts for this build!
Shot by Adam Savage and edited by Gunther Kirsch

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