Alien vs Space Marine Diorama

Building a miniature diorama re-enactment of what would happen if a Space Marine from Warhammer 40K gets mixed up in the Alien universe.
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[@52Miniatures]

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[@philgee486]

I've always been put off fancy shelving because my assembled paints are such a wildly mixed bag of shapes, so I was amazed to see these Frontier guys cover every single one with some pretty clever ideas

[@VASM160689]

Just a head's up: for some reason, the links up top are not showing up. This is an issue I've seen in several channels the past week. Dunno if it is only for me, but happens both on pc and mobile.

[@VASM160689]

Lol and as I reload the page, the links come back. O.o how odd.... EDIT: And I ended up reloading a second time by accident, and the links don't appear again. Spooky.

[@52Miniatures]

@@VASM160689 strange indeed! Cloaking device…? Thank you for the heads up!

[@sovietbear1917]

The shoulder emblem looks like the old Atari logo, and I like it. I think your camouflage turned out pretty effective.

[@52Miniatures]

Atari, the Rising Sun of consoles.

[@ScytheNoire]

I love these little dioramas. I think they are so much more meaningful and fun for collecting. Space Marine visiting The Shire and the Idols of Torment are my two favorites so far. I had to go look up the marines from Aliens, because I couldn't believe that they wore forest camo in space, but yup, they did. How silly.

[@03dashk64]

I think the camo is for the planets they go to, not space itself

[@Megalordsalmon]

Pretty sure a space marine would just kill the embryo through the power of Barry Stew.

[@terminator572]

You could make many arguments for each side tbh. What if the embryo gets inside the Secondary Heart? What if the Marine can simply chew his way through the Facehugger? What if he can somehow survive the birthing process?

[@Megalordsalmon]

@@terminator572 honestly a space marine being a space marine I think they would survive. Somehow. You mean there’s a hole the size of a football in my chest? I’m fine.

[@johnbandow213]

​@@Megalordsalmon I agree, but imagine the xenomorph that would be spawned from them. Perhaps the xenomorph would view the Emperor as if they were an alien queen.

[@Megalordsalmon]

@@johnbandow213 Would be hilarious lol. The space marine loyalty was to strong.

[@52Miniatures]

And we haven't even started to talk about the acid properties of both lifeforms. Because SM spit acid right?

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

the paintjob reminds me of the old 1th edition rogue trader stuff, back in those days before any real lore the paintjobs were far more varied.

[@simonm8221]

Hi Alex, I personally enjoy the narrative flow retelling the thinking and problem solving behind the creative process of coming up with the design of the diorama. I belong to those who don’t paint, hence I don’t need a detailed guide on “how to do it”. But got excited following the thread of your reasoning. You went the extra mile with the final UV resin, and I am happy to hear that you use matte varnish “Just because” you like the effect! Appreciate showcasing of personality in all your creations. And btw Those umbilical look amazing in the closeups… dont be too harsh on yourself! Agree on the yellow accent though… so.. we live to implement these improvement another day! Thanks for the writing and editing, and take care!

[@billcurran7210]

I absolutely love these mini dioramas. Welcome back from your travels, this video was well worth the wait. A new 52 miniatures video always brightens my day.

[@52Miniatures]

Glad to hear it Bill

[@malazar]

Cool diorama. I'd love to see a part 2 with the aftermath - a marine, discarding his helmet, and not feeling so good, or whatever happens when the results of face hugger/space marine emerge. Maybe the marine is fine, maybe his friends don't want to take the chance. Perhaps the Apothecary has some thoughts on the matter. I like to think this story could go in a few directions, and perhaps building a follow-up would be fun, or perhaps it's better that this is an open-ended question: "What next?" Maybe that's what makes the diorama so cool - because it leaves you with questions your imagination is all to eager to answer. Great job!

[@ovan2190]

Love these diorama videos Alex, I love how you incorporate the space marine into each world your trying to represent so well be it scifi or fantasy. You also ask the most important questions: "Why where camouflage in space?" Scholars will be arguing this one for generations, as they should Can't wait to see your next video

[@Ashelyn_Gaming]

Beautiful work and storytelling as always, Alex. I actually really like the two spots of yellow on the diorama, I tend to find a single spot sometimes attracts the eye too much, this looks perfectly balanced to me. Also love how the dark green wash in the shadows really boosted the mood. I love your work!

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Ashelyn!

[@jarid5367]

If I have to make a guess about the "wearing of camouflage in space", it is possibly because the army didn't plan on fighting in a spaceship and/or space itself. They probably just want to land on a planet and fight it out there and just assume every planet is green looking. Kinda like the first Avatar movie I guess. And as always, what a great video ;)

[@bawdydog176]

They travel through space to deploy on planets. Hence, camo. Too pedantic? Cool diorama and I too look for the "old man" setting on all these fancy new lights... lol.

[@cabe_bedlam]

Another glorious day in the Emperor's Corp! Perfect to build the last of my Hormagaunts in prep for Leviathan!

[@erikbraun473]

"Sounds like a lot of work...and it was" lol well played sir

[@DollaJames]

These little dioramas are great, always love seeing you mash up 40k with other things

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you very much!

[@andrewcannon4757]

I just told my son, who knows a bit about Space Marine firearms, "Alex from 52 Miniatures just spent a minute in monologue explaining the possible ballistics of this diorama." He was appreciative, and also knew, the ballistics aren't the point. 😆

[@cal2814]

Another great Diorama Alex, you must still have a fair few beaky marines left for more. Maybe you could have one taking on a few bolt action mini's or similar.

[@52Miniatures]

There is indeed a box full! Pretty good value for money that box honestly. A lifetime of Space Marine dioramas.

[@hitscanner]

Alex, you nailed it again! I always enjoy your themes that seem to question the common narrative. HR Giger’s artwork is devilishly stunning - and I’m a big fan of the original Alien movie too. (You may enjoy watching at your leisure two other sci-fi films with interesting takes on the genre - “Ex Machina” and “Prospect”. Great work and concept in your diorama 👍

[@AleriaStarlight]

The diorama videos are always a highlight when you upload one Alex ^^ Always fun, informative and creative! Somehow though I imagine the Space Marine would find a facehugger / chestburster a mild inconvenience at best compared to some of the shit they have to put up with on a day to day basis.

[@52Miniatures]

Indeed, maybe that gives them a surprize... :) What the!?

[@AleriaStarlight]

@@52Miniatures Maybe, maybe, give the inquisition another reason to purge a planet and bestow on them the Emperor's Mercy :D Imagine a Xenomorph that came from a Space Marine though... scary thought indeed, if it somehow lived :'d

[@Xatxitor]

I imagine the space marine with the face huger being like "daffuck?!?" The first time I saw it, I laughed

[@dartmart9263]

Camo in space? No, silly, they work on Earth, on the ground. Mostly the SW US. They wear camo that matches their duty station. I’m sure that, once we get Space Force units out in space their colors will differ to fit either the color of ship/station corridors or the color of other planets and/or moons.

[@mhumienny]

I think regular blue marine or blood angel scheme would looks very good as well :) Well done anyway, this is very good mixture of the classic themes.

[@scottcrompton6931]

"The Marine curses mildly under his breath in surprise as the hugger attaches to his helm, before sighing in exasperation of his too base-human response to what, at this point, he should expect as a possibility during a standard cleanse-mission. He then chuckles as the gun registers the casual annihilation of the second hugger he saw emerging from its egg just as the first finally blocked his lense-sight. That done, he absent-mindedly cripples the first while clearing his view, before stamping it to paste under his boot. Momentarily ignoring his armor's warning of degrading layers, he mag-locks his boots to the deck as he punches a burst of shots through the hull-side wall of the room - the decompression pulls most of the other emerging huggers into the void. He waits until all the atmosphere is vented, punches a shot through the body of the last remaining xenos, then exits through the breach. He stands upon the hull and rolls his shoulders, off-handedly monitoring the armor's self-repair progress until satisfied of the suits integrity. He sets off at a light jog to the nearest registered air-lock, wishing he could smoke the cigar he had retained for the post-op debrief. "Another beautiful day in the corps", he thinks to himself, as he blink-clicks his status to the Lieutenant." Lovely diorama, Aleks - I very much enjoy the amalgamation of the differing Marine concepts in this one. The Dark Horse Comics expansions of the Aliens franchise are some of my most-treasured items from my comic-collection days. The issues graced by the art of Denis Beauvais are the absolute best, IMO, but many talented artists and writers contributed to the series. Your content is very much appreciated, thank you for it.

[@52Miniatures]

Love the story! Thank you 🙏

[@Gokou3036]

Those paint racks look great

[@Carbide-1]

Awesome diorama! Excellent idea to integrate Space Marines with the OG Tyranids! As always I really enjoyed your humorous and pedagorical style.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you as always C!

[@kindasupersonic7114]

The real funny thing is, the Astartes would survive the chest burster.. , but, i can also see the Astartes ripping off the face hugger even after it attaches itself.

[@mrwigglez3661]

I can just imagine you sitting there cleaning the print off muttering "helvete's jävla ..." to yourself. Or maybe its just me that does that 😝. And the pant racks look grimdark AF

[@VASM160689]

Lovely narrative and lovely diorama!

[@52Miniatures]

Many thanks!

[@euansmith3699]

Game over, man, game over!

[@52Miniatures]

Hah!

[@dark_SDKR]

let me help you make up your mind... that camo is awesome!

[@thekylederek]

Pretty impressive on that print!

[@isisnmagic1812]

Again an awesome video with such an engrossing story, thank you for being you.

[@zramirez5471]

What a great excuse to watch Alien(s) ...for work purposes! I tried a camo pattern on some Shroud Runners - first I did a roughly Vietnam-era tiger stripe of airbrushed Vallejo Orc Skin and (black) Xpress paints over Zenithal, then I went crazy and used plastic 6" camo patterns to trace onto the bikes using masking tape and airbrushed; I did that once and for the other 2 copied the camo by hand. By hand worked just fine

[@philgee486]

Great vid, lots of Alex thinking through what he's doing, which is always the most important part Might be my favourite spacemarine Alex diorama, and that's saying something because hobbits have died to bring these to our screens (Not enough hobbits obviously) It does show that Alex gets more assured with each composition and this one is a stormer I need facehuggers for my basing delight

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Phil, it's turning into a fun little collection of dioramas too.

[@christopherbusch5691]

awesome take on an alien vs a soldier it got me thinking a lot so thank you great diaroma

[@52Miniatures]

God to hear it Christopher

[@52Miniatures]

Glad! Autocorrect got me

[@MisterTingles]

👽👌 The camo paint scheme works so nicely, with the flat color panels and the shoulder it all rounds out well.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks!

[@markfrommontana]

I hope you decided you like painting camouflage because you’re good at it! Ah, a Mini in brown and green-colors I can relate to! Must say I’m feeling sorry for what’s going to happen that Marines solar plexus in a few hours. I’m assuming that sneaky face hugger has the means to pierce the eye opening of the helmet or something equally dastardly. 😮

[@52Miniatures]

Brown and green are two very good colours. Is brown a colour by the way? Or just the absence of.. :)

[@NewSquallor]

Give him the peace of the Emperor. Shoot that little xenos off. :D Another excellent use of them marines.

[@canuckchuck8836]

Every video you keep out-doing yourself!

[@ParvizalthePainter]

Dominate the Paint!

[@StormcastMarine]

Excellent video, fantastic creative ideas.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Hannes

[@christopherboling3362]

Love your channel man...I think the little dioramas are awesome...!!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Chris!

[@joshualindsey1128]

The most logical reason the PRAISE THE HOLY BOLTER shell did not explode is because it looks like HIS AVENGING ANGEL is about 1.5 meters or less from the point of impact and thus within THE HOLY BLAST RADIUS. Weapons with a blast radius do not activate until outside the range of the shooter.

[@52Miniatures]

THE HOLY BLAST RADIUS... Makes sense

[@charlenetweaver2557]

17:15 why is the sky blue? Why do the bird sing? and why do space marine Marines wear camouflage?

[@robertsturm1669]

Great forward thinking, to see that not all have to play in the same framework. Individual stories are the best.

[@filips.6482]

The marine will get his helmet off, and have the facehugger over grill! :)

[@J50143]

Looking great

[@oldcornerSE]

I really love your storytelling and excellent artwork ❤

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you very much!

[@Jakethebaron]

I didnt even have to know what the video was about to know i would probably enjoy it. Alex has a new video a d its probably good

[@TheEr910]

From a military brat, the camouflage looks good.

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍 Thanks for sharing your journey

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Mark!

[@GirlPainting]

Cool, Atari™ have now their own Space Marine Chapter ^^

[@Matt-md5yt]

Oh yeah it does have the Atari design

[@52Miniatures]

Excellent!

[@WulvenKraft]

This turned out great Alex!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Man!

[@timjupp2334]

Another awesome video

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks again!

[@mopanda81]

woodland camo silly in space, but not so silly in a cabin in the woods

[@goforitpainting]

Cool as always.

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you G!

[@KelstenGamingUK]

Looks incredible

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you Kel

[@gabrielwalton4097]

I really enjoy your painting style, i don't know if i'd be able to replicate the technique to any degree, but it's still great to watch! 👍

[@Marcusstratus]

Been waiting for this crossover!

[@52Miniatures]

I'm glad I could bring it forth Marcus!

[@starhammer5247]

Those people complaining about the explosive rounds don't seem to understand that Bolters are notoriously shit at penetrating armour (as they were made for non-compliant humans/aliens) and aren't as powerful as they make them out to be (roughly the same power as a .600 Nitro) and that Bolters have multiple ammo types. Not all Bolt rounds explode so them completely piercing through something instead of exploding is lore accurate. In short, don't worry about what they say and if they complain just refer to the fact I brought up.

[@Matt-md5yt]

Awesome, another crossover, diorama from a good friend.

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks Matt!

[@Politov]

Little late, but love this set up. As other says, the Atari-esque should emblem is lovely. I'm of the opinion the space marine pulls it off the helmet, personally!

[@52Miniatures]

Thanks P!

[@jackrobson7172]

Love the video but it's a shame you didn't put a Space Marine in this one. Like the floating face-hugger thought

[@52Miniatures]

It would have been a cool Space Marine diorama

[@hordegaming4771]

Don't know exactly how bolts work but, almost all have a HE filler high explosive warhead behind a armour piercing cap so they would logically have a mad, minimum arming distance, otherwise it would immediately explode as it hits something potentially harming or killing the shooter. So the fact the bolt goes straight through the face hugger is probably more realistic than if it hit and immediately blew up.

[@52Miniatures]

Makes sense!

[@hordegaming4771]

@@52Miniatures Well they are essentially .75cal or 19.05mm Armour piercing self propelled rockets with an explosive compound in them, alot like grenade launchers where the grenade must rotate several times through the rifled tube to arm, then it'll detonate on impact. 40mm does that not sure about the Russian 25mm but it probably does the same thing to prevent the user from firing it and it arming immediately and blowing them up.

[@cerisekappes580]

Nice work on this crossover!!! 😊

[@52Miniatures]

I'm glad you like it

[@cerisekappes580]

@@52Miniatures absolutely 👍

[@MarcinEstkowski]

I don't like the space marine camouflage (but I don't really like space marines at all), but this is a fun diorama. Pleasure to watch, and listen to narration. Cheers.

[@52Miniatures]

I’m glad you liked the video 👍

[@williams7713]

A Chest bursting tyrinad would be cool

[@steampunk8036]

Awesome, my friend!! Thank you for the nod to the United States Marine Corps. By the way, CORPS is pronounced “core.” Corps is a branch of the military assigned to a particular kind of work. I trust your health is continuing to improve. I learn so much from your videos. Thank you! -Rick, USMC

[@klug5916]

Well, even if I don't validate all your choices (and be mindful, I love when someone takes choices, especially bold ones), it brings a very interesting and unique piece. Bringing the Japanese influence on the shoulder pad was an excellent choice, for example. On the other side, the camouflage and the space hugger are not contrasting enough. I love the idea of both, but the combination is less striking. Thank you deeply for sharing nevertheless!

If the camuflage is so good that noone can see the colonial marine and the marine does not engage in combat, is the marine really there?

[@52Miniatures]

And what sound does it make?

[@Antheraws]

The fantasy physics of your setting 40,000 years into the future. Breaching the hull to vacuum out this whole scene in the next seconds. 😂😂

[@52Miniatures]

It would probably make a funny sped up drain gurgle noise.

[@Ynffy]

Snyggt multicammo!

[@52Miniatures]

Tack!

[@morbode]

I love this

[@kingghidorah102]

Finally! The return of Making Money Painting Space Marine series! :D

[@jodezero]

Great work. I was expecting something a little different. Like a knife fight or something. But very cool results

[@micklangan7544]

Thank you for a great video, one of many good reasons for not taking off your helmet to get a better look at the Flora and Fauna in space.

[@52Miniatures]

Very true!

[@flindude2681]

very old warhammer marines tended to be space marines, more like regular humans in armor and old tyranids defiantly referenced alien designs allot more.

[@benjaminjack867]

I'm in the market for a portable paint station, I think I'll pick this one up

[@52Miniatures]

Lovely stuff, tell them I sent you :)

[@hansmustermann5371]

Really nice video and kitbash, but i dont like the pose. hes like yeah i dont care.😂

[@HerpinThaDerp]

camouflage... in.... SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

[@Starstrykerx]

Very cool Alex! Nice crossover. And yes, why wear camo in space....because it looks cool?? 🤔

[@52Miniatures]

Indeed! Thanks as always!

[@VentiChristopher]

Great video! Out of curiosity, what is the benefit of combining miliput and green stuff?

[@52Miniatures]

Personal preference... The green stuff is a little too elastic, milliput is a little too non elastic. Put more milliput in the mix and it is sandable too.

[@PR-Game]

I love your brain Sir👾

[@52Miniatures]

My brain thanks you

[@Truthteller024]

I wonder what a space marine alien might look like.

[@your_local_god]

What brown is that first base coat

[@ErgonomicChair]

Seeing how no space marines wears their f-n helmet,. they're doomed.

[@52Miniatures]

true!

[@ErgonomicChair]

Haha bugs me so much, former service so my entire Tau army naturally have helmets on every model! Helmets off for things like Kroot and Orcs are fun but yeah something bugs me about marines etc without their helmets. @@52Miniatures I miss my Kroot counts as Orcs army :/ Sold themo n Ebay years and years ago when I downsized my hobby stuff. Had 2000 points of Kroot counts as orcs, even played the old fan made kroot codex a few times.

[@Strat0Patrick]

I've noticed interesting visor-cap-like frame around monitor, what is the purpose of it?

[@Cunabula_Adrian]

It's a monitor hood/shield. It reduces glare and increases contrast. Good for photo editing.

[@Strat0Patrick]

@@Cunabula_Adrian Thanks mate!

[@52Miniatures]

Indeed! What Adrian said.

[@ragozzinehq]

So when you curse and swear whilst crafting, what language do you use?

[@52Miniatures]

Klingon

[@ragozzinehq]

@@52Miniatures now THATS a way to release some rage - cheers, Alex

[@your_local_god]

Like i need that brown

[@52Miniatures]

Its a brown airbrush primer by Ammo by Mig. “One Shot Primer” - Brown oxide

[@casperbrndstrup2496]

Promised a comment ;)

[@thatotherguy7596]

I'm happy to see that you're imagination is still as active as a five year old's. The diorama looks great. Thanks Alex 🙂 ❤ ✌️ 🦑 🔫

[@52Miniatures]

Thank you very much!

[@Chris-jl6vp]

Space marine will be fine. If humans can prise off a facehugger they don't have the physical power to punch through a ceramite helmet. I like the scheme and shoulder emblem for it though.

[@Wijkert]

Step by step guides are not necessary imo. Especially not for unique pieces like these.

[@garfieldwithissuez]

Its pronounced "Core"

[@52Miniatures]

what is?

[@janandersson9411]

Lämnar en kommentar

[@Ckapter]

I’m just here for the ego boosting.

[@ionminiatures]

“Darth Vader was right all along.” 😂😅