'Dark Star' crew
The alien
A malevolent presence that runs amok in the service areas of the ship once it escapes captivity, critically damaging important systems or “a damn mindless vegetable that looks like a limp balloon”? You decide.
Definitely a favourite with a young me, the alien’s interactions with Pinback provide a lot of the more easily accessible comedy in the film. Let’s be fair: it’s subpar slapstick, but it can still make me laugh to this day.
The alien has escaped. 
A terrifying attackI was contemplating making a green stuff ball for the body of the alien, but I suddenly noticed a ball bearing that I had on my painting tray. I have no idea where it came from, nor why I kept it, but it’s happily more or less the correct scale for the alien. I added a couple of spider legs from the Wargames Atlantic classic fantasy kit, and although they don’t match the clawed, webbed feet of the alien in the film, I think it’s a suitable replacement.
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