Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual

Who doesn't love marines. I had this book when I was a kid. Its so nostalgic to have it as an adult. Absolutely nerding out.

This was just the book I was looking for. I wanted to scratch build some colonial marine tanks and vehicles.

Invaluable (fake) technical information for fans and fan-fiction writers in the Alien franchise (Weyland-Yutani era). Sound technological approaches with the small arms, explosives, and support weapons (like USMC tanks, which were never featured in any movie thus far) are presented, along with unique views, like firing the M56B Smartgun while lying parallel to the ground. Space combat is covered with a horrifically brusque and no nonsense approach - if you are expecting something like "Star Wars" or even some of the earlier (pre-JJ Abrams) "Star Trek" movies, then you can kindly GTFO. This technical manual grounds itself into as much reality as we know it back then, and much of it still holds true today.Sprinkled throughout the technical sections and tables of organization (we learn the Colonial Marines have three operational divisions, for example) are snippets of Colonial Marine radio chatter and a corporate espionage team trying to find out what was the nature of the "thing" found on the planet in Aliens (the second movie). With this technical manual and the excellent Dark Horse crossover, Alien Vs Predator (with Mariko Noguchi and the plight of Prosperity Wells), most people should have a solid grasp of the Weyland-Yutani governed corporate universe. While much of it is pleasant enough, not everything is benevolent.

Just like Star Trek and Star wars fans of a technical manuals for decades. It's nice to see this one that came out in the '90s plucked for from cradled obscurity and up and out front just in time for alien Romulus this summer

This could have been really good tech Manuel, as is it's so so. Big Aliens Fan, think the second movie is The best. That said, one of the Major flaws is the hand drawn art. With TONS of amazing Alien(s) art work available the art they used was actually fair ly mediocre.In the Manuel they go over the Smart Rifle and Servo Harness fairly well, but do not go over the munitions used.Ship (Sulaco, Dropship) specs are fairly good, but this munual could have been so much better.Second read through: Upped the review on second read through, although quality is just ok, was still a very entertaining read through.

A classic among science fiction of the late 20th century.

I don't know how I missed getting this book back in the 90's but this book given to me from my wife as a Valentines gift, pretty cool! Now this book should go with the fans of the original Alien movie and Aliens movie. This book delves into what the Colonial Marines are, their mission (or what political entities tell them their mission) and what equipment is at their disposal. Also there are excerpts from Marines that openly talk about equipment or what missions they have been on. Kinda funny but a lot of the excerpts sounded like how actual military members talk while doing their stint in the military. Great book and at this price, it will look nice in a media room/HT room or on a coffee table for that Alien fan!

Its a great book to have in your ALINES stuff! Gives you all the nuts-and-bolts details about Colonial Marine weaponry, vehicles and uniforms. I myself am not a big fan of weapons and minute details, but for this I can make an exception! The book has very little to no reference to Alien 3, which I appreciate tremedously since I hate the third movie so very much. An attempt is made to understand what happend to the marines on LV-426 and with the alien attacks, which is interesting. There is some interesting things about the Sulaco I found fascinating, like the ship having been in a docking accident pror to the last mission. If you like James Cameron's movie and the marines, you will love this, too!