Do you remember that subscription based, 1.2m tall do-it-yourself part builder ALIEN kit that became available earlier this year by Hachette? Installment number 17 has been released and is now available in France. Good friend and fellow ALIEN enthusiast, Baptiste Coudert, has a detailed video of the current state of the assembly of the head. Most of which is now taking on the dramatic and familiar shape we expect to see.

Along with the unsubtle phallic shaped head, work on the limbs has also started as these parts are now being distributed. So far, this looks like a terrific and fun – and probably expensive – way to build your own 1:2 scale hostile space monster. At this point, the head alone is an impressive almost complete body part. I wonder when that dome across the top will become available? Thank you, Baptiste, for sharing your dedicated progress with us all on this unusual and unique product from France.

-Windebieste.