I took an old headless dollar store ninja and decided to turn him into the original Alien. The head, rib cage, shoulders, and right hand were made from apoxie sculpt. I made the tail from a twist tie covered with segments from the insides of a mechanical pencil and used a cofee stirrer for the blade at the end. The tubes on the alien's back are made from the outer casing of the mechanical pencil. The ribbing on the arms and legs were made with twist ties. The figure was painted with cheap black, brown and tan craft paint, then sealed with Tamiya smoke. (P.S. I'm sorry if the pics are blurry.)