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United Kingdom Colonial Marines

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DragonCon – Atlanta, US – August 2008

By Paul Maitland • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Events, News

The UKCM went for a jaunt abroad and took at little bit of British sophistication to the Southern USA.
No, not really. It was a 5 day long costumed party! A great time was had by all and it looks like we will be making it an annual pilgrimage!
Full report and pics to follow!



Terry English USCM Armour

By Paul Maitland • Dec 7th, 2007 • Category: News, Reviews

When it comes to armour making for film and television, you really cannot get any better than Terry English.
Looking through his site, you can see that he has quite the resume.
So if your looking for the ultimate in colonial marine armour, the best you can do is go to the original maker.
The advantages of a [...]



SpatCave USCM Armour

By Paul Maitland • Dec 7th, 2007 • Category: News, Reviews

Now, for those of you who like me, simply cannot afford a set of Terry English armour, there is hope.
Spatcave.com  produces sets of vacformed High Impact Poly Styrene (or HIPS) plastic armour. The armour is roughly £300, which is ten times less than the Terry English armour. Because of this and its good build quality, Spat armour [...]



National Space Centre SciFi Weekend – November 2007

By Paul Maitland • Dec 7th, 2007 • Category: Events, News

This was probably the must attend event of the year. A lot of preparation and planning went into this show. Attended by virtually all the members of the UKCM along with the UK Garrison.
We had the privilege of the presence of Ian Whyte, who played the Predator in AVP 1 & 2, Terry English, armourer [...]



National Space Centre SciFi Weekend – June 2006

By Paul Maitland • Dec 7th, 2007 • Category: Events, News

The first and the biggest event attended by the newly formed UKCM. The UKCM joined forces with the UK Garrison to present for the first time the Aliens experience. An interactive live-action walk through of a working Weyland Yutani Research facility.
Both groups worked hard for many months preplanning the event and constructing the numerous [...]