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Pvt. Frost's (Ricco Ross) photo-matched U.S. Colonial Marines armor costume from James Cameron's sci-fi horror sequel Aliens. Frost and his fellow Colonial Marines helped Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) investigate the desolate moon LV-426.

The USCM armored costumes were designed by Emma Porteous, with the armor elements hand-crafted from aluminum by master armorer Terry English. Multiple sets of armor were made for each character in the film with this particular body armor used for the shot where Frost caught fire during the battle with xenomorphs and fell over the railing. The shot was achieved with a practical burn effect on a mannequin dressed in the costume. The body armor and leg armor photo-match to a behind-the-scenes photo of the costume-dressed mannequin. The mannequin is also holding a large cigar as a gag reference to the burn.

The central element of the ensemble is Frost's body armor, which consists of chest, back, and shoulder plate armor assemblies that were hand-formed in aluminum and hand-painted with a custom camouflage pattern. It is stenciled "FROST" on the upper chest and marked "FROST RICCO ROSS" in the interior, and also hand-numbered "3." It features padding on the shoulder bells and lower back section in a green waffle-pattern foam that is unique to film-used Aliens armor. The back of the shoulder straps are still coated in a material that was designed to burn for the burn effect, and the interior foam padding and plastic side-strap buckles are melted from the flames.

The other Frost armor components included are a pair of camouflage-patterned aluminum shin guards and a pair of matching knee pads. These are also photo-matched to the same image and feature the same material applied for the burn effect. The final component of original armor is the gray leather abdominal padding with aluminum accents marked "DIETRICH" and "SCOTT" (for the performer) with a replica waist strap.

Several elements have been added to the original armor to complete it for display, including a camouflage-patterned cotton replica shirt and matching replica pants; replica webbing on the body armor, and a pair of replica boots. Also included is a color photograph of Frost inscribed "She had my back and front" and autographed by Ross. The armor exhibits signs of wear, including scratches and paint chipping, along with some indentations, missing plastic clips, and burned elements from the practical fire effect.

Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000

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