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[Thread] A ship design story: The Y Que (The Expanse) #TSSthread The Y Que kicks off the second storyline of season 3 (2018) in spectacular fashion, featuring a racing ship that could be the first through the Ring... "So what?" Well, that's pretty much what the ship's name means. (1/14)

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The Y Que was created at North Front Studios, a company founded by Ryan Dening and Tim Warnock, and which has designed The Expanse ships from the outset. Including the Roci. Concept artist Lee Fitzgerald: "The Y Que is great..." (2/14)

"Ryan [Dening]'s a deft hand at distilling a design down to its essence and having it read visually in an instant. Which, in the case of the Y Que, was β€œmaneuverability”, since it was a long range racer that wins by making precise micro-adjustments over huge distances." After Ryan... (3/14)

...Lee took over. "Having all the maneuvering thrusters be outboard and so prominent in the silhouette was the perfect way to illustrate that and when Ryan asked me to develop it in 3D, I knew I should try to be as faithful as possible since he had nailed the design from the get-go..." (4/14)

"If I remember right, his sketch was only a side view, but it was pretty informative. I think the biggest decision I made was that the ship body would be thinner in one side profile and wider in the other, to make it feel more lean and look even more dynamic as it spins through..." (5/14)