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Aliens (1986): Miniatures technical supervisor Pat McClung working on the USS Sulaco model, designed by Syd Mead

Ok, let's make it a short thread to celebrate the 20 million users Bsky milestone. #TSSThread Syd Mead: "I originally designed a spherical ship. Cameron corrected me with the comment that the model had to go past the lens, without pulling focus." 2/8

Fun Fact: in the Alien RPG from Free League, they reused this original design as a Conestoga Class equivalent for the “enemy” faction, The UPP

Not specifically, but the three artists listed in the credits are Martin Grip, Gustaf Ekelund and Jarek Kubicki.