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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

Do you know who's the artist?

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