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Here comes the first part of a new series of articles published on my Patreon: The design and making of ALL the spaceships in the Alien saga, starting with those from the very first movie: the Nostromo, the Narcissus, and the Derelict. This first article is open to everyone. Enjoy!

patreon.comAll the spaceships in the Alien universe #1: Alien (1979) | The SpaceshipperFollowing the modest success of the article on the spaceships in For All Mankind, I spent the week combing through every book in my sci-fi l

1/10/26, 12:39 am44 reposts180 likes

Gavin McCarthy

@artbygavin.bsky.social

Really great breakdown of not just the designs, but the thought process behind why some worked and some didn't (like how Cobb's work was perfectly suited for the human crafts but maybe not otherworldly enough for the derlict)

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