This is a whole 12 part series on the making of the 1986 James Cameron film Aliens 2 detailing the ship and technology design, the use of practical special effects and even creature design!
Here is part 2 about the concept art of the ships and the colony and weapons and vehicles etc
(Concept art by Syd Mead who designed most all of the ships colony and vehciles and corridors and airlocks of Aliens 2!
In terms of industrial design and optimism for our inevitable future in space, the late 1980s were really badass and bitchin when it comes to scifi design like this!
This one really gives me nostalgic good memories of watching old 80s scifi and the comfort of seeing how cool the future seemed to be from the viewpoint of people living in the 1980s!
Remember, all of these pictures are from the same guy, Syd Mear and are all from 1986 all made for Aliens 2! And yet this one looks just like the Prometheus ship from the movie Prometheus!
Here is the part 10 on the power of practical special effects
And here is the part on Creature Design!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uD-monO8U
I hope you enjoyed my little presentation! I just cant stop thinking about the Aliens world and am so excited for alien covenant! They say its gonna be the scariest yet and like a combination of Alien, Aliens2 and Prometheus!