Alien: Nostromo

Leading from
Alien: Making the Movie   

Nostromo's refinery with spires that didn't appear in the film

The Vessel

Ron Cobb's design philosophy


Exterior 

See: Creating The Nostromo
 

See:  References Micronauts Thorium Orbiter? 
 

See: Side cockpit window loosely inspired by Moebius?

 

See: Owl configuration incorporated into the design

 

See:  Chris Foss inspiration Development of Nostromo's exterior
 

See:  Echoes of Tubular Bells album cover ?

 

 

See:  The Refinery i) See: Early Sketch for the Refineryii) See: Building the Refinery iii) See: Moebius inspiration for refinery platform   iv) See: Possible Robert McCall inspiration for refinery platform

See: The kits that Martin named

See: The Narcissus and garage

See:  One shuttle or two? 

 

See: Flying Bedstead

Interior

 

See: Cardboard model of the interior
 

See: Two Robots Chatting

 

See:  Hypersleep chamber
 

See: Nostromo commissary

See: KF 20 Coffee makers
 

See: Krups Coffina 223 coffee grinder   

 

See:  H R Giger's Passages i-ix influencing design of Nostromo Corridors 

 

See: The infirmary seen through the window references 
Ralph McQuarrie Death Star Corridor painting?

 

See:  The Garage leading to the Claw room

 a) See: The Garage - Temple Environment

b) See: Garage plans hand drawn in penci

  c) See: The Claw Room - Temple Environment

d) See: Brett's death scene references "The Adventures of Tintin and The Cigars of the Pharaoh" by Hergé

 e) See: The garage and the tomb of the sky god from Jack Kirby's The Eternals 

The Engine Roomi) See New Engine Room Miniature  ii) See: Windows Into The Engine Room iii) See: Simon Deering's Auto Destruct Paneliv) See: References to Blavatsky's secret doctrine

See: Obvious Kit Sprue