Good job Yann, this model looks like it's highly usable! There's some very nice detailing in this one and overall it seems to be very true to the original design.

Some parts appear to be little too bulky in design in comparison to our other ships (especially the element behind the front blade lacks some of that ISS look), but we should be able to use some of our existing geometry and replace certain areas and add some modern-day space tech elements to fill gaps and make this fit nicely with the rest of the fleet.

Well done!

Good point! I was aware of this, but loved the weapon system too much to pass the opportunity to use it. I figured maybe the orbit-to-surface delivery system was adapted to accept rocket booster missiles for space-to-space use. Something like LOSAT missiles perhaps?

I really like the way you've designed the solar panel attachement system. The rings are an elegant and simple solution and support the fanlike opening pattern.

Overall we need higher amount of detail in the final model, but we might be able to combine elements from this design with other, more detailed models.

One more thing: for coming up with believable and interesting shapes and structures for main parts and detailing, look at reference images of space tech, especially the ISS. You can find really high res NASA images in google. Study the references and make full use of them in solving problems. With most parts of this ship for example you can find something fitting from reference photos that can be applied as such.

Hi, looks great so far! Some comments and thoughts:

Rear part:

Could you make the main structural elements at the rear part of the ship really lightweight? They seem to have some bulkier elements inside them, which is good I think, but the surface structure on the sides could be way lighter to reveal more of the stuff inside. The bottom and topside of these structures could be more covered (as they seem to be in the model at the moment) but the sides could give an open view inside the structure. The bottom and top surfaces should be very broken and have a lot variation though.

For reference you could have a look at the Internation Space Station: see how layered the truss elements are, and how broken and varied their surface is. Some areas are covered with really thin protective cloth, while in some parts you can see all the structures and instruments and equipment inside. some kind of repeating girder style structures should be kept at the sides for full lenght of the structure to keep it visually together (some small areas can be covered with cloth or equipment or similar though for additional variation).

The thrusters could also have some light structural elements placed on their surface, and the guts of the thruster units could be more revealed and their shape more varied with smaller components.

The structures holding the fanlike solar arrays could also be lighter weight, see ISS for reference. I'm also wondering could we fit one more solar array on both sides, totaling 5 per side.

Front part:

The panels on top surface have very nice division and arrangement to them, this should be kept. Really fine detail could be added here and there to corner points where panels interesect. Also, some kind of detail to one side of each panel (or every other panel..) could be added to give this uniform surface some additional structure, detail and interest that really sells it on screen.

The bellyside could have more modern day space technology feeling to it. The stuff you have there now could be thought of as main structural elements, which could be broken into more lightweight structures to reduce their bulk. Then, an irregular arrangement of bulkier space tech (think of satellites or ISS) could be placed here to contrast the lightweight structural elements. It could be thought of as the payload of the craft, protected by the top side thermal shield. In the middle of the payload a place for the weapon system is neede. Somewhere on the bellyside between other space tech should be a distinct optics / targeting / sensor/ guidance unit, maybe closer to the nose of the ship.

Midpart, just behind the "blade" could also be broken into more ISS truss style masses with some kind of structural system implied, some areas covered with cloth, some interior equipment and empty cargo holds visible, and so on.

Somebody somehwere asked about the size of the ship. This ship should be about 200 meters from end to end. This should help in judging proportions of elements and details.

All in all, good job with starting off the modeling! As you continue, try to reduce the bulkiness of the parts and break / subdivide them down into slimmer and lighter elements to make the ship more airy and closer to real life space tech in appearance. I think your model proves that the ship looks interesting from all angles and we should really, really make this one work on the screen! The shape works especially well in the bottom view, which could be used for a hero shot (kinetic missiles raining down on evil nazis) if the model stands up to it!