With all these "Space Opera" contest WIPs and spaceship models being displayed in the Forum, I guess it was inevitable that I would catch the fever too! I built this model in the "W" app, and I textured and rendered it in Bryce. I think I will UV map a version too, so I can more easily add faded insignia and markings. The ships design concept is to be a warship disguised as a rusty freighter. What looks like a slow old rustbucket is actually a heavy cruiser armed to the teeth with beam weapons and torpedoes. The ship is designed to patrol and capture or destroy pirates and raiders that prey on system shipping. The model is already around 30,000 polys, let alone the textures, so I may be limited as to how many nurnies and greeblys I can add for additional detail. I also intend to use the ship in an animation, so the simpler I keep it, the faster it will render the video, or frame seq. Any C&Cs are appreciated.