Progress report on the Shamrayev. It's holding on by its fingernails. The muscle memory is so strong and so hard to resist. I build something and automatically have the urge to noodle out nurnies and greebling. It always adds up to fine details that don't stay coherent and nearly always clutter ineffectively.
Be cautious. Be consistent. Waiting until the final step to decide where to add the tiny details. Mostly. There are a few elements where I stepped too far, but not too far. The hanger doors are verging in small details, but I have forgiven myself. The Comms module at the front briefly went into small detail, until I deleted it and started again.
I decided that the mission capsules are too sticky-outy and relegated them to a more enclosed space that is flush with the command section.
The Comms module looked interesting, but every time I added something to it, it ended up messy. I elected to go simpler.
Three hanger doors built. The hanger is hollow and will be dressed out with two shuttles and a chargo handler drone.
Next: Run down the whole ship and ensure that I'm happy with all the big shapes. There needs to be some breakup, here and there. A big radar dish assembly somewhere near the comms module. I may add some cargo canisters in the spaces between the mission pods, hanging on racks. Stuff like that.
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