And here's how i got to the new wing design.
i should have just planned it out and left it on the original model, but i went ahead and designed the Scout ship at well. i'm going to texture this up...

Hey, It's been a while since my last post.
I feel i have gotten side tracked with a few things. Mainly getting the shape of the wings right.

I have started to texture the Hull now, but it's far...

Hey Chirone, you do have a much cleaner looking design and model now. Hopefully your Maya is happier now and allowing you to continue.

Hey Sokol, great models. I really like to detail you managed to get on the surface of the ships. Can't wait to see it textured!

I see what you mean Chirone now you point it out. I was trying to keep the same feel of an industrial, mechanical look over the whole model, but the wings do look a little fragile.
I have been back...

I've finished the modelling stage now.
still thinking about adding some more mech to the top of the hull, but that can wait for now.
so before i got stuck in to the texturing, i thought I'd have...

hey tweety, looking good. I agree with gster123 about the bumb mapping on the panels. As you are starting out with these textures i'm sure you know where you want to go with this, and have some idea...

Thanks for the comments.
Yes i have set myself deadlines to make sure i get everything finished on time. I'm also on holiday for a week and don't get back until the 29th May, so i need to make sure...

I’ve made a start on the cockpit area. I know some of these details can be done with textures, but I want to model in the switches and dials. I also think I’ll look a lot better when I render it out....

Hey, I thought I’d post up a few images to show how it’s all coming along.
I’ve set myself to finish modelling the High-Res details by the end of this weekend, so I can start to focus on Laying out...