I've decided to completely flesh out the shuttle design I created for B.J.'s January challenge. What's here is the same render set-up as the one I submitted, mostly, but I've been detailing the design to make it more realistic. Once it's done, I'll Poser-ize it, and most likely sell it, if only because of the work involved. Stimulate the economy, dontcha know? 
The first thing I did was rebuild the forward windows; originally, they were basically just polys that I inset and changed the material on. I eliminated that, rounded all the corners, and created actual frameworks for the windows, complete with mouldings, outer and inner surfaces, and I figured that they should be flush with the bodywork.
I also completely rebuilt the door, creating a complete doorframe with inner flanging and modeling inside the doorjamb so that it looks like it might actually be functional. I also created an extending set of steps so one can get in and out without having to leap tall buildings.
The wings were rebuilt from scratch, and I plan to also do this with the fins and nacelle pylons, but haven't gotten there, yet.
Overall, I scaled the shuttle up about 5%, but it's still small enough that one has to stoop a bit to get through the doorway, especially given that I hinged the door at the top. Inside, however, is plenty of room to stand up.
Speaking of inside, I've built the beginning of a flight deck, and I'm considering what to do with the rest of the space. I think I'll stick with seating for 7, maybe 8, but instead of sitting on both sides of a central aisle, I'm thinking about using seats more like airliners have, with two or three rows of two seats, only along the starboard side; on the port side will be equipment storage lockers. I'm also going on the assumption that a shuttle of this size (somewhat larger than the original Galileo) will function as both transportation and living quarters/lab space; as such, it'll have 'facilities,' workspace, and possibly fold-up sleeping arrangements. Something like an RV for Starfleet. There will be engineering space below the floor, and overhead compartments, also like an airliner (after all, it's supposed to be built by the future equivalent of Airbus, right?).
The first thing I did was rebuild the forward windows; originally, they were basically just polys that I inset and changed the material on. I eliminated that, rounded all the corners, and created actual frameworks for the windows, complete with mouldings, outer and inner surfaces, and I figured that they should be flush with the bodywork.
I also completely rebuilt the door, creating a complete doorframe with inner flanging and modeling inside the doorjamb so that it looks like it might actually be functional. I also created an extending set of steps so one can get in and out without having to leap tall buildings
.The wings were rebuilt from scratch, and I plan to also do this with the fins and nacelle pylons, but haven't gotten there, yet.
Overall, I scaled the shuttle up about 5%, but it's still small enough that one has to stoop a bit to get through the doorway, especially given that I hinged the door at the top. Inside, however, is plenty of room to stand up.
Speaking of inside, I've built the beginning of a flight deck, and I'm considering what to do with the rest of the space. I think I'll stick with seating for 7, maybe 8, but instead of sitting on both sides of a central aisle, I'm thinking about using seats more like airliners have, with two or three rows of two seats, only along the starboard side; on the port side will be equipment storage lockers. I'm also going on the assumption that a shuttle of this size (somewhat larger than the original Galileo) will function as both transportation and living quarters/lab space; as such, it'll have 'facilities,' workspace, and possibly fold-up sleeping arrangements. Something like an RV for Starfleet
. There will be engineering space below the floor, and overhead compartments, also like an airliner (after all, it's supposed to be built by the future equivalent of Airbus, right?).
