Designing the Ebon Hawk from scratch (or die trying)

Blender is an excellent program. If I didn't have so many years vested in Rhino, and so few left in life, I might learn it. I just picked up Rhino 8 as my Godson got it for the educational price. He wants me to teach him. $195, if you have a student buy it, and it's the same as the full version, it is the full version, just made affordable for students. We're all students of some soft.

Your model is coming out great! ;)
All you need for the educational license is a kid who is a student? Let's say, when one of my children goes to university (or school?) I show rhino vendor that proof and can get it?
Does it also work for german students?
 
That ship always looked"off" to me... Loved it though.
Yes, they really created an iconic shape. Clearly took inspiration from the millennium falcon, the half saucer aft and the asymmetrical design. But for me, when I played it as a kid, it was always that noticeable cockpit section, with that impressive "forehead". Like the head of a sperm whale with all that navigational and communications instruments in it.
 
Redesigned the narrow joint section between aft saucer and front modules.
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Now more true to the original.
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UPDATE:
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The port module fits and now has the proper z-axis offset. It is a little bit lower than the middle of the aft saucer:
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