HopeTech vibe build
So u/Anarchy_Nova suggested I try build something wholly my own for my next build.
I started off wanting to make a HopeTech tanker, but being a very jack-of-all-trades type character who loves crafting, trading and ship capturing, I decided to make a design that looks modular.
I don't have a name for this baby yet (based off an Econohaul), but my idea was the central "spine" of the ship (i.e. cockpit to engines) was the base of the ship, and shooting off to the sides were the "modules".
The spine of the ship has living quarters, a large mess haul and all the parts the ship needs as essential. As for the modular "wings", looking at it from the front the green module is militaristic (i.e. battle stations), underneath is the blue/black bounty hunter pod with the brig, and on the right side we've got the cargo area (yellow) and the research area (blue). The spinal habs running laterally between the modules means that all "modules" are easy to access, no matter where you are in the ship.
I went with missiles and suppressors as main weapons, and laser turrets to fend off other ship-s while busy trying to disable the main target.
So yeah, tried to give it a slightly off-white, but colourful paint job, kinda looks like a bulky bi-plane, and I'm rather happy with it so far. But we'll see how it fares against pirates and spacers :D