David,
Got up this morning and decided to do a quick 'throw together' to see if the ship works at all in situ.
Nothing at all has changed on the ship. I merely rendered at a higher resolution with a few tweaks on the background lighting and then placed the result over one of NASA's sky images.
This should look better once I actual get around to the building the rest of the scene, adding in proper lighting, texture(s), some special effects and what have you.
In the meantime, it's back to the usual drudgery of household chores for me.
Enjoy your morning coffee!
- Ignatz