I've reached a point now where I am happy with the form and proportions in 3D and I am going to begin painting over it. Here is a very quick and dirty paintover just to establish color schemes and toy with details. There are a few details I like already which I will carry through, but there is a lot left to do.

As you can see I have decided to go back to an internal cockpit. Again I am not entirely certain if these will be possible in StarCitizen, but in the interest of making the design look cool and maintaining a sleeker silhouette I have removed the canopy for now.