In the time since my last post, I have added more detail and am in the process of adding even more.
Here's some close-ups:
Bow:
![Image](http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5701/warlordclassstarcruiser.th.png)
In this shot you can see the primary bow shield generator, mounted in a recessed area of the hull. I'm going to try my best to fill it with random-enough (but not too random) structures to make the area look more detailed. The area is symmetrical on the x-axis.
Bridge:
![Image](http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/5701/warlordclassstarcruiser.th.png)
The two dome structures are communications and sensor suites, comm being on the left and sensors on the right.
Ion Beam Weapon:
![Image](http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5701/warlordclassstarcruiser.th.png)
This is a close-up of one of the four main ion beams on the ship, the details on the barrel are the armor shells of the last few electromagnetic accelerator rings.
Large weapons:
![Image](http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5745/warlordclassstarcruiserk.th.png)
These three are smaller than the ion beams, but work with them during combat, the center one is a laser, hence the lens, and the other two are large plasma cannons. There are four emplacements of these on the ship, above (or in the case of the bottom half, bellow) the ion beam emplacements.
Main turret:
![Image](http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8697/warlordclassstarcruiserf.th.png)
Made the barrel more detailed, and added four heat radiators.
Medium turret:
![Image](http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5701/warlordclassstarcruiser.th.png)
Split the barrel in similar ways to the main turret's barrel, added a taper along the area where the barrel gets thinner.
Small turret
![Image](http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5701/warlordclassstarcruiser.th.png)
Made the barrel tapper into the base, also added splitting. All turrets are plasma weapons btw.
Stern:
![Image](http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5701/warlordclassstarcruiser.th.png)
These are some escape pod bays I'm working on, I'm also planning to add maneuvering thrusters to the exterior of the main engines and the decks near them.
Also, Grahf, I've thought about your suggestion of indenting the sides in, and I think I could make it work on the empty space where there are no turrets on the hull ridge.