I'm having a lot of fun with this scoutship model.
These ships were modelled in 3ds max 2011, textured with Zbrush, Roadkill, Darktree, and Photoshop, and lit and rendered with Maya 2011 and mental ray. Background nebulae, planets, and stars were painted in Photoshop CS 5.1.
Image copyright © 2011 Vikram K. Mulligan. Neither these models nor this image is in the public domain. Neither may be used for any purpose without the permission of the copyright holder.