Quick note: this model is not for actual in-game usage during gameplay, so the view she's showing is probably the most common way you'll see it. This is a "prestige model," as I'm calling them, which are extra-detailed models that are specifically for cutscenes and boxart and whatever else. You'll see this sort of thing moving around live in the engine, sure, but mostly on something like the main menu. Not big fleets of these.
Now, granted, you'll see a different lower-poly version of this general idea in the game itself. But the actual in-game ship art will have a completely different style from the way we texture this one, most likely. (We'll see on that.)
Think of this one as being more like animated boxart or 3D concept art. Or a steam trading card in motion, etc, etc.
