Well theres even less room in the struts given the warp poo that runs in em. Guess I coulda swept them upwards like the bottoms then modeled them on that way, given the shuttles and runabouts had such small mechanicals for the impulse. Lets just say this bugger is fast in sublight.
Either way since Im replying here is a quick render of the hatchway for inter ship movement. Itll basicly dump you into the control room. Things will be tight, but I doubt Ill go much further than the exterior.
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[edit] the yacht is a mix between the bean thing from the D and the sleek door wedge of the SOV. Not to mention Im working with a prexisting shape. I designed and modeled the sensor array before I turned it into a small dockable ship.