Sorry about the late reply...apparently the 'subscribtion' to this thread didn't go well...
Hmmm...its little hard to explain. Overall I did just slap two images together.
I used Adobe Photoshop. I took in the game screenshot and 'cut' out the cruiser by using 'magic want tool'. Actually I deleted everything AROUND the cruiser. I think selected it, again by using 'magic wand' and then copy it into the other image.
The lines on the ship are jagged. The reason is twofold...the cruiser does not have a straight line. And I'm not too good with using the mouse in photoshop!
About the light...thats a tough one...I actually believe that eventhough the cruiser appears to be 'under' the sun...its the sides facing away from the viewer thats in the sun. The rest is in shadow. I guess the 'bleeding' red light should be compared to how the moon looks in an eclipse?
I do think that, if you are in a totally dark room, with no ambient, just one spotlight, aimed at you. Then you place an object right between you and the spot light. I would think that the only thing youd see is a pitch black profile of the object you're looking at. Maybe with some glare effect thats diffusing the borders of the profile. But I have NO clue how to achieve that.
Jacob