Sorry I didn't realize you were talking about the flight pod pylons.
It's funny that you brought that up, though, cause that's actually going to be one of the next things I'm going to work on. Those pylons were only temporary. The basic layout will stay the same, but I'm going to go with a more angular approach, based on the new Galactica's pylons. I think I mentioned it in the old thread, and I keep forgetting the things I should repeat in this new thread. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
As for the turbolifts, I was constantly worrying about the issue of "walking distance" when I started putting the turbolift shafts in place. I'll probably add some more, but I was also thinking that with a ship this size, maybe Starfleet would install a short-range local transporter system for easy access to different areas of the ship.
To be honest, the cargo bays at the back of the ship were mainly for looks. I wanted more back there, and I liked the way the doors came out, so I decided to stick with it. Going with the idea of this ship being a traveling spaceport/battleship, it seemed like a good idea. Aside form the shuttle bay, there would be no traffic to worry about.
The reason for the turret hatches is that it crossed my mind that Gene Roddenberry might have a heart attack if he ever saw this thing with all of the guns on it, so I decided to placate my conscience and hide the damn things. By the way, those will be added to the MSD.
Here's another update on the Raptor. The wing is finished, and I added a drop shadow to the nacelle, being cast by the tail fin. I'm still not 100% sure about the tail, but its growing on me. What do you guys think?
EDIT: About the two warp cores, I completely understand how that might seem excessive. To my knowledge, I have never heard of a Starship having more than one. But I have never been much of a fan of three or four-nacelle configurations (although the Prometheus is one of my favorite ships, and I've seen some pretty awesome four-nacelle designs here). That's why I decided to stick with two nacelles and say each was like two-in-one. Since I decided on that, I figured I'd put in two warp cores. U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have more than one nuclear reactor, so I figure, what the hell.