I added vents to the scoops (previously called protectors). The vents on the front scoop face forward, while the ones on the back scoop face backward. I'm probably done with actually designing the pod, so I went ahead and exported it to iClone, so I can begin texturing it. I could've textured it in Max, but exporting a textured model to iClone might have messed up the textures a bit, so it's better to just texture it in iClone.

 I decided to just get rid of the interior and darken the window, so details of the inside wouldn't really be visible from the outside. The interior was just causing too many problems and was taking too long to make. I'll probably make the window "transparent-able" when I have a scene that shows the inside from the outside and do a workaround, when needed.

I also added a couple of protectors to the hull to help protect the pod from collisions. I'll probably edit them so that they can double as scoops.

 

 I made the ceiling of the pod and extended it and the floor into the cockpit. I tried to extend the cockpit area of the ceiling downward to make the walls next to the window, but the way I did it didn't work out. I'll probably just add separate objects to make those walls.

I really want to get the interior done, so I can start adding the controls and seat(s). That'll probably happen soon-ish.

The new version of the pod is less ship-like and more pod-like. Initially, it probably won't have thrusters. I think I'll have those as something that will need to be fabricated as modules in a later episode.

I'm currently trying to decide how I want the interior walls, ceiling and floor to be. I'd like for them to not be part of the inner hull, so they could form a rectangular room, leaving space behind the walls and floor for unseen circuitry and mechanical parts, to give the pod a more-realistic design.

Things haven't really been progressing quickly, but everything will start to come together eventually.