Hmm, quite a good model.
Instead of using it as some sort of transport or cruiser model, how about this model as a replacement for the current Hathor gunboat? Would even fit the line.
But for this, I suggest you place the bridge more to the front, at that sort of round platform perhaps. Then you have to rescale it of course.
*EDIT*
Just altered your first pic to show what I actually mean with moving the bridge:
Idk what faction would use it tho, Order already has a cruiser, so does the Sairs, Maybe an Order BC if it was made bigger, maybe even a Replacement for the Hathor model (as said above), or a secondary light gunboat if it was made smaller, like the Core has the Orca and Bnose, idk, But it doesnt really matter what I think anyways!
(Although if it were to become a light gunboat,I would definately pilot it, since I love light gunboats!)