Jinx has created some GMS ship replacements. Not exactly mining ships, but they'll do for now. If Luis manages to get back to me I am still interested in those models, but so far he hasn't.
As for the reason for the import replacements - it's not just the look of the model. It's the potential copyright mess the mod can get into for using them. That's why the models need to be cleaned up. Themed like is fine - but a straight copy is not what we want. And the Mafic... Matter of taste I suppose. I've always hated the way it looks as a fighter. It was designed as a frigate in Cataclysm.
[Edit] And Dusty: Your idea will work for some ships, but for others, like the Dacite... the model simply doesn't have the complexity required to make anything out of it. Goes for most HW ships, they're VERY low detail as far as geometric complexity.
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