I really like it. It's got a nice design - finally an understated non-joke ship for Kusari! It also isn't seventeen centimetres long, so that puts it way above the other kusari 'cruiser'.
that is where i got the inspiration for the model yes, but the design is still largely different. but reading your post it sounds more like your trying to promote vaporlynx's ships so that they get added into the mod desperately, seeing that its been done in quite a few places...
that being said, im not fussed which one gets in, ill still complete my model so that it doesnt have any problems when i submit it.
Naturally yes I would would promote a friends work first, but I agree that you should complete the model anyway. Vap's is finished and ready, and when yours is ready we will leave it up too the kusari players to decide. Since I don't play in kusari in really can't step in too much.
EDIT: Besides no matter which one gets put in, I am 90% sure you'll get stuck doing the hitbox any way. lol