Tbody, thank you so much for access to your drawings! I see we share pretty much the same determinations regarding the detailed layout of the
Ghost. In fact, it is rather 'spooky' how close together we are overall - which encourages me we are on the 'right track'.
If I may, I'd like to comment on some points where we differ. as a form of peer review. My notes are intended as constructive and in no way to detract from what is an excellent rendition. I suspect you started from much less than I did, since I boot-strapped by tracing the rather tiny (and grainy) 3-views included on Disney's 'fact sheet' poster (which may have been distorted somewhat since my drawings don't fit all the 'official' dimensions exactly.) But on cursory examination, I can offer these points:
- The top & bottom symmetry of the wing centerline: On your drawing, the horizontal plane that passes from front to rear through the docking ports does not share a centerline on the fuselage side wedges (the ones that the cockpit cover sets on & end in the 'headlight' cutouts...) However, they should share the same horizontal centerline as the 'wing' volumes. The visual seems offset because the upper forward 'wing' is not replicated underneath, making the intersection joint line of different heights. But this is an optical illusion. (Note: I have drawn in the supplementary hold volume under the front 'wing', as depicted in the 1/355 cake-topper
Ghost model.)
- The front face of the fuselage 'spine' is angled, perpendicular to the top surface of the fuselage 'wedge'. This is evident if you look at the panel line details which are also perpendicular.
- The main cargo hatch door, which you've not depicted as of yet, is angled (top forward) closer to verical and protrudes 'proud' of the main hold face. However, looking back through my source material, I see that this is probably a season 2 change, like the cut-offs of the fuselage wedge lower surface and the aft cargo hold face. So, I guess I am working up a bit of a mixed bag... it would certainly be easier to draw it per season 1!
Looking at the top turret bubble, I think I like the smaller one better. I was trying to match the various images next to the characters, which has Kanan looking pretty small when seated in it.
As became apparent as I developed the drawings, there is a high degree of upper & lower symmetry, as least in the forward fuselage and the wings. The aft fuselage turned out to be much more complex. So, the docking port & tunnel volumes, and the fuselage 'wedges', share not only a left-right symmetry but also a top-bottom symmetry. But symmetry is missing from many features such as the nose gunner's station, which is not on the horizontal centerline but centered below it. The 'bubble' is also elliptical, not circular in cross section (as you found also) and has a straight (vertical) base vs a dished intersection.
Once again, collaboration via RPF is proving most satisfying & helpful in getting things 'right'.
Kind Regards,
Robert