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Cheers MadKoiFish:)
The composite with a&d doesn't work for me in MR for some reason, however since I followed your tutorials back to ugh... 2014, your diffuse mix material did the trick. https://madkoifish.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/collected-tut-like-images/
Didn't even need to use special effects/ao at a&d (since it's a mess), just added an ao layout to the diffuse bracket then the hull diffuse setup to the bright bracket at ao tab.
It's a raw render ofc but the ao dirt can be seen even at this low setting. The only thing I'm getting sick of is the default viewport now.

@Rekkert: Thanks.
I gave your preference a try and yeah, the TOS like style fits better.
Having a shuttlecraft v2 wouldn't hurt.

@trekki: Thanks trekki.

Set up a scene for the NX-01 with the Robinson Nebula. Purple and magenta are really though colors to work with...

Accidentally found the original NX-01 shuttlepod when I searched of detailed shots for the Enterprise.
Played a little with the basic shape that I found very cool and decided to finish the mesh.
The main differences are the engines with bended, retractable wings and a deployable landing gear.

Slightly better renders but still far from the intended results.

@MikkiKashiwagi: As you wish. See below
@Mustang13Camaro68: I'm thinking of modeling the lower docking bay since I made an NX-01 shuttlecraft.
@CptBenSisko: I didn't think it would be difficult to make this mesh when I saw at first. Then I realized that the detail itself defines this ship.
This is my most detailed model so far with approx 2.2 mil polycount.

A couple of close shots:











and a night time shot: