Stylistically, we've been looking at American Missiles/Rockets as a starting point for AU ships. Shapes have generally been taken from things like the Saturn V or the Aim9:


Of course we aren't the first people to do this, and one of the major OTHER things I look at is the game 'Fractured Space' (RIP Fractured Space). Specifically I kinda love their Colossus:



Of course we aren't the first people to do this, and one of the major OTHER things I look at is the game 'Fractured Space' (RIP Fractured Space). Specifically I kinda love their Colossus:
