I know its too big, I did address that in my post
We are simply learning how to use the various tools. It will get better and more suitable over the course of time. I'm not sure I've seen what you are talking about in game though. I've used the ship and the AI have no problems shooting it to death, although for its size the weapons appear to have unsuitable ranges.
But like I said we are both learning, and we just wanted to share that experiance with others
Edit: Posted a new image, which is both smaller and has shade and highlights