I've been around a while now, watching the forums, reading, learning and trying things out.
Im not a bad designer, and hope to eventually build up my own full game mod using the new systems, bases and ships I've created and am working on still. I am working on a mission driven type of story line that would add up to being a sequel to the original game.
Mind you, I'm still new at this but I tend to be a fast learner with good artistic ability. I like keeping my ship designs fairly simple, but hey...sometimes I push the limits.