Engines and escape pod completed.

 Soon enough I'd finalised the engines, and saved their design as a template for future builds.

Once the engines were completed I moved on to the escape pod, nestled between the reactors. Downward facing at the stern, the escape pod bay would be hidden behind armor and heat sinks for the reactors, and would allow a rapid escape in the event of the the Alannis going critical.

The internal access to the escape pod is also completed, including lighting.  Wiring and consoles will be added later as systems are installed. The pod has a double-thickness blast door (pre-open ready for rapid escape), radar jamming that will last for nearly 15 minutes before needing a refit, and a strong inertial destabilisation propulsion unit, all underneath thick armor. It is an escape pod designed to escape in the middle of heavy combat.

On either side of the chassis the main power systems are currently being installed.  These will drive the Alannis's shields, radar jamming, and weapons systems.