Homeworld2 ship creation Thread

Hello!

First I would like to start with: I know absolutely nothing about scripting, animating, or even creating a ship model, I downloaded 3ds Max, looked around a bit, even listened to a tutorial, I felt more lost than I did at the beginning.

My plan is simple, all I want to do is create a single ship for Homeworld2, for the Hiigaran side, a battleship more precisely, something a helluva lot more powerful than a Hiigaran or Vaygr battlecruiser. A ship more like a nod back to WW2 US battleships but also distinctly Hiigaran at the same time, no Ion Cannons, no Torpedo launchers, just a fuckton of Kinetic cannons of different calibers, capable of taking down a swarm of fighters just as well as a swarm of destroyers or even battlecruisers. The vision is there, I just don't have the necessary skillset and knowledge to make it a reality.

Any help would be dearly appreciated. Thank you.

I am a Programmer and not a 3D Designer myself but I would highly suggest you not to give up after watching a few tutorials. 3ds Max is, I think, a good engine for beginners so trying to get into the basics of 3D modeling will not be that hard if you have an interest in doing it.