Thanks! The original idea I did get from seeing an achilles design being made on SFM. I really liked how the pylons were made so I decided to try out something similar, since the Mithra is widely based on the Achilles/Titan/Intrepid, anyways. :]
*added a second & third pic to my previous post*
Edit: I've also realized that there's plenty of blending to do to make the hull seem more uniform with the pylons... all will come in time.