Oh okay....so you found the same model in a different mod of the same game. Congrats. Anywhere else?
How's about telling me where you can find mods of this game and a plethora of other stand-alone games for both Star Wars and Star Trek? That's my point.
Dev Policy as of late has been to change imports to something original / freelancer looking. Its not a matter of if it is going to happen but its a matter of finding a decent replacement.
The Devs and Admins of this mod, this community, have made up their minds in regards to removing all non-Freelancer ships from the game to replace them with more Freelancer and original feeling ships.
The Firefly, as much as I adore the ship and the show/movie, does not and will never belong in Discovery Freelancer. Get use to that fact, if you don't like it. No one is stopping you from going and playing on "The Next Generation" server, where they have all Sci-Fi shows mixed together.
Now... when the time comes to replace the Firefly model with one that fits the Freelancer Universe, I'm sure the designer of said model will make it in a similar liking to the Firefly. (As what was done with the Battlestar Galactica Viper being remodeled into the Nyx.)
Fanboys or otherwise, there is no need to turn this into an argument. As has been stated, imports will be phased out eventually no matter how "fitting" they are. I've cleaned things up, but will lock it if it doesn't improve.