Wow, I'd expected more of a big Hollywood explosion sort of kick-off!
I'm afraid I maybe a little slow out of the gate myself, since I've got about thirty things piled up on my workbench.
Anyway here's what the Whitestar looks like on TV:
Or better yet, as a Youtube clip.
What the Warp kit looks like, a big pile of resin with a few white metal parts for the spines and guns:
As you can see I started on the kit some years ago but dropped it due to not being sure I was good enough to get the complex mottling scheme to look good. However recently I found these aftermarket decals which should take care of that: