Well, its a tech 2 ship. I won't be ready to fly it until I max out Frigate and Evasive Maneuvering. I think that alone will take a while. I saw some for sale at about 5-10 million. Dunno the profit margin on this one. I think that since we are starting this collaboration thing, I,ll have to buy form the market a bit more. Once we get more resources, then we'll start selling stuff.
Also, I really want the claw. 4 high slots, with 3 turret points seems to go well with my current weapon configuration. But if I do the math quickly, I'll be able to fly it in about 3 weeks. So again, maybe buying it will be the best idea. We should start with cheaper and smaller blueprints, stuff that we can get mats for easily.
Also, if you want to mine in .8, I could always replace my Howitzer and put in a mining laser for those runs. It wont be much, but the both of us could get some mats (my 130m3 capacity however wont get us much materials...)
EDIT: While the Wolf http://www.eve-wiki.net/index.php?title=Wolf might be interesting as well, I think the training of mechanics and engineering to level 5 as well as frigate 5 would be a little... limiting. However, that thing could armor tank like nobody's business. The only thing that is kinda iffy is the speed. Especially if I armor tank and upgrade the armor...