Got sick but I'm recovering....more battleship work!
Still learning the ropes,
but I feel happier with this version than the model I posted a couple years ago.
No ship's boats, casemates, rigging, or deck fixtures yet. I want to provide
more realistic boats/steam launches especially...there are good sources
for HMS "Dreadnought" out there, and I doubt the boats used on later battleships
were radically different from hers.
But wait...there's more! As stated earlier, I wanted to make visual damage to ships more interesting.
Hit an ammo bunker and you may get to see some "battleship guts"...lol.
Not entirely ahistorical, because when "Queen Mary" exploded witnesses
noticed entire turret roofs flying in the air. Note the Shell Bins, wheels,
breechblocks, firing chamber, and other gear. Sighting hoods will be mounted in
the final variant.
The 13.5" turret interior is based on drawings of the "Dreadnought" and her 12" because I do not have a 13.5" interior source for this ship class.
The turret details are EXTREMELY incomplete but I'm pleasantly surprised at how low poly the detail is...so less strain on your systems. Final version
will have men at work..does anyone know how many men would have been stationed in a turret? The figures I have seen include
men working in the barbettes, magazine, etc, and of course that's too many.
An alternate atmosphere, plus land textures. I still want to tone down the bright blue, although it looks nice. The sea includes my work plus other modders'
updates which will only appear in the final version if permission's granted...just a warning. Any thoughts about which ocean versions you like?