Ship Models - request/development

[linerkiller]

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

I have a number that should be released early next year, with a variety of styles - including the civilian ships in those wings3d shots above. That definitely is a paradox of naval simulation building - how so many companies spend hours and hours of development time on big-gun warships when it was the merchants that were more common. In my opinion a diverse selection of merchants can be just as interesting as lots of battleships & cruisers.

Right mate
Good luck with your mod

[AG124]

Just got a chance to see your new ships now Iambecomelife (haven't been around much lately) - I've got to say, these are so detailed, they are just beyond belief. And your warships are looking better than the ones which came stock with the game - I was quite surprised to see the HMS Warspite after all this time (although it was a pleasant surprise, I assure you, since no one else seemed to bother with such a key ship).

Also, if you are looking for another non-merchant project, the idea that someone put forward on the last page is a good one - UK pre-war carriers are also sorely lacking in the game right now and I don't think anyone is working on one right now besides Sergbuto and his HMS Furious import. One or two shiuld be sufficient to at least fill in for these carriers, at least more so than the current Illustrious class. Of course, I believe that merchants still take priority, although there is a greater number of them either completed or as WIP's than ever before.

BTW - Serbuto; speaking of the HMS Furious, have you made any progress with completing her? I know you had reservations with the quality of the model, but I think it looked pretty good.

[denis_469]

I think that would be best, if Iambecomelife continue merchant mods. So he excellent autor units and can made units from foto. With other side capital ships was few and mainly people wish made capital ships. So I think that Argus or Furious can made any other autor who can not made from foto. And merchant ships was many. As said BBW, for example, in game have not soviet merchant ships total. And abscent merchant ships many many countryes total.

[Cohaagen]

For what it's worth, I'd like to see both versions of the Warspite completed. One idea might be to modify one of them to represent the Valiant/QE group which had different secondary armament (similar turrets were installed on the Illustrious class and the model could use those) and a couple of other minor differences. I just wish I was competent enough to make a go of it. When they do make their appearance, I'd certainly have a crack at placing them in the campaign files. They were very active in the Med and, later, the Far East.

All in all, they were by far the most important class of capital ship the RN had at the opening of war. The King George Vs didn't even begin coming into service until a year or so later. It really is strange that they've not appeared in SH3 until now.

PS - I have a stack of HMS Warspite pictures if anyone needs reference.

[mrbeast]

How about a model of HMS Audacity? Would like to see that. She was a lovely little flush decked escort CV that the RN had converted from a captured German merchant (MV Hannover) in 1941. Unfortunatley she only had a short career, torpedoed by U751 off Cape Finisterre in December the same year.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Audacity_(D10)

[linerkiller]

Originally Posted by mrbeast

How about a model of HMS Audacity? Would like to see that. She was a lovely little flush decked escort CV that the RN had converted from a captured German merchant (MV Hannover) in 1941. Unfortunatley she only had a short career, torpedoed by U751 off Cape Finisterre in December the same year.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Audacity_(D10)

If an "ersatz" ship can satisfy you, I think that someone have converted a small jap carrier from SH4 ( Shoho?), you can install it giving her the name HMS Audacity...while you wait for the real model....also the Shoho was a converted freighter or passenger ship i think:hmm: .

[Jimbuna]

http://warships.web4u.cz/shipsplus.p...id=20532#20532

http://www.the-blueprints.com/index....an/16012/view/

http://www.combinedfleet.com/shoho.htm

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/ijn/shoho.html

http://rasputin.physics.uiuc.edu/~wi...ers/Shoho.html

[linerkiller]

uhm the size was nearly the same ( M/V Hannover, Audacity's "dad" was a 11000-ton vessel) but the silhouette was very different! Jap ships have a very distinctive shape, very different from the western counttries ones.

[miner1436]

It would be nice if someone could convert the Japanese minesweeper or subchaser from SH4 to SH3.

[nautilus42]

Originally Posted by miner1436

It would be nice if someone could convert the Japanese minesweeper or subchaser from SH4 to SH3.

You have a PM!!!

[Cohaagen]

Any progress on the Warspite models?

[iambecomelife]

Originally Posted by Cohaagen

Any progress on the Warspite models?

No progress on mine b/c of other commitments.

[iambecomelife]

A modern 4,500 ton merchantman that is still "in the shipyard". It will be assigned to several European merchant fleets and to Japan.

[subeye]

[quote=Alex]

Originally Posted by Alex

BUMP !

Dear UBOAT234
I would like ask you, if you still working on this project???(or no ).
If yes, where will be ready?!
If no could you please just explain us when do you think every corrections will be completed? I know it is a hard work, and be sure of all my respect for your good job. I'm and we all waiting for his new best toy(sorry for poor english)...

[Reece]

I have to put a request in for the Titanic, I know it is ww1 vitage but I just have to torpedo this & watch it sink!