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Originally Posted by booger2005

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Originally Posted by AG124

It's actually pretty easy to fix. You should try it out - if you follow these steps you won't cause any damage to the mod or to your SH3 installation.

1. Download pack3d,

2. Open the program

3. Locate the .dat file in the Iowa's folder and open it.

4. Click "clone", and wait until the button graphic is no loger 'pressed in.' This will take about a minute.

5. That's it. No modelling experience required, and no changes will be done to the model. The only change will be that the .dat's values will be different from the parent KGV. :yep:

Uhh...hate to be dumb but what is the latest version of pack 3D and where do I get it? I'm still running a version that makes flags upside-down... :oops:

Download this file.
http://rapidshare.de/files/13718625/...rsion.rar.html

Pack3d, 53k, named: 2Pack3D.jar and work with this, for import .Obj in .dat file.

The last version, is good for clone and move, but have some mistake...
If you have exported obj with a program of design 3d, you must, make a backup, all obj original and in particular .mtl file, before to save, And use this .mtl file original for import.
Enjoy.

BEST REGARDS
UBOAT234

While the USS Iowa was reported to be working up and in place to engage the Tirpitz, that was more a PR stunt bit of propaganda than anything real.
Not that it would not have engaged and gladly, just we knew there was no such break out but it made for good PR
It is, however, official history. It was doing that work up for just a few weeks
But, training or not and taking the pres on a cruise it was in the Atlantic and nearly torpedoed.
The torpedo missed and was actually a misfire form a USS William D Porter which was making a practice torpedo attack on the battleship while the president watched (AA practice was also occurring.)
Investigations found that salt had bridged an open switch which released the fish.
The Porter signaled "Torpedo coming your way" to which the Iowa turned toward the Porter and went to full speed. The fish exploded itself about 1000 yards away and felt like a DC going off.
We have all seen some of our fish prematuring and I am sure the first time I fire a fish at the Iowa that will happen. Why nit? That is exactly what happened the only time I ever loosed one at a KGV in all my days in SH3

That is a nice piece of work to say the least!

Wulfmann

Ghoost, do you know what warship this guy is working on next? IF so, could you post and let us know? :hmm:

Hmmmmm.....

Gives me ideas....

Hmmmmm.....

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

WHERE I can download the BB ???

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Originally Posted by AG124

Ghoost, do you know what warship this guy is working on next? IF so, could you post and let us know? :hmm:

I know ;)

Myght be the "Admiral Graf Spee" if he has enough time.

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Originally Posted by ScirÃ¨

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Originally Posted by Woof1701

IMPRESSIVE! :up:
Unfortunately the Iowa class wasn't used in WW2 Altantic Theatre. Nevertheless the work is great!

Sorry this is no correct.
The Iowa (BB-61) was laid down at New York Navy Yard, 27 June 1940; launched 27 August 1942; and commissioned 22 February 1943, Capt. John L. McCrea in command.
On 24 February, Iowa put to sea for shakedown In Chesapeake Bay and along the Atlantic coast. She got underway, 27 August for Argentia. Newfoundland to neutralize the threat of German battleship Tirpitz which was reportedly operating In Norwegian waters.
In the fall, Iowa carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Casablanca, French Morocco, on the first leg of his journey to the Teheran Conference in November. After the conference she returned the President to the United States. As flagship of Battleship Division 7, Iowa departed the United States 2 January 1944 for the Pacific Theatre and her combat debut in the campaign for the Marshalls. From 29 January to 3 February, she supported carrier air strikes made by Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman's task group against Kwajalein and Eniwetok Atolls in the Marshall Islands

So.....since the Iowa was employed in the Atlantic theatre from febraury 1943 to January 1944 with cruises along the artic sea till Norway and in North Africa (Casablanca ) we could draw it in the Atlantic Campaign too! :yep:

Thanks for the history lesson. Seems my sources were incomplete. They only mentioned the Pacific campaign :damn:

What a fantastic model.

Has it been built from scratch or does it use cloned parts?

Looks to me to be built from scratch, although it uses the .dat and the damage model of the King George V class.

Its kit bashed. Comprised of ready made parts from other ships with adjustments.

Well, then it is a very good kitbash. :yep:

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Originally Posted by AG124

Well, then it is a very good kitbash. :yep:

Agreed!

Where can i get this download?

Go to the link on the first page of this thread. You will have to scoll down through the posts - I believe that I found the download link on the next page.

Thanks AG124! I did find it on the next page. Gotta luv them Iowas!