I believe for the older lightships of the 20's, 30's and even possibly early 40's era---tarps were placed on the aft and fore decks due to a active crew living on them for extended periods of time--I think the newer models post WWII they were done away with. I'm going to be working most of the weekend but ill try to research it more. one detail I know of (hard to tell in the black and white photos) was that the U.S. coast guard required thier Lightships by regulation to have the hull painted red regardless of the superstructure scheme.

As for how they will look in game--:up: :yep: if it can work--but i'm no modeling guru so i think your judgement on that would be better than mine.

Oh, I think I can make it work.:hmm: (or at least give it a good try). I just wanted to know if it would be appropriate.:yep:

The Nantuket light ship.
http://www.capecodtravel.com/gallery...amonset111.jpg

The problem with these latest pictures (including that one, is that those appear to be modern lightships - or at least I think so. The one which I am building more closely resembles some of the first pictures that were posted. The vessel is almost done now though.

AG - can you class that as a type=100 or something
If its done as a 102 it will spawn everywhere

I was planning to classify it as a 104, but 100 will do just as nicely. I was planning to save Type 100 for auxiliaries myself, and this is a type of auxiliary (although not a naval one).

Trouble with a 104 again it can appear anywhere although coastal
Hmmmm

The class=100 is a merchant anyway
Should be a naval you're right

For the early style it would be highly appropriate:yep: --in an account of the sinking of LV#71(from grave yard of the Atlantic) -it talks about the "wireless shack" being literally a shack built on the ship's deck from plywood and tarp.

I was planning on adding a small shack just aft of the second mast, and then still a tarp over both the bow and stern. I think it will work, and those are actually the last 3d changes that need to be done to it (other than moving some cables). I hope it will not look too much like the Tugboat though...

WIP Lightship. Still needs a tarp over the stern, and some objects need to be moved. Also, the bow tarp is currently part of the hull, and needs to be made into a separate object - it will take some time but is no problem to do.

Does anyone see any objects here that will cause a physics inconsistency? There are no cranes touching the superstructure but many,many CTDs have made me paranoid...:shifty:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7...tship02ql7.png

looks good to me! :up: :rock:

Sweet. :up:

As with all your work:up: --that is looking great--the tarps really add to it.

Not trying to push my luck but is it possible to have a red or black color hull or is that not possible with the tug boat base?

Either way it is sweet as it is:yep:

I can give it any color hull - I am already planning to adapt a red one and a blue one from other stock skins.:know: Unless there are any other suggestions for other colors as well?

Ran a test - CTD when breaking in two.:damn::damn::damn::cry::cry::cry:

I feel like giving up. This happens all the time now, and I just don't know what to do. I can't see why this would be happening with this ship and others.