Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow_wxh
This Ship:
NKGN = Large Cargo
also declared as
NACP = HSK-5 Pinguin
The Model:
It is documented is LSH3_V5_Handbuch:
"Bei der Suche nach einem geeigneten „Spenderschiff“ für mein Hilfskreuzerprojekt bin ich auf die Akita-Maru aus SH4 gestoßen, welche von Molke2005 nach SH3 importiert wurde. Das Problem nur: sie ist mit 102 m Länge viel zu kurz. Aber die Form des Rumpfes und der Aufbauten entsprachen weitgehend der des Hilfskreuzers „Pinguin“ (HSK 5/Schiff 33)."
So basicly it is a streched version of Akita Maru with other borrowed componet to represent HSK-5 Pinguin.Fairly straight forward you can tell this is NOT the ship, see my previous post.Then I looked in to merchant ship database to see if I can find large merchant which looks like it so I can register under this ship model,couldn't find any.
This is the problem when you making new ship models by largely borrow componet from other ships,it doesn't looks like any body. |
The original model of Akita Maru is not bad, on this modification I notice a few things that could be improved:
1) Ship's lifeboats are probably too small. If you look at real WWII medium cargos, boats were much larger.
2) Lifeboats should usually all be on the same deck. Here, they are in 3 different places.
3) Very few split superstructure ships had four cranes at the midship hatch. Standard practice was just two (there were some exceptions, but not many). Typically, these 2 cranes were for loading coal for the bunker near engine room.
4) Could use a bit more wires/rigging. Main derricks are a little small.
5) Paint scheme. Most allied/axis cargo ships spent the war grey overall to hide from the enemy (occasionally, camouflage tones of green, white, black, or tan were also allowed, or splotch camo and false bow waves).
6) Funnel color. Too bright. As with hull paint scheme, smokestack colors were painted out and funnel stripes/company emblems removed. For camo purposes and to conceal info from the enemy (made it harder to tell what company a ship was owned by - thus less information about which ship had been encountered/sunk).
Aside from that, not bad, a plausible large modern merchant of British/Scandinavian/German type. Japan had a few (though they mostly preferred block superstructure design).
Again, not trying to bash creators; just constructive hints for ship design.
And I know my own ships have their problems.
