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tater · 03-22-07, 01:13 AM

Assuming this is a thread to make suggestions for shipping, here goes.

One, the "sampans" in SH4 look more like Junks. Not a huge issue, but the name "sampan" is not appropriate.

The fishing boats are close to a very needed type of small cargo carrier called a "Sea Truck" (Kaiju Torakku) 100 to 1000 tons. There were steel as well as wooden (on the smaller end of the tonnage range mentioned) versions. The USN term was "Sugar Dog." Smaller than 100 tons was considered a "lugger."

I have loads of images (many from ONI 208-J sup2).

I also have a pile of japanese modelling magazines with a series of articles about scratch built japanese merchant ship models with pictures. I've been meaning to scan them, and If it would help, I could.

tater

03-22-07, 01:13 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Assuming this is a thread to make suggestions for shipping, here goes. One, the "sampans" in SH4 look more like Junks. Not a huge issue, but the name "sampan" is not appropriate. The fishing boats are close to a very needed type of small cargo carrier called a "Sea Truck" (Kaiju Torakku) 100 to 1000 tons. There were steel as well as wooden (on the smaller end of the tonnage range mentioned) versions. The USN term was "Sugar Dog." Smaller than 100 tons was considered a "lugger." I have loads of images (many from ONI 208-J sup2). I also have a pile of japanese modelling magazines with a series of articles about scratch built japanese merchant ship models with pictures. I've been meaning to scan them, and If it would help, I could. tater