[REQ] Looking for IIa conning tower interior reference pics...

flakmonkey · 03-23-10, 06:27 PM

I was about to start a career with a type IIa but have never liked the fact that the IIa uses the same tower interior as the type7s.

If i can get my hands on some reference pics of the interior of a typeII tower i would try to remodel it to be closer to the real thing, but reference seems to be scarce/non existant for the type2 boats.

Anyone know of any good pics??

Sailor Steve · 03-23-10, 06:53 PM

That would be cool.

And no, I don't. Probably neither did the devs, or they would have done the correct model.

flakmonkey · 03-23-10, 07:03 PM

The best ive found so far is a photo (from a useless angle) from the interior of the vesikko tower, the precursor to the German type 2 boats.

From what i can see it should be smaller (obviously) and have the old style attack scope, no fancy carousel for the typeII commanders!

I`ll keep trawling google images and see what i can find

Myxale · 03-23-10, 07:38 PM

This will be a tuff one.
I too have only pics of the Vesikko. And the Tower pics is always from beneath the opening.

There used to be a Netherlander-Site that had some user-made vids of the interior. An the tower was seen briefly!

On the other hand, our 'Nachbarn" over at the SH4 boards have the famous Type II Machine Room Thread. (by Tomi_99)
There are lots detail pics and many of them taken by request. And they provided Tomi with some not seen before pics.

Maybe if you ask the folks on that board they help you out .

ViperU48 · 03-23-10, 08:09 PM

Oh boy, FM's at it again!

brett25 · 03-23-10, 08:33 PM

flakmonkey,

have you used this site:

http://www.u-historia.com/

I place it into Google translate and it works great. I am working on a 1 72 scale interior model ans this site has been useful.

Let me dig through some of my .pdf files and see if I have anything.

This looks promising, although I dont have it yet so can say whether it covers the conning tower:

http://www.uboataces.com/u995.shtml

Brett

Hans Witteman · 03-24-10, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flakmonkey

I was about to start a career with a type IIa but have never liked the fact that the IIa uses the same tower interior as the type7s.

If i can get my hands on some reference pics of the interior of a typeII tower i would try to remodel it to be closer to the real thing, but reference seems to be scarce/non existant for the type2 boats.

Anyone know of any good pics??

I have what you are looking for Flakmonkey i was to busy yesterday to read other posts i will open a mediafire account later today and upload the pic there

Kpt. Lehmann · 03-24-10, 09:00 PM

FM, You might also check with Melnibonian. He has also visited the Vessiko and has taken some hi-res pics.

Hans Witteman · 03-24-10, 10:07 PM

Here you go Flakmonkey i hope it will be ok for you it did the job well for my remodeling of it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ibmznyykmym

brett25 · 03-24-10, 11:07 PM

flakmonkey, try this:

http://www.deutscher-marinebund.de/0...t_Turm_max.swf

its not a type 2 but it may help you. Its a good reference in general however

brett

flakmonkey · 03-29-10, 04:46 AM

Well i might aswell post a few pics, im not sure my IIa tuneup will ever see release as another subsimmer is working on pretty much the exact same thing, and his version is sounding far more promising than my modest attempt, plus i got a little lazy and used a few sh5 meshes to spruce up the ol` IIa

Still no interior for the tower, yet.

Myxale · 03-29-10, 05:29 AM

Looks really good! You sure have an eye for good details!
It stirred my love for the type2 again!

And i had no idea someone else was working at the same thing too.
And who is the other simmer?

On a personal note, We surely wouldn't mind a sub rework from you!

flakmonkey · 03-29-10, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myxale

And i had no idea someone else was working at the same thing too.
And who is the other simmer?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=165931
He`s not posted any pics yet but its certainly sounding like a more complete and detailed remodelling of the typeII.

Myxale · 03-30-10, 04:56 PM

Whatever you decide..it already looks grand!

Just curious, did you plan to use the Type2 Torpedo room too? It would be the openhatch for the twos!

Hans Witteman · 03-30-10, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flakmonkey

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=165931
He`s not posted any pics yet but its certainly sounding like a more complete and detailed remodelling of the typeII.

Not yet Flakmonkey i am working around the clock to deliver the good for the Easter weekend, the longest part was not modeling i finish the modeling the second day after my original post. The longest step is the uvw remapping But after i'm done with it, the texture will be different on each side no more repetition that was setup originally and any modders will appreciate the new UV layout for it ease of use.

I delete many parts and instruments like the UZO because from U-1 up to U-9 there is no UZO but if the player wich to used it, it is still available via shortcut.

By the way i search in the files to locate the pivot point for the crew on bridge any pointer on this? I hope it is not hardcoded i just want to lower the 2 crew members on the steel platform.

Take care gentlemens i am going to bed

Regards. Hans

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03-23-10, 06:27 PM	#1
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Looking for IIa conning tower interior reference pics... I was about to start a career with a type IIa but have never liked the fact that the IIa uses the same tower interior as the type7s. If i can get my hands on some reference pics of the interior of a typeII tower i would try to remodel it to be closer to the real thing, but reference seems to be scarce/non existant for the type2 boats. Anyone know of any good pics?? __________________

03-23-10, 06:53 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That would be cool. And no, I don't. Probably neither did the devs, or they would have done the correct model. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-23-10, 07:03 PM	#3
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	The best ive found so far is a photo (from a useless angle) from the interior of the vesikko tower, the precursor to the German type 2 boats. From what i can see it should be smaller (obviously) and have the old style attack scope, no fancy carousel for the typeII commanders! I`ll keep trawling google images and see what i can find __________________

03-23-10, 07:38 PM	#4
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	This will be a tuff one. I too have only pics of the Vesikko. And the Tower pics is always from beneath the opening. There used to be a Netherlander-Site that had some user-made vids of the interior. An the tower was seen briefly! On the other hand, our 'Nachbarn" over at the SH4 boards have the famous Type II Machine Room Thread. (by Tomi_99) There are lots detail pics and many of them taken by request. And they provided Tomi with some not seen before pics. Maybe if you ask the folks on that board they help you out . __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

03-23-10, 08:09 PM	#5
ViperU48 Torpedoman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 118 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Oh boy, FM's at it again! __________________ ...Wir alle leben auf einem gelben Unterseeboot...

03-23-10, 08:33 PM	#6
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	flakmonkey, have you used this site: http://www.u-historia.com/ I place it into Google translate and it works great. I am working on a 1 72 scale interior model ans this site has been useful. Let me dig through some of my .pdf files and see if I have anything. This looks promising, although I dont have it yet so can say whether it covers the conning tower: http://www.uboataces.com/u995.shtml Brett __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0 Last edited by brett25; 03-23-10 at 08:52 PM.

03-24-10, 09:00 PM	#8
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	FM, You might also check with Melnibonian. He has also visited the Vessiko and has taken some hi-res pics. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

03-24-10, 10:07 PM	#9
Hans Witteman Kaleun of U-3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: somewhere in 1939 Posts: 1,816 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 0	Here you go Flakmonkey i hope it will be ok for you it did the job well for my remodeling of it. http://www.mediafire.com/?ibmznyykmym

03-24-10, 11:07 PM	#10
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	flakmonkey, try this: http://www.deutscher-marinebund.de/0...t_Turm_max.swf its not a type 2 but it may help you. Its a good reference in general however brett __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

03-29-10, 04:46 AM	#11
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Well i might aswell post a few pics, im not sure my IIa tuneup will ever see release as another subsimmer is working on pretty much the exact same thing, and his version is sounding far more promising than my modest attempt, plus i got a little lazy and used a few sh5 meshes to spruce up the ol` IIa Still no interior for the tower, yet. __________________

03-29-10, 05:29 AM	#12
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Looks really good! You sure have an eye for good details! It stirred my love for the type2 again! And i had no idea someone else was working at the same thing too. And who is the other simmer? On a personal note, We surely wouldn't mind a sub rework from you! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

03-30-10, 04:56 PM	#14
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Whatever you decide..it already looks grand! Just curious, did you plan to use the Type2 Torpedo room too? It would be the openhatch for the twos! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep