[REQ] U-53 Eagle Conning Tower

IrishUboot · 12-05-08, 05:18 PM

Has anyone ever attempted a conning tower like this one on U-53? I've done a bit of searching on the forum and haven't come up with anything. It's a VIIB from the 7th Flotilla, operational at the onset of war.

Any help on bringing this beautiful tower to SHIII would be much appreciated.

Happy Hunting.

kenijaru · 12-05-08, 08:50 PM

i guess you could paste an imperial eagle on the texture of the conning tower. it will take many tries tho.

edit: it CAN be done:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...15&postcount=3
try asking privateer

12-05-08, 09:34 PM

Do it as a simple 3D model and add it to the dat
with proper UV mapping and such.

nautilus42 · 12-06-08, 04:49 AM

Hi IrishUboat,

you can download the U-53_eagle_mark_Turm_7b from my FileFrontpage.

http://hosted.filefront.com/trainer1942/

have fun!

greetz
nautilus42

nikbear · 12-06-08, 05:07 AM

Wow,that looks so good

was wondering if its JSGME enabled and if it works with GWX?

nautilus42 · 12-06-08, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikbear

Wow,that looks so good

was wondering if its JSGME enabled and if it works with GWX?

Hi nikbear,

this is just a modified Turm7b_1_hd.dat, notested with GWX, but i think it works with all Super_Mods.

piri_reis · 12-06-08, 06:09 AM

Thank you nautilus, this look great!

I switched it in to my gwx2.1 install. I think its not based on this supermod's turm7b.dat. But it should be compatible anyway, no problems so far.

At first look the only missing thing is the rotating DF antenna, which I wont complain at all! The turm skin and the eagle emblem look awesome!

After reading the thread this morning, I gave a shot at modelling a simple emblem to add to the turm.dat. Being a noob in modelling, gave up after 2 hours. But this mod will be an example to at least how it was added inside the dat. There could be interesting additions to the turms of other boats too, i shall study more to learn this stuff. Thanks again nautilus!

Myxale · 12-06-08, 09:16 AM

Wow, didn't know bout that!
Quite cool!

meduza · 12-06-08, 10:00 AM

Good stuff, nautilus42. It looks great

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Too bad for the RDF antenna in GWX, I've grown quite fond of it. Hopefully someone will fix it.

nautilus42 · 12-06-08, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meduza

Good stuff, nautilus42. It looks great

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Too bad for the RDF antenna in GWX, I've grown quite fond of it. Hopefully someone will fix it.

I will make a GWX_Version after GWX_3.0_Gold_Release.

IrishUboot · 12-06-08, 12:38 PM

nautilus, thanks for this. It looks really good.

It's a shame there seems to be compatibility issues with the RDF antenna in GWX2.1, but I'll happily take the eagle in its place and hope that both will be made compatible later.

I've got zero experience with UV mapping or anything more than making my own emblems, so this is a huge help. Thanks.

meduza · 12-06-08, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nautilus42

I will make a GWX_Version after GWX_3.0_Gold_Release.

kenijaru · 12-06-08, 04:47 PM

wait... wait... does... does the eagle actually PROTRUDE from the tower? (or do i need new prescription glasses?)

Task Force · 12-06-08, 10:54 PM

COOL!!! Just what my old U boat was missing.:p Thanks.

Hitman · 12-07-08, 04:03 AM

Yes the Eagle is not a simple emblem, painted in the tower. It is a 3D bronze plaque that was fixed there in PRE-WAR U-Boats. Once the hostilities started, the eagle was removed from all U-Boats as it was felt that with it the CT could be spotted and above all, the nationality of the UBoat identified easier.

Note in the picture posted in the first post that the U-Boat has also the number painted in the CT sides, a very giveaway indicator of it being pre-war.

Nevertheless, I concur in that the emblem is awesome, and -historical accurancy aside- it looks too damn good to simply let it go

12-05-08, 05:18 PM	#1
IrishUboot Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malin Head, Eire/Ireland Posts: 156 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	[REQ] U-53 Eagle Conning Tower Has anyone ever attempted a conning tower like this one on U-53? I've done a bit of searching on the forum and haven't come up with anything. It's a VIIB from the 7th Flotilla, operational at the onset of war. Any help on bringing this beautiful tower to SHIII would be much appreciated. Happy Hunting. __________________ "A braver man than Arthur Griffith, I never met" - Frederick Edwin Smith, The First Earl of Birkenhead, British negotiator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921.

12-06-08, 05:07 AM	#5
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Wow,that looks so goodwas wondering if its JSGME enabled and if it works with GWX? __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

12-06-08, 06:09 AM	#7
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Thank you nautilus, this look great! I switched it in to my gwx2.1 install. I think its not based on this supermod's turm7b.dat. But it should be compatible anyway, no problems so far. At first look the only missing thing is the rotating DF antenna, which I wont complain at all! The turm skin and the eagle emblem look awesome! After reading the thread this morning, I gave a shot at modelling a simple emblem to add to the turm.dat. Being a noob in modelling, gave up after 2 hours. But this mod will be an example to at least how it was added inside the dat. There could be interesting additions to the turms of other boats too, i shall study more to learn this stuff. Thanks again nautilus! __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

12-06-08, 09:16 AM	#8
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Wow, didn't know bout that! Quite cool! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

12-06-08, 10:00 AM	#9
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Good stuff, nautilus42. It looks great . Too bad for the RDF antenna in GWX, I've grown quite fond of it. Hopefully someone will fix it. __________________

12-05-08, 09:34 PM	#3
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Do it as a simple 3D model and add it to the dat with proper UV mapping and such.

12-06-08, 04:49 AM	#4
nautilus42 Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 333 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Hi IrishUboat, you can download the U-53_eagle_mark_Turm_7b from my FileFrontpage. http://hosted.filefront.com/trainer1942/ have fun! greetz nautilus42

12-06-08, 12:38 PM	#11
IrishUboot Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malin Head, Eire/Ireland Posts: 156 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	nautilus, thanks for this. It looks really good. It's a shame there seems to be compatibility issues with the RDF antenna in GWX2.1, but I'll happily take the eagle in its place and hope that both will be made compatible later. I've got zero experience with UV mapping or anything more than making my own emblems, so this is a huge help. Thanks. __________________ "A braver man than Arthur Griffith, I never met" - Frederick Edwin Smith, The First Earl of Birkenhead, British negotiator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921.

12-06-08, 10:54 PM	#14
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	COOL!!! Just what my old U boat was missing.:p Thanks. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time" Last edited by Task Force; 12-06-08 at 10:54 PM.

12-07-08, 04:03 AM	#15
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Yes the Eagle is not a simple emblem, painted in the tower. It is a 3D bronze plaque that was fixed there in PRE-WAR U-Boats. Once the hostilities started, the eagle was removed from all U-Boats as it was felt that with it the CT could be spotted and above all, the nationality of the UBoat identified easier. Note in the picture posted in the first post that the U-Boat has also the number painted in the CT sides, a very giveaway indicator of it being pre-war. Nevertheless, I concur in that the emblem is awesome, and -historical accurancy aside- it looks too damn good to simply let it go __________________ One day I will return to sea ...