Surcouf Submarine WIP

keltos01 · 07-08-09, 06:44 AM

if anyone 's got 64 bucks to spare... :

http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_d..._product=76581

AVGWarhawk · 07-08-09, 07:33 AM

keltos,

I have never seen this boat. She is friggin huge

Alex · 07-08-09, 09:21 AM

@ Keltos : I know you sir are going to do some frigging nice 3D modeling job working on this sub

To tell you the plain truth I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful...

IMHO that is.

I wish you good luck though !

Edit

Just for the sake of clarity... What I meant by "I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful" is that the REAL sub didn't look pretty (to me).
Your work looks mighty fine though, Mr Keltos.

keltos01 · 07-08-09, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

keltos,

I have never seen this boat. She is friggin huge

Well, first of all she was intended as a commerce raider... but as the war started she lacked targets...

Then she was sunk mistakenly by a US aircraft in early 1942, PC attributed to a collision with a freighter...

She's the one sub in the movie "Lorelei - the witch of the Pacific Ocean"

Keltos

gimpy117 · 07-08-09, 10:31 PM

she's got to be the largest in terms of G.R.T

kelt...if you make this I will love you forever.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-08-09, 10:40 PM

nice 64 dollar model!
it has far too many polys though (even though im sure the loss of the tower and the 6 foot high handrails will prolly loosen that up a little)

Saturnalia · 07-09-09, 12:47 AM

As a fan of big guns, she looks like a LOT of fun to sail. Even if she is butt ugly.

AVGWarhawk · 07-09-09, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keltos01

Well, first of all she was intended as a commerce raider... but as the war started she lacked targets...

Then she was sunk mistakenly by a US aircraft in early 1942, PC attributed to a collision with a freighter...

She's the one sub in the movie "Lorelei - the witch of the Pacific Ocean"

Keltos

Extremely interesting story. Tragic non-the-less.

sweln · 02-02-10, 04:42 AM

Thx guys, I didn't know about the japanese film!

jakla1027 · 04-12-10, 02:06 PM

So has Keltos or anyone else continued working on this challenging project? I'd sure love to see the Surcouf completed and added into the game. Maybe as another Subsim donation project????? PLEASE SOMEONE WITH THE SKILLS CREATE THIS UNIQUE SUB!!!!!! If i can help in anyway, by doing some research, please let me know. We have playable surface ship MODS and Modern Sub MODS so why cant we have a historical "what if" MOD involving the Surcouf? Say as a Free French Sub operating against the Japs or perhaps an interned French Surcouf used by the US Navy? These are all just thoughts but if we can use an Ohio Class sub in the game why not an actual WWII era French Sub! So does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Jason

keltos01 · 04-12-10, 04:05 PM

not for the moment, but since I don't plan to mod/play another game that requires me to be connected at all times, in the future, why not ?

keltos

keltos01 · 07-31-10, 01:50 AM

nice one too !

Nuc · 07-31-10, 02:48 AM

What museum or display had the large cutaway physical model?

hms ulisses · 09-06-10, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keltos01

nice one too !

Hi, I am new in this (verry interresting) forum, so I just discover your posts and work, and I wish to give my thanks!
I have read about this unique sub a lot of years ago (since 1982) and also its a book with a war story (a novel) about this famous sub. Strike from the Sea by Douglas Reeman); Since that times I dream a lot with this ship.... so, congratulation again for your work !!
Your, HMS Ulisses, from Portugal

kiwi_2005 · 09-08-10, 10:19 AM

Christs shes a ugly submarine but hey back in those days the bigger the boat the better someone in the navy thought lets stick a friggin huge deck gun on our sub!

07-08-09, 06:44 AM	#1
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07-08-09, 07:33 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	keltos, I have never seen this boat. She is friggin huge __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-08-09, 09:21 AM	#3
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	@ Keltos : I know you sir are going to do some frigging nice 3D modeling job working on this sub To tell you the plain truth I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful... IMHO that is. I wish you good luck though ! Edit Just for the sake of clarity... What I meant by "I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful" is that the REAL sub didn't look pretty (to me). Your work looks mighty fine though, Mr Keltos. __________________ Last edited by Alex; 07-08-09 at 05:15 PM.

07-08-09, 10:31 PM	#5
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	she's got to be the largest in terms of G.R.T kelt...if you make this I will love you forever. __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

07-08-09, 10:40 PM	#6
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	nice 64 dollar model! it has far too many polys though (even though im sure the loss of the tower and the 6 foot high handrails will prolly loosen that up a little) __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

07-09-09, 12:47 AM	#7
Saturnalia Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 53 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	As a fan of big guns, she looks like a LOT of fun to sail. Even if she is butt ugly.

02-02-10, 04:42 AM	#9
sweln Watch Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Thx guys, I didn't know about the japanese film!

04-12-10, 02:06 PM	#10
jakla1027 Seaman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 37 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	Surcouf Anyone? So has Keltos or anyone else continued working on this challenging project? I'd sure love to see the Surcouf completed and added into the game. Maybe as another Subsim donation project????? PLEASE SOMEONE WITH THE SKILLS CREATE THIS UNIQUE SUB!!!!!! If i can help in anyway, by doing some research, please let me know. We have playable surface ship MODS and Modern Sub MODS so why cant we have a historical "what if" MOD involving the Surcouf? Say as a Free French Sub operating against the Japs or perhaps an interned French Surcouf used by the US Navy? These are all just thoughts but if we can use an Ohio Class sub in the game why not an actual WWII era French Sub! So does anyone have any thoughts on this? Jason

04-12-10, 04:05 PM	#11
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	not for the moment, but since I don't plan to mod/play another game that requires me to be connected at all times, in the future, why not ? keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

07-31-10, 01:50 AM	#12
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	nice one too ! __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

07-31-10, 02:48 AM	#13
Nuc Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	What museum or display had the large cutaway physical model? __________________ Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Admiral Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986)

09-08-10, 10:19 AM	#15
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Christs shes a ugly submarine but hey back in those days the bigger the boat the better someone in the navy thought lets stick a friggin huge deck gun on our sub! __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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