[REL] Christmas Pack

sergei · 12-20-09, 09:24 AM

Nice present Karle, thanks.
And a happy christmas to you.

Interesting design. 2 turrets forward and one amidships. But what's all that space on the after deck for?
Haven't seen something like that before.
A WWI design?

Karle94 · 12-20-09, 09:37 AM

Merry Christmas. The ship is the G3 class Battlecruiser cancelled in 1921 becouse of the Washington naval treaty. The empty space at the stern of is for anti aircraft batteries and secondary guns.

sergei · 12-20-09, 09:50 AM

Good stuff.
Just had a quick look on Wiki.
Found some interesting points.

'Had the G3s been completed to their design specifications, the Royal Navy would have possessed a quartet of warships roughly equivalent, given suitable modernization, to the USS Iowa and British Lion class battleships designed twenty years later.'

'Many of the aspects of their design ultimately were incorporated into the two Nelson class battleships, and the latter design is often described as being a cut-down G3.'

Now that it has been pointed out to me, I can see the resemblance to the Nelson.
Good work mate.

Karle94 · 12-20-09, 09:58 AM

I am pondering on the idea of the N3 Class Battleship. Nine 18 inch guns and practictly the same design as the G3.

Sailor Steve · 12-20-09, 12:40 PM

Gotta love those ships! The 'aft' turret was badly placed, but it made the ship look so cool!

Your model looks great, but I noticed one possible problem (hard to tell from your screenshot): are the funnels on your model the same size? In the drawings the after funnel is a bit bigger than the foreward one.

Karle94 · 12-20-09, 12:45 PM

The funnels are the same size since I used the funnel from the Nelson.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Gotta love those ships! The 'aft' turret was badly placed, but it made the ship look so cool! Your model looks great, but I noticed one possible problem (hard to tell from your screenshot): are the funnels on your model the same size? In the drawings the after funnel is a bit bigger than the foreward one. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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12-20-09, 09:24 AM	#1
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Nice present Karle, thanks. And a happy christmas to you. Interesting design. 2 turrets forward and one amidships. But what's all that space on the after deck for? Haven't seen something like that before. A WWI design?

12-20-09, 09:37 AM	#2
Karle94 The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norseland Posts: 1,355 Downloads: 253 Uploads: 0	Merry Christmas. The ship is the G3 class Battlecruiser cancelled in 1921 becouse of the Washington naval treaty. The empty space at the stern of is for anti aircraft batteries and secondary guns.

12-20-09, 09:50 AM	#3
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Good stuff. Just had a quick look on Wiki. Found some interesting points. 'Had the G3s been completed to their design specifications, the Royal Navy would have possessed a quartet of warships roughly equivalent, given suitable modernization, to the USS Iowa and British Lion class battleships designed twenty years later.' 'Many of the aspects of their design ultimately were incorporated into the two Nelson class battleships, and the latter design is often described as being a cut-down G3.' Now that it has been pointed out to me, I can see the resemblance to the Nelson. Good work mate.

12-20-09, 09:58 AM	#4
Karle94 The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norseland Posts: 1,355 Downloads: 253 Uploads: 0	I am pondering on the idea of the N3 Class Battleship. Nine 18 inch guns and practictly the same design as the G3.

12-20-09, 12:45 PM	#6
Karle94 The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norseland Posts: 1,355 Downloads: 253 Uploads: 0	The funnels are the same size since I used the funnel from the Nelson.