Help with lighting my Buoy

10-21-06, 01:36 AM

Thank you coda that would be greatly appreciated by me and hopefully the
others who would enjoy it's use.

bunkerratt · 10-21-06, 02:12 AM

that does look pretty cool...would love to see it working...hell i'll use it ..thanks man

JScones · 10-21-06, 02:28 AM

I think these little additions are great. Reading the below extract from Doenitz's war diary also got me thinking about something else that would be helpful to most players...

"...Letters from captured members of her crew indicate that U 40 struck a mine. This is the first proof of mines in the Channel. Air reconnaissance of the Dover-Calais Straits has not so far been carried out. Buoys and lightships have been laid off the English coast, showing that minefields have been laid, but nothing certain is known of their position and type. I must now give up this route into the Atlantic; ... "

The bold text is what got me thinking - anyone know what these buoys or lightships looked like? Such objects would provide a nice (and bonus realistic) visual of potential minefield hazards that lay ahead.

EDIT: I found an example lightship that served during WWII http://www.northcarr.org.uk/ (the history is an interesting read). There's a piccy of it here... http://www.nlb.org.uk/gallery/northcarrbiga.jpg

Anyway, back to getting Gary's buoy working...

U-snafu · 10-21-06, 03:00 AM

JScones,
AG124 is working on one now and Anvart stated he'd possibly light it:

more r/l pics in the Ship mod request page and here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=98022

Edit: sorry JScones--I just reread your post and just saw you already found example.

Gary: try pm'g Anvart--he seems to be one of the resident lighting gurus on the forum

VonHelsching · 10-21-06, 03:03 AM

Nice addition, Gary.

I believe Anvart would be the right person to PM

JScones · 10-21-06, 03:10 AM

Awesome U-snafu.

Just reading the history of the North Carr makes the addition worthwhile. Now if only I could find some info on the locations of the British ones. :hmm:

10-21-06, 03:13 AM

I would love to have more info on how the buoys actually looked during the war
I could easily model it if I had more to go by. My buoy is based lossly on the
9x32 US buoy. Which I used to get this mod going.

10-21-06, 03:17 AM

thanks guys i'll try to get a hold of Anvart

mr chris · 10-21-06, 03:19 AM

This is great work Gary will add a nice touch to the game when it is finshed. Keep up the great work

10-21-06, 03:43 AM

Thank you mr chris, i will. As soon as we get the lights turned on so to speak
i will release it. I tried to pm anvart but failed. maybe tomorrow

Boris · 10-21-06, 04:57 AM

Thats is sooo cool! This is one of those little additions that I just love to see. Does it swim on the surface or is it somehow moored to the bottom?

How about doing two unlighted buoys... a bright green and a red one.

They're used to mark the left and right of the path out of the harbour.

DivingDuck · 10-21-06, 11:58 AM

Moin,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary

Thank you mr chris, i will. As soon as we get the lights turned on so to speak
i will release it. I tried to pm anvart but failed. maybe tomorrow

See this Thread ( http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=99431 ) , Post#16 and following.

Regards,
DivingDuck

Anvart · 10-23-06, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary

Thank you mr chris, i will. As soon as we get the lights turned on so to speak
i will release it. I tried to pm anvart but failed. maybe tomorrow

I did not have your messages.

bookworm_020 · 10-22-06, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

I think these little additions are great. Reading the below extract from Doenitz's war diary also got me thinking about something else that would be helpful to most players...

"...Letters from captured members of her crew indicate that U 40 struck a mine. This is the first proof of mines in the Channel. Air reconnaissance of the Dover-Calais Straits has not so far been carried out. Buoys and lightships have been laid off the English coast, showing that minefields have been laid, but nothing certain is known of their position and type. I must now give up this route into the Atlantic; ... "

The bold text is what got me thinking - anyone know what these buoys or lightships looked like? Such objects would provide a nice (and bonus realistic) visual of potential minefield hazards that lay ahead.

EDIT: I found an example lightship that served during WWII http://www.northcarr.org.uk/ (the history is an interesting read). There's a piccy of it here... http://www.nlb.org.uk/gallery/northcarrbiga.jpg

Anyway, back to getting Gary's buoy working...

Reminds me of CS4 Carpentaria. She has the same appearence as you lightship, but had a somewhat quieter life in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and in the end, Bass Strait.

10-21-06, 02:28 AM	#3
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I think these little additions are great. Reading the below extract from Doenitz's war diary also got me thinking about something else that would be helpful to most players... "...Letters from captured members of her crew indicate that U 40 struck a mine. This is the first proof of mines in the Channel. Air reconnaissance of the Dover-Calais Straits has not so far been carried out. Buoys and lightships have been laid off the English coast, showing that minefields have been laid, but nothing certain is known of their position and type. I must now give up this route into the Atlantic; ... " The bold text is what got me thinking - anyone know what these buoys or lightships looked like? Such objects would provide a nice (and bonus realistic) visual of potential minefield hazards that lay ahead. EDIT: I found an example lightship that served during WWII http://www.northcarr.org.uk/ (the history is an interesting read). There's a piccy of it here... http://www.nlb.org.uk/gallery/northcarrbiga.jpg Anyway, back to getting Gary's buoy working... Last edited by JScones; 10-21-06 at 02:51 AM.

10-21-06, 03:00 AM	#4
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 405 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	JScones, AG124 is working on one now and Anvart stated he'd possibly light it: more r/l pics in the Ship mod request page and here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=98022 Edit: sorry JScones--I just reread your post and just saw you already found example. Gary: try pm'g Anvart--he seems to be one of the resident lighting gurus on the forum __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"... Last edited by U-snafu; 10-21-06 at 03:05 AM.

10-21-06, 03:03 AM	#5
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice addition, Gary. I believe Anvart would be the right person to PM __________________

10-21-06, 03:19 AM	#9
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	This is great work Gary will add a nice touch to the game when it is finshed. Keep up the great work __________________

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10-21-06, 01:36 AM	#1
Gary Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thank you coda that would be greatly appreciated by me and hopefully the others who would enjoy it's use.

10-21-06, 02:12 AM	#2
bunkerratt Chief Join Date: May 2006 Location: madison wisconsin Posts: 310 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	that does look pretty cool...would love to see it working...hell i'll use it ..thanks man

10-21-06, 03:10 AM	#6
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Awesome U-snafu. Just reading the history of the North Carr makes the addition worthwhile. Now if only I could find some info on the locations of the British ones. :hmm:

10-21-06, 03:13 AM	#7
Gary Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I would love to have more info on how the buoys actually looked during the war I could easily model it if I had more to go by. My buoy is based lossly on the 9x32 US buoy. Which I used to get this mod going.

10-21-06, 03:17 AM	#8
Gary Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	thanks guys i'll try to get a hold of Anvart

10-21-06, 03:43 AM	#10
Gary Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thank you mr chris, i will. As soon as we get the lights turned on so to speak i will release it. I tried to pm anvart but failed. maybe tomorrow

10-21-06, 04:57 AM	#11
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Thats is sooo cool! This is one of those little additions that I just love to see. Does it swim on the surface or is it somehow moored to the bottom? How about doing two unlighted buoys... a bright green and a red one. They're used to mark the left and right of the path out of the harbour.