[WIP] Realistic low-poly Buckley-class DE

[FUBAR295]

Thanks Jeff

Mister M ;

Here's the Butler file ;

https://www.mediafire.com/file/optg4...DE_JCB.7z/file

Good hunting,
FUBAR295

[Mister_M]

Great ! Thanks a bunch FUBAR295 !

[FUBAR295]

Glad to help!

[Mister_M]

Reworked stern and preparation for UV-mapping. The goal being to create real dazzle camo skins (http://www.usndazzle.com/ships.php?category=5&class=2).

[Mister_M]

BUCKLEY-class :



CANNON-class :

[Mister_M]

WoWS' model's vertical scale doesn't match with plans found on the internet. I don't know which one is correct...

[Mad Mardigan]

Very nice... can't wait to see the finished model.

Hopefully the start of the means to have the ships, subs & all... being a lot less, resource heavy while still retaining enough detail, to look grand. Thereby, allowing for a more... realistic looking sim that SH3... & moving forward to 4 & if possible, 5 as well. could have been & would. That, at least, is the hope with the work done here.



M. M.

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Mister_M

WoWS' model's vertical scale doesn't match with plans found on the internet. I don't know which one is correct...

Hopefully someone who knows & has more... eperience with working with WoWs', conversions will step up, to provide details into the proper methodology to get the dimensions, set to rights.



M. M.

[Mister_M]

Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

Hopefully someone who knows & has more... eperience with working with WoWs', conversions will step up, to provide details into the proper methodology to get the dimensions, set to rights.



M. M.

I would like to know what sources they used to build the WoWS Buckley model... I can't find original technical blueprints...

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Mister_M

I would like to know what sources they used to build the WoWS Buckley model... I can't find original technical blueprints...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Buckley_(DE-51)



http://www.destroyers.org/shipsstore...ey%20class.htm

https://destroyerhistory.org/de/classes/

Think these bp's, are similar.. I will say, is possible I may be wrong.. but looks very similar...

https://maritime.org/doc/plans/de701.pdf

Hope this info helps...



M. M.

[JapLance]

I'd stick to WoWs ship dimensions. The game is rubbish, but the 3D models department know their stuff.

[Mister_M]

Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

Good plan, but it's too small and a bit out of shape (not perfectly flat and right angled). At least, it gaves a useful information about the propellers' position.

Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

url]https://maritime.org/doc/plans/de701.pdf[/url]

Oh ! Great plan ! Despite all my researches, I didn't found a plan with that precision. I wish I've found it sooner ! ...

Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

Hope this info helps...



M. M.

Yes, sure it does ! Thank you very much !

Originally Posted by JapLance

I'd stick to WoWs ship dimensions. The game is rubbish, but the 3D models department know their stuff.

Probably, but this particular unit (not being a playable unit, but just an element for "decoration") may not have been extremly "polished" and I've found some substantial errors.

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Mister_M

Good plan, but it's too little and a bit out of shape (not perfectly flat and right angled). At least, it gave useful information about the propellers' position.

Even though it is a bit out of sorts, it still retains useful info. The prop's position, as you noted being just 1 of many.
Which is why I included it in there.

Oh ! Great plan ! Despite all my researches, I didn't found a plan with that precision. I wish I've found it, sooner.!

Is a lot of plans like that there... just have to comb through to find the 1 you need though.. even in the short time, of pulling together the minute, bit of info I posted, that 1 there... took a bit of doing as there is sooo much info available there.

Yes, sure it does ! Thank you very much !

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by Mister_M

Probably, but this particular unit (not being a playable unit, but just an element for "decoration") may not have been extremly "polished" and I've found some substantial errors.

M. M.

[Mister_M]

@ JapLance : You were right, WoWS' model's main dimensions match almost perfectly with the detailed plan found by Mad Mardigan.

@ Mad Mardigan : Could you see if you can find the plan that you posted in a higher resolution ? I have an outdated navigator and I can't access all websites. I'm very interested by the hull lines, for a nice and realistic hull.

[Anvar1061]

Buckley Class (DE)