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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 23rd, 2014, 9:40 am
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the armor belt need's to be marked in an different color, more an darker white, than almost black lines.

black lines is for 90 degrees corner.


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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 23rd, 2014, 6:17 pm
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Thank you very much. Your work is very well done also . . . makes me humble.

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 23rd, 2014, 7:42 pm
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Where the secondary turrets overlap the hull side, the shading look sort of odd. Otherwise brilliant!

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 23rd, 2014, 9:00 pm
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Thanks for pointing that out. I've already fixed that as well aa few other things.

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 23rd, 2014, 10:49 pm
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She's coming along nicely David. :P


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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 24th, 2014, 7:57 am
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Here she is; the USS Connecticut (BB-18) as she appeared when commissioned in 1906.

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 24th, 2014, 12:42 pm
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Looks good! These are my favorite pre-dreadnoughts and I'm glad to see someone finally tackling them.

Now if only someone would draw the big ten...

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 24th, 2014, 10:19 pm
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Are you sure about the Machine guns? The Browning .50 wasn't invented until the latter part of WW1.

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 24th, 2014, 11:36 pm
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I'd have to check, but you're most likely correct.The photo of the mast was undated.

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Post subject: Re: USS Connecticut (BB-18)Posted: March 25th, 2014, 12:32 am
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It's possibly a 1pdr automatic gun.

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