Shipbucket

Well you can be assured that if I make a refit version that it will have one of the USN camouflage measures. :p

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USN components, camouflage colors, & reference links (World War II only)

Destroyers has a lot more of the engineering side, and the better-documented design choices and intentions of the designers. Part of that is helped by the fact that it's (by pagecount) strongly focused on WW2 and after, whereas Cruisers spends a bunch of time on ships that are not nearly so well documented.

Very nice work!

-Matt

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

#FJB

This shows USS Nashville CL-43 after early-war refits, including a 20mm gallery around the conning tower, fire control radars on the rangefinders, additional 40mm Bofors, and the removal of the starboard boat crane. Next up will be the 1943 refit.

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USN components, camouflage colors, & reference links (World War II only)

Very nice!

-Matt

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

#FJB

Nice camo!

Shipbucket Standard grey example

Measure 32/21D scheme in 1944, this is the ship as it appeared with Gen. MacArthur onboard before Leyte Gulf. By the end of the war, the surviving Brooklyns had their bridges reduced to reflect war experience. More light AA has been added. It's also interesting to note that the ranging radar on the main battery Mk.34 directors is different fore and aft. This is not an error; several photos of the Nashville have confirmed it. I'm not sure why this is the case.

Camouflage is Measure 32 design 21D, a 5-L Light Gray base with 5-O Ocean Gray splinters.

Have to thank DarthPanda here, his drawing of the oversized Brooklyn helped me decipher what was going on with the bridge superstructure. This is the late-war style that was then sold to the South Americans, so if anyone wants a slimmed down version (no camo, railing, rigging, etc), just ask. That way conversion to Belgrano or Capitan Prat won't be very difficult.

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USN components, camouflage colors, & reference links (World War II only)

Will you be drawing the St. Louis sub class as well?

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Worklist

Source Materiel is always welcome.

yes, finaly we get these important ships done, and don't worry Colosseum, time has not done bad things for your skills.

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New AU project "Aravala"

Nice to see you back in the saddle