It's a good start, but the way you've shaded the hull plating makes it look several inches thick.
Yes, I thought so too. But I'm scared that she's going to look a little bland, if I remove them. I’ll give it a try later today.
This is very nice. Incidently I'm working now on this class and its companion class as well. When I'll finish they will be posted in the US merchant ships thread.
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I hate the idea of my drawing being compared to your skilled work on a 1-to-1 basis
. Thanks for the kind words. This is the only variant of the 535er hull in Merchant Service I'm going to draw, so there's more than enough space to explore. As the heading says I’ll be going down the military path with em.