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Great work.

Excellent!

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Hi,

don`t know where else to put this, but I guess it also concerns the drawings of this thread...


I`m currently working on some new parts for the KM optical equipment and I´m not sure about the colours of the lenses.
(See my question in the FAQ thread: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=953&start=10)

I thought I should show you a sample of the work I´ve done until now - with the three different coulors I have as an option:


My opinion is that the standard SB "window blue" is a little too stark. I favour a more greenish or brown tone.

So, which version should I choose? Which one would agree with the SB standards?

Thanks!
-maomatic-

I think you should do what looks best.
personally, I mostly use sb window blue to make it clear, but when it is no window but an lense, IMO, you are free to do whatever you want.

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That stuff looks to be pretty well done...

Incredible work...can't wait to see the camouflage versions! With this level of detail, they promise to be EPIC!

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It just keeps getting better, and better and better. Very nice

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Hello,

the drawings of "Bismarck" were corrected and updated with revised (and better scaled) parts.

You can find them in the first post of this thread.

Thanks for looking!

Fantastic work Maomatic ! I am looking forward to more drawings from you !

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While the following drawings don`t necessarily belong in the "Real Designs" forum, I thought they`d belong in this thread:


Initial discussions about a new German battleship dated back as far as spring 1934.
The battleship was intended to be a replacement for the old pre-dreadnought (SMS) "Hannover". Following German naval tradition the ship`s name was not known until it`s launch and christening ceremony. Until then the ship was only reffered to under her contract name Schlachtschiff "F" (battleship "F") followed by the name of the ship it was to replace: "Ersatz Hannover" ("Hannover replacement").

My drawing depicts one of the preliminary plans of Schlachtschiff "F":

(Please note that I took a little "artistic license" here and there, though the general apperance matches the rather crude references I had!)
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Due to wartime needs, "Bismarck" was rushed into service and was commissioned on 24th August 1940.
The battleship was still missing parts of her intended equipment (rangefinders, heavy AA-guns) on this date.
Some of it was installed in the following months, while other parts were never fitted (SL-8 AA-Rangefinders, 10,5cm LC/37 FLAK).

A contemporary shipyard model built by Blohm & Voss shows "Bismarck" in her intended "final" appearance.
Oddly some of the light AA-guns which were eventually installed on the real "Bismarck" are missing here. Also no FuMO 23 was mounted on the models' 7m rangefinder.
The model is still displayed at the shipyard`s Hamburg headquarters.



I have updated the first post with the new drawings: http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... 09#p116509