Thank you Ace. I am enjoying reading the pro's and con's to lengthening a ship. And where it should or should not be lengthened from. The information for us that like to play with AU ships is very good. What I draw from your remarks is that the best time to lengthen a ship is when it is still on the...
Golf. Single figure handicap.
Build pvc models of all types, but mainly warships.
Play lots of different PC games
Listen to music while making models or playing games.
Taking holidays to see NZ and Australia. (waiting for NZ bubble to expand)
I actually got a lot of the details from the Tamiya model of the O type DD's. The paint colours, and layout, for the camouflage came from the instruction sheet. While pictures in the Model Making sites gave me very good detailing tips. I read up on the 'O's from my own sources and Wiki for hull shap...
Just a few thoughts. There is no need for a battlecruiser per-se as the Caraciolo was a fast battleship class in line with the Queen Elizabeth, but faster. The prior 13x12" battleships were faster than their other European counterparts by 2 to 3 knots. Was a battlecruiser required? If a battlecruise...
A year or two back there was a 25,000 ton challenge that threw up a lot of differing designs. see if you can find that doing a 'search'. Edit: A thought to keep in mind was the French Dunkerque and Strasbourg were based on 26,000 ton designs with 8x13" in two quad turrets. So a German equivalent wit...