Great stuff as always! I concur that the "small sponson" looks like a steel bulwark vs. a canvas dodger platform. The structure you circled under the bridge is not there on the plans. What is that, a leadsman's platform or something? From the photo this looks like a leadsman's platform to me -- not ...
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I was waiting for your reply :) -- and btw, always appreciate your careful attention to the drawings I have posted over the years! I've numbered each of your remarks on the pic below and here are my associated comments. One major note here is that my drawing shows ALASKA in November 1944, after the ...
Thanks guys for all your comments :) On a second look, I can't help feel like there's something jarring about the contrast of the top and bottom of the armour belt vis a vis the shading only transitions at the ends, but I suppose it's hard to illustrate accurately in another fashion. Right - this is...
When I created the first GB drawings in 2008 I used imperial measurements as it was what I was familiar with as an American. You can easily convert metric into imperial and continue using the format and existing scale bar - you will just need to round off fractions of a pixel (not relevant even at t...
Thanks all! Interesting that you can't see the main armament in the head on view. AA was a priority. Yes, I found myself strangely disappointed when the front views of the main battery disappeared behind the 40mm gun tubs... --- http://shipbucket.com/drawings/9015/file This is GUAM (CB-2) in January...
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