I think it looks better now and it's still within 179 meters overall length and 176 meters waterline length. Thank you all for the help and praise. Special thanks to Colosseum and Colombamike. Without you two, I wouldn't make these drawings as accurate as possible. I really appreciate for the great ...
4. I'm not sure the bow of these ships had such a prominent sweep aft - I would check this against some known sources. What was your base drawing for this ship?
I did get to see her through out the main deck from bow to stern and the bridge but not bellow decks like the engine room compartments.
The plywood is applied for us tourist as a guiding route but of course only in the main deck.
That is how the museum is arranged.
I just learned that CA-38 USS San Francisco in May 1942 had Measure 11 (Sea Blue) instead of Measure 21 (Navy Blue) which I depicted on this drawing. Thanks to a member that clarify this information to me. For right now, I will not change the color scheme and the date is changed to November 1942. Th...
The aft part of turret number 3 actually, the one above the outher propellers. Shipbucket style means shading overhangs with a single darker line under the overhang itself. Other then that, no shadows ware drawn. 'lighted' and 'darkened' areas of the ship are to represent the way the superstructure...
2 pixel lines are frowned upon in shipbucket style. They create black blobs instead of proper lines. 3 pixel lines are to be used if possible even if 2 would be the right size, slightly oversizing for the sake of looking good and uniform. Ok, I now understand. The overhang shading still looks somew...
- the overhang shading seems a bit on the dark side Updated. Shades are lighter. - your hull shading suddenly ends at the waterline (only visible at the stern) If possible, point out the drawing on which part? - the front of the pilothouse and the front facing part of the aftmost turret are shaded ...
[img] SC radar Mark 31 Gun Director with Mark 3 radar for 8"/55 Mark 12 Gun, Mark 33 Gun Director for 5"/25 Mark 23 AA Gun, Mark 44 Gun Director for 1.1"/75 Mark 1 AA Gun. CA-38 USS San Francisco duties during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942: August, Operation Watchtower (CA-38 as flagship for RADM...
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