Shipbucket

Superb. Certainly can't be eclipsed.

A couple of questions. What does the gold colour area represent on the main deck just aft of the aft funnel? I've seen this feature on most of your recent drawings.

What is the dark red mark under the no.2 turret?

Marvellous.

Don't know about what the "gold" area is either, but the red stuff under n°2 turret is definitely fire-fighting equipment.

_________________
My Worklist
Sources and documentations are the most welcome.

-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
-Koko's carrier-based aircrafts of WWII
-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
-Koko - Civil Aviation

Thanks all.

The gold area just aft of the number two stack along the main deck are racked side fenders (usually made of bundled rope), and the red equipment under mount 52 is a pair of fire hose applicators.

_________________
USN components, camouflage colors, & reference links (World War II only)

Awesome work!
Btw. are You going to do "only" USN Gearings or are You have plans regarding other users as well?

It's about time (and these won't be really overshadowed by the Essex. :p).
@Eswube: As far as I know Colo's focus is on the wartime USN vessels.

_________________
>"Emotions are prohibited." —YoRHa No. 2, Type B ("2B"), NieR: Automata
>"Wow, if I wasn't a hardened killing machine, that mightta hurt..." —SSgt. John Lugo (1st SFOD-D), Spec Ops: The Line

Would like to see also the Cold War FRAM destroyers of Gearing and Sumner classes, we have very old drawings for them.

Actually Darthpanda re-drew the FRAM conversions fairly recently (well a couple of years perhaps!). But I agree it would be good to see an updated FRAM based on this new hull.

_________________
Hood's Worklist
English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Thanks all.
For now my plan is (as always) to only draw the wartime USN units. I would love to provide layered PSD files (or stripped originals) to anyone who wants to produce the FRAM variants or the units operated by other countries, just ask via PM.

_________________
USN components, camouflage colors, & reference links (World War II only)

Do you know why the aft torpedo launcher has the crew shelter? It had been my understanding that this was provided on the Fletchers to protect the crew from the blast of the nearby 5/38 muzzle, but the Gearing configuration isn't nearly so closely coupled.

Awesome work...you truly are the USN Master Artist!

_________________

MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

The Official IJN Ships & Planes List

#FJB