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Author:  Colosseum [ October 23rd, 2019, 3:21 pm ]
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Thanks all. This was probably one of the most time-consuming projects I've undertaken... with massive delays caused by two week-long trips and moving cities...
Charybdis wrote: *
This is nothing short of spectacular! What an incredible effort. Well done, Ian. I can see the painstaking research that has gone into this...

I love the plan view, especially how you have included the yielding elements in the arresting set up. Also, the detailing of the catwalks catches the eye. What is the gold lining on the 40mm shields in the plan view? Stored ammo?

You've done the ship and her crew proud. I'll need to update my drawings accordingly.

The only remarks I have to make are the absence of deck landing lights (perhaps) and the way the squadrons are labeled looks a bit untidy.
I was waiting for your reply :)

The gold colored elements in the 40mm gun tubs are racked clips. Regarding deck landing lights, I see them indicated in the booklet of general plans for CVL-26 from the 1950s, but my Floating Drydock plans of CVL-23 in 1944 don't show them. That said I found a ton of errors in the FDD plans for this ship (incredibly frustrating considering their cost). My desktop computer (with my photo library of these ships) is packed away right now, but once I get it setup in next few days I want to review my high-res photos to understand what the deck landing lights actually looked like and their position on the flight deck. The Mare Island photos of Independence available on Navsource don't appear to show lights in the same location indicated by CVL-26's BOGP, so it makes me wonder if these lights were relocated from somewhere else (maybe at the flight deck edge?) or were added in a later refit.

Regarding the labeling of squadrons, I stole this from your drawings of the Essex class but agree it doesn't look tidy - I wanted to indicate the exact subtype of each aircraft - so will revisit this and post a new version soon.

Author:  Charybdis [ October 26th, 2019, 4:35 am ]
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Regarding deck landing lights, I see them indicated in the booklet of general plans for CVL-26 from the 1950s, but my Floating Drydock plans of CVL-23 in 1944 don't show them.
They are definitely there although they are hard to spot when the deck has been stained. Here's a picture of Cowpens in late 1943. Also a picture of David McCampbell (right) standing on a deck light on WASP (CV-7).

I'm not sure about the structure of the light, if there are removable covers or what...

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Author:  Colosseum [ October 26th, 2019, 11:08 pm ]
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Thanks! That's exactly what I needed... I still haven't been able to setup my desktop computer so haven't had a chance to review photos...

I'll get a corrected version up as soon as I get some time.

Author:  Rodondo [ October 28th, 2019, 12:03 pm ]
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Regardless of the small tweaks I think this is possibly my favourite drawing of the the year, the detail is superb

Author:  Colosseum [ October 28th, 2019, 5:05 pm ]
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Thx guys. OP has been updated with a revised version including deck landing light covers and relocated aircraft/squadron chart.

Author:  Charybdis [ October 29th, 2019, 3:55 pm ]
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What a marvellous standard. Bravo.

Author:  Laforest [ November 7th, 2019, 5:18 am ]
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This drawing is beautiful, looks like a watercolor.

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