Great work. I was hoping this would arrive. After looking briefly over the drawing here are my initial thoughts... 1. Automatic stanchions on deck-edge elevator are missing. 2. Arrestor wires and barriers would look better darker than the deck. 3. Some Arrestor wires are missing. 4. In my experience...
Thanks for the feedback. - Generally speaking, the drawing has some mismatches in detailing. If the deck is hyperdetailed in the top view, some areas in the sideview look bland by comparision. I'd rather not see the connection points on the deck and the deck plating and have the sideview and superst...
Here's an update of Darth Panda's Iwo Jima class. The Iwo Jima class were the first helicopter carriers built from the keel up and saw service in Vietnam and the first Gulf War (Desert Storm). Originally designed to carry helicopters, The Iwo Jima class began operating the AV-8A Harrier in the early...
Always good to see more US carriers but I'm sorry to say that this is a poorly researched drawing. There are many errors in dimensions, paint and overall representation. Main deck above the keel should be 51 feet, not 54. Designer's Draft is 20 feet and the bottom for your boot topping is 24ft. The ...
Great to see this here. I'm not so familiar with these ships but did they really have railings around the flight deck? There's no LSO platform on the port side aft. The top down view of the bridge hasn't been finished.
Thanks a lot Mike. This is perfect. Can't believe I forgot the searchlight :? The name on the bow is actually there but the font is way too small to be represented at this scale. The structure you circled under the bridge is not there on the plans. What is that, a leadsman's platform or something? A...
Wow. I missed this gem. This has made my day. For what it's worth (six months later...) It's great how you've drawn the "fiddle bridges" on the aft flight deck but they would have had thick fore and aft cables running between them. I think they were removed from Langley in 1929, CV's 2 and 3 commiss...