To scale ships, use the real ship's length in feet. According to Wiki, the Z51 model was 375 feet long, so using the 2 pixel per foot scale, this ship would be 750 pixels long.
First of all, welcome to the forum! You are already off to a good start with the hull. I suggest that you leave the railings until the end after you've finished the superstructure and turrets, etc.
Thanks, I really appreciate the comments! Skipping forward in time and setting now, to the 1960s and Army Aviation. The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk was the jewel of the Lisenian Army's fixed-wing aviation community, performing a multitude of essential and highly dangerous roles throughout its career. Hated ...
Thanks guys! Here's one of my favorite aircraft, the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. I've finished the US and Israel schemes, I'm still working on Argentina and a few other agency ones. https://dl.dropbox.com/s/pj8i746dsxo22r1/Grumman%20OV-1%20Mohawk%20%28US%29.png https://dl.dropbox.com/s/ku5xix02blera0i/Grum...
The Grumman FF-1 was purchased by the Lisenian Navy to serve as its standard fighter, beginning in 1934. The stubby Grumman was a great improvement over the lightweight fighters produced by the Lisenian industry: it was robust, reliable, and featured an excellent radio set as well as an enclosed coc...
Another long-overdue update, this time to the naval aviation branch. The M2 Charrán was the first shipboard scout plane to be used in quantity by the Lisenian Navy. Although it was no world-beater by any standard, it did help the Navy to acquire much needed experience with operating fixed-wing aircr...
Some classic prop planes from one of my long-term projects. More to come :) https://dl.dropbox.com/s/c4arx6psxkvaci9/Fairchild%2082.png Fairchild 82 https://dl.dropbox.com/s/vnw3teszhibzxxb/Nord%201203%20Norecrin.png Nord 1203 Norecrin https://dl.dropbox.com/s/xfmyjl9u2ks5t8y/Stinson%20SR-10E%20Reli...