Splendid! One of my favorite cruisers of all time.
A year or more ago, I gave Bezobrazov a set of drawings for the Suffren class, and it was my impression that he intended to draw them all (or at least his favorite of the four).
Interesting color scheme, and as always, the French build beautiful ships, so she's got great lines. Except none of the lines are French. The funnels and superstructure are all borrowed from the drawing Bezo and I did of the USS Houston , while the turrets appear to be borrowed and lightly-modified...
Thonburi main guns where the 200/50mm Type 3 Mod 1 (modell D turret) wich where also used on the Myoko class cruisers before their 1935-1936 reconstruction, you can find them here (the one at the bottom) and also use them freely on it as i've posted them on the IJN parts sheet I drew most of this, ...
I've had this 60% finished on my computer since - it appears - 2010. Since it's still never been drawn, I figured I should make some modest effort to finish what I start. This is the Thai coast defense ship HTMS Thonburi , ordered from Kawasaki in Japan and laid down in 1936. (Her sister ship Sri Ay...
I do have this (linked due to size) drawing from the official Marine Nationale plans. While some of the structure appears different than what's in the drawing (and at a glance appears to match the image Dima posted), the screws and underwater hull appears to be correct. Good work. These ships look e...
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