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David Latuch
Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 20th, 2014, 9:27 pm
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Colosseum wrote:
Interesting that none of you have noticed the large late-war foremast which only came about on BB-55's September 1944 refit. ;)
Here are photos from NavSource for USS North Carollina "Shakedown Cruise & Fitting Out; 1941 - 1942"

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My foremast seems okay?

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 12:47 pm
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You're starting to get pretty far along in this drawing. Don't forget my personal shipbucket drawing philosophy: "If you cant dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullshit." By which I mean just clutter the picture with rafts and damage control equipment and doors and hatches and 5" practice loaders and whatnot.

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 4:06 pm
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That might fly for a bogus AU drawing or some personal designs nonsense, but it is NOT acceptable for anything in the Real Designs forum... you should know what every single pixel you are placing is supposed to represent. Anything otherwise means you haven't done enough research.

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 5:41 pm
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Colosseum wrote:
That might fly for a bogus AU drawing or some personal designs nonsense, but it is NOT acceptable for anything in the Real Designs forum... you should know what every single pixel you are placing is supposed to represent. Anything otherwise means you haven't done enough research.

what I do is that If I have an naked surface somewhere, I'll start to check if there is any cable going there that I can draw...


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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 6:18 pm
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Detail should never be "invented" on real designs - if there's nothing to show in a certain spot, don't put something just to fill up the space. With enough research you can generally find enough stuff to fill up any drawing. ;)

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 7:03 pm
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I agree whole heartiedly. But Ian is my foremast okay? You seemed to feel that it was the mast the North carolina had in Sep.of 1944.

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 7:08 pm
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Your pictures show the armored fire control tower. I was referring to the simple pole foremast the CXAM-1 (and later SK) were mounted on before the September 1944 Puget Sound refit replaced it with a more complex arrangement to accommodate the heavier SK-2.

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 7:50 pm
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Okay now I understand.

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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 8:20 pm
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The North Carolina had measure 1 in 1941, and measure 12 in 1942.


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Post subject: Re: USS North Carolina (BB-55)Posted: April 21st, 2014, 8:39 pm
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Hi Karle,

Thanks for the information . . . now for research.

By the by, I'm beginning the rebuild of the Tennessee and am researching her new AA armament.

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