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I hadn't seen it - thanks! Some nice reference material there for all manner of ship's fittings too

Well that was only a very short delay.... but I have finally got around to finishing off my Walrus

I made a little video of the finished model, here: https://youtu.be/NxqbPTl3Kc8


Here are some final renders of it (4K versions available on ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zDLwX6)











I should probably get back to work on the ship now... looks like I've been putting it off for long enough!

World-class design work. Superb.

Thanks! I went a little crazy on this one, given that mostly you'll see the tail through an open hangar door... I will have to do something a bit more interesting with it, once I've finally got the KGV model(s) in a better state. Loooooots of work to do on that yet though. I seem to prefer starting new things over carrying on with that at the moment, unfortunately.

After finishing the Walrus, I was looking at some of rework I'd already done, and decided that the 5.25" secondary turrets just weren't good enough. So I started them over, and rebuilt them to be as accurate as I could make them. It helped that I'd come across some plans for the turret!

I've done a brief comparison with the old turret on my website, https://www.prdobson.co.uk/2023/08/16/q ... ts-take-3/ - extra renders there too.

Otherwise, here's the new turret, now with correct form and proportions!




There seems to be a fold-down table/platform attached to the inside of the rear access hatch. I guess this allows use of the periscope. This feature only shows in a couple of the photos I've found via IWM and elsewhere, so the details are somewhat speculative! The same goes for the insides of the front sight hatches.

I finished the remodelling back in January. But with some other projects out of the way in the meantime, I came back to this to unwrap the turret ready for texturing. I've made a pair of presentation turrets, one from HMS Prince of Wales, in December 1941, and the other from HMS King George V, late 1945/early 46.

It helped that I'd come across some plans for the turret!

Oo, where? Good work; especially on including the stops limiting the arc of the turrets, often not modeled

EJFoeth wrote:

It helped that I'd come across some plans for the turret!

Oo, where? Good work; especially on including the stops limiting the arc of the turrets, often not modeled

Thanks!

They were printed in the book 'Battleship Duke of York: An Anatomy from Building to Breaking' by Ian Buxton and Ian Johnston. A lot of great photos I'd never seen before in there, well worth the money. They're more internal arrangement plans, but it was enough to get the shape and proportions down fairly accurately.

Ah yes, I have that one already (indeed a wonderful reference). Possibly plans from this reference.

Very nice work!