HMS Courageous 1917

Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:46 pm

Here a screen shot from my latest build on GoogleSketchup:

It's HMS Courageous in her 1917 fit (As a Battlecruiser). It's only my second "real" ship. The other is USS Deleware. The drawings are from wikipedia. The Google Sketchup is a bit rough, it's really meant for architectural modeling. But with some patience a relatively nice model can be built. I'll post some more if anyone's interested. Enjoy!

MichelB · Post by **MichelB** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:06 pm

With Google Sketchup, can you place her in Scapa Flow or in the Firth on Google Earth? That would be ubercool!

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:51 pm

hmmm, i never thought of using Sketchup for ships! great idea and nice work!

Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:43 am

Thanks for the compliments.

If I had google earth, I could place her in Scapa. I don't have Google Earth though (Not yet at least

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Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:32 am

Here's a couple more pics:

Enjoy!

KYamato · Post by **KYamato** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:58 pm

Very nice job, looking great.

Ship Model Gallery · Post by **MartinJQuinn** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:31 pm

Very cool Avery. A fine looking - if odd - warship. Would love to see one released by Combrig or WEM!

Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:33 pm

Thanks for the kind words. Here's another pic:

I tried to export two, but something happened and the second didn't turn out right.

edit: here's another pic:

Joseph R · Post by **Joseph R** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:46 am

Erm.. shouldn't this ship have steel decks?

But nice to see such a pretty piece of subject matter, I am glad to see somebody else obviously appreciates these little gems

Avery Boyer · Post by **Avery Boyer** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:04 pm

Here's another shot....was playing around with the new version of Sketchup

Steel decks you say? I just followed with what the drawings showed. I'll correct it.

Joseph R · Post by **Joseph R** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:03 am

Avery,

I'm not saying outright that I am right and that your drawings are wrong - just to which drawings do you refer? See, if this is a 1917 fit - I'm fairly sure this ship should have steel decks, with the diagonal patterned footstrips - as per HMS Repulse and HMS Renown when first commissioned.

Somebody please correct me if I have this wrong. I know for certain that Furious had steel decks.

Regards,

Joseph