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HMS Courageous 1917
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:46 pm
by Avery Boyer
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!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:06 pm
by MichelB
With Google Sketchup, can you place her in Scapa Flow or in the Firth on Google Earth? That would be ubercool!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:51 pm
by kennylibben
hmmm, i never thought of using Sketchup for ships! great idea and nice work!
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:43 am
by Avery Boyer
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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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:32 am
by Avery Boyer
Here's a couple more pics:
Enjoy!
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:58 pm
by KYamato
Very nice job, looking great.
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:31 pm
by MartinJQuinn
Very cool Avery. A fine looking - if odd - warship. Would love to see one released by Combrig or WEM!
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:33 pm
by Avery Boyer
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:
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:46 am
by Joseph R
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
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:04 pm
by Avery Boyer
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:03 am
by Joseph R
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