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Re: Japan - Kongo Class Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship
Posted: March 6th, 2021, 5:27 pm
by Tempest
Excellent Drawing BB! In the photo it looks to me like there are three colours; the standard colour, 'black' and white. Or is it just the lighting?
Re: Japan - Kongo Class Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship
Posted: March 6th, 2021, 5:36 pm
by BB1987
Tempest wrote: ↑March 6th, 2021, 5:27 pm
Excellent Drawing BB! In the photo it looks to me like there are three colours; the standard colour, 'black' and white. Or is it just the lighting?
I'm more inclined towards "it's just the lighting". All the lighter surfaces seems to be the ones better angled towards the light source. Plus, the watermark of the Yamato museum over turret 1 further lightens the actual color in that spot of the image, exacerbating the effect.
Re: Japan - Kongo Class Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship
Posted: April 2nd, 2021, 5:31 am
by Erusia Force
I'm happy to see that you took on the massive task of detailing the complex evolution of the Kongo Class, with exquisite color palate and rendering to boot!! Very well done BB1987!!
Re: Japan - Kongo Class Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship
Posted: April 15th, 2021, 11:41 pm
by Steampower1
Great Work. Tremendous detail!
May be the wrong place for a what-if, but in Freidman's book US Battleships, he mentions that with the RN going to the 15" gun the US Navy expect the IJN to do the same ! Maybe the last Kongo redesigned with six 15" guns and the Ise Class with ten 15". More room for engines and fuel for the BC and the BB would be a stronger ship - maybe a little shorter and slower.
Just a thought.