USS Chicago, Albany-class CG

[dalamace]

Hello everyone!

Today I present the USS Chicago, CG-11, an Albany-class guided missile cruiser. She has been made as a Baltimore-class heavy gun cruiser before retrofitted extensively as a missile cruiser.



The hull of the Chicago has been drawn by Colosseum as the USS Baltimore. Anything wrong with, please do tell!

Thank You!

[The_Sprinklez]

Splendid!

[heuhen]

I do wonder how they managed to solve the top-weight issue on her?

BTW. Remember to add on the missiles, they should be placed above the ship.
- AAW missile pointing up
- ASuW missile pointing horizontally

The drawing should also be put on a proper template:
- https://i.imgur.com/l3ORWR2.png
- whit shipbucket logo, down in the right corner


oh she is quite and update, from that one we have in the archive

[dalamace]

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback, here're some updates:



Thank You!

[heuhen]

Missiles above the launchers, you know, you can check the archive on how we do it

[dalamace]

Oh thanks. This is my first time doing a ship armed with a missile so bear with me.

[erik_t]

I'm very happy to see this finally represented. One of my favorites, and it's an excellent drawing.

How solid is your sourcing on the paint scheme of the ship's boats? I can't specifically lock down 1963, but none of the color photos I've seen from the 1960s show haze gray.

[dalamace]

Yeah, seems to be on me. It now has a splash of black, and there're more fixes.

[David Latuch]

dalamace:

I served aboard Albany. You’ve done a very fine rendering of one God ugly ship.

Thanks for the memories.

[heuhen]

dalamace:

I served aboard Albany. You’ve done a very fine rendering of one God ugly ship.

Thanks for the memories.

how was it on the top deck, when the weather started to be "funny"