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[max_thehitman]

The attention to details is amazing 
You are a great artist!

[BOYAN]

Amazing, as usual... What period are you aiming for if I may ask? She went through a lot of modernization throughout her life, stuff like radars, weapons, bridle catcher removals, added sponsons, the island structure had changes... 

[duffys tavern]

Boy, this is gonna be great!

[Cafs]

Boy, this is gonna be great!

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[M0SCA]

Awesome!

[KingTiger503]

Nice karla. Very nice.

[karla]

hull almost completed shown in Blender

Thanks again guys. More progress has been made but, because it is being made in so many areas, it is difficult to state exactly what has happened. (Something must have happened because of the hours put in). Adjustments were made to the bow profile, the flight deck depth was corrected and re-mapped, hanger doors were re-positioned, nuclear cooling plumbing enhanced, objects have been separated into a manageable hierarchy, whip antennae re-modelled and other corrections made. Some minor objects were modelled. The texture maps have been improved with preliminary creation of shadows and some weathering, but there is more still to do.

It looks like we can make a start on the island soon and the boat will then begin to look more realistic - even though it's not going to be modelled for an exact age. Next progress report will probably be in three or four week's time when there should be more to see.

[duffys tavern]

Thanks for the update. She's lookin' swell.

[Seb]

Beautiful ship.

[asheshouse]

Nice work.

[karla]

Blender view of almost completed model

Plenty of work has been carried out on the island structure, masts and mapping. There are a large number of radar and antennae and each set had to be researched and modelled. No drawings at this scale were available so the structures and details were interpreted from as many images as possible. (One realizes that, even though the internet is vast, there is a limit to the actual facts when one gets down to a particular level of detail).  As usual, compromises had to be made between accuracy and practicality - but the aim was always to create as detailed a model as possible.

The plan for the next month is to go round the boat and enhance details where thought necessary and simplify or reduce or eliminate other less necessary details. In parallel with these activities texturing and mapping will continue.

Western0221 kindly sent a Java slot so the carrier can be tested in game - but that is likely to some weeks off yet.

[Korrigan]

Very impressive, karla !