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I used to have a number of sites, some in Japanese where I could find alternative ship art to work on. I've since reformated my computer and lost all my Internet Explorer favorites. I'm wondering if others might have the links to some alternative ship art sites. I'd like to pass a little time before AE comes out doing some alternative history sides.

I do have the following sites restored to my computer.

Wolf's Shipyard
Alt_Naval
Admiral Furashita's site on Combined Fleet

BTW if anyone has any "what if" ship requests I'll be happy to try to do some for you if you can supply me with drawings of the ship. [:)]

Hood CV:

http://www.wolfsshipyard.mystarship.com ... ood_CV.jpg

Iowa CV:

http://www.wolfsshipyard.mystarship.com ... e_Erie.jpg

G3 and N3:

http://www.wolfsshipyard.mystarship.com ... res/G3.gif

Lexington CC:

http://www.wolfsshipyard.mystarship.com ... gton_2.jpg

Malta CV:

http://xoomer.virgilio.it/bk/amici/Athe ... ta_1_1.htm

Eagle II CV:

working on locating line drawing

Are these art requests R8J? [&:]

If it's not a problem. I've tried but they do not look very good.

Have you seen this?

http://www.brockpaine.com/Motunui/

Here are two of the Lexingtons. I'm not going to do all of the Lexingtons pictured. I hope you can make do with these two. csatahajos also made a Lexington battlecruiser which looks more like an early 1941 version. These two might be able to double as late 1944 upgrade versions of that one. Here is the link to csatahajos' BC Lexington:

http://witp.tylerroguedesigns.com/image ... ahajos.htm

Here is the download link to my two Lexingtons:

http://www.geocities.com/garychildress4 ... ington.zip

Here is the preview:



And here are the drawings they are based upon:

Ooh, nice Lexingtons!

There are a couple of things I could request.. hang on a second while I dig some stuff up.. [:D]

NOt exactly what you were asking about, but it's pretty cool anyway.  Design your own ship, there's plenty of what ifs that could come from this [:)]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/ ... ster14.swf

Also by Alt_Naval, it seems...

One would have been fine. Thanks!

Until your post I did not notice the differences in the drawing.

ORIGINAL: Dixie

NOt exactly what you were asking about, but it's pretty cool anyway.  Design your own ship, there's plenty of what ifs that could come from this [:)]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/ ... ster14.swf

Thanks Dixie! Very cool site indeed! [8D]

Here are the N-3 and G-3. The one on the top of the preview is the N-3 and the one on the bottom is the G-3. Very simliar designs save for the main gun calibur.


Preview:




Game files:

http://www.geocities.com/garychildress4 ... -3_N-3.zip

Nicely done Gary! [&o]

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

Here are the N-3 and G-3. The one on the top of the preview is the N-3 and the one on the bottom is the G-3. Very similar designs save for the main gun calibur.


Preview:




Game files:

http://www.geocities.com/garychildress4 ... -3_N-3.zip

Nice art, and quite usefull for me since I've made a little mod using all these 'what if's'.

One thing to note about the Lexingtons in their original configuration...they are woefully under-arnmored. 250kg AP in game will penetrate the deck 100% of the time. The are honestly much better used if converted to carriers. When AE hits I will be able to add them in their original configuration, but also alow a player to choose between continued BC upgrades or convert to the Lexington class CVs.

Thanks for posting the links to those sites..some very interesting what if ships that would be great added to any mod..particularly those on the Wolf Shipyard site..excellent [:D]

Many thanks guys! [:)]

DANG! Did you already have these stored away?

Excellant work. Thanks.

ORIGINAL: R8J

DANG! Did you already have these stored away?

Excellant work. Thanks.

Actually I did have the G-3 stored away. It was an old side I did a long time ago. I wasn't very happy with the original so I spent a little while yesterday sprucing it up a bit. Also the N-3 is obviously based upon it. The Lexingtons OTOH are created from the line drawings you provided.

Just to avoid some double work for oyu guys here are some that are made by Dixie and me (K2 original is from BCRenown).

CV converted from Hood:



K2 class battlecruiser (alternative to G3, this design sported 8X18" guns)



N3 battleship



Japanese No. 13 class



Lexington class CC 1944



Soth Dakota I class BB 1944



South Dakota original



4th lexington class hull, CC-4 Ranger conversion to a more sophisticated CV design



Left hand is the Fast Battleship Design D of 1919 with 12X16" guns and 12" belt with 29knots, roght one is Battleship 1919 with 8X18" guns and below are their respective 1944 fits with dual 5" turrets