This is an example of what Martin at Warbases has to translate into something tangible! A - this will be the 'top deck' and includes the holes for the newly placed masts. The mainmast (with 3 1/2" next to it is usually around half an inch closer to the bow. B - shows the two extra pieces required for the main deck. You can see the notch for the bowsprit. C - Try as I might I have not been able to find out the shape of the flying deck so have gone with this. D - is the design of the smaller turrets.
Following on from my post of yesterday I thought I would show a little of what passes for the thought process when I design one of my models.
I say 'what passes for the thought process' with my tongue firmly in cheeks as the statement implies a far greater degree of planning than is the norm! In truth that is probably why I have avoided writing tutorials as my methodology is far too haphazard to be written about in a meaningful way.
Anyways, if one can sift through the odds and ends of notes and blog posts and see any kind of pattern then well done, that is more than I can!
HMS Monarch - note the central armoured citadel on top of which the two turrets sat.
I sat down with my copy of British Battleships by Dr. Oscar Parkes and looked up HMS Monarch on page 131. From the diagram there, and that above I was able to get a good idea of the main points I would need to show on the model.
After a degree of experimentation I was able to get a sense of 'the right bits in the right places' which will certainly be good enough to represent HMS Monarch when she is built and ready for the tabletop.
The plan has been sent to Warbases for Martin to no doubt wring his hands in despair at!
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