So... apparently I created an account on this forum in 2015. Who knew? I didn't. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon the forum and have had a great time reading and looking at wonderful builds. What a great place. Thank you to everyone for making this such a wonderful resource! Downright inspiring.
I've had a passion for ships and boats for many years but never really had the space to do much modeling. Well, other than small scale stuff (mostly for miniatures gaming). While the temptation to start a wood model comes and goes, over the years I've dabbled in plastic and card models. Most of my ship building work has been virtual, though. Lately, I've been trying to see if I can create operable boats and ships for the open source flight simulator FlightGear. I call my proof-of-concept work 'FloatGear' 😁 .
Today I was working on the USS Brooklyn and a question came to mind: Wouldn't most vessels have canvas covers over their boats during operation? I never see this modeled. I've adopted it in my virtual models primarily to save polygons but I'm not sure it's accurate.
Anyhow, here are some screen shots of my work. The Olympia, Jacht and Kathryn are all in-sim.
--jeff
