** Leaving Drydock! Forrestal Class Update **

Yes, what about elevators and hangar deck?

I don't see a small figure tossing dog-tags off the stern.

Will this be included at launch? :)

So how many devs have managed to catapult their F-14s into the port elevator shaft by now?

I don't think any, since they have the safety barriers up on the bow. She is not ready for flight quarters yet.

I don't think any, since they have the safety barriers up on the bow. She is not ready for flight quarters yet.

I think you're looking at the wrong set of catapults.

Very nice. All we need now is a Vietnam map, A-4 and F-4J ;)

will this be out with the EA or after?

Great Job ! Talking about the Carrier Battle Group, I assume most of the era scorts will be present, Perry,Spruance,Knox,Leahy,Farragut, but what can you say about the SSN included in a CBG ? We know that submarine capability is NONE at the moment into DCS, but will be able to see some introduction, maybe a surfaced Sturgeon or Los Angeles class ?

Pretty boat hurry up and paint it :)

Beautiful!

The Forrestal, 18s and 14s...wow. Just need the A6 and it will be just like old times!

Nice job Heatblur! :)

Don't bother painting it, take my money and give me plane and boat.

Ta.

Don't bother painting it, take my money and give me plane and boat.

Ta.

haha! yep, Maybe just needs some none skid, but other than that it looks haze grey and underway to me :D

Can we have a Firestall livery for the ship?

I can already feel that satisfying wump sound when the wheels hit the deck.

Will the elevators be functional, and to what extent?

What is that tall post called that stands up on the right hand side of the flight deck out in front of the island, close to the #1 cat?? I'm pretty certain that its purpose is to give the bridge crew a reference for steering the boat and is not retractable. I am surprised that the Stennis doesn't have one. The Vinson even has one. Seems odd that ED would have left that detail out, and even more odd that the rivet counters on this forum haven't complained about its absence, that I know of anyway. Regardless, the ship model is beautiful and I can't wait to give you my money!! :thumbup:

What is that tall post called that stands up on the right hand side of the flight deck out in front of the island, close to the #1 cat?? I'm pretty certain that its purpose is to give the bridge crew a reference for steering the boat and is not retractable. I am surprised that the Stennis doesn't have one. The Vinson even has one. Seems odd that ED would have left that detail out, and even more odd that the rivet counters on this forum haven't complained about its absence, that I know of anyway. Regardless, the ship model is beautiful and I can't wait to give you my money!! :thumbup:

That is what we called the Nav Pole. It had a ladder to the top, an anemometer, wind vane and other aerials on it. Every carrier I have been on, Kitty Hawk, Enterprise, and most of the Nimitz class have all had them.

Thanks Vanpyre :thumbup:

What is that tall post called that stands up on the STARBOARD side of the flight deck out in front of the island, close to the #1 cat?? I'm pretty certain that its purpose is to give the bridge crew a reference for steering the boat and is not retractable. I am surprised that the Stennis doesn't have one. The Vinson even has one. Seems odd that ED would have left that detail out, and even more odd that the rivet counters on this forum haven't complained about its absence, that I know of anyway. Regardless, the ship model is beautiful and I can't wait to give you my money!! :thumbup:

There, I fixed it for ya ;)

But seriously, not every ship even in the Nimitz class was identical so id not be surprised if some didn't have the Nav Pole.

Would have to look at photos of the ships we’ve got modeled

They all have one. Even the new Ford does. :)

;3575212']Would have to look at photos of the ships we’ve got modeled

Stennis:

Well then ED need to get on this!

Awesome! Working elevators and pushback features would be even better. Way to go guys!

Are we going to have to fly through clouds of exhaust produced by the oil-fired boilers? :P

Are we going to have to fly through clouds of exhaust produced by the oil-fired boilers? :P

A friend who is a master of a very large containership was telling me that they have to keep 3 types of fuel:

Bunker oil, which is like a thin black grease and needs warmed up before it can be fed to the engine and produces lots of black smoke when under power;

Heavy oil, which is a dark fluid oil like a thin crude oil and does not require heating before being fed to the engine, it still produces smoke but not as much as the bunker oil;

Diesel oil, the lightest oil and similar to what you would put in your car or truck, mainly it is required for entering port in the US especially in California which have quite stringent pollution requirements.

This is for the Sulzer 12RT-flex96C cylinder diesel engine not a steam boiler though.

http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9289958.html

A friend who is a master of a very large containership was telling me that they have to keep 3 types of fuel:

Bunker oil, which is like a thin black grease and needs warmed up before it can be fed to the engine and produces lots of black smoke when under power;

 

Heavy oil, which is a dark fluid oil like a thin crude oil and does not require heating before being fed to the engine, it still produces smoke but not as much as the bunker oil;

 

Diesel oil, the lightest oil and similar to what you would put in your car or truck, mainly it is required for entering port in the US especially in California which have quite stringent pollution requirements.

 

This is for the Sulzer 12RT-flex96C cylinder diesel engine not a steam boiler though.

 

http://www.containership-info.com/vessel_9289958.html

Thankfully, most commercial vessels designed today use diesel engines. Bunker fuel and heavy fuel oil is really nasty stuff.

Are we going to have to fly through clouds of exhaust produced by the oil-fired boilers? :P

Why do you need boilers when you have a nuke plant producing tons of steam?