MONITOR
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- toymaker
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Uploaded by toymaker 20/06/2009 08:44:03
USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy. She is most famous for her participation in the first-ever naval battle between two ironclad warships.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor
File Overview
- Original file size:1.56 MB
- Original file format:kmz
- Surfaces:145
- Triangles:67532
- Vertices:202596
- Textures:7
- Created with:Google SketchUp 7.0.10247
- Not usable in 3DVIA Shape
The pictures & Plans I found for this ship had contradictions so I “cherry picked” What looked best to me! So historical accuracy is not to be found here!
I meant to vote on this when you first uploaded it – thanks for making a comment to remind me. Wonderful model! Historians will be arguing forever over the details, so thanks for going ahead and doing it anyway :D
The ocean surface is particularly nice, with just enough form and a great texture! (Of course, that very same ocean was to be the Monitor’s undoing eventually).
nice model toymaker… further reading recommended on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_warship :)
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great model Michael (toymaker) & I particularly liked the water texture you used as when I zoom in closer to water surface it looks like I can touch water. used that. Also the detailing is really good…