French sloops

[Korpen]

The CSA finds multitudes of stacks to be an affront (and a waste of deck space), but we'll see what we can do.

Then do not draw multitudes of stacks! :)
The point would after all to see the difference in result based on the same specs. :)

[Guinness]

So I wonder: what's a typical color scheme for French ships?

Historical for French torpedo craft appears to be dark gray or black more or less all over, though I've also found allusions to green below the waterline, white above, with black funnels and uppers.

[maddox]

This is what is seen most of color on French ships.

[Guinness]

Found this when doing a spot of research:

Because of the French practice of making defaulters serve out punishment by hard labour, it was common for some turrets on major ships to appear in a shade of 'Bronze brown. This was achieved by having the defaulters scrub the outside of those particular turrets in used cooking oil left over from the gallery. This can be seen in black and white photographs, where some turrets appear very much darker than the rest. Which turrets this was done to varied from ship to ship.

from http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s1200000.htm

[Valles]

Maori-built version, at 3 pixels per meter.

My yards are, BTW, available for hire at $2 per BP. ^_^

[Guinness]

The CSA's shipyards are already grumbling about all the metric to imperial conversions they are having to do...

Here's the CSA's version.



I tried to make it distinctly french, without making it too ugly.  ;)

[maddox]

Guinnes, You're spot on.

Valles.

Can you build me 5 before HY 02 1914?

[Valles]

I don't yet have 1912 engines...

But if you can deliver the turbines needed for them, then I'll have them ready for you by Christmas of 1913.

[maddox]

If the UNK is willing, those Turbines are in the holds of freighters in no time.