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HMS Agamemnon (1908)

6,723 Gibble  6 months ago
Auto Credit Based on BMilan's Pre-Dreadnought Challenge [CLOSED]

Finally, an uploaded build

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Controls:
Throttle --------- Forward
Yaw --------------- Steer
VTOL ------------- Turret Deviation/Dispersion
Trim -------------- Barrel Elevation

Note: Turrets are controlled by camera. "Turret Deviation/Dispersion" just means you widen your angle, the thingy on the planes that adjust the convergence of line of fire.


Credits:

@LocalDealer

For:
Creating the main turrets
Ship hull
Emotional Support
Details

@ShiroNeko & @BMilan

For:
Uplifting Compliments
Suggestions on building methods

and

Everyone in SimplePlanes for sharing inspirations and techniques.


General Description:

Launched in 1906 and completed in 1908, HMS Agamemnon was the Royal Navy's second-to-last pre-dreadnought battleship to be built, followed by her sister ship, Lord Nelson. She was converted to a radio-controlled target ship following her return to the United Kingdom in March 1919 and began service in 1921.

Author's Notes:

Now, I'm not really sure which version this is because there's too many iterations of the Agamemnon that aren't exactly properly documented but judging from the turrets this is a refit.

Yes, I know there's a lot of details missing, such as anchor chains and multiple lifeboats. HOWEVER I am strict with modifications of our creation. Yes it is free to modify but if you were to upload a version such as a fixed, lesser parts, or just a repaint, at least ask me for permission first before uploading.

Finally; Obviously unfinished, my laptop can no longer handle the thing.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.169
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.003
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 0

Parts

  • Number of Parts 2273
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 6,871
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    55.9k BMilan

    Official evaluation

    - First Impression (4/5):

    The ship looks beautiful and nicely detailed, although I did notice a few small issues. The controls also had a few problems.


    - Design/Accuracy (14/15):

    I didn't find any notable inaccuracies compared to the real ship, except for the lack of lifeboats.


    - Details (10/15):

    The ship is very well detailed and some parts show a lot of effort. However, others show a bit less: The anchors are just slapped on the side of the ship without properly aligning them with the hawsepipes.
    There is a clear emphasis on the ship's weapons with them being the most detailed. Unfortunately, due to too many parts being wasted on them, the ship lacks in other department, for example it only has two motor launches for her lifeboat complement.
    There are also no chains for the anchors. The full rigging with the cables sagging however looks very good, I liked it a lot (even if it makes no sense for example on the cargo booms, since those cables are holding them from falling down)
    The flags were also very well made and make the ship look much better.


    - Features (10/20):

    The build features usable main and secondary guns. These have a function called Turret Deviation/Dispersion which was a really cool idea and I liked it.
    Sadly, those very well detailed tertiary guns are all static which is unfortunate.
    The ship uses rudder based steering but it's not very well made and is painfully slow to turn. The propellers are just cosmetic and dont actually provide the propulsion.


    - Build Quality (5/10):

    I feel like the builder focused their efforts on the wrong parts of the ship: things like lifeboat davits were made to have a perfect curvature using dozens of segments, but there were no parts left to make the actual lifeboats themselves.
    There are no anchor chains (not even in a simple form like adding a single fuselage to represent them) and the anchors themselves were just quickly slapped on the side, whereas things like the cargo booms are very highly detailed.
    The quality just seems inconsistent, somewhere it's very well built, elsewhere it feels like the builder just wanted to get it over with.
    I also didn't like the fact that the builder received help from another participant


    - Performance (10/20):

    The ship is just unusably slow at turning. Forward speed is good and is capped out at the max speed of the real ship which in great, but I missed the ability to go reverse.
    It didn't ride over the waves of the Ocean mod too smoothly but it was not too problematic.
    The camera aim for the guns was great, minus one problem with the aft main turret: after one full rotation with the camera, it de-syncs from the rest of the guns until I rotate all the way back. Their traverse speed was good, not too slow, not too fast.


    - Description and Information (9/15):

    The description lacks any screenshots or photos and feels a bit too short and barebones.


    Additional Points (-0, +0):

    Total: 62

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    6,723 Gibble

    Requested Tag:
    @BadahhMuscleCar001

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    @BMilan

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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Absolutely fabulous, well done sir!

    I tried to make something similar many, many, many years ago — it is so nice to see what is possible nowadays! My hat is sincerely off in respect!

    6 months ago
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    Extraordinary work

    6 months ago
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    35.8k Graingy

    @ThomasRoderick In Dr. Doofenschmirtz voice (Please ignore that spelling lmfao)
    CURSE YOU RONALD REAGAN!!

    +1 6 months ago
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    15.7k SiBangsatYa

    Dayum

    6 months ago
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    17.0k cyon

    And, not to mention, emotional support?

    6 months ago
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    17.0k cyon

    It looks extremely good, nice job on those details!

    6 months ago
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    @Graingy Kek. Although here I thought the Yanks had it worse back during the years HMS Agamemnon was active? IIRC the Brits were pretty unionized during the 1910s and 1920s, the Yanks - especially the miners - not so much.

    FDR have the right idea on how to run a state, shame about the state of affairs after Richard Nixon though.

    6 months ago
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    @Gibble Could you make the USS Essex CV-9 Too?

    6 months ago
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    35.8k Graingy

    @ThomasRoderick Tune suddenly shifts to The Internationale for some inexplicable reason
    Except in the factories of the bourgeoisie.

    6 months ago
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    @Graingy
    🎵 This was the charter, the charter of the laaaaand! 🎶
    🎵 Britons never ever ever shall be slaves! 🎶

    +1 6 months ago
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    35.8k Graingy

    YOu can often count on British warships to have awesome names.
    Like the insect-class heavily-armed-for-its-size gunboat "Cockchafer"

    6 months ago
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    35.8k Graingy

    @MentallyDistorted Aroooze from out the azure main!

    +1 6 months ago
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    When britain first at heaven's command 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

    +2 6 months ago