Just a few words about the 1:600 scale Spanish Galleon above, the first one of an announced range of Baroque Era ships: We have kept silent for a long time since our first piece of news at regard --and such persistent silence had a reason why.
Rather unused to ship designing, our 3D designer experienced at first some troubles with the rather organic volumes of a galleon's hull, thus slowing down the project quite dramatically. But now those problems have been sorted out (one learns with practice!!), so that the basic forms of hull itself are finally close to an end.
(http://wargames.cat/minairons/nav/nav001/m_03NAV001_03.jpg)
In advance to your possible objections after watching the picture: yes model will be waterline!. It only happens that designer found it easier to draw hull entirely (a matter of polygons netting, don't ask me why) and, after 3D-printing the ship, to conveniently cut its hull to waterline. It also has the advantage of having the hull ready designed, to be used as a standard for future projects.
Regards,
Lluís
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