This is replica of the USS Monitor from 1862 in roughly 1.66:1 scale. It was created for RP, and features a working screw, a pivoting rudder, and a dimly lit and basic interior, much like the original.
More information about the actual Monitor can be found here: USS Monitor - Wikipedia
Build Notes:
- The weapons are beams rather than missiles, because the missiles required much more power output than this little thing could muster. Its firepower was laughable when I cut down on the missile modules.
- I wasn't able to scale the interior appropriately, but tried to keep it as functional as possible, while still making it aesthetically pleasing.
- The turret is also not a turret. I couldn't get the firepower I wanted from it with only a turret, even with beams.
More information about the actual Monitor can be found here: USS Monitor - Wikipedia
From the stern
Inside the pilot house
Enlisted Quarters
Inside the enlisted quarters
The Ward Room
The galley
The head
The steam boilers
The steam engine
The screw
Inside the pilot house
Enlisted Quarters
Inside the enlisted quarters
The Ward Room
The galley
The head
The steam boilers
The steam engine
The screw
Pretty pink bounding box with the pilot house
Laying the deck
Completed the hull
Adding the turret
Changed the deck, added the canopy
Laying the deck
Completed the hull
Adding the turret
Changed the deck, added the canopy
Build Notes:
- The weapons are beams rather than missiles, because the missiles required much more power output than this little thing could muster. Its firepower was laughable when I cut down on the missile modules.
- I wasn't able to scale the interior appropriately, but tried to keep it as functional as possible, while still making it aesthetically pleasing.
- The turret is also not a turret. I couldn't get the firepower I wanted from it with only a turret, even with beams.