What are the walls on the sides of the carrier supposed to be?
I am not really sure (because I can't read Japanese that good) but I think these were on to give the ship an stealth look. for their role..... other then something for keeping the ECM panels in positions , I have no clue. (if anybody out here can read japanese, I have some great pages from the artbook, and I'd love to see them translated
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Sorry to bump up this older topic, but I actually like the carrier.
It's ugly, weird, ungainly, impractical...Yes, but that's why I love it!! Strange though, as all the planes (except the Japanese Navy carrier planes) look fantastic.
Here's a short clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZstHPBJCV8
BTW, if you really want a "Shipbucket Challenge", try drawing the
AAC Banshee to SB scale...
But I digress.
I've got just one question for Acelancelot: Where did you get the artbook?