[GRKEN] jerkchicken Players 121 posts 10,417 battles Report post #1 Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Hey, So my question is: Why does WG make on the Iowa/Missouri arround the turrerts white canvas while they are in real black? I annoyed with it, Just the fact that the black canvas would look better than those white canvas Lets take a look, Ingame: Real: I've seen that they where in the past black (US T9 Iowa) -> So WG I will be pleased if they can fix it, otherwise i will search for skins and i change it by myself. (if anyone knows how to do it) [edited] Greets, Splire Edited January 8, 2017 by RogDodgeUK This post has been edited by a member of the Moderation Team, due to inappropriate content. RogDodgeUK 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hateshinaku WoWs Wiki Team, Players, Sailing Hamster, Modder 1,625 posts 2,725 battles Report post #2 Posted January 3, 2017 Editing the turret skin is fairly easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-IAN-] IanH755 Players 2,100 posts 7,141 battles Report post #3 Posted January 4, 2017 WG have been told/asked/begged in dozens of Q&A's about this yet still won't change them, despite it being a 5min job to do so! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CR33D] Runner357 Players 542 posts 18,076 battles Report post #4 Posted January 4, 2017 They are not black on the Iowa. Personal picture 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SerPurr Beta Tester 722 posts 16,792 battles Report post #5 Posted January 4, 2017 They are not black on the Iowa. Personal picture Black, Grey, Dark grey. They certainly weren't white. There's stuff like this allover the place in the game. One could say WG simply doesn't care too much about highly authentic looks. 'Close' is good enough. Iowa's rear citadel armor is still wrong too: That 16mm plate is just a hilarious compression of someone not looking at the total armor scheme and figuring 'well, there was a plate like that there so lets do it just like that and forget about the actual thing. Then, oddly enough, Montana actually has it like it should be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
praetor_jax Beta Tester 1,266 posts 4,216 battles Report post #6 Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) Maybe the canvas were white while she was in service? Edit: Checked google and found only pictures with black canvas. Edited January 4, 2017 by praetor_jax Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[I-J-N] Karasu_Browarszky [I-J-N] Players 13,025 posts Report post #7 Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) I googled "white bloomers", because thats what the canvas part is, barrel bloomers. Google results confused me. But then I googled for "Iowa bloomers", and maybe the best site I found was this: http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/61a.htm No question that they are/were not white. There are some color photographs as well, and the color seems to be darkishg charcoal gray, I think. Certainly lighter in comparison to the Navy blue worn by the sailors. EDIT: The same, of course, applies to USS Missouri. The site has some pictures of her as well, and they are the same blackish/gray color on her barrels as well. There are some pictures of her en route to Hawaii and arriving at Pearl Harbor in 1998 where the bloomers are missing and the photos show a steel plate in their place with the barrels locked in position. EDIT: Here is a close-up photograph of the Missouri canvas bloomers: http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-navy/uss.html Apparently metal sheet covers are welded in when the ships get decommissioned. In restoration the bloomers are then restored to the gun barrels. As was the case with USS New Jersey, have a look at the following information. This site: http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/the-ship/restoration/ provides some very interesting information: "The “bucklers” (sometimes called “bloomers”), are the huge black blast bags attached to each gun at the turret face plate...made of 3 ply rubberized fabric". Each may weigh as much as 500 pounds or more (225 kg or more). Apparently reinstalling the bloomers was hard and potentially dangerous work. They also painted them with black spray paint, which makes me wonder if this was normal maintenance procedure in case they fade over time or just part of the restoration. Regardless, they should indeed be black/dark gray in color. Edited January 4, 2017 by Browarszky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[GRKEN] jerkchicken Players 121 posts 10,417 battles Report post #8 Posted January 4, 2017 Editing the turret skin is fairly easy. How can i do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[GRKEN] jerkchicken Players 121 posts 10,417 battles Report post #9 Posted January 4, 2017 WG have been told/asked/begged in dozens of Q&A's about this yet still won't change them, despite it being a 5min job to do so! How to do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_FTD_ ∞ Players 908 posts 10,097 battles Report post #10 Posted January 4, 2017 The white ones look better :> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tajj7 Beta Tester 1,210 posts 1,486 battles Report post #11 Posted January 4, 2017 They are not black on the Iowa. Personal picture They were probably black and have just faded in the sun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NED] piet11111 Players 2,225 posts 8,827 battles Report post #12 Posted January 4, 2017 I recall reading that wargaming bungled up the deck paneling color of the Arizona as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CR33D] Runner357 Players 542 posts 18,076 battles Report post #13 Posted January 4, 2017 Newsflash guys - the game is full of ships who never existed It's an arcade game, not a simulator. These small "issues" live in the shadow of the real issues and bugs of the game. Until they get fixed - no zoup for you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[I-J-N] Karasu_Browarszky [I-J-N] Players 13,025 posts Report post #14 Posted January 4, 2017 IMHO why not fix the things that can be fixed relatively easily. They got this thing right on North Carolina, anyway, so it can't have been that hard to achieve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NED] piet11111 Players 2,225 posts 8,827 battles Report post #15 Posted January 4, 2017 IMHO why not fix the things that can be fixed relatively easily. They got this thing right on North Carolina, anyway, so it can't have been that hard to achieve. Exactly while this game is not a simulator it would be a very good thing if wargaming would do their best to get their ships as visually accurate as possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[GRKEN] jerkchicken Players 121 posts 10,417 battles Report post #16 Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) Okay guys! For the ones that don't like those white ones: 1: Download this: http://www.mediafire.com/file/rg1dp5gdflhuyhk/BlackBlastBags.zip 2: Extract it to: C:\Games\World_of_Warships\res_mods\ (Ur temporary version of the game) 3: Enjoy your black blast bags! IMPORTANT : This also applies to the Montana All thanks to: Whiskey's Gaming Lounge Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxCRnJcVb_CGvKHAOsHNd2g Greets, Splire Edited January 4, 2017 by SplirePlays 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corvi Beta Tester, In AlfaTesters 1,147 posts 16,279 battles Report post #17 Posted January 4, 2017 While we are at it, can we have the MK23 nuclear shells for the iowa too pretty please ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NED] piet11111 Players 2,225 posts 8,827 battles Report post #18 Posted January 6, 2017 While we are at it, can we have the MK23 nuclear shells for the iowa too pretty please ? And tomahawks and ciws and permanent radar ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCinC Quality Poster 1,695 posts 9,500 battles Report post #19 Posted January 7, 2017 And tomahawks and ciws and permanent radar ? Don't forget the harpoons, Electronic Warfare equipment, chaff and all the other upgrades.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NED] piet11111 Players 2,225 posts 8,827 battles Report post #20 Posted January 7, 2017 Well if we are pointing out wargaming errors in ships i would like to point out that the dunkerque secondaries are blocked by those little boats that in reality where placed more forward away from the 130mm guns. http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/92427-dunkerque-secondaries-issue/#topmost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCinC Quality Poster 1,695 posts 9,500 battles Report post #21 Posted January 7, 2017 Well if we are pointing out wargaming errors in ships i would like to point out that the dunkerque secondaries are blocked by those little boats that in reality where placed more forward away from the 130mm guns. http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/92427-dunkerque-secondaries-issue/#topmost Valid point, someone should post that in the appropriate subforum, here it'll drown amidst all the other topics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SerPurr Beta Tester 722 posts 16,792 battles Report post #22 Posted January 7, 2017 Valid point, someone should post that in the appropriate subforum, here it'll drown amidst all the other topics. This and post them on Reddit. Here they'll just get ignored. Even if you post stuff like this in the bugs topic, nothing will happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NED] piet11111 Players 2,225 posts 8,827 battles Report post #23 Posted January 7, 2017 Well i don't do reddit so feel free to go ahead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SerPurr Beta Tester 722 posts 16,792 battles Report post #24 Posted January 7, 2017 Well i don't do reddit so feel free to go ahead. Will try when the next Q&A with devs comes along. There's quite a substantial list of things like yours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agantas Players 1,059 posts 7,793 battles Report post #25 Posted January 7, 2017 They are also black in Pokemon Go. Check it out. Any reliable nodes that spawn an Iowa? Do I need a better pokeball to catch it? They are also black in this 1955 training video: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
