Hello everybody,
I'd like to thank you for your comments.
I've not been here for a long time, but since this topic has just been pulled out from a forgotten area of the forum, please let's me tell you what the situation is about the possibility of these ships models for Ship Simulator.
VSTEP did receive these models quite favourably a few months ago.
They were interested in a possible adaptation for SS and then sent me the list of various and numerous necessary things and work to do before I can send them the reasonably "final" product for Ship Simulator's requirement, before they can work on the final touch themselves.
I them worked a lot on that adaptation and conversion, in order to provide a suitable job, in the suitable format (3ds). I've used both 3dsMax and Deep Exploration for that (since my models are made with Rhinoceros 3D and then Gmax), but in their respective trial and limited versions. Of course, after one month, the trial time period expired and the financial means for purchasing the needed full versions of 3dsMax and DeepEx are way beyond what I can afford. So the adaptation work on these models for VSTEP has unfortunately been stopped. Besides, I had to (and still have to) learn to fully use these programs in order to fullfil VSTEP' requirements, what needed and needs some time, although very feasible for the most part.
If this work is not realized by myself, then these models are, understandably, of not a lot interest for VSTEP.
More, even if I had the financial means, these models would have to be supported and sell very very well in order to justify the investment.
As you can see, I'm rather in a deadlock with these ships for Ship Simulator, unfortunately.
In the meantime, after this setback, I did built another model of an old tanker this time. I've released it a few days ago and some further work (a bridge for instance) has still to be done.
Here are some sample shots of the 1958 twin tankers GULBENKIAN and MASSILIA STAR:
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-13-700.jpg)
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-15-700.jpg)
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-25-700.jpg)
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-4-700.jpg)
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-29-700.jpg)
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-31-700.jpg)
![](http://www.dvomarinedesign.com/vs/tanker-21-700.jpg)
You can see these in-game screenshots as well as many other ones in hi-res by clicking here if you want.Re the SS UNITED STATES for Ship Simulator as suggested above, that would be very nice and a project I would be very interested in working on.
Best regards and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you.
DVOMarineDesign.