Well I got the art done. Once I posted pics of the prototypes, I was flooded with corrections and additions via email and there's one guy in particular to whom I owe a great deal, a lot more than a free kit!
Here's the pic, followed by current inclusions as well as what is going to be included on a later upgrade. Kind of an upgraded upgrade for those who really want to cut up that hull...
I sent the vector (CAD) file to photoshop so I could show which things were debossed and which were through-holes. It's a limited medium.
The brass is .010".
Included:
Deck
CT Floor
Flood Patterns for around Planes, Fore and Aft
8 Handwheels for Guns/Sail Hatch
Saddle Tank Top Vents, 10 Large, 4 Small
Periscope Fluting/Rings
Circle and Cross for CT Sides
Same Symbols for CT 'Nose'
Intake Screens for CT, Both Types
You would probably do better to get a little piece of fine brass screen to do the CT intakes. It's available as a smoking accessory for pipes: lots of them for cheap.
As if I had not wavered on this issue enough, I decided to do a second kit which will have all the flooding holes' patterns. There are so many different patterns that I am going to make a kit that has all of them. You, the expert modeller, can fill in the holes not used on your particular boat. This means the kit will not 'be' any particular boat, but will suffice for many different ones. Documentation will be provided so you can basically look up your boat, (or pick one from the list) and proceed. This idea is not mine, it's the brainchild of one of the gurus to whom I owe so much.
I figured that anyone willing to cut up the hull would of course be willing to fill in some extra holes. I expected that the majority of modelers may not want this, especially in light of all the filling and redoing the rivets. So to keep the cost down I skipped it. I did include the patterns around the planes, since those are more difficult to open up, have fewer rivets to redo, and yield the most improved look for the amount of labor involved. Once again, that decision is the result of good advice from another.
The CT floor was fixed per Jeff's prompt, also the deck was reworked extensively to match a couple good photos, and a lot of little details were added in from more photos.
I should have the first run done by June 1st or 2nd, with sales available to the public a week later. The first ones are almost all going to grease the palms of the guys who helped bake the bread, so to speak. You will see good pics of those as soon as I get them in my hot little hands.