The SU file is about 14mb and poly count 57,000 ,not hard to navigate in SU at all 
heres the WIP thread http://hangsim.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=620
Here is Leopard,I did this thread from the very start to finish :
http://hangsim.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=451
Thx Gaieus,Ive always used SSB for making my sails,I make them as low poly as possible,the simulator has fps problems if they are to high when switching from port tack models to starboard.But what i need is to be able to add wind and a material to have a moving animation,similar to what can be easily done in Maya.
And of course real water would be nice and a moving ship,but I think I might need a FX department for that 
@unknownuser said:
Did you use VirtualDub?
Indeed so,a Tutorial on KT animations shaved hours off "figure it out" time
Thx glad you like them,now to get them to move and have material sails...maybe some ppl walking around and doing stuff.
http://www.dats.co.za/axe/Complete/Movie.wmv
Finnaly learned how to make these,took 7 hours to render the 500 +- frames at 15fps
This file is 4mb at very reduced quality,the original is 450mb Avi,looks good but yea...
Google is a great source if you know what your looking for,some you get some you dont with regards to drawings.
Close ups as requested :
Note : these are all in game shots at about 50fps,this current engine does not support self cast shadows,but the new one soon to be release has shadows,does wonders for tall ships
I Have about hmmm,over 1000 Drawings that are 10k pixels by 8k,some ships have up to 12 drawings but others can be simple,there's very little guess work involved and the beauty comes off the drawings really,Having some background knowledge does of course help in other areas were things are hidden.
HMS Leopard being a perfect example,The Stern Castle (Back Raised area) has a galley (a walkable opening) and is not flat at all,but looking at all the views on the prints there is no indication of this,I only picked it up on a Artist painting Of Leopard from that time period,so who knows what else ive misinterpreted.
Ive modeled many other ships that did not reach completion stage due to serious difficulty reading the drawings.
Thx,
Coen if you like these then im sure you will enjoy my cuurent WIP,The Replica is Moored somewhere in the Netherlands.
Wow this is fantastic stuff,I think some slight shading under the car would make it fit in abit more,oh and to reduce the shaking try a tripod,and if you need to move like you did in the clip,try the tripod on a skateboard (If sound isnt that important)
Great Clip!
Thx i did go through it,just didnt get it at first,ive done it on my work pc but this old horse does not seem to support,will have to try at home.
Have a look when exporting from SU,next to the export file format (in your case 3ds) there is a option tab,stand alone edges should be unticked.
Hope this helps.
Hmm that looks rather odd,usually on import the poly lines are shown,but i see in your case some faces still have the polylines hidded but others not,Normally in that case i would give it a slight smoothing angle to hide them but im sure in your case you would like to see the curved lines correct?
Thx Guys! Nice to find such an active forum.
Umm Mike I can say I dont think I have such tendancies,but worst of all is I cannot fathom why you ask.
As for KT renders,i just use it because it looks much better in WIP post then SU renders do and my main objective for the models are to render well in game,watching my polycount has been the hardest part but SU has perfect control over it,I use no plugins to build these and most of them I draw line by line,1 face at a time.
Oh except the sails of course..SSB is used there.
Here are my Projects (all but the 1st 2) :
HMS Artimes Frigate
Arabian Dhow
HMS Fly Sloop
Launch boat
HMS Leopard 50gun Frigate
HMS Ontario 24 Snow Brig
HMS Pickle Schooner
Sea Torque 1948 Cabin cruiser
Seaflower Cutter
Zuiderzee Yatch
Pickle,Ontario,SeaTorque,Artimes and Zuiderzee yatch all have full interiors.
HMS Leopard has its 2 top Floors Modeled (the 24 pounder slaughter room is hidden behind closed gunports due to poly count)
Try Grouping the seperate objects when they are apart? Works for me
I had this same problem trying to use high res custom textures,the reduction is horrific,I checked my reg for the "max" file,none there 
I did add 50% specular to the rails but allas..no bump,ill give it all a try tonight,this pc im on now takes about 30mins a render (only to find a lighting error,not to pleasant)
Hmmm sounds interesting,i have just figured the water and sky out in KT,but please do tell
Thx guys,
I did forget to mention she has a full interior,ive added a swinging cott in the Orlop Room,16 swinging Lanterns and the guns have 2 separate models,one with them stowed away as seen above,and one with the gun deck cleared and guns run out.
Just to clarify,here is a early shot in SU :
And in VS before she was textured during testing:
Since I started her on 03Oct08 Ive had much fun making her,but the task of exporting all the moving models into the sim is a daunting and tedious one.
HI SU comunity,I have been pressed here by Crazy eyes to post some of my works.
Here is my current WIP:
This is my 13th Ship ive made since I started in Nov2007 and the learning progress is very visible in each model.Above Renders in KT.
My ships are made for the simulator Virtual Sailor 7.