Battleship AJ designs 01 (Patreon)

Yesterday I posted drawings of early American battleships and some drawings of Applejack in a sailor fuku. Those drawings are for a commission for ColdSilverD. Its a drawing of AJ as a US battleship in a pony version of something from the Kantai Collection. 

        One of the inspirations for this picture is series of pieces that NCMares did. Sol Combatant However I am doing some of own research on the matter. One question was whether AJ would have the original lattice/cage mast the American dreadnoughts/battleships in the early 20th century. Later on those ships were refitted with tripod masts when the cage masts were found lacking. So I tried incorporating both in possible designs. 

       The client has decided to go with the tripod mast so now we'll proceed with the finished piece.