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Yahoo! Just a little longer, everyone! 😃

We're all getting old 😅

From DavidZet at DeviantArt. Link: https://www.deviantart.com/davidzet/art/Victory-Belles-Art-Book-Page-608718914 Seems to have been a fan attempt at an art book from the early years. Actually found it by accident.

Found it! Yup, she went aboard with different art! Can't wait for see the full picture.

I need to give a few corrections and updates regarding NRP Sagres' lore. Henry the Navigator was born in O'Porto (yes, my hometown - they've preserved their home and it remain a cultural exhibition space to this day) and learned his trade in the Sagres Nautical School (right at the "chin" of our country's face that gazes at the Atlantic). The name is indeed a traditional heritage passed on by the main school ship of the Portuguese Naval School, where the most important exams and rites of passage take place. While I heard a lot about it, I never had the chance to go aboard. Besides the records already stated by Käpt'n Korky, the ship has also participated in two major Portuguese celebrations: in 1992, she participated in the Columbus boat race, part of the 450 years' celebration of the Portuguese's Arrival on Japan in 1993. Later on, she visited Brasil during the 500 years' celebration of the Discovery of Brasil in 2000. As for major events, the ship departed for her third trip around the world in January 10th, 1910. The trip took her to 29 distant locations before completing her journey on December 23rd of the same year, It was her greatest trip to date, opening her kind arms to over 300.000 visitors along the journey. In terms of honored awards, she was recieved as an honorary member of Portugal's Military Order of Our Knights of Lord Jesus Christ (in short, "Ordem Militar de Cristo") on March 12th of 2012 for her 50 years of service in the Marinha Portuguesa. Later on in 2017, October 24th, she recieved the medal of the Military Order Of Avis, the most ancient honorific award in our country, given only to those in military ranks that excelled beyond human effort and dedication.to the country. So, to put it short, she was well recieved within our community and given awards that only Portuguese men and women could recieve, so she's definately viewed as a Portuguese ship nowadays

Well, I'd like to think in those cases beyond blueprint genealogy

Hi ho! Hope you're all well today. I wanted to ask the Belles something a little... awkward, if I may. The notion of a Belle having an offspring, while both amazing and unsettling at the same time, is a bit impossible from the perspectives I've been gathering (unless miracles are involved, of course). So I wanted to approach the next, closest option related to the issue: adoption. Would it be possible/affordable for a Belle to have a vessel of a different family/country under her wing, combat-ready or not? Would they have a different care over between Belle-present ships and spirit-linked boats as a human would respectively treat an adopted child and an adopted animal? And how would Belles cope with differences in country or culture between them and their adopted protégés? My apologies if the question brings any... troubling feelings.

I'll say: I prefer the last variant the more due to the bubble coat on her - feels like she has just submerged in a very confident way. Though I think her torso looks shorter than intended, even with her pose in consideration. Nonetheless, an enjoyable drawing. 7/10 from me.

Hmm, thought of a joke regarding that: Q: Why weren't U-boats so cheery during WW2? A: Because "Under the Sea" came out on 1989.

While i haven't seen the work myself, I'll believe it to be a worthwhile view since it's even approved by the original author.

I believe he would hear constructive criticism - If a person has a valid reasoning, the artist could either explain why he ignored said reasoning, explain the purpose behind its denial, or even learn about it and use said interaction to improve, even if slightly, his trade. I also remind that experienced art critics sometimes accept the lack of art teachings if the said artist goes against it in a specific manner, be it to express something or to communicate some notion of value. Since the hair-eating eyes, born from poor experience in layer drawing, is a part of an anime stylization that ended up having a specific charm within the community, its correction didn't evolve and has been allowed to strive as it is. (Off-topic, I wonder if Salmon agrees with this perspective and could share some experiences with us) He'll probably ignore the harsh/bland ones. Since our community is an adult, moderated one (at least that's what I've seen so far) that accepts open dialogue, he'll be hearing us at least.

jojo's colored art is very, very nice. But there's something that's troubling me: did Mahan's eyes eat the hair tips? O.o (My suggestion would be to "trim" her frontal hair just a bit to avoid this)

A short, yet sweet music that Extra History made for their take on the man behind our "beloved" Bismarck. "Bismarck has a plan... Bismark ALWAYS has a plan." - I'd laugh if BCS used that meme on one of her dialogues, or one of her acquaintances.

Haven't visited this thread for a while, so... ... that Hood art looks really menacing. As if a proud, ruthless Hood was heading towards someone with surgical intent. Whatever the reason is, i wouldn't want to be in the offender's shoes. Graf Spree seems to be enjoying whatever she was gazing upon. A well-aimed shot, a thrilling card game between her peers, or even the sunset after a hard day. As for Mahan, great to see another nice, well-endowed art of her with an cheerful, joy-infusing, smile. Hoping to see more