@Dercommandingofficer The cannons shoot several sizes of steel ball bearings, from .177" bb, up to 1/4" diameter ball bearings. As for how they work, you'll have to ask that on the RC Naval Combat forum where I don't have a 500-character limit.
@mattp869 made of balsa wood, which is easy to build with. these models can range from a few hundred dollars to maybe a thousand or two, depending on the materials and electronics you use to build them.
@nicknolen96 Nope, no jousting. Ramming is generally frowned upon, and if it causes a sink, there's big penalties involved that make it very painful to the ramming ship. What you saw was a cannon firing when the camera is zoomed in very close, so it looks like a collision when recoil rocks the ship.
@CaptainHicterDeckman Wow. Spur of the moment, and we say random stuff. If you had actually been paying attention, his ship was a french Crusier, thanks. And the other man said Surrender, and I bet, if he had an Australian Vessel (I have no fights with them, using as example), He would have said "Shrimp eating Australian Surrender Kangaroo!!". Again, spur of the moment.
Jesus, grow up. He wasn't insulting you, it's a game, we get competitive, and say potentially offensive stuff to people.
@bigdawny As far as I know, they wade out and get them, or, in deeper water, dive for them. Probably never above 10 feet of water, so not like diving 30 feet to get them.
@bigdawny You'll notice on a lot of the sinking ships there's a part that floats back up. That's the emergency float, and it marks the location of the wreck. You can then swim for it (the pond is never more than 10 feet), or pull the ship up by the string.
@KB5G Wow... to all the un-internet-cultured people out there, the whole french thing is a quote, not a random douchy comment, its a quote. I know, because ive heard it before. Deal with the status quo.
ihad a battle ship once it was 6.0' foot or soo i lost it in war it was shot over it with stood the most bbs there but it got shot in the hull it started to sink but it was still drivable then it got shot in the middle and it crunched in half the engine still drove i got about 1.0 left of it
@Oisin34 A lot of the electronics we waterproof ourselves using epoxy and more recently, 3M Skotchkote. Skotchkote can be used to protect receivers (paint the circuitboard) and servos (either seal the case or paint the circuitboard). Mtroniks makes some very nice waterproof ESCs that everyone in the hobby swears by. If you're only going shallow, Traxxas makes some "waterproof" servos. In all cases, stay away from salt water until you've thoroughly tested. Salt water=instant electronic death
@kotori87 I once had a monster 13" Bismarck. We had a competition in salt water and i forgot to put a waterproof seal around the electronics and then a 15" Arizona comes up behind me and BAHM! My ship got hit real bad. I tried to come back to shore but everything stopped working and i found out that the salt water had gotten to my electronics. Learn a lesson guys.
@CaptianHicterDeckmen I'm french, I agree 100%. Mother fking american faggot. Just come in France, and taste a french face reconstruction. On va te piner l'anus ma grande!
@MrMichaelDogson RC Naval Combat is pretty cheap compared to many other hobbies. My battleship cost about $800 to build, with about $100 per year in repair and maintenance costs. Not bad, compared to serious RC racing cars and boats (expensive repairs/upgrades) or RC planes (low entry cost but crashes require replacement). I even know a guy who competitively raced RC planes for years, who spent tens of thousands of dollars on his racer. One crash later he decided to build a warship instead.
@kotori87 How did you manage to get $800.00 for something you know is gonna sink. I had a hard enough time trying to pay for my r/c bismarck. It was about $300.00, but $800.00 dollars for a balsa wood boat?
@MrMichaelDogson What, you don't think I just leave it on the bottom afterwards, do you? I get sunk many times each year, sometimes multiple times in the same day, all with the same ship. When you plan to sink ahead of time, you can make all sorts of preparations to speed recovery. Marker floats, waterproof electronics, etc. are all built in from the beginning.
@kotori87 is there any chance of a group in australia? cause im interested in this now i have been watching videos like this for a while and it looks like fun
@tk5800thesecond As a matter of fact you are in luck. There is a nationally-organized club in Australia, with a number of regional branches. It is the largest Big Gun Model Warship Combat club in the world. They are called the "Australian Battle Group" or AusBG. A quick google search will find you their website and contact information for joining. youtuber "ozboater has also posted a video about the AusBG online.
@schelleheli .177" copper bbs are the smallest caliber cannons here, representing destroyer and cruiser pop-guns. For the more powerful stuff like 16" battleship guns and 21" torpedoes, we use up to 1/4" diameter steel ball bearings.
i noticed that when most of the ships went down, parts of the superstructure stayed afloat. was that accidental, or is it, like, a marker so you can find the ships once they've sunk?
@catachandevilfang Correct. What you saw is (usually) the ship's emergency marker float, for recovering the wreck later. In a few cases, it's just a piece of unsecured superstructure, though. Needless to say, those ships took a little longer to retrieve.
@adsbuckeye3 Very carefully :) Actually, since the sides are soft balsa wood, it is very easy to cut away damaged sections and replace them with fresh wood. After that, a little wood putty and a little paint and it's good as new.
@adsbuckeye3 Let me put it this way. I regularly battle against ships that are literally older than I am. These ships have no expiration date, so long as you maintain them properly.
@kimiyosis Many of the larger ships have rotating turrets, but smaller ships do not due to space constraints. Many smaller ships even skip onboard reloading, instead opting to re-gas and muzzle-load their guns on shore to eliminate bulky and heavy CO2 systems.
@MrRobotoish Swampworks has been sold to new owners several years ago, and now operates under the name Strike Models. They are greatly improving as well as expanding Swampy's old product line. Stronger and more scale hulls, better parts for the kits, more reliable and easier-to-produce cannons, various electronics, etc. google "strike models" for their website.
@1streconairsoft Ships aren't bought, they are built. You can either build one from scratch, using plans and cutting all the wood yourself, or you can build one from a fiberglass hull kit. Many of the ships in this video are scratch-built, but a lot of other clubs use fiberglass hull kits. You can buy fiberglass hull kits from Strike Models, along with cannons, running gear, and radio gear.
@Mrblaze0505 Both fiberglass and wooden hulls meet the same penetrability requirements, and they are comparable in terms of strength. The difference is that fiberglass hulls are bought pre-made, while wooden hulls need to be built frame-by-frame. This requires more time and some experience to do well. The benefit, however, is that you can build a wooden hull of any ship, whereas you can only buy fiberglass hulls of ships that places like Strike Models produce.
@Mrblaze0505 I would recommend that you ask that question on the RC Naval Combat forums. There are a number of different clubs in the US, with different rules on armament, speed, etc. so it's best to build to the ruleset of the club nearest you.
@TheJebus12341 I would highly recommend that you start by visiting the RC Naval Combat forums. You can get much better and more detailed advice than I can provide in a youtube comment. In short, however, your best bet is to:
1) find your nearest club and contact them
2) buy a used ship from another club member or build a new one
@cadetjrmontgomery I would highly recommend that you start by visiting the RC Naval Combat forums. You can get much better and more detailed advice than I can provide in a youtube comment. In short, however, your best bet is to:
1) find your nearest club and contact them
2) buy a used ship from another club member or build a new one
@metrostation136 There are several ways to repair battle damage. Pondside, we simply tape over the holes with blue painter's tape.
For more permanent repairs, we cut away the damaged balsa and glue in a fresh piece. A little wood putty, sanding, and painting later, and the hull is as good as new.
About once per year, we rip off all the siding and completely re-sheet our ships.
Taping takes minutes, patching takes a few hours, and re-sheeting takes about 6 to 8 hours.
@karlene8089 It turns out that fresh water does not harm electronics directly. It causes damage through long-term exposure, via corrosion. As long as you dry out the electronics quickly, they will be just fine.
To answer your question, no, my electronics are not "waterproof". They are "quick-drying". Easier to do, and more reliable too.
@cannonmann31 I didn't buy any of this, I made it. Or, to be more specific, I only made a few of those ships. If you're interested, though, you can get kits from Strike Models.
@thegarlands04 Compartmentalization is strictly regulated by the rules. Only certain ships are allowed compartments, and even then most builders decide against it, because you can only put your bilge pump in one compartment or the other.
@thegarlands04 Pumps don't work well that way. A long hose from a compartment to the pump dramatically reduces reliability, and cuts down maximum output by a lot. One guy tried two pumps going to a single outlet, as allowed by our rules, but he needed a check valve to prevent backflow, and the check valve obstructed flow too much.
@AtLastAtLeast .177" copper bbs are the smallest caliber cannons here, representing destroyer and cruiser pop-guns. For the more powerful stuff like 16" battleship guns and 21" torpedoes, we use up to 1/4" diameter steel balls.
When hit, the bbs punch a hole through the ship's balsa wood armor. Water floods in, filling up the ship and sinking it. We do have bilge pumps to keep ships afloat with some damage, but if you take too much you're going for a swim.
@catocatocatopie It's always a tough choice: do you stop your ship to reduce flooding, or do you run for shore and hope you can make it? Sometimes the correct answer isn't clear, and other times there is no correct answer.
@Mrblaze0505 That is from the ship's bilge pump. When battle damage lets water in, the bilge pump bails it back out. As long as the water floods in slower than the bilge pump can pump, you're OK. Once water is coming in faster than it's going out, it's time to run for shore!
@mariopilot808 No. For gameplay purposes, all ships must be sinkable, and that means no compartmentalization. We do allow transport ships to have two watertight bulkheads, but most skippers pass on that ,since they can only pump water from one compartment.
@mom352 The USS Iowa is dark blue and light gray, with a black waterline and red below the waterline. Its superstructure and decking are held on by gravity.
@jam9357 This is the Western Warship Combat Club, in California. All the ships you see in the video were either built by their skippers, or bought used from someone else who built them.
@mom352 This hobby is comparable to any other serious RC hobby, like racing cars or boats, or crash- I mean flying airplanes. Unlike other RC hobbies, though, the bulk of the cost is in construction, not maintenance. Furthermore, cost is heavily dependent on what you can make yourself, and what you have to buy from others.
With that in mind, I would say that a battleship like the Iowa would cost around $1000 to build, plus about $100 per year in CO2, ammo, repair supplies, and club dues.
@MW2BRO When a ship sinks, I go for a little swim. That's one of my favorite parts of this hobby :) After that, patching is pretty simple. The hull is soft, thin balsa, so you simply cut away the damaged section and glue a new piece in. A little putty and paint later, and its good as new.
@1m2345678910 They have CO2-powered cannons onboard. The cannons fire low-velocity steel balls, capable of penetrating the thin balsa skins of these ships, but not much else.
THIS IS FUCKING BADASS!!!! reminds me of WWII. what they should do is remake a WWII battle with planes bombs japenese kakikazi attacks and shit and a mini nuke! THAT WOULD BE SOO FUCKING AWESOME!!!
sweet wat did u fire
APilot10 1 day ago
"I ain't no French cheese-eating surrender monkey"!!!!!! lol
TheMightyMudMan 3 days ago
do you sell those i want one
airforcebrony 5 days ago
1:41 Captin: Activate sub mode!
TheMasterBeef1 6 days ago
i would put two walls to make it harder to sink
MrJJK2010 1 week ago
This is cool. Anyone do old wooden warships for this...? Would be fun to see a mini replay of the battle of Trafalgar or similar.
Riellysdad 1 week ago
@Riellysdad funny you should mention that...
kotori87 1 week ago
Is the point of this to see what ship dosn't sink?
2cubscouts 2 weeks ago
Submarine there?
thebrickfilmer100 3 weeks ago
I would have secretly rigged one with some dinamite and suicided into another person
barriosbrennen1 3 weeks ago
Dear Santa......
atariman72 3 weeks ago 2
Its very interesting that you can have an actual war at sea in a local pond. Those are amazing ships. How do you get them all back?
philldholes 4 weeks ago
how u fix them?
kako5256productionz 1 month ago
this looks like a LOT of fun lol
GuanoJK 1 month ago
Many brave crew members made in china lost thier lifes at the end of the vdeo:(
xXG4mErZParadIseXx 1 month ago
What are the songs used? Thanks in advance ;D
LegoBoy1885 1 month ago
apparantly the magazine is a lifeboat...
galloway62042009 1 month ago
wow that is the most awesome thing I have saw
HyuugaMasamune 1 month ago
What kind of projectiles are shot? How do the guns work?
Dercommandingofficer 1 month ago
@Dercommandingofficer The cannons shoot several sizes of steel ball bearings, from .177" bb, up to 1/4" diameter ball bearings. As for how they work, you'll have to ask that on the RC Naval Combat forum where I don't have a 500-character limit.
kotori87 1 month ago
would it still work
lyman2129 1 month ago
@lyman2129 Yes, all ships have waterproof electronics so they still work. Some ships get sunk multiple times in one day, and keep working.
kotori87 1 month ago
God, I want to do this sooo bad but it looks like it costs an arm and a leg.
AT4makeTANKgoBOOM 2 months ago
"French cheese eating surrender monkey" HILARIOUS ! ! !
RusstickDoom 2 months ago
How DARE they sink HMS Rodney (Or Nelson). Im disgusted!!
Seriously. there is something majestic about a sinking ship, even if it is only in small scale.
admiraldma 2 months ago
RIP My ears
Ultradalek7 2 months ago
I wanna do this so bad, heard about it a few years ago. Looks like soo much fun.
What music tracks did you guys use for this vid?
soderboy 2 months ago
i aint no french cheese eating surrender monkey
97thedon 2 months ago
very cool guys!
theiluminaty 3 months ago
I so envy you guys. That looks so fun and neat. Thanks for the links too.
blitzkrieg2142k 3 months ago
what are the boats made of ?
MILN42 3 months ago
Are there kits you can buy and what do they fire and do the connon thins spin
mattp869 3 months ago
1:36 titanic cryy**
Delliistylle03 3 months ago
What are they made of and where do you buy them and how much are they
mattp869 3 months ago
@mattp869 made of balsa wood, which is easy to build with. these models can range from a few hundred dollars to maybe a thousand or two, depending on the materials and electronics you use to build them.
megamaster1011 3 months ago
This hobby is King and never gets old lol
vexviper 3 months ago
oh nevermind....... watch the whole video next time lol note to self
nicknolen96 3 months ago
are you jousting because it looked like he rammed you but the guy said open fire so idk.
nicknolen96 3 months ago
@nicknolen96 Nope, no jousting. Ramming is generally frowned upon, and if it causes a sink, there's big penalties involved that make it very painful to the ramming ship. What you saw was a cannon firing when the camera is zoomed in very close, so it looks like a collision when recoil rocks the ship.
kotori87 3 months ago
Ikr. I think its the HD or something.......
FastSteathyNinjaYTBE 4 months ago
i love this kind of stuff
123mrresidentevil 4 months ago
What material are the ships? And are the needle projectiles?
In any case a very nice video.
WhiteMetalMaik 4 months ago
@CaptainHicterDeckman Wow. Spur of the moment, and we say random stuff. If you had actually been paying attention, his ship was a french Crusier, thanks. And the other man said Surrender, and I bet, if he had an Australian Vessel (I have no fights with them, using as example), He would have said "Shrimp eating Australian Surrender Kangaroo!!". Again, spur of the moment.
Jesus, grow up. He wasn't insulting you, it's a game, we get competitive, and say potentially offensive stuff to people.
FastSteathyNinjaYTBE 4 months ago
@bigdawny As far as I know, they wade out and get them, or, in deeper water, dive for them. Probably never above 10 feet of water, so not like diving 30 feet to get them.
FastSteathyNinjaYTBE 4 months ago
how do you recover the sunk boats
bigdawny 4 months ago
@bigdawny You'll notice on a lot of the sinking ships there's a part that floats back up. That's the emergency float, and it marks the location of the wreck. You can then swim for it (the pond is never more than 10 feet), or pull the ship up by the string.
kotori87 3 months ago
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KB5G 5 months ago
@KB5G Wow... to all the un-internet-cultured people out there, the whole french thing is a quote, not a random douchy comment, its a quote. I know, because ive heard it before. Deal with the status quo.
cooliodude96529 4 months ago
@KB5G but the french did lose a lot of wars
redwings5100 2 months ago
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KB5G 2 months ago
wouldnt you lose some
JVLigon 5 months ago
how do you get the boats back?
JVLigon 5 months ago
Metal gear solid music FTW!
thegoodsolider 5 months ago
how do the guns work?
austin97NF 5 months ago
8 people missed the Like button :)
Legofan4565 5 months ago
ihad a battle ship once it was 6.0' foot or soo i lost it in war it was shot over it with stood the most bbs there but it got shot in the hull it started to sink but it was still drivable then it got shot in the middle and it crunched in half the engine still drove i got about 1.0 left of it
Shadowarrior210 5 months ago
FRENCH CHEESE EATER SURRENNDER MONKEY WOW!
Elieeeeboy 5 months ago
"9..8..7 oh hell, OPEN FIRE!!!" lol
jff0225 5 months ago
do u need a license for the club
irishrail42 5 months ago
Were do you guys get all the waterproof electronics? I've been looking for some but I can find any at all...
Oisin34 5 months ago
@Oisin34 A lot of the electronics we waterproof ourselves using epoxy and more recently, 3M Skotchkote. Skotchkote can be used to protect receivers (paint the circuitboard) and servos (either seal the case or paint the circuitboard). Mtroniks makes some very nice waterproof ESCs that everyone in the hobby swears by. If you're only going shallow, Traxxas makes some "waterproof" servos. In all cases, stay away from salt water until you've thoroughly tested. Salt water=instant electronic death
kotori87 5 months ago 4
@kotori87 Thank you so much, that's been a massive help. I'm planning on making an XXI U-boat.
Oisin34 5 months ago
@kotori87 I once had a monster 13" Bismarck. We had a competition in salt water and i forgot to put a waterproof seal around the electronics and then a 15" Arizona comes up behind me and BAHM! My ship got hit real bad. I tried to come back to shore but everything stopped working and i found out that the salt water had gotten to my electronics. Learn a lesson guys.
Legofan4565 5 months ago
if i were on that boot i would win :D
mrgeorgemacho 5 months ago
lmao at the music
aj508746 6 months ago
i'd like to say the the person in this video who said "im not chesse eat french surrender monkey".....
FUCK YOU YOU TEA SIPPING ENGLISHMEN!!!!
in the words of Jack Sparrow"best to fight and run away to fight another day"!
CaptianHicterDeckmen 7 months ago
@CaptianHicterDeckmen thay r not english..
mrgeorgemacho 5 months ago
@CaptianHicterDeckmen I'm french, I agree 100%. Mother fking american faggot. Just come in France, and taste a french face reconstruction. On va te piner l'anus ma grande!
adarbon 5 months ago
Is it me or is the noise sound like a bad vhs
Santafeindian99 7 months ago
Ha ha 2:00 "I aint no French cheese eating surrender monkey"
Good one!!
admiraldma 7 months ago
DUDE! This is AWESOME!
Mspsychapussycat 7 months ago
this is epic
druidboy123456789 7 months ago
About how much does it cost to build these, because I am interested in doing this.
MrMichaelDogson 8 months ago
@MrMichaelDogson RC Naval Combat is pretty cheap compared to many other hobbies. My battleship cost about $800 to build, with about $100 per year in repair and maintenance costs. Not bad, compared to serious RC racing cars and boats (expensive repairs/upgrades) or RC planes (low entry cost but crashes require replacement). I even know a guy who competitively raced RC planes for years, who spent tens of thousands of dollars on his racer. One crash later he decided to build a warship instead.
kotori87 8 months ago
@kotori87 How did you manage to get $800.00 for something you know is gonna sink. I had a hard enough time trying to pay for my r/c bismarck. It was about $300.00, but $800.00 dollars for a balsa wood boat?
MrMichaelDogson 8 months ago
@MrMichaelDogson What, you don't think I just leave it on the bottom afterwards, do you? I get sunk many times each year, sometimes multiple times in the same day, all with the same ship. When you plan to sink ahead of time, you can make all sorts of preparations to speed recovery. Marker floats, waterproof electronics, etc. are all built in from the beginning.
kotori87 8 months ago
@kotori87 is there any chance of a group in australia? cause im interested in this now i have been watching videos like this for a while and it looks like fun
tk5800thesecond 7 months ago
@tk5800thesecond As a matter of fact you are in luck. There is a nationally-organized club in Australia, with a number of regional branches. It is the largest Big Gun Model Warship Combat club in the world. They are called the "Australian Battle Group" or AusBG. A quick google search will find you their website and contact information for joining. youtuber "ozboater has also posted a video about the AusBG online.
kotori87 7 months ago
what do these ships fire?
schelleheli 8 months ago
@schelleheli .177" copper bbs are the smallest caliber cannons here, representing destroyer and cruiser pop-guns. For the more powerful stuff like 16" battleship guns and 21" torpedoes, we use up to 1/4" diameter steel ball bearings.
kotori87 8 months ago
i noticed that when most of the ships went down, parts of the superstructure stayed afloat. was that accidental, or is it, like, a marker so you can find the ships once they've sunk?
catachandevilfang 9 months ago
@catachandevilfang Correct. What you saw is (usually) the ship's emergency marker float, for recovering the wreck later. In a few cases, it's just a piece of unsecured superstructure, though. Needless to say, those ships took a little longer to retrieve.
kotori87 9 months ago
metal gear solid 2 much?
koosalakoopakoop 9 months ago
how many rounds can they hold?
rocknrollme6 9 months ago
Metal Gear!!!
BurnMichaelWeston 9 months ago
that looks like so much fun
TheDittyBags 9 months ago
what do the cannons shoot?
MrLegoHaloMan 9 months ago
I'm curious, how do you repair them?
adsbuckeye3 10 months ago
@adsbuckeye3 Very carefully :) Actually, since the sides are soft balsa wood, it is very easy to cut away damaged sections and replace them with fresh wood. After that, a little wood putty and a little paint and it's good as new.
kotori87 10 months ago
@kotori87 And how many times can you...use them in battle before you need to design a new ship.
adsbuckeye3 10 months ago
@adsbuckeye3 Let me put it this way. I regularly battle against ships that are literally older than I am. These ships have no expiration date, so long as you maintain them properly.
kotori87 10 months ago
@kotori87 Thats extremely impressive.
adsbuckeye3 10 months ago
are the turrets rotatable? or you have to turn the whole ship around?
kimiyosis 10 months ago
@kimiyosis Many of the larger ships have rotating turrets, but smaller ships do not due to space constraints. Many smaller ships even skip onboard reloading, instead opting to re-gas and muzzle-load their guns on shore to eliminate bulky and heavy CO2 systems.
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bigj5293 10 months ago
Is there any other place to get one of these monsters? Swampworks is currently down/ being sold, looks like it could be a kickass hobby :D
MrRobotoish 10 months ago
@MrRobotoish Swampworks has been sold to new owners several years ago, and now operates under the name Strike Models. They are greatly improving as well as expanding Swampy's old product line. Stronger and more scale hulls, better parts for the kits, more reliable and easier-to-produce cannons, various electronics, etc. google "strike models" for their website.
kotori87 10 months ago
What a fun hobby.
428ghost 11 months ago
This looks so friggin fun
awesome3165 1 year ago
@awesome3165 i want one
DTUTexas 11 months ago
where do u buy ur ships
1streconairsoft 1 year ago
@1streconairsoft Ships aren't bought, they are built. You can either build one from scratch, using plans and cutting all the wood yourself, or you can build one from a fiberglass hull kit. Many of the ships in this video are scratch-built, but a lot of other clubs use fiberglass hull kits. You can buy fiberglass hull kits from Strike Models, along with cannons, running gear, and radio gear.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 whats the diff are fiberglass hulls stronger then balsa wood hulls or what is the difference
Mrblaze0505 1 year ago
@Mrblaze0505 Both fiberglass and wooden hulls meet the same penetrability requirements, and they are comparable in terms of strength. The difference is that fiberglass hulls are bought pre-made, while wooden hulls need to be built frame-by-frame. This requires more time and some experience to do well. The benefit, however, is that you can build a wooden hull of any ship, whereas you can only buy fiberglass hulls of ships that places like Strike Models produce.
kotori87 1 year ago
yeaa
edac6 1 year ago
shot to the hull that will do it every time
TheBattleship61 1 year ago
hey dude im thinkin about building a northampton how many guns shuld i put on it
Mrblaze0505 1 year ago
@Mrblaze0505 I would recommend that you ask that question on the RC Naval Combat forums. There are a number of different clubs in the US, with different rules on armament, speed, etc. so it's best to build to the ruleset of the club nearest you.
kotori87 1 year ago
Where are you located!!!!!!
charrington17 1 year ago
alright how can i get one ?!?!?!
TheJebus12341 1 year ago
@TheJebus12341 I would highly recommend that you start by visiting the RC Naval Combat forums. You can get much better and more detailed advice than I can provide in a youtube comment. In short, however, your best bet is to:
1) find your nearest club and contact them
2) buy a used ship from another club member or build a new one
3) wreak havoc on the pond :)
kotori87 1 year ago
dude legit i wana do this
cadetjrmontgomery 1 year ago
@cadetjrmontgomery I would highly recommend that you start by visiting the RC Naval Combat forums. You can get much better and more detailed advice than I can provide in a youtube comment. In short, however, your best bet is to:
1) find your nearest club and contact them
2) buy a used ship from another club member or build a new one
3) wreak havoc on the pond :)
kotori87 1 year ago
Is it just me or is the soundtrack just blurs?
12395294 1 year ago
am i wrong or the soundtrack you used, it´s from mgs4?
vanabel89 1 year ago
@vanabel89 It is from the Metal Gear series, although I don't know which one. My brother got it for me, and I liked it so I used it.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 HELL YEAH !!! YOUR BROTHER KNEW THE GOOD STUF´S IN LIFE
vanabel89 1 year ago
how do u repair all the wholes in the ship
metrostation136 1 year ago
@metrostation136 There are several ways to repair battle damage. Pondside, we simply tape over the holes with blue painter's tape.
For more permanent repairs, we cut away the damaged balsa and glue in a fresh piece. A little wood putty, sanding, and painting later, and the hull is as good as new.
About once per year, we rip off all the siding and completely re-sheet our ships.
Taping takes minutes, patching takes a few hours, and re-sheeting takes about 6 to 8 hours.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 are your electronics waterproof? and do you have torpedos?
karlene8089 1 year ago
@karlene8089 It turns out that fresh water does not harm electronics directly. It causes damage through long-term exposure, via corrosion. As long as you dry out the electronics quickly, they will be just fine.
To answer your question, no, my electronics are not "waterproof". They are "quick-drying". Easier to do, and more reliable too.
kotori87 1 year ago
This would be Epic in HD SLOW MO!
Spyster007 1 year ago
how do you build them
MrYouprick 1 year ago
how do ur guns reload
Fragenheart 1 year ago
@Fragenheart Each cannon has a gravity-fed, zero-moving-parts breech mechanism. PM me if you want a diagram.
kotori87 1 year ago
Where did you buy this?
cannonmann31 1 year ago
@cannonmann31 I didn't buy any of this, I made it. Or, to be more specific, I only made a few of those ships. If you're interested, though, you can get kits from Strike Models.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 Thank you for the info.
cannonmann31 1 year ago
1:52, that's 1 badass ship!
TheApana 1 year ago
you guys take magnets and recover the BB's once done? in the Army after training we are required to walk around and pick up all of our brass casings.
MrSBChevy 1 year ago
How do you avoid hitting people!?
vetitoe362 1 year ago
@vetitoe362 Very carefully. Actually, we have several methods.
1) play in a place where there's few people
2) don't allow cannons to aim above horizontal
3) wear safety glasses at all times
kotori87 1 year ago
how bout compartments. they wont stop the ship from sinking but they'll dalay it
thegarlands04 1 year ago
@thegarlands04 Compartmentalization is strictly regulated by the rules. Only certain ships are allowed compartments, and even then most builders decide against it, because you can only put your bilge pump in one compartment or the other.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 oh that sucks
thegarlands04 1 year ago
@kotori87 how bout multiple small plasic hoses going from the pump to each of the compartments. it would be pumping out of every compartment
thegarlands04 1 year ago
@thegarlands04 Pumps don't work well that way. A long hose from a compartment to the pump dramatically reduces reliability, and cuts down maximum output by a lot. One guy tried two pumps going to a single outlet, as allowed by our rules, but he needed a check valve to prevent backflow, and the check valve obstructed flow too much.
kotori87 1 year ago
what do they shoot? and how does it sink ?
AtLastAtLeast 1 year ago
@AtLastAtLeast .177" copper bbs are the smallest caliber cannons here, representing destroyer and cruiser pop-guns. For the more powerful stuff like 16" battleship guns and 21" torpedoes, we use up to 1/4" diameter steel balls.
When hit, the bbs punch a hole through the ship's balsa wood armor. Water floods in, filling up the ship and sinking it. We do have bilge pumps to keep ships afloat with some damage, but if you take too much you're going for a swim.
kotori87 1 year ago
If you stop the ship, you will decrease its sinking rate.
catocatocatopie 1 year ago
@catocatocatopie It's always a tough choice: do you stop your ship to reduce flooding, or do you run for shore and hope you can make it? Sometimes the correct answer isn't clear, and other times there is no correct answer.
kotori87 1 year ago
The water that is squirting out of the model is the bilge water, to prevent it from sinking, but that doesn't seem to really help.
Tundraboy05 1 year ago
OK..that is really cool....in a nerdy sort of way.....but cool none the less
Soldaten308 1 year ago
What happens when they sink? are they done for good?
AaronfromWM 1 year ago
@AaronfromWM You can see footage here of me recovering sunken ships. We put a lot of effort into them, so of course we get them back.
kotori87 1 year ago
do the always sink toward the stern
Mrblaze0505 1 year ago
@Mrblaze0505 No, not always. Some ships go down bow-first, others roll over before the plunge. It all depends on the individual ship.
kotori87 1 year ago
wats tht water coming out of the ship
Mrblaze0505 1 year ago
@Mrblaze0505 That is from the ship's bilge pump. When battle damage lets water in, the bilge pump bails it back out. As long as the water floods in slower than the bilge pump can pump, you're OK. Once water is coming in faster than it's going out, it's time to run for shore!
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 oohh u mean run aground and become a shore battery
Mrblaze0505 1 year ago
@Mrblaze0505 No, I mean sink in shallow water so it's easier to recover :D
kotori87 1 year ago
Are the hulls compartmentalized?
mariopilot808 1 year ago
@mariopilot808 No. For gameplay purposes, all ships must be sinkable, and that means no compartmentalization. We do allow transport ships to have two watertight bulkheads, but most skippers pass on that ,since they can only pump water from one compartment.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 sounds reasonable. In fact, I could see myself dropping in a lightweight kind of honeycomb...:-)
mariopilot808 1 year ago
what are the exact colors on the USS Iowa and what holds on the superstructure and decking or does it just sit on top
mom352 1 year ago
@mom352 The USS Iowa is dark blue and light gray, with a black waterline and red below the waterline. Its superstructure and decking are held on by gravity.
kotori87 1 year ago
@kotori87 my favorite would be the USS Iowa
mrclaytonio 1 year ago
what battle group is this? and where did the y get their ships?
jam9357 1 year ago
@jam9357 This is the Western Warship Combat Club, in California. All the ships you see in the video were either built by their skippers, or bought used from someone else who built them.
kotori87 1 year ago
LOL at 1:37 - 1:40
the guy laughing/yelling at defeat
stewiegriffin65 1 year ago
were can you get big gun kits with all the pluming and tubing in one kit for three turrets
mom352 1 year ago
@mom352 Those are coming soon. Strike Models has demonstrated prototypes, and is setting up tooling for production before offering them for sale.
kotori87 1 year ago
how many props and rudders does the Dutchland have
mom352 1 year ago
@mom352 The Deutschland class has two props, one rudder.
kotori87 1 year ago
how do you get them back?
xlxUndeadBunniesxlx 1 year ago
@xlxUndeadBunniesxlx I'm a very good swimmer :D
kotori87 1 year ago
epic war
mustang9102 1 year ago
how much would it cost to by that guys USS Iowa
mom352 1 year ago
@mom352 You'd have to ask him.
kotori87 1 year ago
how much would the USS Iowa cost ?
mom352 1 year ago
@mom352 This hobby is comparable to any other serious RC hobby, like racing cars or boats, or crash- I mean flying airplanes. Unlike other RC hobbies, though, the bulk of the cost is in construction, not maintenance. Furthermore, cost is heavily dependent on what you can make yourself, and what you have to buy from others.
With that in mind, I would say that a battleship like the Iowa would cost around $1000 to build, plus about $100 per year in CO2, ammo, repair supplies, and club dues.
kotori87 1 year ago
wtf wat up with the static
thatkid195 1 year ago
lol metal gear music
98RamMagnum 1 year ago
how much do they cost
mellon2332 1 year ago
French Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey? WTF
The13thGeneral 1 year ago
how u get em and repair em after a battle?
MW2BRO 1 year ago
@MW2BRO When a ship sinks, I go for a little swim. That's one of my favorite parts of this hobby :) After that, patching is pretty simple. The hull is soft, thin balsa, so you simply cut away the damaged section and glue a new piece in. A little putty and paint later, and its good as new.
kotori87 1 year ago
@1m2345678910 They have CO2-powered cannons onboard. The cannons fire low-velocity steel balls, capable of penetrating the thin balsa skins of these ships, but not much else.
kotori87 1 year ago
THIS IS FUCKING BADASS!!!! reminds me of WWII. what they should do is remake a WWII battle with planes bombs japenese kakikazi attacks and shit and a mini nuke! THAT WOULD BE SOO FUCKING AWESOME!!!
thecreator770 1 year ago
@thecreator770 they should have planes lift off of them and fight each other
cooldude14561 1 year ago