Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Pond - The Chase

HMS Victory encounters the frigate USS Constitution in open waters near Charleston, SC. Captain My Brother is unprepared for the assault and attempts to retreat, leading Admiral Me on a long and harrowing chase. He will brave any danger to escape, even... the Far Side of the Pond...

The two models, USS Constitution and HMS Victory, are small experimental models in my quest to develop model warship combat for the Age of Sail. Both vessels are purely sail-powered, with no motors onboard. Alas these ones are too small to arm with real cannons. But they have proved the technology and tactics, so my next ships will be much bigger and much more heavily armed. Soundtrack is from the movie Summer Wars.

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[kyled6755]

4 good reasons why I wouldnt shoot one anothers sail boats 1, what if you shot one anothers sails your dead in the water! 2, when u sink it will cause damage when it hits the floor 3, if the wind knocks it over and someone is shooting it will punch right through the deck and hit the servos 4, if u put guns on it u cant really turn them and u cant shoot from bow to stern.

[kotori87]

@kyled6755 1) sails need not be penetrable.

2) they're built tough and waterproof.

3) decks are impenetrable plywood.

4) if you cannot aim the guns, then you aim the ship. Not hard to do, as demonstrated in this video.

[Windling46]

Will they sail at Maker Faire ? There's lots of wind in the afternoon.

[kotori87]

@Windling46 I don't know. Depends on if we build a deeper pond this year. I had Constitution there last year, but the pond was too shallow.

[industrialship]

awesome vid

[USMarineRifleman0311]

damn the torpedoes....ram them!

[Lutzow706]

Carl, your videos help keep me inspired and working hard on HMS Minerva! We need to do a movie with these two duelling, and have Minerva sail into view :)

[Shuttlelover101]

Guys,

Both ships Look great on the water, But I'm not sure Who's Who?

Nikki

[Schiffschreiner]

Nicely done