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"How to" Clippard Primer for new captains. Some useful information on clippard valves and fittings used in the hobby. Plug Construction for a fibreglass
hull Some excellent "How To" articles can be found on Randy Kehr's Website. The Home Port of Big Gun R/C Warship Combat Go to the "Naval War College" section. Many of the diagrams are animated gifs so keep watching for the rest of the animation. If you want to know about Big gun cannon (among other things), go here. Also have a look at a different type of cannon used by the Queens Own club in 1/72. There are also some very informative articles on the following sites. South Coast Battle
Group Construction of NZBG Ships
The USS Artemis was an American WWII attack cargo
ship. She was 130 metres (426 feet) long and the model length is 1353mm.
She was armed with one 5" stern gun and an array of antiaircraft
weaponry. Under the 1/96 battlestations! Rules she is armed with only
the stern cannon which is bb size.
Art's IJN
Shimakaze Ship specifications can be found on the battlestations
site under "Ship Registry" The IJN Shimakaze is widely regarded as the most powerful destroyer of World War 2. The fibreglass hull for this ship was built by Stuart Calvert. John and Art are currently building a Shimakaze each. These should prove to be great little ships and a formidable foe. Another hull had also been shipped to a Battlestations member in the US.
Stuart Calvert is constructing a Gearing class destroyer based on an old ScaleShipYard hull. This class of ship is already being built by a few of our fellow battlers in the states including the 1/96 battlestations founder Joe Kutz. She is now operational and photos of the construction are up.
The IJN Shokaku was a WWII Japanese aircraft carrier.
She was 257metres (845 feet) long and the model length is 2683 mm and
will displace some 30kg – that’s a big ship! She will be able to
launch up to 84 planes and may at some stage be armed with some of her
16 allowable bb cannons. Hulls on the drawing board
This class of destroyers are regarded as some of the most beautiful ships of their era. They had good speed though were notorious for their bad sea keeping qualities. They should be a good first ship for those getting into the hobby. The model length is 1323mm and they are relatively easy to arm (5 bb cannons).
The DKM Graf Spee was one of three "pocket battleships" of the Deuschland Class built by the German Navy in the 1930s. The other ships of her class were the Deuschland (renamed Lützow) and the Admiral Scheer. Although all of the same class the Graf Spee at 610.23' (185.9m) was shorter than the Admiral Scheer and Lützow at 616.46' (187.8m) after they were refitted in 1940 and 1941. The model length is 1938mm. Under the 1/96 battlestations! Rules she will be armed with her main guns which are 2 turrets (1 fore and 1 aft) each having three barrels firing 7/32 inch rounds. She will eventually be armed with her 8 secondary guns (4 port and 4 starboard) which are bb size. |
