On
The Ways On
The Ways| Ship | Captain | Status |
| DKM Admiral Hipper-class cruiser | Dustin Delaire | Hull received |
| DKM Tirpitz | Dustin Delaire | Hull received |
| HMS King George V | Jerry Ethridge | Hull marked for cutting |
| IJN I-400 | Jerry Ethridge | Hull received |
| HMS Vanguard | John Mianowski | Hull Framed |
| H-39 | Tom Urbik | Fitting Out |
| USN LST | Mark Crowder | Plans Acquired |
| USS Tennessee | Jeff Burns | Fiberglass hull received |
| FNS le Terrible | Mike Duffy | Awaiting armament |
| HMS Abdiel | John Mianowski | Hull Framed |
| HMS Welshman | Wreno Wynne | Fitting Out |
| FNS Normandie | Mike Butts | Hull Framed |
| USS Alabama | Walter McGovern | Hull & guns received |
| Unnamed Liberty Ship | Walter McGovern | Fiberlass hull received |
Construction Articles
A combat warship is a collection of systems, all of which must be functioning properly for the ship to be effective. Often there are many ways to make something work. One of the great aspects of Big Gun R/C Warship Combat that sets it apart from other formats is that innovation is encouraged as long as safety is maintained. That Big Gun even exists at all is due to the J. C. White ("Indiana") cannon that makes multiple-barrel rotating turrets easy to implement. If not for this innovation, we might all still be just shooting bbs into 1/32" balsa.
The following articles show how some people have implemented the various warship
systems. Keep in mind as you read these that in many cases there may be other ways
of getting the job done. These are not intended to show a way that you "must" do
it, but rather are intended to stimulate thought and debate. Also, when building,
repairing, and troubleshooting ships, it makes things a lot easier if you can understand
the various systems involved and address functional problems one item at a time.