Expencive hobby, but cool, though!

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 03:59 PM

Well, see for yourself!

Safe-Keeper · 10-04-06, 04:08 PM

Heh, I had a plastic aircraft carrier with an engine once. As a matter of fact, I still have it, it's decorating my bedroom up in my cabin.

It wasn't remote-controlled, though, nor could it fire or launch any of her little one-centimetre long plastic aircraft.

stabiz · 10-04-06, 04:49 PM

I cant help it, but the first thing I thought of was to toss some XL firecrackers into that pond.

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by stabiz

I cant help it, but the first thing I thought of was to toss some XL firecrackers into that pond.

OOOOHHH YEAH! MASSIVE AIR ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!

Henry_pl · 10-04-06, 05:46 PM

Whooooooooaaaaa FANTASTIC !!!!!!!! :p:p:p

Just wondering- how do those guns shoot ?

Something like air soft guns ? Compressed air ?
And do they have automatic reloads or one-shot only ?

Is it possible to buy something like this ? Or need to build it yourself ?

edit: found their site:

westernwarshipcombat.com

Safe-Keeper · 10-04-06, 06:01 PM

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Spectators and Guests: Please make sure to bring Safety Goggles!
Long pants and sleeve are also strongly recommended to protect against stray shots.

Not quite safe, eh

?

Gun ammo:

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In the early days of the club, ships' guns were powered by freon gas - a somewhat unstable and messy propellant. Since California was soon to ban freon altogether, the club began to experiement with compressed air, eventually stripping down 12 volt emergency tire inflators, and installing these in their ships. This worked well, but eventually, onboard air compressors were replaced with CO2 gas, which has become the standard for the hobby.

That the ships actually do sink each others is just awesome. Thought it's got to be a bit depressing to watch your pride and joy slip beneath the waves after a match where the odds went against you.

CruiseTorpedo · 10-04-06, 06:21 PM

If I remember right they use 50 rounds per gun if room permits. Also on some of those ships you may have noticed streams of water spraying up, they install water pumps inside them to try and keep them floating while getting pumped full of holes. There's some groups not far from me that did this stuff for a while, they build models, mount the electronics, pumps, and guns, then head out to the pond and fight! They would stay in the shallow water so after a ship is sunk they could wade in the water and pick it up after the round is over. Usually took two rounds or more before any ships were sunk, between rounds you could reload but no patch jobs allowed. Also there were a lot of limits as gentlemen to agree not to go faster than a set speed and to not equip their ships with full auto guns or something like that.

P_Funk · 10-04-06, 06:44 PM

I would love to join a model aircraft club and fly over with my model STuka or model B-17 and totally bust up that party! That would be so much fun.

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 06:49 PM

Hoe about putting a Radio Controlled XXI in that pond, with (exploding) torps and the whole sha-bang? That would make a real mess!

bookworm_020 · 10-04-06, 07:53 PM

They even use a cut down version of the main guns to replicate torpedo's.

When you start out you start as a merchant (unarmed) and try and avoid being sunk (good luck!

) Then you work your way throught destoryers, cruiser and then battleships. I believe they even have aircraft carriers! (don't know if their armed or not) Diffrent sized guns get different size ball bearings, so damage is to scale ( no destroyer outgunning a battleship!)

They even do hypothethical battles with ships that were planned but never built. The least popular job is the guy who has to go fetch the sunken ships!!!

mookiemookie · 10-04-06, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stabiz

I cant help it, but the first thing I thought of was to toss some XL firecrackers into that pond.

ACHTUNG, HERR KALEUN! WASSERBOMBEN! :rotfl:

Biggles · 10-05-06, 09:18 AM

you think they can re-use the the ships that goes under? In that case, I'd sure be happy to do that oneday, but not if I had to built a new bleedin ship every time you meet the Rodney, or Hood, or Bismarck or whatever...:p

HunterICX · 10-05-06, 12:11 PM

@Biggles: I red on the homepage of them

they write something about ''If the ship sink because of the amount of holes in the hull , they pull the boat out of the pond after the battle and repair them.

its indeed a funny sight to see , love the moment when you see one boat stuck and the BB is giving that boat hell with his deck guns :rotfl:

I would join that club if I was living close to them.

Biggles · 10-05-06, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

I would join that club if I was living close to them.

heh, yeah, well I aint even living on the same continent so.....

SteamWake · 10-05-06, 01:32 PM

They have been doing this "sport" for a long long time.

I remember first seeing it when I was involved with radio controlled aircraft. Probably about 10 years ago.

I have to admit though they have increased the level of sophistication considerably.

In the early days they looked more like cigar boxes than ships.

The electronics are housed within a waterproof / "bullet" proof box. So the hull of the ship is just... well ... a hull. When the ship does sink they just pull it up fix the holes and go back at it again.

At some point the hull is more glue than wood and is considered "unfit" for play and has to be replaced :p

The "guns" are powerd by compressed air and are basically miniature BB guns.

10-04-06, 03:59 PM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Expencive hobby, but cool, though! Well, see for yourself! __________________

10-04-06, 04:08 PM	#2
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Heh, I had a plastic aircraft carrier with an engine once. As a matter of fact, I still have it, it's decorating my bedroom up in my cabin. It wasn't remote-controlled, though, nor could it fire or launch any of her little one-centimetre long plastic aircraft. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

10-04-06, 04:49 PM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I cant help it, but the first thing I thought of was to toss some XL firecrackers into that pond. __________________

10-04-06, 05:46 PM	#5
Henry_pl Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cracow, Poland Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whooooooooaaaaa FANTASTIC !!!!!!!! :p:p:p Just wondering- how do those guns shoot ? Something like air soft guns ? Compressed air ? And do they have automatic reloads or one-shot only ? Is it possible to buy something like this ? Or need to build it yourself ? edit: found their site: westernwarshipcombat.com Last edited by Henry_pl; 10-04-06 at 05:49 PM.

10-04-06, 06:44 PM	#8
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	I would love to join a model aircraft club and fly over with my model STuka or model B-17 and totally bust up that party! That would be so much fun. __________________

10-04-06, 06:21 PM	#7
CruiseTorpedo Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 112 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If I remember right they use 50 rounds per gun if room permits. Also on some of those ships you may have noticed streams of water spraying up, they install water pumps inside them to try and keep them floating while getting pumped full of holes. There's some groups not far from me that did this stuff for a while, they build models, mount the electronics, pumps, and guns, then head out to the pond and fight! They would stay in the shallow water so after a ship is sunk they could wade in the water and pick it up after the round is over. Usually took two rounds or more before any ships were sunk, between rounds you could reload but no patch jobs allowed. Also there were a lot of limits as gentlemen to agree not to go faster than a set speed and to not equip their ships with full auto guns or something like that.

10-04-06, 06:49 PM	#9
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Hoe about putting a Radio Controlled XXI in that pond, with (exploding) torps and the whole sha-bang? That would make a real mess! __________________

10-04-06, 07:53 PM	#10
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	They even use a cut down version of the main guns to replicate torpedo's. When you start out you start as a merchant (unarmed) and try and avoid being sunk (good luck!) Then you work your way throught destoryers, cruiser and then battleships. I believe they even have aircraft carriers! (don't know if their armed or not) Diffrent sized guns get different size ball bearings, so damage is to scale ( no destroyer outgunning a battleship!) They even do hypothethical battles with ships that were planned but never built. The least popular job is the guy who has to go fetch the sunken ships!!! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-05-06, 09:18 AM	#12
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	you think they can re-use the the ships that goes under? In that case, I'd sure be happy to do that oneday, but not if I had to built a new bleedin ship every time you meet the Rodney, or Hood, or Bismarck or whatever...:p __________________

10-05-06, 12:11 PM	#13
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	@Biggles: I red on the homepage of them they write something about ''If the ship sink because of the amount of holes in the hull , they pull the boat out of the pond after the battle and repair them. its indeed a funny sight to see , love the moment when you see one boat stuck and the BB is giving that boat hell with his deck guns :rotfl: I would join that club if I was living close to them. __________________

10-05-06, 01:32 PM	#15
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	They have been doing this "sport" for a long long time. I remember first seeing it when I was involved with radio controlled aircraft. Probably about 10 years ago. I have to admit though they have increased the level of sophistication considerably. In the early days they looked more like cigar boxes than ships. The electronics are housed within a waterproof / "bullet" proof box. So the hull of the ship is just... well ... a hull. When the ship does sink they just pull it up fix the holes and go back at it again. At some point the hull is more glue than wood and is considered "unfit" for play and has to be replaced :p The "guns" are powerd by compressed air and are basically miniature BB guns.