Ubermelon
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 | | 02 Feb 2012 06:46 PM | | Okay so I'm looking to buy a ship really the only thing I'm looking for is it can move and shoot. Sence I have NO idea how to build this I want one finished. Anyone willing to sell? | | | |
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Nick
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love lZ evol
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| | 03 Feb 2012 11:14 PM | | Ubermelon, if you find no one selling a ship you like you can always build one, just take your time and you will love it because you can do whatever you want to it because i had no clue what i was doing when i was building my Bismarck but i can say im proud of how it came out and having that sorta forms a bond to you and your ship. and people on this site can greatly help you out on this site just post a thread in the right place, usually "warship builds" and if your looking for kits for ships you can go to http://www.strikemodels.com/ or http://battlersconnection.com/index.html I prefer strike models, but battlers connection has a few ships strike doesn't have its all preference. and if your going to battle your going to have to figure out what format your going to play as Nick mentioned | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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Ubermelon
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| | 04 Feb 2012 10:00 AM | | I'm going to play IRCWCC and I have been wanting a smaller ship like the USS Brooklyn or IJN Agano something like that kind. | | | |
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| | 04 Feb 2012 11:59 AM | | Well those build are quite easy vs the bigger ships, im going to be building a smaller ship this summer for combat and if you read the build level and skilled level it will tell you wat the recommended levels are, smaller ships usually seem to be for beginners and rookies and i think that would be a perfect ship to start, remember if you have any trouble people on this forum can help as much they can. | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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Ubermelon
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| | 04 Feb 2012 03:13 PM | | Yeah but with school and moving around a lot I don't think I would have much time to build that's why I'm buying a ship. | | | |
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love lZ evol
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| | 04 Feb 2012 07:08 PM | | you also have to remember with building, you dont wana rush or you find out later you messed up and you dont want that so if ur moving around alot with school just take your time its not a race unless you HAVE to battle the next season so school shouldnt interfere that much kuz im in college and built my whole bismarck in college. | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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Ubermelon
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| | 04 Feb 2012 09:00 PM | | yeah but still I'm buying one. | | | |
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love lZ evol
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| | 04 Feb 2012 09:02 PM | | ok just get one you will be happy with | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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Ubermelon
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| | 04 Feb 2012 09:03 PM | | As long as it shoots and moves I'm happy. | | | |
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Keri Morgret
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| | 04 Feb 2012 09:48 PM | | Keeping it moving and keeping it shooting after seeing some action and being sunk is something to consider, as is the time it takes for repairs and tweaking of the ship to get it the way you want it. | | | |
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love lZ evol
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| | 04 Feb 2012 09:55 PM | | haha does it ever, i only know the moving part i don't have any experience for shooting and repairs but i soon will be. But i think all the tweaking and stuff is fun but thats me | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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Ubermelon
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| | 05 Feb 2012 04:29 PM | | So you guys are telling me to make a ship not buy one? | | | |
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love lZ evol
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| | 05 Feb 2012 09:08 PM | | no man you can do whatever you want, but i think making one is a lot easier and i believe more fun, but others may have different opinions. | | | Life: its not about the destination, its about the journey getting there*********************************Life's a garden...DIG IT! | |
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Das Bütts
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| | 06 Feb 2012 07:14 AM | | The easiest way to get started is to just buy one. That way when problems arise you have a point of reference and can reverse engineer your solutions. I bought a "big gun" battlecruiser Dunkerque for my first ship. It was a great ship. It was already functional and all my efforts went into refining it instead of trying to just figure it out.
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Mike Butts
Mineman Second Class US Navy
Big Gun:
FN Normandie (in drydock)
RM Capitani Romani (on the ways)
Fast Gun:
SMS/USS Zrinyi (Radetzky Class)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (1944) (on the ways)
Ordered (not yet under construction):
FN Henri IV: Treaty
USS Puritan: Battlestations
USS South Wind: all formats (hopefully)
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Gascan
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| | 06 Feb 2012 10:19 AM | | I agree. The easiest way to get started is to buy a used ship to learn on. Better yet, if there is someone nearby, borrow a very simple ship while you either buy another ship or build one. One of the most important things is to get a boat on the water and fighting. The corollary is to keep that boat on the water and fighting, and that is where most of the real learning takes place. As Mike said, it also provides a point of reference for you to improve upon for when you build your own ship.
That said, it's not easy to find a good used boat. There are some that are ready to fight with only a radio and battery, and there are some that just need some tender love and careful surgery to put back in fighting trim. | | | |
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Captkonig
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| | 06 Feb 2012 10:36 AM | | I have several hulls/kits I might sell as well as some partially/mostly completed ships.
I live in N. Virginia. Where do you live? If near enough, we could meet to discuss ships and what needs to be done. | | | |
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Ubermelon
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| | 06 Feb 2012 05:14 PM | | Would you mind adding some pictures of the hulls and kits to the site. Thanks. | | | |
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