R/C Naval Combat

As my boat is nearing completion, I'm looking for captains to shoot holes in it. (seriously, I don't have the guns in yet, so she's a big target!)

an evenings (7ish hours) travel from SLC, UT covers Reno, Vegas, Boise, Cheyenne, Casper.

That darn Grand Canyon tacks on too many hours for AZ, Likewise Denver is a bit too far to make on a friday without taking time off work. But If anyone in that general area wants to say hello, let's start planning get togethers, starting in spring-time.

I'm not thinking of starting a club, with rules/dues or anything. Unless there is a large interest. So any format, styling is welcome, just so long as it's roughly scale and doesn't set boats on fire.

I'll be joining the WWCC out in california, but that'll be a once or twice a year event. I'm looking for Monthly or Semi-Monthly events.

I'm north of Boise, about 2 hours, and I'm building a Utah class dreadnought.  It'll be a while before she's finished and I'm in my junior year of highschool so traveling to battles isn't an option at the moment.  But in a year or two I'll be looking to battle with someone.

Also I'm MWC; in other words fast gun, rather than big gun like the WWCC.

There is a build report for my Utah in the warships build section although it is out of date.

Let me give you some of my background, I found the hobby middle of last year, bought a hull with the intention of working on it over the winter, but had a baby instead. It sat in my shed for nearly a year before I got excited again. I started work on it a few months ago and am a layer of silkspan and a coat of paint away from putting it in the water. I figure I can practice maneuvers while I'm building/saving money for guns. So I'm looking for people to play with come spring. I'm willing to travel, which is why I started the thread. I'd love to plan out someplace to be every month, that I can get to by leaving home on Friday, sailing most of saturday, and being back home by Sat night.
For Everyone who reads this thread, if you live in the rockies, and know of ponds where we can play, even if you're not interested, let me know.
Cpt Cook: Are you opposed to traveling to Boise? Same idea as me, we find a place in Boise, show up at 10am on Sat, and sail until we're bored, talk shop, compare ships, (LOVE your ships btw) and have a meal.
But this is what I want to see: 1-2 other captians saying, oh yeah! I can make a weekend trip to Boise! I don't expect to get many, or have a battle with armadas, but a little ship on ship action, get sunk, have fun!

Edit: Oh and we'll need to come up with some way of making fast/big guns compatible. I *like* the idea of firing large rounds, from lots of turrets, but it should be easy to say, turn off the bilge pump, only arm one turret, and something else and they're *even*.

It won't be that big of a deal right now, as my ship fires .177 bbs, but I want to attract everyone that has a sinkable model ship.

James

I haven't taken Drivers ed yet (I'm old enough but this isn' the right time of year) so I at the moment I'm not able to travel.  I'll probably take DE next spring, and hopefully around the same time I can complete my battleship so then going to battles might be more likely. I'd also have to get permission from my parents.

I agree that since there aren't that many people in the area combining fast/big gun would be wise.

I'm also kind of like you in that I'm saving for the guns etc. and buying as I go, I don't have everything sitting around waiting to be installed.

Garrett

I gave a talk at our local Ignite: http://igniteshow.com/videos/you-sunk-my-battleship

I've had two people contact me since then (that was a couple of weeks ago) and I'm hoping that since the vid went up today, I'll have a few more over the next couple of weeks. Here's to a new club in UT.

James

I liked the video James, and just tweeted a link to it from the Strike Models Twitter account (

for any of you on Twitter).

Thanks guys... I cringe when I watch it now, I um'ed and fumbled my way through it, but yeah. The crowd loved it and I've been in contact with 2 people that want to participate, but they've not shown up to any build sessions yet.

I know Thurs. nights are school nights, but you should come check out what I've got done so far. I have a ton of supplies that I don't mind sharing....

And any other night, or Saturday that you're free, tell me so and we'll take the cruiser out to the pond and dink around.

If you want to come, we should go out together... I was planning on driving, and there will be plenty of room in the van.

James