Scratch Building a Model Warship

November 7, 2010

Original Article by Phil Sensibaugh. Edited by Bill Pickl and Strike Models. Note: this is one section of a comprehensive model warship construction manual originally published on the BDE/RC website. This section is applicable to both Big Gun and Fast Gun combat. Strike Models Note: We advise talking to someone who has already built a [...]

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Getting Started and Choosing a Ship

November 6, 2010

(Original Article by Phil Sensibaugh, edited by Bill Pickl and Strike Models) Note: this is one section of a comprehensive model warship construction manual originally published on the BDE/RC website. This section is applicable to both Big Gun and Fast Gun combat. First things first – decide what ship you want to build. This decision [...]

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Model Warship Construction Manual

November 6, 2010

This manual is a collection of articles that originally appeared on the BDE/RC website as a how to manual for building Big Gun RC model warships. Strike Models has made some edits and updates to the documentation, and incorporated Fast Gun information when available. However, the original articles are now several years old, and construction [...]

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Setting Fast Gun Interruptors

May 20, 2010

One of the things we have heard people having problems getting the interuptor pin set correctly after disassembling the cannon for cleaning or maintenance. While I am not an expert on this yet, I have found this method of setting the interruptor cap to be fast and effective. This process has to be done without [...]

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Power Tools and Accessories for Cutting Fiberglass Hulls

May 1, 2010

In order to make our ships penetrable, we need to cut large windows in the fiberglass hulls. For those who have not done so before, cutting the hulls can be practically traumatic. Here are some tips on how to make the cutting much easier. These instructions assume that the hull has already been marked for [...]

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