History of R/C Naval Combat

Craig · Jan 26, 2007

only sink points..... that might be interesting to try.....

Buddy · Jan 27, 2007

HI guys I am glad to hear that both of old friends are still going !
Tell Don I finally built the South Dakota!!

Tugboat · Jan 27, 2007

It's really funny, Buddy. I guess Don tries to get everyone to build one He gave me a set of plans at the last MWCI Nats If I hadn't gone axis, I'd have done it. Just the axis is getting badly outnumbered in my region and it didn't seem fair to have 4 axis vs 10 allies at regionals. It's a shame because I think SoDak and North Carolina are beautiful. I want to build a NC, but there are so many of those these days that it'd feel wrong.

But yeah, Don would be thrilled that you finally built one, I'll tell him at the March battle in Florida. He actually built a North Carolina and I'm going to try and "help him test" his new ship

FirePowerDan · Oct 23, 2008

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]quote:Originally posted by CURT

From what I understand the IRCWCC FORMED FIRST, THEN BIG GUN, THEN QUEENS, THEN MWC. MWC was formed from a split within the IRCWCC due to personal indifferences and rule proposals that did not come to pass. Mostly due to personal. The IRCWCC was very large at the time of the split. By the time of the split the members that did form MWC used the same rules so that those who elected to stay with IRCWCC but still wanted to battle with thier friends in MWC with no anomisity can do so and vice versa. MWC has made some slight rule changes not so much that it would require you to adversely change your ships components to compete. When clubs get too large or too competitive within each other there are bound to be elbows rubbed wrongly.Politics unfortunalty ends up taking over and the real meaning of the sport is lost. MWC is more techincally advanced than IRCWCC. IRCWCC is beginning to catch up in that regard and they have loosened up a bit on some rules for the betterment of the hobby. Here at Nabs we use IRCWCC but we have adapted some of the MWC rules and have our own small niche of rules.

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Here's a date NASWACA formed by Hal Smith around 1980. He looked at small gun and was not satisfied with it,. He formed the first big gun group. So I would say small gun was formed first. Now as far as Queens Own being a member of small gun I do not think so. After NASWACA disbanded those members formed Queens Own.

admiraljkb · Dec 4, 2008

For the BigGun branching, it went IRCWCC then NASWCA, then Queens Own AND WWCC out of the remnants of NASWCA, and then SCBG shortly after that. Lot of historical articles on the subject at RCWarships.org in the Naval War College MKII. Surprised/disappointed that wasn't mentioned after all the effort that went to get them from the various sources and the efforts/time those sources spent, and then the editing and posting... Course, I'm always interested in getting more historical items up for folks to be able to see. I'll likely be contacting some folks that have put info up in this thread to get some more info.

The historical articles collected so far trying to keep our history alive:
http://rcwarships.org/rcwarships/nwc_new/?category_id=27&menuaction=phpbrain.uikb.index&cat=20

B24 · Dec 5, 2008

FirePowerDan · Dec 5, 2008

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]quote:Originally posted by B24

The Maryland Attack Group (which battles ircwcc) Started in the mid 80's with Marty Hayes. 10 years later it was one of the largest local clubs of r/c combat. (The club was mainly combat but did have several power and sail boaters.) We did quite a few shows and they did bring in members. Marty opened up his garage to the club and meetings were held monthly, other combatants would open up their shops as well. I got married in '95 and in '97 took a leave of absence. I saw static within the club not just IRCWCC but MAG as well. Things get big and you have tons of testosterone around and then you throw in personalities and politics. Holy-crap what a nightmare. Sometime after I had left the split happen. I will state what I was told on the split since the only thing I have seen is personality conflict on the thread. I'm with Justin on not starting a flame war and since I was not involved in the split I would have only questions.
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Since MAG battled IRCWCC and MAG had a nice size of the voting block, a few within MAG were bagging how MAG could pretty much do what they wanted as to rules, officers and NATS location.
In respect I am glad I was not involved. I do know this to be fact because prior to my leave I was being requested to vote "this way" and I do remember hearing a certain member stating we were getting close to owning the club (IRCWCC).
MAG is not the mighty club it was. Members who were a major part of the power surge have left and now we have a season female combatant. In May were are having a "SLAM FEST" which every R/C Naval Combat format is WELCOME.
I hope this can clear the air as to the split-----POWER
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Slam Fest sounds good. I am hoping The Maker Fair would be the same venue. We have 1/144th scale big gun.Fast gun Group in Auburn and Queens Own 1/72nd group also in Auburn.This would truely promote the hobby. It would be a comparison of different ides and rules.

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