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And sourcing exotic materials to solve shipboard problems....

So. Shipboard design considerations are something I'm still learning...but....when making an R/C model boat, there's rules about buoyancy and weight that must still be followed. During the initial 'hot tub' sea trials, I noted that the superstructure seemed a bit heavy -ish. Result was that...

On again...off again...?

I saw one of the 'this meal looks horrible' pictures yesterday - with the picture beside it showing what the serving tray was actually cropped from. Turns out the un-cropped image has concrete block walls in the background. I'm pretty sure they don't have concrete walls on ships. That said...

Also - I think the numbers are the right size - ish?

The number came with the decal set - the 22 on the forward part of the flight deck was removed early in the ship's career supposedly due to the number paint being slippery compared to the rest of the non-skid. As for the gloss vs matt finish - I have a can of matt clear coat that will be added...

Had to leave the model in the garage for most of the winter - and it was too cool to effectively seal the decals down with a clear coat. The first layer of that got applied today. If you'd like to see her in person, I should have her out at the annual Shearwater Hobby show in a couple of...

A Screening Frigate can be a meat shield for a HVT. A Screening Frigate can provide national presence on the world stage in multi-national tasks so we can at least show the flag.

I was looking at Marine Traffic last night and didn't see a whole lot of ship movement through the straight....I'm guessing folks don't want to be first.

Active Countermeasure system. The AN/SLQ-503 RAMSES (Reprogrammable Advanced Multi-mode Shipboard Electronic Countermeasures System) is an active radar jamming system designed to protect naval vessels, specifically the Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigates, against anti-ship missiles...

Rumours of the WSO from the F-15E being found/recovered this evening.

Version 4 is a work in progress....Looking at the details, I still have a bunch of work to do. A number of small platforms to add on both the 'fin' and the superstructure, as well as creating a number of assorted antenna bits and such. I am generally pleased with how this is looking. I did...

My good man. I already have SAWS Launch capability....

My R/C Type 26 is now officially R/C. She floats, she moves, she needs more sea room for her next time in the pond. I also need the lake behind the house to thaw out the rest of the way so I can use it instead!

If you step into competition shooting, things become very specific. I knew some shooters that used to have a different rifle for each distance they fired - each essentially identical. Others swapped upper receivers on their AR's depending on the distance they shot. If you've got kids and...

Yup.

We had that discussion around the table in the late 90s....like...there were import records showing that 50K+ AR-15's were imported to Canada between 1978 and 1992....but with the initial stand-up of the restricted firearm registry back then, only ~20K AR's were registered by owners. Where did...

Considering the average Canadian Gun Owner from 30+ years ago probably has the following in their collection: .22 Cooey 12 Gauge break action Shotgun .303 Sporter from Grandpa .410 Gauge to teach the kids +1 nice hunting rifle with scope And most of those owners are the ones who never...

There are honestly a lot of factors in there. Accuracy of the pointing system on the ship Accuracy of the gun itself Burst radius of the projectile Sensing radius of the fuse in the projectile These factors will all influence how likely you are to hit/kill an incoming target.

The businesses that submitted items for destruction haven't been paid yet....why do you think individuals would get paid?