RC Model Warship Combat - NTXBG

Visit the North Texas Battle Group's website, ntxbg.org, for more information. We are a Big Gun Model Warship Combat club located in the DFW Metroplex. The ships are 1/144 scale and fire ball bearings using CO2 powered cannons. When the balsa wood armor becomes damaged to the point that the water leaks in faster than the bilge pumps can pump it out, the ship sinks!

[@craZivnProductions]

I wanna see a game with a model Titanic being chased around the pond by a remote-controlled iceberg.

[@ed-venture7963]

That video exists

[@dangerous8333]

Huh? How stupid. Just the whole idea.

[@mikemalone4013]

Funny funny haha if that one exists I want to see it🧊⛴🛳

[@tedytarrify]

@@dangerous8333 What else would the internet be for? 🤣

[@johnsaunders5690]

underrated comment

[@Mike9201984]

This needs to be a televised sporting event!

[@crunchie9362]

for real, from all different ages

[@williamavery9185]

Begtter than robot wars for sure.

[@simunator]

battlebots will make do for now

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

or if not televised, at least live streamed over here on KZbin

[@timothyjones9430]

This was fantastic!! IM a Navy War Vet DD-990 Destroyer. Countless hours on watch me and my crew talked about doing exactly this!! That was back in the mid 90s. I currently live on a remote island in American Samoa. I will find you someday and visit your club. Well DONE!

[@glennboyd939]

Think of a big one, 2ft X 15ft, with a single person operating each turret via tele link. Break it into 9 watertight bulkheads for transport. Sheet Metal is easy. R/C boilers too. Video stoker would be interesting crew job.

[@taylormoore5098]

I would love to see this with ships from the age of sail, where the broadsides would be limited by a randomized timer to represent the training of the crew.

[@Mystickrage]

Honestly that wouldnt be much more work then the ones they have just need tiny little motors to help when winds are unfaverable with steering and driving

[@KrolKaz]

Or just train tiny fleas to do it, they could shoot grains of rice split into 4 at each other

[@DanielMendoza-qq5pv]

Its all fun in games until the guy with a RC U-Boat shows up.

[@Cr4z3d]

ahah

[@Coorsdrinker444]

I see what you did there

[@vencent8329]

Daniel M. american like show up you know

[@seven9766]

With explosive Torpedos. That would not be fun to repair time and again.

[@gihrenzabi7271]

I'm going to watch that video now. EDIT: It was interesting.

[@thekingghidorah93]

A duel between two carrier fleet teams would be awesome! They can partner with people who can retrofit model planes with bombs or something!

[@rainingbloodfromalacerated4551]

I would watch that

[@V2011F]

oh my god quick get them on the phone while I call the RC Tank battalions this will be a RC war to remember

[@zeezumg8894]

thekingghidorah93 I would defiantly take part in a battle like that

[@yagoovirus2751]

thekingghidorah93 it would be op fighting planes without aa guns

[@joshuachoi8203]

Explosives are banned in most battles

[@burtgummer463]

I'm going broke from seeing all these cool videos of different hobbies that I can jump into. Thanks!

[@temprs]

When I was in like 3rd grade my friends and I wanted to do this... That was like 20 years ago. Kinda cool people actually do this

[@jamesbreeden3061]

I can see an RC model company start making these ships and then they could develop rules on what you are permitted to do. It would be very big. It could have international competition. Who needs the NFL on the weekends.

[@johngibson2884]

Incorporate RC bombers ...big time cool

[@wrongfootmcgee]

and it would be ruined, instantly

[@wrongfootmcgee]

if you wanna do it, go do it, but no one is gonna hand you a pre built boat to play with you will need to develop THAT skill set too...

[@PanzermansBunker]

Combines 2 great activities. ....model building and shooting stuff. Bravo y'all. Bill.

[@certy642]

I'd love if this could be done with RC tanks, with cameras for aiming and real damage done to the models.

[@christhut8140]

People do this. Lookup rc tank battles

[@wrongfootmcgee]

why cant it be?

[@christhut8140]

@@wrongfootmcgee people do it

[@BertieW0oster]

Awesome hobby, I wish I had one of these clubs close by! They should make the life rafts serve as the floats- though they may be too small to do any good in recovery.

[@wrongfootmcgee]

neat idea for the life rafts build it and they will come if you find an rc club and you already have a boat ready to fight, SOMEONE will take you up on it i bet

[@ScoutSniper3124]

That's some SERIOUS Boat Building skills and some SERIOUSLY Big Kids.

[@icenesiswayons9962]

And what kinds of toys do you have maybe you wife's toys! Shut up ! And go home!

[@jakeburke7651]

aw hell yeah, my grandpa served on the Missouri and was actually there when the Japanese signed the treaty and surrendered on the very same ship!

[@asully3006]

That is just too cool!!!

[@Taskforce1x1]

God Bless Texas! I love it! This takes modeling to another level!

[@ip22oo]

Oh how this makes me miss being a kid watching Daily Planet with Jay faithfully. Such a great show on a chanel that is no where near it self as it once was in the late 90's early 2000's. Awsome upload

[@felneymike]

One of my friends at school used to tell me he had a video (as in a VHS, this was 1996) of some massed RC battle with tanks, aircraft and ships - including to-scale aircraft carriers launching whole squadrons. But he might have just been making it up XD

[@wacho4xj]

I remember something like this myself actually. Barely remember.

[@johnboy2266]

Put a thin layer of silicone around the electronic connections and servos they will last a bit longer when they get wet, put some foam in there too, add some fiberglass to the lower hull after every battle, cheap and strong...wow that looks like a lot of fun though...

[@CollinThegamer]

But then you weigh it down

[@FrontPlayer01]

You guys have some nice hobby. I missed the Bismarck or Prinz Eugen or Tirpitz... :)

[@cianmac3934]

This vid deserves 100x more views

[@TheJubdestroy]

This is the most badass shit Ive ever seen! It looks like a riot!

[@dangerous8333]

No a battle. Not a riot. 😉

[@volksdude1970]

Was I the only guy humming "The Sinking of The Bismarck" while I was watching this?

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

"When we find the Bismarck, we're gonna put 'er down,"

[@FieldMarshalYT]

MrBreeze Johnny Horton died to soon....

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Shells as big as trees & guns as big as steers....wait, that sounds kinda backwards?

[@pipsqeak7104]

lol love that song

[@loganspencer2219]

I would be the one who shows up with a 15 foot model of HMS victory that has 100 9mm cannons on it

[@isaacwood4071]

I'd show up with a full sized model that shoots 230mm shells

[@michaeldilger9582]

Just show up with the cheapest boat you can build. with a Grenade

[@malnutritionboy]

Logan Spencer build a ship of the line with 2 decks of cannons and fire all at once

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I'd show up with a landing craft with a mounted Gustav railway gun

[@DoctorLoki1]

The sport has regulations against that

[@drwho6908]

My one brother had a model of an aircraft carrier that is until me and my other brother put a couple of M80's in it. Lit them and set sail caught a picture of it just as it blew up. This sounds really cool!

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

I remember watching one of these at Maker Faire back in 2012. That was an absolute blast

[@samstanfield2634]

This is so dorky. I'm in.

[@Thunderboid]

That would be a really good time..I remember when we took our mini slingers and did aerial demolition derby..was so fun!

[@marcwaters3478]

One has to wonder how many ball bearings are at the bottom of the water...

[@Wavefront101]

Get a big magnet and find out.

[@icenesiswayons9962]

One has to wonder how many ships wooden and steel plus artillery from centuries of war are in the big pond. I mean really. That was the best question you could salvo out there?

[@flinko99]

Icinesis Wayons relax

[@deejaycalanoc]

Don't do it...when you want to go to it...

[@corentinoger]

They are steel, so they don't really cause environmental damage, as opposed to lead used by hunters or recreational shooters. Real warships have been sunk just to create artificial reefs

[@mskiUSMC]

awesome guys, thanks for posting this video! It was alot of fun to watch.

[@pbhurley19]

When I was in highschool in 2007 I talked to my cousins (who build real planes for a living and RC's as a hobby) what it would take for me to build a battleship with working armaments so i could have battles with someone if i could get the idea for fleet battles to gain traction. They said not much but Goodluck finding people who would want to participate. I know this video is 9years old but it's cool to see i wasn't alone in my thought process to see this become a reality. Super cool to watch 😁

[@fosterkennel649]

Many many years ago as a younger person spreckles lake Golden Gate park San Francisco On the weekends did this type of activity which was really cool also there was a boathouse where people kept their Model sailboats

[@m.josephinefonzo59]

What fun. History on a pond in miniature. AWESOME!!

[@CS-zn6pp]

This could be so much different with 2022 tech. GoPro's on the ships for aiming wold be a great start.

[@votpavel]

kids are so damn talanted about details these days and all the parts available,i want to see more as well

[@rocketraccoon1976]

Additional ideas to try out: 1. Ship Armor - secretly line the inside of the hull with a thin layer of Kevlar backed by thin titanium plates. 2. Ship Flamethrower Gun Battery. 3. Explosive Incendiary BBs. 4. Helicopter Pad for Drone Attack Chopper armed with those firecracker tubes that shoot out multiple sparking projectiles. 5. Ship to Ship Missile Battery (firecracker tubes as above). 6. Ship Laser Gun Battery (Aren't there laser devices that can set flammable materials on fire if they're kept focused on the same spot?). 7. Helicopter Drone armed with a large magnifying lens (only on sunny days). 8. Ship Defensive Missile Battery (shoot down drones with skyward aimed firecracker tubes). 9. Ship BB Machine Gun Battery. 10. Ship Self-Destruct Capability using a single interior BB gun aimed at a pack of tannerite (will also destroy/damage nearby enemy ships). 11. Misc - Submarines, Torpedoes, Depth Charges, Ship Sonar (fishing sonar/radar device vs. submarines).

[@yourhandlehere1]

An RC Kraken to drag them under...

[@TewiNews]

These ideas are dumb

[@TewiNews]

Most of these ideas are banned idiot

[@Kimdino1]

@Steve Rogers These clubs work to a set of rules to keep the battling safe, practical, realistic & sensible. ALL of your ideas break at least one of these.

[@Guitfiddlejase]

I really enjoyed this..thank you for posting!!

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

I've heard of this, but never seen it. Very cool. If I did it, my ship would be USS Kentucky BB-65.

[@IloveJellow]

lets get whole battles involved here I wanna see a mini scaled war world 2!!! in action with ships being support.

[@michaeldowd8422]

As hobbies go, this looks pretty cool. I wounder though: is balsa wood a rule that you have to make your ships hull out of? Because I can think of lots of sturdier materials. I guess maybe it's so the guns can actually sink a ship?

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

Do you just want an I win button and a trophy? We can give just mail you one so you don't even have to show up and we can go back to having fun :3

[@elliswatanabe]

@@MerchantIvoryfilms take your meds boomer

[@ev6558]

@@elliswatanabe Take your bleach, zoomer.

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

@@elliswatanabe Thats great and all, but what else you got?

[@michaeldowd8422]

@@MerchantIvoryfilms don't be such a tool. I just asked you a harmless question lol

[@sid2112]

Well done, great work on those models.

[@ldixon9068]

Looks like a lot of fun!!!

[@wesbrit630]

My late Grandad built rc ships. He built the Missouri and what just appears on screen. RIP Chris Shelley.

[@philmortlock259]

Those little ships are adorable. Sail up to people and they would be like ooohhh look at the cute little sheep until you turned your cannons on them.

[@Kimdino1]

@phil mortlock I did that with a scale RAF crash tender. I fitted working fire monitors under servo control, just for realism (HONEST) .

[@travelinlightbill]

This is so stinkin' cool! Would it be possible to get a video feed from the gun turrets so you can see where the guns are pointing?

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

It could be possible but would add weight and you wouldn't want those electronics to get wet or hit

[@jaydu6109]

I've been thinking of this models in my mind and yes it really exist.

[@homemadedrone3193]

That is crazy.. oh man! great battle there!

[@TheNotoriousCheeto]

This is the coolest thing I have seen in years.

[@caesarillion]

Ammmmmmmmmazing. Torpedos next??? Thanks, Paul

[@xxthegamingninjaxx2949]

Wouldn't torpedoes destroy the boats beyond repair?

[@hamnavoeper]

xXTheGamingNinjaXx well, isn't that the point :P

[@johngritjohngrit140]

This was fun to watch due in great part to excellent reporting. Thanks.

[@FieldMarshalYT]

Coolest thing to do with models... EVER!

[@dickdastardly5534]

What a great hobby to have - well done to all involved 👍🏻😁

[@alfamonk]

if the scale is so imporant they should stick to scale speeds too..make it realistic.

[@gihrenzabi7271]

"I'm gonna get you when I reach you in ten minutes!" :P

[@queefmicester1189]

Where’s the fun in that?

[@TrashMutt]

Queef Micester exactly

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

Im not sure the gun would do any damage at realistic scaled ranges. Im trying to figure out a way to make it happen. Thinner hulls?

[@alexjohnson9361]

Use copper pellets or bbs

[@waynegarcia8778]

This looks so awesome!

[@worm324]

So cool! I want to see more! 😊

[@Wazoo117]

Rare never before seen pre-alpha footage for World of Warships!

[@envitech02]

Looks like a ton of fun!!

[@Malevolent_Q]

I ll have the Baltimore class heavy cruiser Uss St Paul. The ship my grandfather served on.

[@salty_pete_]

this makes me think of battle bots. LOVED THAT SHOW

[@michaelboyko5024]

That's a really great and spectacular event!

[@kevinkottom1526]

That looks really fun!

[@a.louisejones3785]

I went from Illiinois to Texas for this my boat was 3r place 2010

[@drainscholar]

now stick some fpv on those boats and have working gun sights

[@Mike9201984]

And do the same to some aircraft.

[@gsp49]

Wha is fpv?

[@DauntlessProductionz]

First person view

[@UAVfutures]

FPV is the future : )

[@MarieaMcMinnar]

That actually looks like a lot of fun.

[@wrongfootmcgee]

probably one of the coolest things i have ever seen

[@preoximerias7366]

This honestly looks really fun.

[@Bill23799]

You guys should get " Flex-Seal " to be a sponsor for your club. They could also be in charge of the Damage Control Party.

[@KlunkerRider]

Fun, wouldn't the perfect model ship for something like this be the HMS Rodney/Nelson class? 9 big guns, all up front.

[@cianmac3934]

Ya true

[@vonryansexpress]

KlunkerRider Yes - a well aimed full salvo from those two vessels would be devastating . . . . as it's 2017 however the Battle of Jutland of 1917 would be great to re-enact . . . maybe Jellicoe could win convincingly this time . . . of course it would require the commisioning of some new 'Dreadnoughts' etc . . .

[@nathanhale7444]

Two things I always wondered about these boats. How do the guns work and how do they keep the electronics dry? I think I got an answer the 2nd one. They don't. You get to much water and things quit working.

[@sgtwang]

you coat most electronics in resin thats at least what i do with mine. for the rest most of the stuff is not super high voltage.

[@Stardustchild01]

Looks pretty awesome.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

I am north of Dallas so this will go on my Gotta See list

[@greenktoo]

That looks amazingly fun.

[@bellportbattlebunker4682]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@SwaggerBrother]

This looks so cool wish I had the technical know-how to start this hobby

[@bobshortforkate2364]

Chimpus - learn, whats stopping you?? : )

[@Kimdino1]

Noone has ever been born with technical know-how, including these guys. It is something they all had to get for themselves, as everyone can. Just read a few hobby magazines, borrow a few books, find a few people to talk to, etc, and it will come. But the biggest thing is just get some balsa wood, a sharp knife & some glue and start playing around, and expand from there.

[@woxineaucrows7355]

I loved that show it should be reborn~

[@tranceman9670]

Looks like a ton of fun.

[@crispy-k]

Politicians should do this instead of ruining innocent peoples lives. Nice vid, cool hobby!

[@Infamouscoma885]

Man this would be fun as hell! Time to use some aluminum cans as armor!

[@tallahassZ]

Don't mess with Texas, son.

[@williambarnes274]

That looks like tons of fun

[@alexs7097]

I bet this is waymore fun then playing video games ... actually heading out to a lake with your friends, tinkering around RC servos etc you learn stuff about electronics, model building, and most of all have real fun.... it would be even more fun if you had artificial islands or some sort of obstacles where ships could take cover or make it more tactics based then spray and pray... maybe a timer based firing mechanism to simulate real "loading" maybe a long range cannon type that could fire from distance etc... interesting hobby.

[@-redacted-2214]

Throwback to when YT videos served no purpose but to simply entertain.

[@powerofone1645]

This is how real wars should be fought.

[@justheretopplwatch.8042]

This is friggin dope. Why are there not more of these??

[@christriderrecords]

That looks fun!

[@titoflorez]

This is cool! I need to start a hobby like this.

[@dakotatahran4877]

That is pretty awesome. I would like to get a normal model and mod it out to make it rc and airsoft shooting. Yup, my life plan.

[@acorgiwithacrown467]

This actually looks pretty fun.

[@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113]

USS New Jersey shows up and it’s ALL over. Most battle stars than any other Iowa class.

[@davekn74]

. 3:57.. This is when you know in the world of rc boat battles the time for idle chit chat has passed.

[@erikiacopelli451]

Should do one where 5 of them attack one that looks like a swimming godzilla. Think that would be really cool to see

[@24fish]

That looks so fun.

[@williamdawson3792]

Looks like a great hobby and a fun time.

[@curiousfiend1169]

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing.✌🙂👌

[@teenagerinsac]

What's going on here??? He sank my battleship!!! The Captains' response is a ships horn blast in place of WHAAAAT?? Actual TV commercial for MB's Battleship game from the 1960's.

[@Ben-bg2lp]

A healthy interesting hobby.

[@---bl6px]

This looks fun af

[@jimmellenberger8505]

My buddy and I used to do a variation of this using BB guns, he had a Daisy Red Ryder, I had a Crosman 760. What he had in rate of fire I offset in power and accuracy.

[@nicbarrax76]

They should team up with the Flite Test guys for some added air-to-ship combat!

[@poodytang]

Never knew this was a thing. Ima make one lookout

[@benking4367]

I’m into RC planes but this looks pretty fun and not as expensive as these damn planes can get AND patching the hulls looks far less hassle than building a whole new plane

[@shanek6582]

Id like to have seen how the guns operated, I know they were C02 and a servo but didn't see what kind of action put new BBs into the breach after each shot.