Those at the last meet remember the unique speed control I was using (since KGV was built, wow) finally blew out (fortunately not horifically) and I was running with my LSTs speed control. Well I finally broke down and bought a Pro boat Marine (waterproff) speed controler. I should get it in about a week. I also bought some plastic PVC sections to redo/relocate the firing control servo mount. I am going to basically redo a lot of the internals (espically the wiring) in KGV to take advantage of the new technology that is out now (as opposed to when KGV was built,
Most Big Guns R/C warships are built from fiberglass 'kit' hulls purchased from various vendors. Before these hulls can be used in a Big Guns ship the hull must have a series of windows cut in its side to all rounds to penetrate. This blog post descibes how to successfully mark your fiberglass hull so that you can bring it to your club's Technical Officer (TO) for review prior to cutting.