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    In many professions through out history it has been the practice to use the apprentice system of training. An apprentice had to pledge seven years of service in order to be trained and licensed to practice the trade. Generally the Master Craftsman would hold back the important tricks of the trade and important techniques until the very end of the service. Our hobby can sometimes be similar to this with old-timers assuming that the rookies know how to do things in the best or easiest way. This is not to imply that they are being selfish with or trying to hide this knowledge, as the craftsmen of old were sometimes accused of. I have found quite the opposite in our hobby with the veterans more than willing to advise or outright help other members. Rather it involves the outlook that if a person built a ship he must know what he is doing. The other case is were a "new guy" lives in an area far removed from direct contact with other members. This article is intended to help pass on some of the things I have learned in six years of building and maintaining RC Combat Warships. Some veterans would disagree with some of the advice not because it is bad, but because we all have our way of doing things.

1. Soldering (Updated 04/25/1999)

2. Reliable Wiring  (Updated 04/25/1999)

3. Ship Construction  (Updated 04/25/1999)
 

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