SCRAP - News Archive

News Archive

2006-05-20 : The demonstration battles at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Norco were a great success and a lot of fun. SCRAP would like to thank the NSWC for the opportunity to help during their event and for the certificate of appreciation which they presented to SCRAP President Ty Supancic. We met a lot of interested people and answered a lot of questions. The navy personnel seemed quite taken with our unusual hobby as well. In fact they've offered us the use of the NSWC for future SCRAP events! Some really great news!

2006-05-19 : Tomorrow, SCRAP will be at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Norco where we will be giving demonstration battles during their Commanding Officer's Visitation Day events on May 20th, Armed Forces Day. Come on out, check out the displays and watch some battling. The NSWC facility is located at 2300 5th Street in Norco and will be open to the public during this event.

2006-05-14 : The migration to the new website format has been completed much earlier than expected. Every subpage has been upgraded to the new format. Additional tweaks will be occuring here and there over the next month but the overall effort has been completed.

2006-05-10 : After many starts and stops, the new SCRAP website layout is available on the main page. Additional pages will be converted to this new format over the next several weeks.

2006-04-28 : SCRAP has been invited by the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Norco to give demonstration battles during their upcoming Armed Forces Day events on May 20th. Come on out, check out the displays and watch some battling. The NSWC facility is located at 2300 5th Street in Norco.

2005-05-05 : SCRAP now has it's very own domain name and independent presence on the Internet. But you already know that since you're reading this.

2005-01-01 : With recent changes due to negotiations with a potential battling site, the SCRAP members decided to extend the terms of all the officers through the end of 2005. They are: Ty Supancic - President, Brian Eliassen - Vice President, Mark De Antonio - Secretary and Piper Malick - Treasurer.

2004-07-23 : The MWC held their annual National Championship this year in Rolla, MO. The Axis prevented a four-peat by the Allies by outscoring them 190,790 to 157,600. Despite last years record number of SCRAP attendees, no participants attended from SCRAP in 2004.

2004-01-01 : The votes are in and the SCRAP officers for 2004 have been chosen. They are: Ty Supancic - President, Brian Eliassen - Vice President, Mark De Antonio - Secretary and Piper Malick - Treasurer. Congrats to all.

2003-07-20 : Ty Supancic, Dana Graham, David Asman and Brian Eliassen all trekked across the country to participate in the main event for model warship combat, the MWC National Championships. This is a record number of attendees for California. Ty, Dana and Brian were Allied this year and helped their fleet to a 50,000 point margin of victory.

2003-06-25 : This year, SCRAP is sending a record number of captains to the MWC National Championships. News about how they faired will be available here after the pummelling takes place.

2003-05-03 : SCRAP will be hosting a single-day sanctioned Spring Regional battle on May 31st. Check out our events subpage for more information. If you're in the Southern California area, drop on by for a visit and watch the action. If you plan on battling, you must be a current member of the MWC in order to participate.

2003-03-08 : The second battle of 2003 was held at a new location on Irvine Lake and proved to be a very nice location for some intense combat. An article was written by our own Mark De Antonio.

2003-03-01 : The event which was held in November for the show Inside R/C shown on The Outdoor Channel will be airing this month on the following days:

Episode #11 - Combat Boats

On cable and the following satellite services and channels:

2003-01-12 : The first battle of 2003 was held on a Sunday and there was plenty of action. A report was written by our own John Flores. In a nutshell, a lot of sinks, a lot of damage and a lot more reliability in the ships.

2002-12-31 : SCRAP has elected new officers for 2003. They are: Brian Eliassen - President, Ty Supancic - Vice President, John Flores - Secretary and Joe Dworniczak - Treasurer. Congratulations to all.

2002-12-07 : The Pearl Harbor Memorial Battle was held today and Mark De Antonio wrote a detailed report about the continuing troubles plaguing the veteran SCRAP captains after not being on the water for three months. We've also posted some related photos for the event.

2002-11-01 : Today SCRAP put on a demonstration battle for Inside R/C, a show on The Outdoor Channel, at our Irvine Lake facility. Despite the fact that the battle started at noon on a Friday, SCRAP was able to field seven captains at lakeside with four ships on the water. The teams were broken down as Axis/Allied for the camera which pitted Brian Eliassen's South Dakota (SoDak) and Ty Supancic's Inflexible against the fleet of Joe Dworniczak's Von der Tann and John Riese's Yavuz. Other captains were Dana Graham who brought out his PT boat but didn't sail it due to radio problems, Daniel Louwsma and Todd Olson. During the first sortie, the Von der Tann was pulled out at the last minute due to a pump problem so the Allies ganged up on the Yavuz. The SoDak only had three working cannons and the Inflexible only had two so the odds were not outrageously one-sided. John was able to captain the Yavuz quite effectively but he did take some damage. The second sortie had all four ships on the water with the SoDak only having two working cannons. Ty was able to get all three cannons working on the Inflexible. Towards the end of the battle, SCRAP wanted to show the TV audience what a sink looked like so John bravely turned off his pump in the Yavuz. Due to the damage it had taken earlier, it was decks awash in 5 seconds and sank in less than 10 seconds. Shortly after this, the Von der Tann sank after being the victim of a rather sneaky 'prop washing' attack by the SoDak. With that, the battle was over and the Boy Scouts of America chased away the survivors. SCRAP would like to thank Bill and Bill of The Outdoor Channel for their goodies and for putting up with a bunch of lousy actors. More information about the air-date will be available when we hear about it.

2002-09-14 : Ty Supancic has written an article about the battling on this day. As you may be able to guess from the title, it was a day with many ship related problems. Reliability is the most important aspect in keeping your ship on the water and as this article proves, even the veterans can have problems keeping everything working properly in their ships.

2002-09-01 : Sometimes websites have to shutdown. This is an unfortunate fact of life on the internet. The Central California Attack Squadron (CCAS) has basically been absorbed by the new Cal-Neva Combat Club. This has rendered the CCAS website as somewhat unnecessary. A very useful feature on the CCAS site was the list of available 1/144^th scale fiberglass hulls. The webmaster, Jeff Hudelson, asked if SCRAP was interested in taking over the content on that page. SCRAP has stepped up to the plate and we present the Available 1/144^th Scale Fiberglass Warship Hulls list. Along with the list are some reviews on the hulls.

2002-08-25 : The month of August has been amazing for SCRAP. So far this month we've had no less than four new rookies join; SCRAP has formally adopted bylaws for the operation of the chapter; Ty Supancic has formally become President for the remainder of the year; Brian Eliassen has been appointed the new Vice-President for the remainder of the year; and SCRAP is scheduled to have a very well attended battling event on September 14th where the 'eight ships' record is expected to finally fall. Great news all around.

2002-07-19 : This year SCRAP was only able to send two members to the MWC National Championships which were held in Houston, TX. The Allies won by a narrow margin. Our own Dana Graham managed the "Best of Scale" trophy for the fourth consecutive year. Way to go Dana!

2002-06-27 : After seven months as SCRAP's first President, Mike Aono has resigned citing a continuing pattern of work and school scheduling conflicts. SCRAP's Vice-President, Ty Supancic, is acting President until further notice.

2002-05-11 : A most unusual day of combat at the lake. It can now be said that all SCRAP ships have sunk at least once. An article was written to chronicle the days events.

2002-03-02 : Joe Dworniczak wrote an article about his first day on the water during the March battle.

2002-01-12 : The 2002 Elections have been completed and joining Mike Aono as officers for SCRAP are; Ty Supancic as Vice-President, John Riese as Secretary and Joe Dworniczak as Treasurer. Congratulations guys and good luck.

2002-01-12 : Eight captains hit the waves during this battle. An article was written covering the days events.

2001-12-01 : In keeping with our attempt to hold monthly battles, we held another one today. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves immensely with a few stating that it was the best SCRAP battle so far. An article was written for the days events.

2001-11-17 : As SCRAP has started to grow rather rapidly over the past year, the membership decided on this date to officially organize the local MWC chapter and elect officers. To run the election, the membership voted Mike Aono 2002 President of SCRAP. Elections for the other offices should occur before the end of the year.

2001-11-10 : Thanks to the efforts of our own Joe Dworniczak, SCRAP was able to return to the water after a six month hiatus. Everyone had a chance to check out the new lake facility and battle. This represents the first time that SCRAP has had actual permission from a lake owner to have a warship combat event. Thanks Joe! An article was written up on the days events and some pictures have also been posted thanks to Ty Supancic.

2001-07-15 : As last year, David Asman, Brian Eliassen and Dana Graham made the trek to the 3rd Annual MWC National Championships which were held in Warrensburg, MO. This year, the Allies won by a comfortable 40,000 point margin. Much to everyone's surprise, Dana Graham's Prince of Wales won Best of Scale again. This is three consecutive Best of Scale wins for Dana. Way to go, Dana!

2001-04-07 : Mentioning that the battling this way was soggy is an understatement. It was pouring during the battle. While it was still an Allied victory, despite being outnumbered in both ships and units, the Axis Admiral, David Asman, came up with the following haiku to mark the occasion.

Wierd dudes stand in rain,
shooting holes in toy ships. Sheesh!
Need heads examined.

2000-01-13 : The battling on this day, which was only two sorties in length, produced seven (7) sinks and the most lopsided score in the history of SCRAP. An article was even written up on the days events.

2000-12-06 : That's right, on this day three years ago, SCRAP held its first monthly meeting in Pasadena, CA. That first meeting had three captains. There are currently 16 active members within SCRAP today and this is without an active recruitment campaign.

2000-09-03 : Today marks the first day SCRAP begins it's monthly battling schedule. This new schedule will help promote better captaining skills both with maneuverability and battling. It will also allow people to come on out and see the action.

2000-07-21 : Once again, SCRAP was able to send three attendees to the 2000 MWC National Championships in Perry, Georgia. The score was a lot closer this year with a narrow Axis victory much to our Axis Admirals delight. David Asman, Brian Eliassen and Dana Graham were all able to attend again. Dana Graham won Best of Scale for the second year but this time with his new HMS Prince of Wales.

1999-12-04 : SCRAP held its first MWC sanctioned battle today at beautiful Lake Isabella. The weather cooperated perfectly and we were able to get two complete battles in. Five ships were on the water and there were a couple of sinks.

1999-07-16 : SCRAP had three attendees at the 1999 MWC National Championships. David Asman, Brian Eliassen and Dana Graham all attended. Dana Graham won Best of Scale with his HMS Invincible and David Asman was in a three way tie for Best of Class 4 with his SMS Nassau.