PORT POLAR BEAR - Reports and Articles

Building Articles

• What Ship to Select for Your First Command by Bob Hoernemann
• Why a Rookie Should Build a Cruiser by Tyler Heland
• Why a Rookie Does Not Need to Build a Cruiser by Bob Hoernemann
• Working with ABS Plastic by Bob Hoernemann
• Gun Parts by Bob Hoernemann
• Cruiser Parts List
• A discussion of ship repairs, by Bob Hoernemann
• Building Tips By Bob Hoernemann
• Rib Layout of an USS North Carolina
• Rib Layout of an USS Baltimore
• Rib Layout of a FN Glorie
• The Ideal Allied Rookie, by Mercury Peabody
• Ten-Minute Building Plan, by Curly Barrett
• Apples to Apples Comparing Your Boat to the Competition, by Curly Barrett
• Pick Your Posen, by Curly Barrett

Inside of a Warship

• Inside of the DKM Scharnhorst
• Inside of the SMS Von Der Tan (VDT)
• Inside of the HMS Invincible
• Inside of the HMS Lion
• Inside of the HMS Warspite
• Inside of the USS Honolulu
• Inside of the USS Minneapolis
• Inside of the HMS Tiger
• Inside of the IJN Nagato
• Inside of the USS St Paul
• Inside of the FN Montcalm
• Inside of the FN Glorie
• Inside of the USS Washington
• Inside of the USS North Carolina

Battle Reports

• 2009 A Year in Port Polar Bear
• 2009 Tangler at Engler AKA Operation Scharny Sheild by Bob Hoernemann & Tyler Helland
• 2009 BrouHaHa in the Boute by Bob Hoernemann & Tyler Helland
• 2009 NATS by Bob Hoernemann & Ryan Butler
• 2008 A Year in Port Polar Bear
• 2008 NATS Wednesday by Bob Hoernemann
• 2008 NATS Thursday by Bob Hoernemann
• 2008 NATS by the Numbers by Bob Hoernemann
• 2008 Tangler at Engler by Bob Hoernemann
• Ice Breaker 2007 by Bob Hoernemann
• Fray 2007 by Bob Hoernemann
• 2007 A Year in Port Polar Bear
• NATS 2007 Thursday by Bob Hoernemann
• Peter's Snaps from 2007 NATS, by Peter Ellison
• Fall Fray 2006 by Bob Hoernemann
• 2006 NATS Campain by Bob Hoernemann
• 2006 NATS Hit % Article by Bob Hoernemann
• 2006 A Year in Port Polar Bear
• Ice Melter 2006, by Bob Hoernemann
• Framington Fracus 2006 by Bob Hoernemann
• 3/16/2006 build meeting notes, by Bob Hoernemann
• 2/12/2006 build meeting notes, by Bob Hoernemann
• 2005 NATS Tuesday & Thursday by Bob Hoernemann
• 2005 A Year in Port Polar Bear
• 10/30/05 battle, by Bob Hoernemann
• Ice Breaker 2005, by Bob Hoernemann
• PPB in Chan Villager, by Unsie Zuege (2005)
• 2004 A Year in Port Polar Bear
• NATS 2004 Hit % by Bob Hoernemann
• 2004 Lars Chronicles By Lars Dahl
• 2002 & 2003 NATS Hit % Article by Bob Hoernemann
• 10 Things I Learned at my First NATS, by Bob Hoernemann
• Ice Breaker 2000 by Lars Dahl
• Monday at NATS '99, by Kevin Bray
• Thursday at NATS '95, by Tundra Teddy
• Baptism by Fire, by John Barrett

Skills & Knowledge

• Gun Skills by Bob Hoernemann
• Keys to Getting & Keeping People by Bob Hoernemann
• Score Sheet for keeping track of the holes in everyone’s ship.
• Score Keeper Spreadsheet uses Excel to score NATS or any other battle. This was created by Brian Ellison in 2003 and updated by Bob Hoernemann in 2006.

Flyers

Save these flyers and change the contacts to your local area.

Place them in Hobby stores, grocery stores, at work or anyplace you think you can find a new battler.

Hull List A list of fiberglass hull available for purchase. Print this out and put it on the back of the next flyer.

What is the MWC A few nice photos to grab attention and an explanation of what our hobby is about.

What is the MWC with pull off tabs Same as above but with pull off contact tabs.

What is the MWC pamphlet This is a large book of info on our hobby.

Port Polar Bear Flyer A flyer with Port Polar Bear info in it.

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