Build blogs
Long-form project journals — follow builds from first cut to maiden voyage.
Builds by modeltugman
8 blogsA Cullermix tug conversion
by modeltugman
Here she Is ready for trials now with the before and after pictures added.
Tug from a fleet tender kit
by modeltugman
the next job was to sort out a working towing winch for this I have used a Robbe unit with a geared motor, she Is ftted with two caldercr…
Mirium Moran build
by modeltugman
Well at last the Miriam Moran has got her bottom wet, we had a nice sunny morning so off to the lake for ballast and sea trial all went v…
The Danube V a condensed build blogg
by modeltugman
Here she Is on her first sea trials, all went very well Indeed. she has a battery weighing 18lbs and an extra 24lbs of lead ballast.
The Katra a Thames craft tug
by modeltugman
Well she Is completed now, and has had her Indoor test tank trials all worked well, she Is now ready for the lake . The end. look out for…
A 1/24th scale Mirium Moran
by modeltugman
This Is a build that Is ongoing at the present time. Moran towage have let me have a set of plans for this tug, she Is a typical American…
A 16ft tanker towboat
by modeltugman
here are a few pictures of her being used on the lake at Bluewater where we sail.
A 16 Ft tanker towboat
by modeltugman
this Is about the 16ft towboat that I built for our club Chantry model club (chantrymodelboatclub.co.uk) she Is 16ft long and 2ft wide,sh…