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Brackengarth Tug
Merchant, have you shared a picture of your newly acquired tug yet? I’d really like to see it. Thank you!
by chugalone100 · 9 months ago
2 Dec 2025
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Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale
… ://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/new-model-expo-seguin-tug.17603/
by bruce1946 · 9 months ago
29 Nov 2025
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Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale
… oduction. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/seguin-tugboat-about-to-plank.11596/
by bruce1946 · 9 months ago
29 Nov 2025
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Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale
… ble model, Chugalone. I enjoyed many of the details of this tugboat.
by AlessandroSPQR · 9 months ago
28 Nov 2025
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Tug Amsterdam (by Billings?)
… t SSMBC meet someone came and gave away a Billing Amsterdam tug kit, 1:50 scale (plank on frame). Can't find much information on this boat. I do see a lot on the Artesania Latina tug, same scale. A little puzzled. Lew
by LewZ · 10 months ago
7 Nov 2025
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Tug Amsterdam (by Billings?)
Lew, could it have been their classic "original" Zwarte Zee Tug? It was a build-up plank-on-frame and a dream kit of mine.
by jumpugly · 10 months ago
7 Nov 2025
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For Sale - Tug Boat - Amsterdam
Up for sale is an Amsterdam RC Tug boat. The kit original retailed for over £400 and I believe it is currently out of production. Here are some specifications on the model Artesania Latina Amsterdam AL20201 RC Ready Tug Boat 1:50 The Amster …
by SouthportPat · 12 months ago
3 Sep 2025
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What tug is this?
This is a tug I have always wanted to build a model of but sadly I doubt that I ever will as getting drawings is nigh on impossible. Can anyone identify the tug, there is a clue in the background of the one picture.
by EdW · 1 year ago
21 Aug 2025
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What tug is this?
… to yourself however, there is a plan available of the steam tug F C Sturrock Plan is numbered MM1480 - from sarik hobbies. There was a build of this particular tug which was printed in Model Boats Magazine - I am unsure of what year it was …
by JOHN · 1 year ago
20 Aug 2025
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What tug is this?
Here are another two of South Africa’s tugs that are now gone. Wolrad Woltemade and John Ross
by EdW · 1 year ago
20 Aug 2025
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What tug is this?
The picture shows the screw steamer T.S. McEwen, a tugboat built in 1925 by Bow, McLachlan & Co. Ltd. for the South African government. The T.S. McEwen was considered the world's most powerful tugboat when it was delivered. She was used for …
by Wolle · 1 year ago
20 Aug 2025
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Ville Class Tugboats
Many of you know that I enjoy the Ville Class Tugboat. I began making 1 Hull and continued making 3 different Wheelhouses to sit on the hull of this RC model. My last version is the Miss Jenna - operated by Mailman and Kelley out of Mahone …
by Ronald · 1 year ago
17 Jul 2025
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Paddle tug
I am looking for a paddle tug/steamer kit, part built or hull and plan considered. It's one of the things on my modeling bucket list. Must be suitable for steam power...
by Nickthesteam · 1 year ago
17 Jun 2025
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Samson Remolcador Tug Boat - Artesania Latina
Not really related but I have a Sampson Tug, plank on frame by DMI was a motor Tug but I modified it and put a small steam plant in it about 50 years ago
by MikeS1 · 1 year ago
23 Apr 2025
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Samson Remolcador Tug Boat - Artesania Latina
Hi, I have 2x Samson Tug boats for sale. They are both opened but unused and as far as I am aware all the pieces are present. Would be keen to find out a bit more information about them, from what I can find these were replaced by the Sanso …
by Martin A · 1 year ago
23 Apr 2025
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Samson Remolcador Tug Boat - Artesania Latina
… ces ie exhaust https://www.historicships.com/product/samson-tug-artesania-latina/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/326444343062?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item&srsltid=AfmBOoqdSoOSkbGUI1NBwYXQtzIw0QRIKnV9oTk2MmScFK_ARoL …
by Ronald · 1 year ago
23 Apr 2025
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Model Slipways Yorkshireman Tug
… ing on the refurbishment of the Model Slipways Yorkshireman tug, most of the hull paint has now been removed, in doing so I have found that all the rudders are of W/M also one of the skeg’s had broken, so I will now have to; 1 make two new …
by Fred · 2 years ago
25 Nov 2024
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re Tug hull paint
It has been suggested that tug hulls are all black and that red oxide wasn't painted on some of my Mountfield models Crusier being one that should have a black hull and no red help please from some learned person
by Stephen T · 2 years ago
14 Sep 2024
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re Tug hull paint
… here rudder out of the water mind you have seen a barge hit tug because he didn't see the rudder
by Stephen T · 2 years ago
13 Sep 2024
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re Tug hull paint
… ? Maybe others will weigh in on this too? Am I correct that tugboats that operate in salt water must be painted with a different type of paint than those operating in freshwater? So a tugboat working on the Great Lakes or other large inland …
by Ronald · 2 years ago
12 Sep 2024
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re Tug hull paint
Following a recent trip to Falmouth docks a tug there is painted copper/red paint on the bottom 1/3rd and the rudder is red also above is black
by Stephen T · 2 years ago
12 Sep 2024
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re Tug hull paint
Yes, I would say 90% of Tugs traditionally have black hulls, red anti-fouling bottoms grey or green decks and white superstructure. I have seen some fleet tugs with red hulls. For models I spray red oxide primer an the whole outside hull fi …
by GregHiltz · 2 years ago
26 Aug 2024
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re Tug hull paint
… o this, the only thing I can say is that all my 1900s steam tugs are all black below the water ling and Red above, the ones that are from the late 1940 are red oxide below. Fred
by Fred · 2 years ago
26 Aug 2024
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re Tug hull paint
… ould do is base the color scheme to be the same as the real tug being modeled. If no data on that particular tug can⁸ be found then you might look at similar tugs associated with the subject. That could be those in the same company, region, …
by LewZ · 2 years ago
26 Aug 2024
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
My photos of the original SAR&H tug "CF Kayser" show two apparently identical tow hooks. Anyone know why? Is the one simply an emergency spare?
by Robin Stobbs · 2 years ago
20 Jun 2024
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
This tug operated in Port Elizabeth in South Africa and as far as I know, barges were never used there but I stand to correction on that.
by EdW · 2 years ago
20 Jun 2024
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
When towing more than one line of tugs, they will often run a line to the lead barge in each row, so they could run a line to each hook.
by Peejay · 2 years ago
20 Jun 2024
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TUG BOAT 686 Anyone have?
… an order for one. Should be fun and I will post info on the tugboat 686. Shipping is slow and saw that it was shipped
by RonH · 2 years ago
21 May 2024

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