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New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
… ukd pick mamas present. Up on second floor I was looking at tugboats. We decided the Billings Banckert was my choice. He brought it back n paid $80 tariff. He took it to his house in LA. I’m in east coast MA. My other son is in band Devo pl …
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Frustrating tis absolutely Frustrating
… nted to fit GM DSS radomes on a couple of relatively modern tugboats and other work boots. I was at bluffers in Scarborough the other day and found this derelict Radar Arch. For the radome i used a KINDER SURPRISE
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Question of the Day?
Been on a tug with this type of propulsion a couple of times. The maneuverability and controll is quite surprising. Most of the harbour tugs in South Africa use this.
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Re: Re: Fairmile Type C - ML .. MGB MM Plan No: 585 Part 6
… ght gliders and rubber-powered airplanes. My Miss Katherine tugboat has a balsa wood hull planks, the wood had been sealed and covered with fibreglass cloth. I now use basswood, spruce, cedar and fir and clear pine. I rip thin strips from l …
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Upgrade at last
… its own dedicated channel the jets should work whatever the tugs direction. The other picture shows some of the cabling, including the historic Hunter speed controller, which still woks brilliantly with the new system, and drives the old De …
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Big question
… or me (currently the boating pond + surrounding area, small tug - see pics, Vivacity as well as helping wifey with the garden whenever she requests), but I agree there are times when there is too much on at once and motivation can wane. Tha …
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Big question
… ds (Vivacity and just this week a Glynn Guest Knocker White tug), but having just filled my back garden model boating pond for the first time (still a work in progress with all the planned landscaping etc - see pic with small free runner) I …
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Question of the Day?
… wer the question until today, as I was sailing my Jimwilder Tug in Spencer's pool last night and forgot about the question of the day that was yesterday
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Light up the Night on the September 25th 2025 including safety cautions
… g with our model boats lit up. I have upgraded my Jimwilder Tug with an LED light from our Dollar Store ( $ 4.50 ) now. Did a few modifications to get it in the tug.Looks pretty good & should be visible.
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VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY
… panels. The last time I ordered 1.5mm ply (for the Springer tug and Lesro Sprite) I used Hoop ply, much cheaper than Birch and seemingly just as strong, so I'll go with this again, but it's a wee-ways off yet. I welcome, and look forward to …
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Re: Classic Model Power Boats
… rior to this I had only ever built Glynn Guest's 15" Arcady tugboat, and a keil Kraft Eeze Bilt 16" electric Neptune as a free runner when aged 15 or so. MOONGLOW was my first ever attempt at plywood construction, and it was certainly a pot …
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For Those That Know
… vided. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Barely clears small huts, Loses tug-of-war with small engine, (Wins tug of war with an engine when assisted) Can fire a speeding bullet, Swims well. Is occasionally addressed by GOD LIEUTENANT Sometimes clears a …
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THE MOST ORIGINAL, STRANGE AND FAILURE SHIPS EVER BUILT IN THE WORLD.
… modeling. In RC modeling I have noticed a preponderance of tugboats, but other types are also frequent objects of choice. In static modeling, galleons and especially vessels are the favorites. I have seen many reproductions, for example, o …
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Springer #4 USACOE Stoplog
This is my fourth Springer tug. It was built to resemble the U.S. Army's Corps of Engineers stoplog tug located at Little Goose Dam in Washington State. The scale is about 1/17. The model had to be modified slightly because the length to be …
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How Many
… Plymouth, London, Liverpool also Ireland, France. Spain, Portugal, Germany,Sweden, Norway and Gibraltar. I built models of both in large size. Now finishing more larger ships ( Dumas Crocket n Dumas Creole Queen) when I can. Love looking at …
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Took three of my boats to the lake
The two builds for my grands and my unfinished Yukon river tug.
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Youngsters at the pond
… s the reason the Edina Model Yacht Club added our two Vac-U-Tugs. They are stable, the battery lasts a long time, the consoles we have built make "piloting" easy and safe (can't be accidentally dropped in the pond ... LOL). The steering and …
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Revell 1/72 scale Flower Class Corvette
… 50 KV Zippkits outrunner for power. This motor is wound for tugs and workboats, and it hauls my Taucher Wulf around with no issues whatsoever..bench running I’m pulling less than 1 amp at full chat. I made up a motor mount and once jigged u …
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Pats QOD 28/07/25
… o her home port as the Belem under tow by a French seagoing tug, flying the French flag after 65 years. Fully restored to her original condition, she began a new career as a sail training ship. On 8 and 9 May 2024, she carried the Olympic f …
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Dilemma
… small lake.(see below) To add to the list there are - Three tugs Swordsman U Boat But that should keep me busy for a while
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Hopper Barge
… asked me to make him a Hopper type barge to tow behind his tug. He already has a scratch built shoe box, but it does not tow well and doesn't look the part. I will be 3D printing it and I have designed it in FreeCAD. Attached is my first a …
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Looking For New Models
… boat on an offshore tuna fishing trip. Svitzer FERRIBY is a tug I saw working in Southampton. For this one, about 40” long, I would switch the twin Schottel drives to steerable Kort nozzles. Not so attached to it. Both boats simply too larg …
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Lines plan
… Rod, these are another type Plan this is for a Ville Class Tug. Here are Plans for Fishing Launch Final a Half hull with deck drawing and partial Line Plan
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Authentic operation for z-drives
… ing construction of FERRIBY. Having seen videos of real ASD tugs I too was excited about 360° rotation for maneuverability purposes. The sector gear used for steering on the Graupner 1761 Schottels simply won’t accommodate 360° rotation of …
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Miss Jenna has a wheelhouse
… d in Windex before bending it to form the smokestack of the tugboat. Came out great with no splits.
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Making Miss Jenna wheelhouse
After seeing the tugboat last month and taking a bunch of photos, I am now making a wheelhouse of Miss Jenna that will fit the Ville Class tugboat hull I use for the two other villes. By using one hull I can interchange the wheelhouse to re …
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Re: Wheelhouse progress
… here near as detailed as yours. Have you ever seen the real tug,Beaupre that was QUICKWATER’s inspiration?
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Bruder figures
… 7 scale) makes some interesting figures. I base my Springer tugs on being 1/16 scale which is very close to the dimensions for a "truckable push-boat". I would like to make another barge for my RC crane (modified) and need more of these Bru …