Search
1,762 posts for “tug”
Page 41 of 63
Blog
Quick update.
… it of a cheat but it “works”. Also, she’s gonna be a diesel tug. So, in my stash of parts I found the upper exhaust portion for my Graupner Taucher Wulf. I thought it was missing from the kit, so I built up the Tauchers exhaust from scrap t …
Forum
Reply
Re: Artesania Latina 20201 Amsterdam
… uette made in wood and plastic is a faithful replica of the tugboats of the 70s and 80s. Do you want to know more about this model? Then, you have to follow this link: https://bit.ly/3hOOirh
Forum
Operating Hinged Door/Hatch
… pdate: Working hinges now on my Springer #4 (USACOE stoplog tug). The pilot house has a working door to see the detailed interior. The lower door (hatch) is hinged because it will remain open because the sound unit is located inside. Still …
Forum
Mobile marine models
Hi Westwinds First I have to say that I have not built this tug. As for MMM I can only say that I have always had help from Brian or Ann The templates are a bit of a hit or miss, but are a good Gide, you need to do a trial fit with cardboar …
Forum
RTTL 2755 today at the pond
… s it is not quite large enough. It was build originally for Tug towing and scale steering competition for which it is perfect. I do like to venture further afield and have visited other club ponds when on holiday with my wife and our tourin …
Harbour
Modular Barge (Scratch build; Scale: ~1/16)
Want to build a barge to go with a Springer tug? Modular barges are truckable, that is they can be brought to a site, unloaded, fastened together to make a larger barge or bridge of almost any configuration. The real ones come in several si …
Forum
Reply
Re: Changing the Pivots
… 1989, and in it's suburbs, since. I worked on the water on tugs, a skipjack, the first Pride of Baltimore's construction, and later as crew. My best friend, who I've sailed with since we were teenagers, is a tug captain on the bridge site …
Forum
Fundraising for clubs
… ng the club website, and this year to buy and build 2 vac-u-tugs which we intend to make available for youth to use during club events. We are fortunate to have a good relationship with the City of Edina who let us use a storage cage in the …
Blog
Barge / Lighter
This build almost complete to compliment the Bangkok tug. Measuring 750mm L x 200mm beam x 100mm depth with laden draft Approx 65 mm. Mixed ballasting- roof flashing lead, water tank, and two shallow trays of aquarium gravel glued with PVA. …
Forum
Rudders
Lew: Yes, I also have seeing many tugs and push boats here in the Miami river. I work for a display company here in Miami and we just finished working with the West Plam Beach Boat Shot. Many of the huge barges where used as platform for th …
Blog
Perforated Exhaust Pipe Shields
(This is an update for my fourth Springer tug. It is 1/17 scale based on the real USACOE tug located at the Little Goose Dam in Washington State and used as a stop log mover.) The exhaust shields problem looked simple to solve but took a li …
Blog
Al Kubar 2
… next project kit, the Mountfleet (Slipway) Al Kubar harbour tug. I get a lot of advice from my club but am just fishing around for any comments before I start. Mainly propulsion, motors, ESC’s and batteries. Any comments from you guys would …
Forum
RaIngaIV
… e a course and harbours for the coming seasons sailings,and tug towing.but all that went out the window with the wet start. At least the water level was back to normal after at one stage being 3 feet higher. So here’s a photo of the tweeked …
Harbour
RV Northern Observer
… e of the most complex models I have built. From an original Tug, this Research Vessel is equipped with a working gantry and winch, and a port side crane. It is capable of lowering a FPV submarine off the stern, and a shark cage with a diver …
Forum
Propellers (Scale, scale, scale)
… the scale propeller. Look at the RTR model of the Atlantic tug. What a tiny propeller, probably about 1/3 the size of what it should be. But this RTR typically model moves [too] fast because of the RPM. So, I guess that if you use the SCAL …
Harbour
Barge Müller Dordrecht
A barge for my tugboats, with removeble top deck, for Ather possibillities. Dutch harber work
Blog
The rest of the story
… have multiple boats to rescue it. So my wife said, "use the tug boat" to push it to shore. I said, let me use the large shrimp fishing boat and drag a long rope behind it and then snag the old torpedo boat to bring it in. so.... After a cou …
Blog
Good and bad
… I did not notice any fire damage? I then rescued it with my tug boat. I am done with this radio. I will post on my other blog regarding this Torpedo boat Isaac
Forum
How many boats?
… uild or projects to finish some I have no photos of:- a Sun Tug 36in a Grimmershorn 40in a hydroplane a police boat a MAS MTB (Italian ww2) a small fishing boat a Water cat M12 a NDQ boat a Tug Hull only a Marble head yacht 50in. others hat …
Forum
Tires
Some of the larger more modern tugs use fenders instead of tires. These are often bolted on so on a model cement could be used avoiding the holes. Lew Florida ️, USA
Forum
Crew, People, and Detailed Interiors
… and “military passengers” are 1/35 figures. The Ville Class Tugboats are figures found at second hand stores that were 6” tall, Friendly Family and Military G.I.Joe type with carved off military garb. The figures riding on board the St.Pier …
Forum
As Requested for AlessandroSPQR Thesis
… .72155KG LENGTH 76.2CM PROP 3 BLADED NYLON 42MM VILLE CLASS TUGBOAT WEIGHT 3.53802KG LENGTH 76.2 CM PROP 4 BLADED BRASS 45MM MISS KATHERINE TUGBOAT WEIGHT 1.54221KG LENGTH 58.42CM PROP 3 BLADED BRASS 40MM ST.PIERRE DORY WEIGHT 1.632932KG LE …
Forum
Huntsman
… igger boat is the one I rescued huntsman the other one is a tug called cerevia getting on with it now super structure coming on nicely. I bet someone is going correct my spelling I am thinking of changing my name to dyslexia Phil UK
Forum
Small lifeboat
… ding. Here's a picture. This stuff may like look right on a tugboat also.
Forum
Reply
Re: Oceanic
… m. 2 x screw brass, 4 blades, diameter approx. 48 mm. Ocean tugboat, Workboat
Forum
New Boat
… is the price. 40 years ago I often went out on the harbour tugs in Cape Town in South Africa and all of them had twin Voith Schneider drives, their ability to maneuver was exceptional.
Blog
Teign C
… ter channel. This is Teign C, a Damen 14 metre STAN utility,tug/ dredger. Last summer,I acquired an old Graupner 14 inch Pollox tug hull fitted with new motor and hardware which with a little mod. to the bow ,formed an ideal basis for a 1:3 …
Forum
Question of the Day?
… ct, Dias named it Cape of Storms but when he returned to Portugal the king changed this to Cape of Good Hope as it was a route to the spice producers of Asia. After the Dutch East India Company established a re-supply station here the names …