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Question of the Day?
… ishing boat ( maybe it is attacked by a giant shark Is it a tug boat? You are in port, just drive it to shore Is it a ferry boat? Did you forget to close the ramp? Is it a submarine ? It is supposed to take on water Is it an ocean liner ? c …
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New steam plant
… of time will be fitted in to a Mobile Marine Models Tollman tug. This is my first attempt at an unboxing video so please be kind and feel free to offer any hints and tips. https://youtu.be/DGGMUl5sUUQ?si=QUx2rWd8NNhJRu3d
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Question of the Day?
By a process of elimination, b and d don’t sound Portuguese, c is Turkish so must be a.
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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 …
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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
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Tires
Hi all, I'm building a 1/32 tug and I'd like to put tires around it for bumpers. I'm looking for recommendations on how to hang the tires. Thanks
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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Proportions between ship size and propeller diameter
… far, the section with the most data is the one relating to tugboats and work boats. It's normal for this to be the case, in fact I've noticed that among RC modelers it's the most popular category (I really like it too). I didn't think the …
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Proportions between ship size and propeller diameter
… varies greatly depending on the type of vessel. __________ TUGS AND WORK BOATS 1 Progress J-502 by Ronald. Length 38.1 cm, (weight 0.635 kg) a two-bladed nylon propeller with a diameter of 25 mm. Drive type: ? Propeller diameter/boat lengt …
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Small lifeboat
… ding. Here's a picture. This stuff may like look right on a tugboat also.
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Small lifeboat
Hi guys, I am building a tug and have been looking for a lifeboat to fit on it but i am struggling to find one. I am hoping to find one about 80 to 100mm max old fashion type, one that is double ended. Any help would appreciated Phil uk
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Small lifeboat
I have one that I created for the steam tug "Frederic Mistral" (Duna) tug and it is on Shapeways. Lew Florida, USA https://www.shapeways.com/product/7WAVTR2J5/frederic-mistral-dory-1-35-1-40-scales?optionId=62317026&li=marketplace
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Proportions between ship size and propeller diameter
… ther branch the typologies. It is clear that a small harbor tug cannot be compared to the Yamato. Let's see if a sort of relationship emerges in the guise of homogeneous types of boats (size, purpose and era). We'll see if anything comes ou …
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Proportions between ship size and propeller diameter
… troyers generally have an LtoB ratio of around 10+, whereas tugs are probably around 3:1 or less. Hull form. Displacement or planing? Fast interceptor / racer or commercial vessel; workboat, freighter (bulk carrier vs container), cruise shi …
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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.
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New Boat
… of vessels. Made to sail on seabed or It could be a logging tug. (Just made that up, I actually have no idea).
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Steam powerplant size
I'm building a H S Tug, SLOWLY 35 Inch westbourne hull. I have a Stuart turner d10 and a Graham industries TV1A either will fit, the d10 is a bit snug. I am having difficulty finding which one is more appropriate for the size of the model. …
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Steam powerplant size
Hi Mike, as you are contemplating building a steam tug I have decided to send you a private message. Regards, Gary.
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Do we want to talk about propellers?
… owing boats that I will be experimenting on, 42 inch harbor tug, a 21 inch lobster boat and a 18 inch springer tug. I will look into the 2 sources as suggested by Chris and Lew. Len
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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 …
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Sloop Emma
Colin - that's why my tug has working water cannon on it - the kids love it, even the big kids! Reminds me of a destroyer at a model show many years ago in Reading UK - the owner was an authorised naval explosives guy, and his destroyer tow …
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trying a video
… hank you LewZ good suggestion. I see you have many springer tugs. I should have thought of that when I was building her.
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trying a video
Sure The Springer tug started out as a Zipkits model that I won as a prize at a boat meet. When Covid hit I needed something to play with so built the hull and replaced the superstructure with my own design. It has a single screw, 540 motor …
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trying a video
… ould love to see some more pictures of that lovely Springer tug that is in the background, in fact there are a number of us on here that are avid tug people that I'm sure they would also like to see a number of shots of it
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Question of the Day?
… DOWN, but only English, Spanish, French, or Italian, or Portuguese are acceptable as language of choice. There might be some evidence of Scandinavian settlements in Newfoundland. On the scale of 1000 years old
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Question of the Day?
… would have been a better guide. However to do this we had a tug in attendance all the way, there and back. By the way I believe it was Loreto, Irina's sister ship that visited Felixstowe container port last year. I believe they have the sam …