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Albion
Detail of figures and dog added to Tug ... you can just see the dog at the back! I Googled 'model figures for Model tugboat' and several sites came up. - Hobbies at Revingham, Suffolk was one. Gaupner ( I think) was another.
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34" Precedent Huntsman
… ct drive, but this has since found its way into our 'Imara' Tug and is more than well suited. I cannot decide either to use a Tornado 850 or a brushless motor, the pro and cons are immense. As can be seen my mother use to paint all my dads …
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Crash Tender Shaft Tube Poistion
… ish Cutter (an inherited restoration project!), Southampton tug, U25. Neil; what you referred to as 'the skeg' is generally known as an 'A bracket' or 'Bearing bracket'. it's purpose is to support the final shaft bearing just before the pro …
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Albion
Southampton Tug...great fun... especially at dusk with the lights. I have added some figures and a dog.
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1:50 figures
… our thread about 1:50 scale figures! I use these guys on my tugs! mine are 1:32. Maybe you can repaint to what your needs are. http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/graupner_crew.html#aG375_2e53
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Jet Sprint Boat
… then but have to do some R and M on the Corvette and Amara tug steam engines before then as well Have posted latest pictures Cheers
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Working radar
… d a way to build a working radar for my 1/32 Statia Relaint tug. I don't like the idea of feeding the radar movement from the bottom with a rod but rather with pulleys or a micro motor with low rpm that would fit under the radar base. (Thir …
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Model Engineer December 1962
… s Martin of Walton on Thames giving a final check to to his tug before launching it on an indoor pool at the Model Engineer Exhibition in 1962. It says in the write up that boys and girls can see radio controlled models demonstrated. I gues …
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Triton
… e vessel and "Triton" was born. "Triton" is a Springer-type tug push boat. With a hull and superstructure consisting of an “Indiana” style command cabin, it was built using a pretty basic birch plywood American kit designed for swimming poo …
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Statia Relaint
… will post more progress pictures later on. The name of the tug is “STATIA RELAINT”. This is one of a fleet of four vessels built by Samakona Yards in Spain. I chose this one because of the stealth lines that has throughout the structure or …
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Fairplay X - Plastic Magic! :-)
… - merely responding to command - foolish steering - lovable tugboat. hope this pics can help (Excuse me but I sealed the fruit before fixing to the hull with a lot of electric tape and sealing paint to waterproof it! So I haven't images of …
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What is going on here?
… iner ship just sailed in front of my hotel window, towing a tug boat, or so it appeared. But why? We are in Dobh, Ireland where the final boarding of passengers were taken aboard the Titanic. A lot of history in the waters of this Harbour i …
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ATF Zuni
ATF Zuni fleet tug. The model in the 1/48 scale is 120 cm long and has light, smoke and sounds functions. Made from American Navy blue prints. The hull is in fiberglass and the superstructure is in acrylic laser cut.
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Anteo 2
I have just begun building this tug from a wooden kit and will keep everyone updated as the build goes
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For sale Zwarte Zee 49 inch hull and plans
… Not Mine I may add a Zwarte Zee 49 inch hull and plans. The Tug has the decks on No idea if they are right or wrong.. Selling for somebody else... Also included with the Hull is a full size plan and some sort of booklet type building manual …
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Lady Anne
This is me harbour tug I've bin building for the past 9 months and is now ready for a ballast and trial on the water I have made nearly all of this by hand with no plans the only thing I payed for are some of the fittings
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First Boat Build in Progress
Hello everyone! just starting on my first tow/pusher tug boat. planning to build this from scratch. found a pix of a boat dat I wanted and came up with this. Not much details on it yet but its always good to start somewhere.Laser cut cardbo …
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First Boat Build in Progress
… d box for now. She would probably look very similar to your tug. thanks for the reply and the pix. Hope its ok if I use it as reference for my own build. Attached is the pix where Im basing my build. thanks
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First Boat Build in Progress
Your Push Tug looks very nice! What scale is she? I built the San Pedro by Dumas inc. She's a 1:32 scale boat LOA is 30" her breath is 12" and her draft is 3.5" and she weighs 21lbs.
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Bluebird K7
… ined the group and this is my first post. I saw some pix of Tug Boats in the net and wanted to try making one from scratch. I tried looking for free plans but I could not find any. I hope some of you can share me some plans if you have any …
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Sweet Sue and Imara.
… leasant day out on the water with my mate Rod and his steam tug Imara and Sweet Sue.
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Recovery vessel
… The test today worked well on the unrequired to be rescued tug. The PVC tubes are sealed in the T sections and the removal sections forward of the joint pins.
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Coalville Model Boat Show
… re bringing about 30 boats including Yachts, Grey-boats and Tugs from 17 inches to 8 feet in length. If you're attending, come and say hello to us as we'll be feeling a bit nervous.
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Proboat Volere
… good performance however it does push water as if it were a tugboat! I believe it's the design of the hull! Did you see how to get in to the hull? I don't see how to and so I left it alone! all an all it's a good little boat. Oh, talk about …
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For sale ww2 corvette class
… for a lifeboat i had , but iam not into war ships i prefer tugs, fishing boats. First to see will buy it is a top spec boat in fantastic condition. Dimensions are - Length 63ins Beam 11ins Height 25 to top of mast Any viewing welcome ! DUE …
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Big Blue
… that OR use the electronics and motors from the Ayton Cross tug as I made them removable as well. Another wait and see thing I guess...
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Alternative motors
Hi Sonar Used to be very popular with the model Tug fraternity. I had two in my Eldergarth (4') and they worked fine. They are able to turn large coarse bladed props with ease and do not normally require any cooling. I used a couple of Elec …
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HMS Munich, Ostpark Biergarten
… ing forward to refitting my fleet; 1 destroyer, 1 U Boat, 1 tug ca 1:50 almost serviceable, 1 inherited Kentish fishing boat - restoration project!; 1 Pocket Battleship (Graf Spee 145cm) and 1 cruiser (Belfast 125cm) fitting out with electr …