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Sun XXI
London tug boat. 1:32 12v engine. Radio Futaba 7c. Lights and radar.
by jozwa75 · 13 years ago
28 Mar 2014
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"AMERICAN"
HI All, Heres some pics of my "American" tug boat based on one of McAllister's tugs. it is scratch built from Images on the net, plank on frames in pine, cut on my bandsaw. it has working lights and radar scanner. it's powered by an electro …
by lubberland · 13 years ago
8 Mar 2014
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Sea Queen
… from the internet, they were for a 1944 Birch class empire tug, the one I chose to make was the Empire Walter, later re named Sea Queen and she worked in the Bristol and Avon area.
by modeltugman · 13 years ago
4 Mar 2014
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Sun Medway
This tug was made from a Tito NerI tug kit and modified to make it look more like one of the local tugs near my home, she is fitted with two azimuthing propellor units driven by 900 size motors and a bow thruster unit
by modeltugman · 13 years ago
4 Mar 2014
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Building a Kort Schottel Drive Unit
I started to build a "Rhine Tug" it's a pusher called the Egrete, from a set of plans that I bought. Selected it because it had some neat challenges. 1st was making the telescoping wheelhouse so that the pilot can see over 2 containers stac …
by Schifty1 · 13 years ago
27 Feb 2014
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Anteo
… e will be powered with an electric motor, and she is an R/C tug. She will have the maiden voyage this spring. Here she is seen under construction.
by ekoral · 13 years ago
27 Feb 2014
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Anteo
Here are some pictures of my new tug boat under construction. it is almost finished. I made some changes to make the tug look like a Turkish tug around 1930's. Her Turkish name is Kalender. Original kit is 1/30 scale Panart Anteo model, 890 …
by ekoral · 13 years ago
27 Feb 2014
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please help
… ......it runs nicely and does move some water..if I put the tug against the bank and throttle it up it blows the fuse on each motor..I ran the leeft motor gradually increasing power and fuse blew..I repeated this with the right engine and i …
by grace · 13 years ago
26 Feb 2014
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hull / plan help
… to this , I have just acquired a hull of what looks like a tug but has no plans and was wondering If someone could Identify It or suggest a plan to suit kind regards simon
by djsimple · 13 years ago
27 Jan 2014
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… everything is tight! 8 bolts holding it all on, bring it on tug boys!
by pmdevlin · 13 years ago
5 Dec 2013
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… deck with another plate underneath, my goal to to out tow a tug! with this hook, twin brushless and 28volts at my disposal I should have a fighting chance (nobody at my club has taken me on yet! )
by pmdevlin · 13 years ago
5 Dec 2013
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The Lady Hilary
Scratch built New York Harbour tug. Wanted something different from the norm. Quite powerful, too much really had to power her on 6v even though she was geared down. Up for sale now on ebay. Dont get the time to sail her much because of wor …
by Stroller · 13 years ago
22 Oct 2013
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Sct. Knud (St. Canute)
… m dings, stains, oil spills, scratches, wear and tear to my tugboats My Knud runs as well today as she did 45 years ago and in all that time has only needed one repair to her gearbox!
by Robin Stobbs · 13 years ago
15 Oct 2013
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Hercules
… e It olso has working lights for the night runs. I run this tug evry weekend for the past 10 years and it still looks new . I live in Whitestone NEW York and I belong to the Empire State Model Mariners Club . Check us out at Empire State Mo …
by batman · 13 years ago
6 Jul 2013
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Mast Lighting fine parallel wires for mast lights or radar
… supply should be fused at a low amperage rate. 250mA in my Tug.
by ralphwilmot · 14 years ago
31 Mar 2013
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KATRINA
Katrina and tow on the lake at Bluewater. Tug on the flattop barge belongs to another Chantry MBC member.
by thamestug · 14 years ago
23 Mar 2013
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Katrina
A couple more pics of her.taken at one of our tug days at Bluewater
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
17 Mar 2013
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Maggie B a modified Southampton
this is the Maggie B she is a modified Sothampton R T R tug. there is a video of her in the video section. the main casing was taken off and the lower three quarters of it was cut off, so that it reduced the overall height., she is fitted w …
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
15 Mar 2013
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Danube V
I have got a few more bits added to the tug now, and she is starting to look nice.
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
5 Mar 2013
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Danube V
… more colour in her cheeks and is looking every inch a steam tug, she will be powered by a 12 volt M G cooling fan motor with a 26amp battery
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
28 Feb 2013
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Cervia,Wyola, Old Trafford
… they are Cervia,now 20 years old,Wyola, an Australian built tug.Twin motors and Kort nozzles.and Old Trafford, MSC paddle tuc in 1/35 scale. All are totally scratch built. The only things bought were materials,paint and glue, Except the sta …
by peteinoz · 14 years ago
21 Feb 2013
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Katra
well here she is looking more like a tug with some undercoat painting done
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
31 Jan 2013
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Katra
… ht as I was just working from photos and memory of the real tug.
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
29 Jan 2013
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Miriam moran
… ng work is done, it is time to start making her look like a tug. the Bow fenders are on they are really heavy rubber fenders around the bow. and I use 20mm x8mm rubber strips in two layers and smaller strips for the lower fender,the half ro …
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
23 Jan 2013
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Mirium moran
… Bow Bumper support plat abd knees in place , this class of tug has a bow fender/bumper consisting of 4x14inch square rubber fenders around the bow so quite heavy steelwork would be required on the original ,which I have tried to model here …
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
13 Jan 2013
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a trio of rtr,s
These pictures are of three of the NEWCASTLE rtr tugs that we have in our club, they have all had minor modifications and a re paint but all have the original motors but run on 12 volts.
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
13 Jan 2013
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sunburst
This little tug is a NEWCASTLE ready to run model that has been modified and repainted and is running on 12volts, if anybody has one they are a remarkable thing,almost unsinkable,in the pictures I was doing my best to see how stable she is, …
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
13 Jan 2013
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Mirium Maran
… though that I should post a couple of pictures of the real tug for you,and also of the funnel which is made from plywood and the two towing bits made from brass. More to come later.
by modeltugman · 14 years ago
12 Jan 2013

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