#12 19 days ago 7

@chugalone100 beautiful job! I did that kit about 35 years ago - it was only the second wooden thing I'd built, and it's definitely not in the league yours is. WHAT did you do to make the lifeboat covering. It looks perfectly like weathered canvas! I used masking tape as per the instructions (and left it naturally colored), and it sure doesn't look that good (and of course the seams have come up in the intervening years as the tape dried out).

Anyway, I really would love to know for an upcoming build that has a similar lifeboat setup to Seguin - I really don't want to use masking tape again!

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#11 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Thanks, Chugalone,
I do love that boat, especially the Walking Beam Steam engine that the original had.
I have been to Lake Winnipesaukee, many times and can only imagine her plying the waters.
I'm sure with your skills you would have no trouble building her.
Check out River Rat's Blog as he also built her, He did a great job!
I also added another picture and a video to Mt Washington in my Harbor
Trev

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#10 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Pressonreguardless:
Your 1/48 Mount Washington avatar caught my eye right away.
I’ve had that model on my mind for a while, and seeing yours—an absolute masterpiece—really shows the depth of your model-making talent.
😎

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#9 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

“Bruce,
Thanks for the link. I took that photo a few days before the model hit the shelves—still in ‘pre-launch mode.’
😎”

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#8 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

I can only dream of owning this coffee table. I think it is an Ai photo. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/new-model-expo-seguin-tug.17603/

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#7 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

“Bruce, fantastic news!
Is that your coffee table… or your secret shipyard in disguise?
😎”

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#6 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

I just acquired a older kit but it has a fiber glass hull. I love the wooden hull but the real boats hull was painted white, deck grey, and cabin was varnished. then later painted white, the box shows different paint job. so I'm trying to decide on what color to do with mine.
There is a new company that bought the rights to the kit and they are releasing it now. and in production. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/seguin-tugboat-about-to-plank.11596/

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#5 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Hi Chugalone,
Beautiful job!!
I built one too. Powered her with steam. Built from plans. Some pictures I have already posted. I will try to post more.
Trev

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#4 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Simply...

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#3 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Another admirable model, Chugalone.
I enjoyed many of the details of this tugboat.

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#2 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Here is the link to the model.

Has anyone in this forum ever owned or built the Seguin? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience with it.
😎
Here is the link to the model.
https://www.modelexpo-online.com/products/midwest-seguin-boat-1-32-rc-compatible

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#1 8 months ago 7

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

"Seguin Steam Tug"
HISTORY
Seguin is the nation’s oldest wooden steam-powered tugboat and is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Named after Seguin Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River, she was launched in 1884 in the city of Bath, Maine.
Measuring just over 100 feet in length and 20 feet in width, Seguin originally carried a white-painted hull with varnished hardwood cabins. Her first engine—a 26 × 26 surface condenser—was replaced in 1909 with a compound triple-expansion engine, giving her a top speed of roughly 12 knots.
This model was designed using measurements taken directly from the real vessel, along with blueprints and photographs provided by the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.
This is a large 1:32 wooden plank on frame tug very suitable for r/c.

I took me almost a year to finish it, and I added my extra detail to facilitate a faster building of this very famous kits.
As you might notice by now, "Tugs" are my favorite vessels and many forum members have at least one of these.
😎

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Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale

Model Expo/Seguin tug 1:32 scale