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River Barge
… quick build. My experience building my springer type rescue tug was enjoyable because it was a quick, easy build, so I thought I'd give a river barge a try. Photos show progress after just one day, about 5 hours. Used 1/8" baltic birch side …
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Nostalgia
… 'perm was much too sedate for the Scout. Would be good for tug towing competition though Cheers, Doug Ps Glad to see your pics are behaving themselves now
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Ready for Launch
… e that she requires little if no extra ballast. Can all you tug specialists disregard the blue/red flashing light on the foremast - bit of artistic license there. Thank you all for your help and kind remarks during this most enjoyable and s …
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Stacked up!
… my garage. Looking at the photo, top to bottom. - Brooklyn Tug - awaiting sea trials after some refit. - Rescue Tug - awaiting sea trials - Sailing Barge - in progress waiting for warm weather to paint outside. - Current build, "river barg …
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BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
AL KUBAR 2 Is a " Tug Boat " - 1:24 scale model of a harbour tug operating in the United Arab Emirates. This large tug is 40in long by 14in beam. Uses twin electric motors and displaces approx. 45lbs. Owner Dave travels from Sheffield most …
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Lights and final rigging
… mps on a halyard. These indicate what kind of operation the tug is carrying out - towing etc. The lights supplied in the kit are all in white metal, so I decided to drill them out and use micro led's to illuminate. I simulated the halyard f …
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Receiver Controlled switch
… ches - I use small servos and simple contact switches First tug I built in the late 60s used a set of modified car points for the motor stop/start. Not many ESCs in those days. Used an O.S Cougar 2 channel 27mhz TX. I use a twin M/S latchin …
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Brushless motors
… orque but usually lower kV. (Revs per Volt OFF LOAD) So for tug pulling perhaps a big fat, long outrunner with kV 250 or so. For max speed a short, slim motor for hi revs for the competition racers. I reckon for your Lifeboat a decent compr …
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Sail Servo, power switch type
… he end result are shown in two photos, one from my brooklyn tug and one from my rescue pusher tug. More to come. Joe
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my fleet in the pool
… will post pics of it later .smit rusland Southampton little tug ,yewgarth ,fairmount alpine ,pacific brigand, pilot boat all tested and running very well
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Night Watch
… ral ships and boats of a support nature in the Texas Fleet, tugs, fireboat, lifeboats, and the like, including an airboat that’s been lend-leases from the Cajun Navy. However, the McKinney Inland Shipyards and Studebaker Storage facility ha …
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BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
Miss Sophie is a Freelance design " Motor Tug " built by Buxton Model Boat Club Member Dean Ratcliffe. Audio commentary from Dean. More photos in Model Boats Website - https://model-boats.com/ - "Boat Clubs & Lakes" - "Buxton Model Boat Clu …
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Re: Using a servo/microswitch on/off latching method for smoke.
… t i'm not sure what will be next. Was thinking perhaps of a tug named Romo, which was my favourite when I was a kid. Belonged to a shipping co (Subritzskys, - now SeaLink) which operated from a site just up the estuary from us, and was one …
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Re: Using a servo/microswitch on/off latching method for smoke.
Maybe you could fit a working crane on the tug ? Hydraulic experiments ?? ooooh!!!!!!! Martin555.
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Painting Red Oxide!
… ou to use Crimson! But, having worked over 20 years on real tugs. I never seen the bottom of the Hull painted Crimson! Always Red Oxide Primer! After the paint has cured. I will tape up the top of the hull! Maybe paint in a day or two! Or m …
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Ted Stinson Plans
… e Lobster Boat , a Sailing Scow and the Arnold S a small US Tug. All those downloadable for the grand sum of $4.48 on special. They do include component drawings as far as I am aware The link is :- https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/dig …
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kelpie
Springer Tug with fibreglass hull and plastic card deck. The rest of the build I have done on 3D printer using the easy cad part programme just as a fun project to see what could be done on a 3D printer by a beginner. The Shottel drives I b …
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Ted Stinson Plans
… lot of time in his place. I gave my young son a kit of the tug which never got built, but years later, I built it as a static coastal trader in a Cornish village on a G scale railway built with his children! I moved the house aft and made …
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Trawler build
Hello Sid, I am building a Billing Boats Tug ‘St Canute’ during this build l had major problems applying the planking to the stern. So l turned to my Pals on this website who advised blocks of balsa in place of the planks, carved and shaped …
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BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
… n Model Boat Club member Eric, "Anteo" is a pre war Italian tug. Further information on the video commentary.
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Re: Masts
Brillo stuff Steve Lovely detailing. This class of tug was sometimes known as the Rollicker class, sometimes as the Resolve class! None were completed before WW1 was over. Attached are three photos of HMT / TST Rollicker; one (#3) as comple …
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Tow Cable!
… a motorized winch? That could be used on a 1:33 scale model tug! I found one but it very expensive. It's $132.00! And it's a bit big! But, I might get away with it! But, I just can't see the expense! So, I think I'll motorize the winch the …
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Back in 2012, Seen at Charleston, South Carolina
A pilot boat and a Tugboat. What type of tug is it?
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Despatch No 9
This is a Lindberg Diesel Tug - originally from Pyro - built in the early 1980's . A little modified from original - brass railings - cabin roof altered - external piping on funnel - winch from lighter flint wheel etc lifts off for shaft oi …
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Home made F-14 Controller Switch!
… . To Doug "RNinMunich"! I had used push button switches for Tug Brooklyn. These were use to switch on her running lights! And as Doug said, they did fail! So, I asked and of course Doug pointed the way! By making a recommendation of switche …
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Richardson/Southampton Smoke Generator
… nsulted him in some way. He did a lot of design work for my tug’s lighting upgrade project. That upgrade is definitely going to get done; it’s been held up all along by a string of eye infections, then my fall, surgery & recovery. If you he …
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Shipping crates
… the shipping, but not as worried about it, as i am about my tug. She is an old girl plus the sentimental value is high. Again thanks all, will be asking a few chippies in my area.
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Re: Pilot House and Main Deck House Sealed!
Mornin' Ed, Found a neat paint scheme for your new tug! Or maybe better suited to Brooklyn!? "The USS Narkeeta (a Wahneta Class District Harbor Tug, launched in 1892 and decommissioned in 1923.) It had an experimental "brickwork" camouflage …