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Re: Just another, Smit Nederland Build!
Looks a lot like my Southampton (AKA Wyeforce) tug Ed Have fun with it. Cheers, Doug
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Night Watch
… his Man Cave to recuperate from the unfortunate Ocean Going Tug debacle. You win some - you lose some! I fear Congress, SWMBO Commitee, will delete the program from his Western Command budget though! So it looks like you have the deck Middy …
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Night Watch
… mmodore Figtree is still hanging around somewhere (perusing tug model catalogues in the Wardroom I expect), and Lt. Marky has retired to the CO's Day Cabin, absorbing his medicinal Wee Dram. WO Rooky is probably in the Gun Room CPO Cash is …
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Not at all amused!
… do? I'm very use to building with mesurements! Looks as if Tug Atlantic is going to be shipped back!!!!!!️️️
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Graupner Taucher Wulf-an ongoing drama
… lt 2 more boats in the past year, the Neptun and a Springer tug, and I learned a lot from both of them, so I pulled the Taucher from it’s hiding spot and began anew. I will post some pics from last year, then I’ll post the most recent. I ma …
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Work with Balsa wood
… 964 is decked in 3/8"x1/8" balsa over 1/4" frames. My 4' 6" tug built in the 1970's has its Hull and decks in balsa, decks 3/16" thick planks. And the Hull is 1/4" thick x 1/2" wide planks. Then my grandfather's tug built in the early 1950' …
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Re: Fairmount Alpine
… Christmas" Jugge Looks good Attached pics of my Southampton tug mast light conversion. Cheers, Doug
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EeZeBilts From Keil Kraft
… chnical description of the reason water sticks to surfaces. Tugs usually have heavy ballast and are more likely to have waves breaking over them than to ride up and over them. And sealing a deck effectively is going to depend very much on t …
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Offshore Crane Vessel Bokalift 1, Build by Dutch sailing group Mail-line
… ing the conversion. Partly because many members already had tugs from shipping company Smit, the decision was made to build a model of the BokaLift 1. (scale 1/50) During a construction meeting in spring 2018, the members decided to build t …
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Dumb Barge
Having a couple of tugs in my fleet. I always considered building a dumb barge to play with. However i was always concerned about the weight required for ballast, etc. However june 2019 model boats mag has come to the rescue. The hull desig …
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Coming soon.
You are going to a SteamPunk festival dressed as a tugboat !?
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Re: Puffer build
… it yet. Candidates are my Destroyer, U-Boat fish cutter and tug. When / IF I get the hang of it then on to HMS Belfast and Graf Spee. Think I'll practise on some spare plasticard first!! Good luck Doug
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Offshore meeting at SMG IJmond, Heemskerk the Netherlands
… Heemskerk Netherlands. All offshore related or big harbour tugs are welcome. You can register by Email : info@smgijmond.nl The members of the SMC IJmond will welcome you. www.smgijmond.nl
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Mistery box
Hi Colin, Can't help with the tug I'm afraid, although from hull and funnel form she looks relatively modern. Googling J & P McConnell turned up a load of American judges and such but nothing relevant ️ That Supermarine looks in a tad bette …
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Mistery box
… stery box. When I got home I opened the box to find a large tug Hull and decks but no name or instructions. So if anyone has details of this tug I will be eternally grateful. All parts are labelled, J&P. McConnell, Mersey Tugs, Catalogue nu …
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Hints and Tips.
Hello All from the colony of Oz. For my Cervia 56inch steam tug , I needed a push broom or two of the type used to push ahead typically used in roadworks. I saved up my old toothbrushes and you the stem. A bit of corner rounding followed by …
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First scratchbuild Clyde Puffer
My first (Not including the Mastman Bantam Tug) scratchbuild!, really enjoyed this one and I know there’s no such thing as a finished boat, I’ll continue to adorn it, it’s maiden sail was really successful only thing I have changed is the r …
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Yorkshireman refit towing post deck
… ing us into contact with far more experienced modellers and tuggists. These guys have been brilliant and helped with my forward planning of the refit. One area that needed addressing was the towing post connection, the original was just bon …
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New In The Shop
… he design is based around the crash tender, but any boat or tug of the same scale would be able to use these. Currently 1:16, if there's any interest for 1:12 I'll look to add this scale too. Separately... any parts not available which peop …
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Noodle Jet Boat
… n I have in my head, I’ve seen a craze for building ‘Noodle Tugs’ based on the swimming aids you find at the pool, and want to see if I can incorporate jet drives :-) As with most projects start with a sheet of ply and see where it takes yo …
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hamburg 11
im told its a american harbour tug but have no proof
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Re: (Working Vessel) mobile marine nangee
i now have a american harbour tug hamburg11
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From this to this.
This Aeronaut Kalle Harbour Tug had seen better days when I acquired it last month, after some remedial work it is now taking some shape, there is still plenty of work to do but I feel I am getting there.
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Port of Call Name Plate!
… rom a label. But I didn't like it! So, I made a better one! Tug Brooklyn Hails from "New York"!
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Static Model Boat Building Club
… great! Here are some of my builds. They are all 1:32 scale Tugboats! These I've built in the past four years! All from kits though! Regards, Ed
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Lifeboat and Davits
… oat while hanging under the davits were also secured to the tug using straps. I made these out of knicker elastic with wire eyes on each end.
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Neptun maiden
Just built Krick RO-Marin Neptun. First tug I’ve built, she came out okay, I think. 6volt system, MFA 2.5 geared motor, Graupner SXM switch controlling the lights, older Pixie brushed esc controlling water monitor pump. Old Futaba MC210 for …
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Ellesmere Port Model Boat Club
tug on the water