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A Cullrmix tug conversion
Next came the new bulwarks all round, these were made from 1.5 mm ply wood
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A Cullermix tug conversion
The next job was to start to make the new casing to the correct size and shapes, the funnel is the old one used for effect this was later binned and a new funnel made .
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WWII RESCUE TUG ASSURANCE CLASS
Another part done which Is the engine room cover and the rear hold, hope to have a fine day to be able to spray all the sections (Some hope LOL)
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WWII Assurance Class Rescue Tug
I have now built the funnel which took a few days to get right, both top and bottom White metel sections glued Into position. Then getting the pipework done and put Into place seemed to take forever but got their In the end, now only have t …
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WWII RESCUE TUG ASSURANCE CLASS
This is a kit which l will be making over the period of the winter. Its a 1:43 Scale Length o/a: 1108mm Beam o/a: 248mm Displacement. approx. 11.5kg
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"Aziz" Tug
Just got back from "The Dockyard Model Shop" In Chatham Docks and started the build on this model from Model slipway Its 1-50 scale (1105mm long) and has all the parts needed for compleation. The hull Is fibreglass and most of the superstru …
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Tug from a fleet tender kit
the next job was to sort out a working towing winch for this I have used a Robbe unit with a geared motor, she Is ftted with two caldercraft 900 size motors and direct drive to 70mm props the motors turn a 3,000 rpm. the rest of the build a …
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The Katra a Thames craft tug
Well she Is completed now, and has had her Indoor test tank trials all worked well, she Is now ready for the lake . The end. look out for the next one.
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Sea going Tug
For those who are intrested I have added more photos of what stage I'm up too.. I have fitted the Kort Nozzles and motors are in place "which was a tight spot" The deck is coming along nicely. I've been playing around with the superstructer …
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Sea Going Anchor Tug
It's been a little while between builds but I will explain what I have done with the deck and cabin. The windows on the cabin were cutout In one big section on each side and I made stripes using plywood and glued back In place making them l …
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Robbe Antje…started in the 80s!!
… ood power on 2 lipo cells, and is not too fast, perfect for tugs and workboats. The G connector servo has been removed. My intention is to get everything under deck done, wiring, etc and a ballast check done with the deck laid, but not glue …
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"I'll Be Back" The Wiesel overhaul 2026
… only two RC boats back then, +Wiesel+ and my +Standard Oil+ tug. As I built more boats the +Wiesel+ dropped out of the picture. _How could I do that to my best looking boat_? In 2018 I got my first 3D printer. Upon finding a photo of what t …
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Model Slipway Vosper RTTL
Hi y’all. The Tug formerly known as Harbor is now in her berth, flagged, and is now known as the O Wulf 8. She’s done!! Well..mostly. Got a couple more things to do to her, but she’s out of the shipyard, which means another project must com …
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Wooden Deck
… into the night I decided to tackle my own wood deck for the tug. I used a rapid method that had always worked for me and was very much a trial and error experiment when I started building models way back in the day. Over time I found this t …
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LESRO/AEROKITS/SLEC SEA URCHIN
… outer hull is covered with tissue, as on the Knocker White Tug model completed earlier. 2)&3) Keel and bulkhead parts cut from 3/16" balsa. Keel doublers glued on first side using exterior grade PVA, all excess 'splurge' immediately wiped …
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Bollard machined parts and assembly
… This gives the correct look of the gusset plate on the real tug. The bollards have a small shoulder turned on the base to seat into the plate, and I’ll be flaring the thin wall on the underside to secure them mechanically. The bore is 5 mm, …
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NYCentral Pilot House rough in...
… ratching up a NY Central style pilot house for the Brooklyn Tug. After days of research and hours of measuring I cobbled this rough version together. In my research I learned that the NY Central tugs had a super tall pilot house built with …
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Pilot House and Barbra Streisand
Hello Me Hearties! Moving along on the Brooklyn tug with a base coat on the hull and then I framed up and skinned the main cabin pilot house. Fairly straight forward builds, but as usual there were a few problems with fit, especially on the …
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Moving along nicely...I think. ;)
… mn time!), I was able to get some positive work done on the tug. I was able to move along and get the rub rails installed, which was fairly easy. Then the fantail, which was not so easy, but fun. And then I started the removable cabin rough …
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Episode 3
… ing. This type of coupling worked well in the Knocker White tug. 29) Rudder assembly made up from 0.5mm brass sheet soldered to 1/8" piano wire shaft, tiller from same brass sheet soldered to 1/8" wheel collet. Shaft is to be secured to tra …
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Decals applied.
… ut getting there. I foolishly just started the big Brooklyn Tug too, so lost in the shop these days. Too many projects, but love keeping the brain working!
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Transom work, being overwhelmed, and a discovery.
… rge 40" Nordic trawler and a bucket-list 40" Dumas Brooklyn Tug on the bench. The abs hulled tug, my first ever tug, has leap-frogged the plank on frame trawler and my two Chris Crafts. More on "one" of those Chris Crafts (a Graupner) later …
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Done! Officially the Taucher O Wulf 8, flagged and part of the fleet!
Hi y’all. The Harbor Tug is now the O. Wulf 8. She’s flagged, radar is touched up, there’s a coil of rope in the box where the greasing standpipe is. Anyway, she’s as done as I can make her right now. Some time in the future I might detail …
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Tinkering around...
… ten myself into?! Truth be told, I have dreaming of an easy tug build in my future to slow things down! Have my eye on an old Robbe Neptun! But, the old Nordic SVEA trawler is on its way.
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Vents on wheel house, safety bar near winch….and a working radar!!
Hi y’all. My customization journey with the Harbor Tug to O Wulf 8 conversion is nearing the end. I did get a little done this weekend. I got the 6 fresh air vents (I think) installed on the bottom part of the superstructure, and I added wh …
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Mast detailed, exhaust pipe on funnel installed, bar over the winch done
… at had a curved exhaust pipe that is very close to the real tugs pipe that comes out of the top of the funnel. I cut it to fit, modded the funnel to accept, painted and installed. Today, on the way home I went by Autozone and picked up a ca …
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Upper wheelhouse liferaft racks, ships boat carrier and a proper greasing tube!
… ke up a proper greasing fixture for the stuffing box. Thais tug comes with a clamp on oiler installed. Not my favorite way to do a lube tube, but that’s not the issue. It’s where it’s mounted…several inches aft of the deck opening…and I hav …
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After the maiden, a name change and a little paint
Hi y’all. I maidened the Harbor Tug 2 weekends ago, and she performed well above my expectations. Ran dry, power looked good, everything worked as advertised and looked good on the water. So I’ve spent a few days changing her livery to the …