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MMM Lady "T"
… time back in the mid-90s, and on the MMM stand was a steam tug that I thought was the Perseverance (hull in my loft). As it happened, it was the Lady “T”, so I asked Brian if I could buy her. The answer was NO, so over the years, I kept on …
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Structural work
… d with house & trunk cabin measurements taken from the real tug by another builder. There is also a lot of TLAR that enters the equation. (And plain guesswork). The first real challenge has been the stepped foredeck. Many logging industry t …
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Old school madness!
… f. My commitment to the old school build of this particular tug may have been a mistake, but take a look. More to follow on my crazy experiments. Best to all and a big shout out to DW and Cash for their sage advice.
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Project Amsterdammertje
… pick up a project that I had laying around. It is a compact tugboat called een Amsterdammertje which was specifically designed for the Amsterdam canals to haul barges with whatever but especially to haul garbage. Found a nice STL set on int …
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Light rust...etc.
… t scratching the surface literally and figuratively on this tug. I am not sure how deep I'll go with a dirty wash over everything. Maybe too much grime is a mistake? Pix attached. Another issue is the fire monitor. What I mean by that is th …
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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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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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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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Bumpers and/or Bow Budding etc...
Hello Gang! I work on the tug any chance I get nowadays. Pudding and bumper tires in place. And serious weathering is just about ready to commence: I think. Ballast tests coming soon.
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Took the plunge on a motor.
… motor that was designed for the 2005 and up versions of my tug. I am also using the original off-set gear drive system designed for this motor. Now here's the rub... how should I go about finding and workable esc, best batteries for power, …
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Moving along slowly...
… an, I run down to the shop and do a little more work on the tug, with some of the crew taking a smoke break. I picked up a wrecked Pro Boat and ripped out all the electronics and hope to transfer them in this hull...I hope. Cash! post pix o …
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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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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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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 …
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Converting a toy semi tractor trailer into a decent RC model Unit
… ale and should be compatible with my Springer ("truckable") tugs and Armor (tanks, etc.). I plan to use it at both Model Boat and Armor meets. This first segment involves the selections I have made and my plan to make the necessary modifica …
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Midwest/Model Expo Fireboat
… the side-mounted rudder servo installation, and a brushless tug motor from Zippkits.