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    ATSF Railroad tug and barge.
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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ algon
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    Santa Fe Railroad Tug

    AT&SF - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

    I have now built a railroad barge to push around with a few "G" scale rail cars on deck. Hull is solid Styrofoam block 4" thick about 18" wide and nearly 5' long. Hull is painted with a rubberized coating called FlexSeal. Deck is plywood.

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    6 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ chugalone100 ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Algon โ€”

    I really love what you did with your tug and the scratch-built train barge โ€” they look incredibly realistic. Did you follow any blueprints for your barge, or was it entirely your own design?

    Iโ€™m asking because Iโ€™m looking for 1:24 barge blueprints to build one for my Juanita. I know New Port Crown Model from China has a very nice barge, but the tariffs make it too expensive to import. So Iโ€™d like to scratch-build one using a good set of plans.

    Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks โ€” Julian ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ cjanik001 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    ....Maybe N scale would be better!
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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ cjanik001 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Its interesting how modelers from different interests also have a fascination with the boating world. In my earlier days, I too had interest in model railroading, and wanted to build a layout with a working car float. But alas, time, money and space were the limiting factors, that gave way to raising a family.

    I remember seeing a picture of a rail car ferry in a book about the Southern Pacific Railroad. This ferry ushered cars across the Mississippi river in New Orleans before there were any bridges across the river.

    This may be something I might consider in the near future, say in HO scale, as a project to undertake.
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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Thank you Doug, It s still a work in progress. I'll try to get a few pictures from below deck.
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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ pressonreguardless ( Rear Admiral)
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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    Very nice Algon๐Ÿ‘
    Can we sneak a peek inside please?
    "ALL ABOARD!"
    Next up Atchison or Topeka? ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Cheers, Doug ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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    4 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ToraDog ( Commodore)
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    Very nice. How about a short write up abut her and your build, PLEASE????



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