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San Pedro by Harbor Models!
That is a great looking tug.Go for it.Judging by what I have seen you accomplish on the Brooklyn,this will be another beautiful build.
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Engine Room Refit Completed!
Captain's Log: Tug Brooklyn is now a 6 volt Model! There’s actually no difference except for the voltage drop. I have tested the new 6 volt motor and her new 6 volt smoker. All is a go! Patiently waiting for Spring!
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aeronaut
hi can anyone help me out there i am building johnny tug boat, the instruction that came with it was in german, i managed to d/load english version, ony problem is the instructions are shocking there is no measurments or dimensions, i have …
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6 Volts of Course of Course!
… ee you found what you need. I like to use the 6 volts in my tugs as well. My original thinking was that I like to keep my 550 motors running at a lower rpm. The tugs should be slow and powerful, not a speedboat! Good luck completing the wor …
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Moorcock
… a good strong vesel to sail and is often used as a recovery tug.
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Fan Surround
… ls, here is my thinking. I plan to use this unit on a steam tug, steam boilers seem to put out a constant smoke as the burning does not vary on a steam engine, the steam is just regulated. Hence, I have not done this, many commercial units …
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Fairmile D 1/24 Scale Build
At this moment in time. I am completing a TID Tug boat. My next project is a Fairmile D MTB at 1/24 scale. I intend to run 4 props using brushed motors and two ESCs. I am looking for reasonable performance from brushed motors probably Johns …
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Holy SMOKE !! Video, Tin Can Madness
… Belfast and Graf Spee. Two more perhaps for my Southampton tug. Have used them in the dim and distant past for my 1/72 scale RN destroyer. Built a little RC pulse decoder using CMOS chips followed by a transistor driver to switch a relay s …
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Cracked Battery!
… and it weighs 3.1 Lbs. Which is just the right Ballast for Tug Brooklyn! Also ample power 1.5 hour run.....
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Can't stop adding stuff
… siderations) is imagination and ingenuity. I've even seen a tug on which a cabin door opens, a sailor comes out and pees over the side Some crew would liven up your boat. And a horn? Working winch and towing tackle? Crane? Radar? Signalling …
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Cracked Battery!
… s Log: I hadn't inspected the new batteries. I received for Tug Brooklyn! But, on close inspection of the Batteries. One of them came with a crack! So, got in contact with the company. I purchased the batteries from. And will be sending bot …
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Reassembly
She looks awesome, as a freelance Tugboat!
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Weight Too Much!
Ed, For my Spinger Tug, I was able to find 6 volt / 4.5 ah batteries that are only 2 pounds each. 1 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 7/8" .... I purchased two (2) for $22 USD, ordered thru Walmart and they arrived within a week. There are a lot of SLA's out …
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LED Nav. Lighting
… time to work out LED navigational lighting for my Brooklyn Tug and got that installed. I will photograph that tug later. Back to the springer tug, I had difficulty finding a good mounting spot for the starboard and port lighting so I decid …
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Smoke generator
… somebody tell me the best smoke generator to use in a small tug approx 30 " preferably controlled by throttle. I would like to make one,I have nichrome wire anyone done this successfully cheers.
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Rx-tx confusion
… simple. 2. My first photo shows a Spektrum AR7000 RX in my tugboat. it's a nice RX, IS 7 channel with an addition satellite received. it's overkill for a boat that just needs a couple of channels and doesn't fall to earth in a failure. Ori …
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Older Billings Models
I have a Zwart Zee tug kit wooden, complete with all boxed brass fitings ,untouched,got it off an old workmate for a tenner years ago when he gave up modeling.its sat in the loft for years as life and other projects took priority.
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Older Billings Models
… ts that I built but can't find any thing on them .One was a Tug Boat that my have been named Samson .The other one was a luxury yacht & I'm pretty sure It was to be Painted Yellow but I can't remember the Name of that model .P/S all these m …
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Smoke generator
… in an 'engine sounding' way, (might add to the effect on a tug or work-boat though) What you have left after this mod is a very handy little geared motor with an eccentric output wheel which could be used for winches, radar and whirly bits …
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Pilot House Structure
… ilot house and substructure location toward the rear of the tug, that was when I was considering a tug ferry. Repositioned now to the more traditional tug front location. Cut up the old structure and am reworking it. Photos show the progres …
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Older Billings Models
Wow that's the tug . it was a fairly simple kit so over the years I change it to look like North Rock tug Alexander towing Company Thank you very much . P/S the write up is in German I think so I can't read it but photos are great .
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Older Billings Models
… Boulogne-Etaples, now l am currently building the St Canute tug, but l took a rest during the run up and over Xmas, to be honest l am struggling with the hull planking, so l will knuckle down very soon. I have also built the Aero-naut Diva …
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New Batteries!
Captain's Log: Well, I order new batteries for the Tug Brooklyn. I placed the order about a week ago. I received them last night! Before I continue let me say this. I was using the Batteries from Tug Serenity AKA Jersey City! Those Batterie …
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VB30
… oto of the barge build, gives me some ideas.... I have some tugs in progress, but no barges. I like the way you framed the hull. Joe
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Book on Sailing Barges
… dset, my interest is mainly in sail although I have several tugs etc. I found a really useful reference book is 'Spritsail Barges Of Thames and Medway' which was published around 1948 and written and researched by Edgar J March. As well as …
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Electronics,wiring
… HEN LIKE MAGIC.... I mistakenly switched it to my zBrooklyn Tug mod on th TX which uses the same esc, and it startled me with the motor running and rudder moving. Everything worked great. So I just copied all of the settings into this build …
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Scale lettering
Hi Drspock, I checked it out! And can use a stencil for my Tug Brooklyn! Cheers, Ed PS. here's the link www. vinylletteringonline.com But, I knew what you meant!
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internet sales
… 1 who was mainly into cars so i had to go online. Now in Portugal I have no shops within 4 hours so have to rely on internet purchases.