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New to the game
… ing the Renown and in parallel was cutting and building the tug from scratch ,the tug has taken over this is my first ever build and I have become addicted I will try and post some pics
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What is going on here?
Hi Grandpa, The tug is the container ship's Brakes! Otherwise it would need a few miles to come to a stop! Cheers Doug Don't forget Blarney Castle and the (in)famous Stone while you're down there. Lovely countryside
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What is going on here?
… iner ship just sailed in front of my hotel window, towing a tug boat, or so it appeared. But why? We are in Dobh, Ireland where the final boarding of passengers were taken aboard the Titanic. A lot of history in the waters of this Harbour i …
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Muddys Tarpon 9
… er. I am converting all my boats (except my Springer pusher tug) to brushless at the moment. They are more efficient. They cost more but they last longer and prices are dropping more people us them. John.
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3 Footer on a very rare outing
Hi Paul, tugs are short an' fat, destroyers and subs are long and thin! The ratio refers to the length overall divided by the maximum beam. Basically the higher this ratio the faster the hull will move for the same power input! Snag, the hi …
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3 Footer on a very rare outing
… ducks, but it looks stupid on a Crash Tender, as it does on tugs and warships that are too fast as well. indeed, most people use speedboats too fast as well. Martin
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Miss Geico 29"
… to find them at all interesting. The same with thing's like Tugs and barges. I started when my dad and mum bought me an Areokits RAF Crash Tender for my ninth birthday. Rather than ruin the kit, my dad got me to draw round all the parts on …
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Bluebird K7
… d in action. Don't worry, I can always send over my salvage tug Cheers Doug
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ATF Zuni
Great looking Fleet Tug!
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ATF Zuni
ATF Zuni fleet tug. The model in the 1/48 scale is 120 cm long and has light, smoke and sounds functions. Made from American Navy blue prints. The hull is in fiberglass and the superstructure is in acrylic laser cut.
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Where do yachties go?
… at 12-53 or your dinner's in the dog!"! Otherwise it's all tug fans and pocket battleshippers who love a good bobbing cork. Fussy ain't I? I could accept all that if they weren't so far away and so expensive. What you have to understand is …
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And now it is ESC time
… ilar to car heater fan motors which I have used in my model tugs and damaged the MOSFETs in the ESC. Not all motors have multiple poles, which appear to be the main culprits. If you have a problem at least you can go back to the supplier an …
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Anteo 2
I have just begun building this tug from a wooden kit and will keep everyone updated as the build goes
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For sale Zwarte Zee 49 inch hull and plans
… Not Mine I may add a Zwarte Zee 49 inch hull and plans. The Tug has the decks on No idea if they are right or wrong.. Selling for somebody else... Also included with the Hull is a full size plan and some sort of booklet type building manual …
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glass cloth or tissue?
… ogany speed to merchantmen and if I ever see another damned tug it'll be too soon, so I am forced to make what I want to see on the water. And I still get a bit of a kick from it AND I'm still pretty quick. But for now, I'm orff to watch Mi …
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Rare Comet model "Sloop Gypsy"
… into 'Plastic Magic' and am fitting out the Revell Harbour Tug kit, hull length 23cm (9 inches !!) with RC. And I'm not the first to do that with this kit. For instance look at http://www.micronradiocontrol.co.uk/ Nothing is Impossible! (I …
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Planking
Can anyone tell me the best way to plank a model tug I am building a wooden Anteo Tug done all the frames and fitted the first planks but need to know how to go from there any help would be most appreciated
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Planking
… s told me to "practice the hard parts!" Worked for me For a tug, after planking I would sand to shape and then put a couple of layers of fibre glass tissue on. if you put the tissue on in strips with about 1/8th inch overlap you get a prett …
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Planking
… r to the model in wood. Very satisfying, but I thought most tugs were metal rather than wooden. Martin
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Planking
… rt / starboard to minimise /avoid twisting the keel. Due to tug rounded bow and stern shape these are probably best (and easiest ) done with carved blocks. Good luck. Post some pics
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Lady Anne
Great job, for a scratch built model tugboat! Can't wait to see her Maiden Voyage. I hope her water canon is functional?
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Lady Anne
This is me harbour tug I've bin building for the past 9 months and is now ready for a ballast and trial on the water I have made nearly all of this by hand with no plans the only thing I payed for are some of the fittings
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First Boat Build in Progress
Hello everyone! just starting on my first tow/pusher tug boat. planning to build this from scratch. found a pix of a boat dat I wanted and came up with this. Not much details on it yet but its always good to start somewhere.Laser cut cardbo …
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First Boat Build in Progress
… d box for now. She would probably look very similar to your tug. thanks for the reply and the pix. Hope its ok if I use it as reference for my own build. Attached is the pix where Im basing my build. thanks
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First Boat Build in Progress
Your Push Tug looks very nice! What scale is she? I built the San Pedro by Dumas inc. She's a 1:32 scale boat LOA is 30" her breath is 12" and her draft is 3.5" and she weighs 21lbs.
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How many is to Many
… ip Graf Spee & 1 HMS Belfast (1:128) in Fitting Out Dock. 1 Tug Southampton ca 1:50 ARTR 1 Kentish Fishing Boat ca 1:50 inherited restoration & motorisation project 1 Sea Scout restoration ARTR, built by my Dad 50 years ago! 1 flying boat A …
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Bluebird K7
… ined the group and this is my first post. I saw some pix of Tug Boats in the net and wanted to try making one from scratch. I tried looking for free plans but I could not find any. I hope some of you can share me some plans if you have any …
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Billing boats
Has anyone built billing boats models of Banckert Tug or Samson 2 Tug.