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Producing Controlled Vectored Thrust In any Direction
… in mind? The VP system seems to be much favoured for use in tugs / ferries in the real world, as your research has found, where small spaces and instant changes of thrust are necessary. On a model the real problem is the draught required by …
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KATRINA
Katrina and tow on the lake at Bluewater. Tug on the flattop barge belongs to another Chantry MBC member.
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rivarama
Wow!! Keep on modelling. Wish my tug could plane! Ian.
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Katrina
A couple more pics of her.taken at one of our tug days at Bluewater
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KATRINA
Hello oltuggie yes she is a really lovely model I have helped Peter lift her in the water many times, she is certainly a bit weighty, but she is a lovely mover.
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Maggie B a modified Southampton
this is the Maggie B she is a modified Sothampton R T R tug. there is a video of her in the video section. the main casing was taken off and the lower three quarters of it was cut off, so that it reduced the overall height., she is fitted w …
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A model of the S T Atlantic Cock
… s not really a problem with size and weight, most of my big tugs actually weigh less than 30lbs without the battery and ballast, I use 46amp hour gel cell batteries where possiblt and then trim with lead blocks ,the Atlantic Cock has her ba …
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A model of the S T Atlantic Cock
Hi, Good looking detailed tug, must be a heavy to launch. Ralph
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What was yout first boat?
Hi My first boat is a Southamton tug, being converted and upgraded with various mods.
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Danube V
I have got a few more bits added to the tug now, and she is starting to look nice.
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Danube V
… more colour in her cheeks and is looking every inch a steam tug, she will be powered by a 12 volt M G cooling fan motor with a 26amp battery
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loyal class tender plans
Modeltugman, I may be able to help you, I built the Loyal Moderator five years ago and still have it, now I must try to remember where I put the drawings because I never throw anything away... Jim *phone removed - PM only*
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Cervia,Wyola, Old Trafford
… they are Cervia,now 20 years old,Wyola, an Australian built tug.Twin motors and Kort nozzles.and Old Trafford, MSC paddle tuc in 1/35 scale. All are totally scratch built. The only things bought were materials,paint and glue, Except the sta …
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What was yout first boat?
Hi, Ah, those good old days! 1. An Eze-build harbour tug, balsa boat as I was migrating from balsa aircraft and fed up with either limited flights or crash and burn with the first three outings... 2. Sea Urchin - and I still hanker after th …
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deepstar
hiim looking for a small tug boat a wyeforce would be nice or a al khubar or one like the above model boats has any one out there have one for sale regards deepstar
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Maggie B
this is a slightly modified RTR tug Southampton the main casing has been lowered and a bigger battery fitted, but she still has the original motors and props, she is seen her towing a large barge a flat top pontoon ,a small tug and a Graupn …
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Katra
well here she is looking more like a tug with some undercoat painting done
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The Main Engine of the Cervia
this video clip is of the main engine of the tug Cervia running on steam for the first time in nearly 30 years for steam lovers just turn up the sound and enjoy. if it does not run just click on the you tube Icon at thr bottom of the screen
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The Vanquisher and The Dhulia
The tugs are towing the chantry club 16ft towboat, the two tugs are 1/32nd scale scratch built with 12 volt motors, they are The Vanquisher and The Dhulia, both River Thames tugs and in real life could be seen working together at Thames Hav …
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Katra
… ht as I was just working from photos and memory of the real tug.
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looking for some direction
Modeltugman is right and its simple. There maybe some electronic goodies at ACTion that'll give you more options. ACTion is now run by Componant Shop http://www.action-electronics.co.uk/
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1/32 figures
I am building Ulises the tug and would like to have some crew on It. I have Indevoured to get some from Germany, which were the George Turner models, but the postage was much too dear. I cannot Imagine that I have found all the suppliers of …
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Miriam moran
… ng work is done, it is time to start making her look like a tug. the Bow fenders are on they are really heavy rubber fenders around the bow. and I use 20mm x8mm rubber strips in two layers and smaller strips for the lower fender,the half ro …
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A model of the S T Atlantic Cock
… thoroughly enjoying the photos of your large collection of tug models, especially this one. They look splendid and I'm sure many of us would like to learn more of your methods. The plating on this hull looks fantastic. Thanks for posting t …
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A model of the S T Atlantic Cock
… thoroughly enjoying the photos of your large collection of tug models, especially this one. They look splendid and I'm sure many of us would like to learn more of your methods. The plating on this hull looks fantastic. Thanks for posting t …
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Mirium moran
… Bow Bumper support plat abd knees in place , this class of tug has a bow fender/bumper consisting of 4x14inch square rubber fenders around the bow so quite heavy steelwork would be required on the original ,which I have tried to model here …
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a trio of rtr,s
These pictures are of three of the NEWCASTLE rtr tugs that we have in our club, they have all had minor modifications and a re paint but all have the original motors but run on 12 volts.
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sunburst
This little tug is a NEWCASTLE ready to run model that has been modified and repainted and is running on 12volts, if anybody has one they are a remarkable thing,almost unsinkable,in the pictures I was doing my best to see how stable she is, …