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The Brooklyn Tug
… nd squirrel finds a nut once in a while! The Dumas Brooklyn Tug was one of their best kits and much to my surprise it came with a very strong set of directions...unusual for Dumas in my humble opinion. Be that as it may, it's a large (40 in …
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Proboat Harbour tug mods
… tually do some research and make some updates to my proboat tug. The initial build was done while this model was owned by a friend in 2022. I added deck lighting, interior lighting, working radar, and changed one of the mast lights to a bli …
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Something a little different-Horizon Harbor Tug
… ife got me two kits and I picked up this-the Horizon Harbor Tug. Now, I’m not usually a RTR or RTF kind of person. The few times I’ve purchased a hobby grade ready to run or fly model I’m usually disappointed. But…this boat has been praised …
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MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"
… ’ll be showing my approach to building the Model Expo Steam Tug Seguin, a model that I’m sure many of you have built before, perhaps from other manufacturers. Since Model Expo now holds the licence to reproduce the kit, they asked me to bui …
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1008 tug mods
… CAD I couldn't say no. It's even smaller than the tiny 686 tug! I gutted the electronics and replaced the receiver with a small all in one unit with dual esc and steering mixing built in. Due to the funky channel assignments on the board I …
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Seaway tug boat
… nown kit I know what it isn't it isn't a mount fleet models tug nor is mobile marine its a model of seaway a tug boat from the clyde its from a deceased friend on checking her out the old radio gear is us as is the speed controller lets hop …
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GLYNN GUEST KNOCKER WHITE TUG
… terials for Vivacity), based on Glynn Guest's Knocker White tugboat plan from his book 'Small Radio Control Boats'. The Driving force behind choosing this particular design was the fact I had just filled my Backyard Model Boating Pond for t …
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Another Pusher Tug
While doing research for my Springer/Pusher tug I discovered these drawings David Metcalf’s Motorflot Pusher Tug and I had all the materials to build it so I put the other pusher I am building aside and started on this one. I am easily dist …
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Another Springer tug!!
… one. In that vein, I’ve decided to attempt another Springer tug. Some years ago I built one before I really had ballasting down right..she ran okay, but I kept messing around with the ballast, epoxying it in, and when I tried to remove it t …
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Titan Tug
… romised here is where I am with the build of my Veron Titan Tug
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Titan Tug
I have resumed work on my Titan Tug.
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Pat's Dutch Power Tug Project
Dutch Power Tug 1. Separate Deck Lights and Nav lights
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Pooh, River tugboat
… s the background. Now, in my RC boat collection, I have two tug boats, but those are models of much larger tugboats and I have a soft spot for them. What I am looking for is to get/purchase a hull ( hopefully with a motor and prop ), that I …
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Another tug🤣 Dumas ST74 Army Tug
… ut since I have quite a few 4mm props, I elected to set the tug up with a 4mm shaft and tube. I had a very long Caldercraft Fineline unit that I cut down, and used the cut ends bushing to mate with the tube. Once I had it freed, I pressed i …
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HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
Pert was a Robust Class Royal Navy tug that served in both World Wars in several ports along England's southern coast and flew the Blue Ensign. She was constructed by J Thornycroft and commissioned in 1916 then broken up in 1962. During bot …
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QUICKWATER another small tug
Some photos of another tug I’m working on. The inspiration is BEAUPRE, but not to be a duplication. Next couple of photos are the massing study I always perform to get a sense of size & location. F/G hull of the Brooklyn tug is the start po …
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Another Tug
… hips but they do have real nice hulls so out came the saw & tug boat hull created I found a tug on google images so I will use that as a template. P/S the sail boat hull is the Graupner Optimist That I need to finish some day maybe
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Custom 12 inch push tug
… at club members. It’s an odd little Chinese kit of a Danish Tug that was spotted transporting a large gun mount on its aft deck. The kit is set up to carry the gun, and there’s a promotional video of the gun swiveling and “firing”. Anyway…t …
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Bangkok River Tug
Current build is my take of a generic tug used on the Chao Phraya River in Thailand. Scratchbuilt on an ABS moulding using only photos( no drawings) . These colourful craft work in groups towing several 600 ton barges on the river.I am buil …
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Building a sound into my tug
Working on a harbor tug, (under construction) that also requires a original sound, so i visited the 'Odilo' in Maasbracht Netherlands. There is an “Industry 2vd5” motor in there. That's built into MP3 in mine tug: take a look on the video's …
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A Tug Fort Valley Modification
… "chapter" is a follow-up on a modification I've done to the tug. At first it was just an experiment and I didn't know if I'd keep the mod or not, but find I lean towards the new system more than the one I described in the build narrative. T …
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Phantom Tug
… e decking wasn't nibbed as I told myself this was a working tug, not a yacht. Using poplar for the planks provided a good base for painting which I had intended to do, but after scraping and sanding thought what could go wrong with staining …
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Atlantic "Tug" [sic] Restoration
Hi all... A while back I was given two Atlantic "Tugs" (by separate people). One was in very good condition (but with the old FM radio) which I passed on to another member and the other is the subject for this post. These Atlantic "tugs" [s …
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SMIT Nederland Dutchbat harber tug
This kit from BillingBoats, the SMIT NEDERLAND was A harber tug in Rotterdam Netherlands build in 1979. There where 9 of this tugs working in the harber. You can find more of my building in https://www.modelbouwforum.nl/threads/smit-nederla …
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Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug 1:32
… finished all components for the "Alwyn Vintcent" 1:32 Scale Tug Kit I'm now proof building the "kit" making sure everything fits. Model is detailed scale replica of actual tug (currently being restored in Villiersdorp, South Africa.) Kit in …
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Tug Fort Valley
Finally had a chance to put the tug overboard for some extended running today. The weather was breezy with occasional gusts, but not so bad as to stir up too much wave action. Having recently scaled all of the components (hull, deckhouse, a …
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Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug 1:32
… scale kit of the Alwyn Vintcent, the last operational steam tug in South Africa (see attached pdf). I'm now building the kit to ensure fits of all the structural components.
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Dumas Harbor Tug
… get my mind of it and finish up the Dumas U.S. Army 74' ST Tug. It's always a task to find a good spot for a on off switch so I had some P/B switch's & the model had imitation man hole covers so I glued a switch under the deck and glued to …