Calling all Tug fans

[NukeMM]

The Floating Dry Dock has plans for YTB-837 and 838 of the Natick class.

http://www.floatingdrydock.com/

[Marcin Rogoza]

Thanks for the reply.

[Aop Aur]

Hi all,
I am looking for a 1/350 scale German tug to accompany my Tirpitz diorama in Hak�ya. Any suggestions?
Here is an image of two tugs with the Tirpitz in Hak�ya:


Thanks,
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[Maarten Sch�nfeld]

Hi Aop,

Think about the tugboat Hermes kit from SSN Modellbau. Nice and very German, and 1:350.

Maarten

[wefalck]

Completed this 1860s German tug (1/60 scale) some 20 years ago on the basis of drawings in a contemporary textbook on iron-shipbuilding:



More pictures here: http://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/ma ... ustug.html

[Aop Aur]

Hi Aop,

Think about the tugboat Hermes kit from SSN Modellbau. Nice and very German, and 1:350.

Maarten

Is this the kit? : http://freetimehobbies.com/1-350-ssn-mo ... ug-hermes/
Though that is a little expensive...maybe I should show-off my worst-in-history scratch-building skill!
Thanks, Maarten!

Aop.

[Aop Aur]

Completed this 1860s German tug (1/60 scale) some 20 years ago on the basis of drawings in a contemporary textbook on iron-shipbuilding:

More pictures here: http://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/ma ... ustug.html

Very nice model! The slight distorting effect looks nicel!

Aop.

[wefalck]

Thanks ! The plating is thin copper sheet into which the rivetts were embossed. The slightly battered effect was not really intentional, but I liked the look afterwards.

[Maarten Sch�nfeld]

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Is this the kit? : http://freetimehobbies.com/1-350-ssn-mo ... ug-hermes/
Though that is a little expensive...maybe I should show-off my worst-in-history scratch-building skill!
Thanks, Maarten!

Aop.

Yep, that's the one I meant!

Bit expensive indeed, but I then recommend scratching a nice tug yourself, more fun an much cheaper.

Maarten

[Aop Aur]

So if I were to scratch it, then I will need plans. Anyone?

Aop.

[MatthewB]

I am working on the 1/700 Tamiya "Tuggers" set, and I am currently nearling completion of the 100t IJN Tug from this set.

The roof of the bridge has what looks like a Linoleum flooring, but with small squares of Linoleum (in scale they would each be about 1 sq. Meter).

Does anyone know what the roofs of these tugs were made of?

The Five Star upgrade set has the roof of this tug painted as if it were metal.

I currently have painted it likewise. But it would not be difficult to change it to linoleum with brass tie-down strips (I have plenty of 20/0 and 30/0 brushes).

Here is a photo o the tug and nearly completed bridge structure:

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And a close-up of the bridge:

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The bridge is not yet glued together in the photos (although it now is, and I wish that I had remembered to glue it together from the inside, gluing the roof down last - live and learn...)

MB