Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Tugs and Towing => Topic started by: farrow on October 06, 2011, 10:12:53 am

Title: Afew pics of some old steamers.
Post by: farrow on October 06, 2011, 10:12:53 am

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etis3un8/Beamish.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etis3un8/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etkfn750/canning.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etkfn750/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etnqpw4k/coming_alongside_on_a_windy_day.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etnqpw4k/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etpe98mc/firefly.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etpe98mc/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etucva3o/Furness_1934_Ex_Devonshire.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etucva3o/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etxnxz38/Rampside.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etxnxz38/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/2etzbhbl0/Scan0009.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2etzbhbl0/)

Title: Re: Afew pics of some old steamers.
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 06, 2011, 10:29:13 am

Excellent photos, thanks!

I've always thought about building a model tog and painting it black & white... and someone says the colours are wrong I could show them a photo like yours!  {-)

Title: Re: Afew pics of some old steamers.
Post by: derekwarner on October 06, 2011, 10:34:28 am

Thanks for sharing ...Dodes  O0.....

In the snap called Rampside...we see 4 x dockside cranes....   %) but also in the far off distance we see a 200 ton hammerhead shoreside/graving dock crane    :-)) ...all great images.......Derek :-)

Title: Re: Afew pics of some old steamers.
Post by: nhp651 on October 06, 2011, 10:36:49 am

modern tugs "don't do it for me", but those are just superb...


could quite hapily build one of those goliaths any day...brilliant

neil.

Title: Re: Afew pics of some old steamers.
Post by: bosun on October 06, 2011, 12:00:58 pm

Excellent stuff Dodes, Proper Tugs :-)) Have you got anymore pics ?
Bosun