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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: redfunnelsteamer on August 01, 2012, 06:18:44 pm

Title: 1:200 scale tugs!!??
Post by: redfunnelsteamer on August 01, 2012, 06:18:44 pm
Are there any such beasties that i could display with my Queen mary?
the view would not so much to have them rc but to have them placed at their towing points with the liner and have images taken

any help would be fantastic
oh its the 30's to 60's era

jason
Title: Re: 1:200 scale tugs!!??
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on August 01, 2012, 08:06:35 pm
Yes, Revell makes the Smit Houstan, and the Smit Frankrijk.

The Frankrijk would be a good harbor tug for display.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pinniger/shipkits/reviews/revell_frankrijk.html

And if you can squeeze some pager motors in and a small reciever, it is good to go as RC.
(although it will bob around a bit on the water.)
http://www.christians-modellwerft.de/Zweden.html
http://www.christians-modellwerft.de/Bear.html

 :-)