The odd thing is how much "'rubbish'" i carry about in my nut and getting it out on paper/screen is harder than the actual doing.But just think how much Lighter you'll feel when it' out {-)
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I thank you both for your suggestions, decision time {:-{
Although the Mountfleet lighter does not look like the Thames lighter which were just basic floating tanks and there were many thousands of them, I think it is an attractive model. If Riverman and the lighter are ever seen together I will have a lot of explaining to do.
I thank you both for your interest, Take care Chris G
Hi Lighterman, those grey funnel barges you refer to were not by chance ex US military ones from Hythe on the Southampton waterway. But yes I remember some unusual Thames lighters like those which were built to work the river Lee, long narrow with a rudder and tiller.the ones i was thinking about were steel sometimes hatched and some others tanks. very similar shape to the concrete ones like this.
Just pulled a GRP lighter/ barge hull for a fellow poster here. the mould needing a bit of repair and TLC since i moulded 6 from it last year. May do a new plug of a canal size barge in 1/32 max beam 13'6" or another swim head barge as i don't think this mould will last much longer.
Oh well done sir! thats starting to look the part! be good to see it alongside the corblimy behind your tosher!
Finally got round to starting this Lighterman!!
here two photos of a lighter wich I started to build a vew month ago.Thats a very nice barge! Humber keel or a Mersey flat? Once I have finished the 6 models on the building list i would like to get round to building a "long-un" a canal/lea barge.
Regards Stephan
Bit more progress made. hatch covering to go on and final finishingThats looking really good! well done and the weathering is excellent.
Have a look at the sites below the first one may be usefull. :-)I just get a 404 message on those links {:-{
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www.aukevisser.nl/uk/id527.htm (http://www.aukevisser.nl/uk/id527.htm)
Hello Chris,All depends on how much damage you fancy doing :-)) Loaded craft' slack em back" so your wash gets away.. empty hold em up short so your wash goes under em and you will have em where you want them. light craft can be put into line with a handful on the telegraph. or a stop rope shorter than the tow rope to one side to sheer them over one side or the other. I think it was common practice on the humber to tow on wires with the barge manned and being steered by a hand. we use a similar system on the Thames and surrounding waterways mainly up river and the canals.
thanks for your answer. Yesterday i did the painting.
IŽll show some pictures later.
Theres is another question: how long should be the distance beetwen the tug and the barge?
Are there any rules?
Regards stephan