Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: tubby tomo on July 13, 2007, 11:02:08 am
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Another of my Tugs i have just completed work on. one tug is missing from picture and that is the cruiser
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:o never short of a tug boat then ???, judging from the background one for everyday of the week ;D
Jay
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Can't see Mondays tug!!! :-[
Very nice Tubby ;D ;D ;D ;D
Nige
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Nice collection Tubby.
May I ask what models they are.
Cheers...Ken
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ken did you get my E mail tubby
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Yes, thank you.
I have returned a mail asking, to show the members what the model makes and names are, as I'm sure they would be interested.
Keep up the good work
Cheers...Ken
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Another of my Tugs i have just completed work on. one tug is missing from picture and that is the cruiser
There are a lot of TID tug models around, but I don't believe that you have built a fleet of identical ones. Apart from company livery, were there many differences, how did they evolve (if they did) and what makes one TID that much different from another. Not being cheeky, I'd like to know. And I would STILL like a definitve defiinition of "TID"! BY.
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Hey Tubby Tomo,
Did i read that correctly? Do you mention you have a Cruiser???
If so I would welcome any photos/advice, I am building one myself.
Regards
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T.I.D. Is thought to stand for "Tug Invasion Duty", the first few were built coal fired and then on, oill, with the coal fired ones being converted to oil later. this seems to be the general consensus. Also after the war many were converted and I have been told that there is one in the Mersey now that has a very strange wheelhouse with the funnel sticking out of it. Dunno how true that is? :)
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'Tug Inshore Defence' is another one but on the web site for
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tidtug/ it says
The origin of the 'TID' abbreviation remains uncertain with interpretations varying from; 'Tug Invasion Duty' to 'Tug in Dock' to 'Tug Intermediate Design' to 'Tiddler'.
So they all seen to have a version of the name
Peter
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They sure do, I'd love to know for sure too ;D