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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: Tim B. on March 08, 2015, 07:42:29 pm

Title: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: Tim B. on March 08, 2015, 07:42:29 pm

Afternoon Gents ~

It's time to build a model of a Mooring Tug !

I have wanted to do this one for years, and now finally a kit has been Masterfully produced by a German model manufacturer, Mr. Sievers:

http://www.modellbau-sievers.de/Baukaesten%20Uebersicht/Baukaesten/Mooring.html (http://www.modellbau-sievers.de/Baukaesten%20Uebersicht/Baukaesten/Mooring.html)

He does fine work, the kit is well organized, shipped well.

The hull comes with a stuffing tube liner integrated in the hull ( common now in hulls coming from Europe, see the Opduwer build ).
http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,49181.msg499956.html#msg499956 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,49181.msg499956.html#msg499956)

First steps are the least fun, all the nasty glass work of opening the mooring eyes and wash ports in the hull.

After that, sand smooth the inner walls that will be visible above the deck line ( the nastiest part ) ...

Our outdoor "Project Manager" Cat can be seen working Very hard (  ok2 ).

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: Tim B. on June 27, 2015, 08:30:06 pm

This Tug is Done !:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLNMQHZ8d0&feature=em-upload_owner

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: dougal99 on June 27, 2015, 08:52:01 pm

Looks very nice, as does your pool  :-))

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: ballastanksian on June 27, 2015, 10:30:14 pm

Looking good!

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: mermod on June 28, 2015, 07:07:36 am

Excellent work as always Tim :)


Phill

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: Brian60 on June 28, 2015, 07:36:11 am

Missed the original post but seeing it now, that grp hull is the best quality I have ever seen. The completed build looks great.

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: Tim B. on August 29, 2015, 06:43:23 pm

She's all done ~:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLNMQHZ8d0&feature=em-upload_owner

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: ballastanksian on August 29, 2015, 09:51:08 pm

She's a tidy model Tim. I reckon you will score some good points in a steering competition using that one.

Title: Re: Mooring Tug from Germany
Post by: Tim B. on August 29, 2015, 09:56:26 pm

Thanks Very Much ~

I need to get some low density pictures, the one's I've got now are too big to post here ~

The full build can be found here:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2363994

Tim