Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: Rodgearing on February 17, 2021, 02:21:07 pm

Title: Where can I get.....
Post by: Rodgearing on February 17, 2021, 02:21:07 pm

Scratch building a Anteo tug I need an anchor winch to finish the focsle of.  I tried to buy a winch from Mantua models no joy, searched the internet for weeks no joy.
Any help would be good.  If I had a mini lathe and the know how I would make one.
So has anyone a good supplier that I haven't find that is that perhaps insn't on the inter web?
Thanks

Title: Re: Where can I get.....
Post by: malcolmfrary on February 17, 2021, 02:53:27 pm

I don't know if there was something unique about the winch on that particular tug, but if yours is to 1:30 (to match the Mantua scale), a search for "1:30 model deck winch" gives lots of hits.  Since its google doing the search, there are plenty the wrong scale, but even so..........
1:32 is a popular tug scale, probably a wide choice there, and its near enough to not have the difference noted.

Title: Re: Where can I get.....
Post by: Colin Bishop on February 17, 2021, 03:00:51 pm

Try Mobile Marine Models. Their tugs are to 1:32 scale and I imagine their steam wincidlas is the same, the dimensions are given. You can always check with them.

https://www.mobilemarinemodels.com/

https://www.mobilemarinemodels.com/windlass---steam-swk01-1072-p.asp

Colin