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JHRawks

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Greetings from the east coast
« on: July 31, 2022, 09:15:35 pm »
East coast of the US that is! I've been interested in model boats for years, specifically tugboats. I had one of the cheap seaport workboats years and years ago that never really worked. Recently I finally took the plunge to get properly into the hobby. My current project is a 1:1 replica of the original Theodore Tugboat model, using as many original parts as possible and built upon a (possibly shortened?) Romarine Neptun. Totally new to most of the things involved, I was in model trains for years but hardly ever built or did anything myself. But I'm excited to get my hands dirty! Really happy to be here as well.
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Re: Greetings from the east coast
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2022, 09:44:08 pm »

 Welcome aboard JHR  :-)

 "My current project is a 1:1 replica of the original Theodore Tugboat model" ... do you mean 'full size'  or  perfect replica ?  {:-{

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Re: Greetings from the east coast
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2022, 09:51:52 pm »
Ha! I wish it could be life size. What I mean to say is, I'm making a 1:1 replica of the model they used to film the original television series. About 20 inches long.
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Re: Greetings from the east coast
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2022, 09:59:58 pm »
 
 :-))

Are you going to 'eyeball' it or do you have a set of plans?
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Re: Greetings from the east coast
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2022, 10:17:02 pm »
Some pictures of a similar one at the Model Boat Convention 2014
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Re: Greetings from the east coast
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2022, 10:20:17 pm »
Quote from: Martin [Admin] on July 31, 2022, 09:59:58 pm

 :-))

Are you going to 'eyeball' it or do you have a set of plans?



No plans sadly, mostly going to be eyeballing. Having some of the original parts like the portholes will help, though. I also have some great reference pictures from a trip to Halifax. The original models are usually out on display, but we arranged to see them while they were out for cleaning.
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Re: Greetings from the east coast
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2022, 12:05:22 am »
Nice project...  8)
First time I have seen the trolleys underneath the models.
Thanks for posting your photos.  :-)
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