I thought I'd throw my latest project into the foray, here, for show and tell. I've got a model of the preserved Canadian steam tug SS Master under construction. Its 1/32 scale and I started using the Dumas Brooklyn hull. Its not exact to the prototype profile, but then again I don't have any hull profile drawings to scratch a hull to. The upper works is all scratch built from scribed wood. The stack is a wood core with styrene overlay. The vents are plastic tube with the bell made from kids plastic Easter eggs (at lest half the egg anyway.
Power is direct drive from a car power seat motor (12V and lots of torque). The speed does get up a bit so wide open throttle and no load is not the way to go, however, I built his specifically for tug handling/towing competitions, and wanted the power to haul 300lb barges........she has it.
Although the prototype has a towing steam winch, I elected to go with bollards to keep things simple for the competition. The bollards are bolt to a brass plate on the deck. There is another brass plate under the deck such that the deck is sandwiched between the two brass plates. Therefore, if the bollards pull out, the deck comes with it. Not likely to happen.
All the controls and such are on a separate removable board for ease of maintenance. Undo two plugs and all the electronics lifts out. I tried to keep everything simple.
I entered her in her first competition this past summer and she did very well. Looking forward to the coming summer.
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