Duanelaker Posted October 31, 2019 Author #31 Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Very nice! It seems like the Taurus tugboat has changed throughout the years! Edited October 31, 2019 by Duanelaker Canute 1 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted November 6, 2019 Author #32 Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Well I used Elmer’s glue to simulate glass and well it didn’t dry as clear as I had hoped but none the less I’m not too disappointed in them. They are still wet in this pic. Edited November 26, 2019 by Duanelaker Canute, GrandpaPhil and EricWilliamMarshall 3 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted November 26, 2019 Author #33 Posted November 26, 2019 Ok so after spending more money at model expo lol their wonderful parts Department sent me new windows and doors. I did offer to pay but they didn’t return that email, a wonderful company! Makes me want to buy more things from them.... anyways I have also bought Krystal clear or whatever it’s called, so easy to work with. I am planning on putting some LEDs in side some how. Progress! lmagna, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
RickyGene Posted November 26, 2019 #34 Posted November 26, 2019 You have done a wonderful job on the little Tug. I had this kit years ago when you got the rough hull, some strip wood, blocks and a few castings. I remember RR guys taking this kit and turning them into show stoppers. And as I understand now you get w/PE, brass tube smoke stack and no white metal. Watching you build yours, has me wanting to build another. Oh, my 1st one, I paid $8.00! Like your approach and detail workmanship. Rick Canute, EricWilliamMarshall and Duanelaker 3 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
Duanelaker Posted November 26, 2019 Author #35 Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, RickyGene said: You have done a wonderful job on the little Tug. I had this kit years ago when you got the rough hull, some strip wood, blocks and a few castings. I remember RR guys taking this kit and turning them into show stoppers. And as I understand now you get w/PE, brass tube smoke stack and no white metal. Watching you build yours, has me wanting to build another. Oh, my 1st one, I paid $8.00! Like your approach and detail workmanship. Rick Thanks for your kind words and showing interest in this build of mine, this is a fine little kit for sure! This kit came with a wooden towel for the smoke stack, but I am going to see if I can find a correct sized copper tube to replace, it came with no PE to my knowledge. The Pilot house was laser cut basswood which is probably a lot easier to work with over a solid block of wood! RickyGene and Canute 2 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted November 27, 2019 Author #36 Posted November 27, 2019 As a change of pace I was working on the “Tug Beard”?? I think it’s not bad for a first try! Anyone want to guess what it’s made of ? 😝 I have to trim it up a little more...and I assume stain or paint it? GrandpaPhil and Canute 2 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
RickyGene Posted November 27, 2019 #37 Posted November 27, 2019 Nose hair........🤣 Canute and Duanelaker 2 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
Duanelaker Posted November 28, 2019 Author #38 Posted November 28, 2019 More window installation... Canute and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted December 3, 2019 Author #39 Posted December 3, 2019 Installed the rails and the windows and doors. I also removed the trim on the roof, it made the roof too big I think. Also painted the eagle, I was going to do gold leaf but I think the liquid gold looks great. GrandpaPhil, Canute and EricWilliamMarshall 3 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted December 12, 2019 Author #40 Posted December 12, 2019 Playing around with some ideas and I bought some LEDs for some fun... GrandpaPhil, EricWilliamMarshall, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted December 19, 2019 Author #41 Posted December 19, 2019 Does anyone have any info on how the chains operated the steering? There is the picture in the drawings that came with the tug, but they aren’t so clear and there is little documentation. Wondering if a 3” pipe would be accurate to tie the chains together. (It appears chains on the rudder near the grating would then go to pipe, then go back to chain and run under the cabin to the steering wheel). GrandpaPhil and Canute 2 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
Duanelaker Posted December 25, 2019 Author #42 Posted December 25, 2019 I still have this project going on...I almost want to leave the stack copper 😆 GrandpaPhil, EricWilliamMarshall, etubino and 2 others 5 Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
EricWilliamMarshall Posted March 28, 2020 #43 Posted March 28, 2020 I just opened my version of the kit and reading through the directions. I didn’t realize how much extra you brought to the table! Great going! Duanelaker and Canute 2 Quote Current adventures: USS Perry of 1843, model kit by Bluejacket - Scale 1:96 Lost at Sea: Dapper Tom - model kit by Model Shipways Previous adventures: an English Pinnace, model kit by Model Shipways, Opium Smuggler Schooner Yacht 1805, model kit by Authentic Holland Models Chesapeake Bay Flattie, model kit by Midwest, USS Constitution, model kit by Revell Albatros 1912, card model kit by HMV
ccoyle Posted March 29 #44 Posted March 29 I just noticed there is a typo on MS' box label. 1/8" = 1' is 1/96 scale, not 1/64. I fixed the title for you. Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
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