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General => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: brian200943 on August 12, 2013, 01:40:02 AM

Title: Introduction
Post by: brian200943 on August 12, 2013, 01:40:02 AM

Hi from Brian Bates
My home address is in Pembroke.
At the age of 69 I decided to have another go at making a model tug and as it was 40 years ago since I built my first boat, I seemed to go to model aircraft after that for many years, at long last I decided that maybe it was time to stop watching them fall out of the sky it was time for a change.
I bought a fibre glass hull and Im 3/4 into building The Applegarth steam tug,  Im happy with the build  and for my next project have decided to go one step up and build a paddle tug in about 1.36 aprox scale about 3to 3.6" long I will need a hull if possible and plans so I can look up its history, something like Navy, as I served my time as an engine and ship fitter in Chatham Dockyard I the 1960s.
Regards Brian

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Brian Gates on August 12, 2013, 03:29:33 AM

Hi Brian

Have you considered the Dromedary class?  There is a hull available in 1/48 scale which looks attractive - if I ever finish my current projects I would like to build one.  British Steam Tugs by P N Thomas contains a plan of the vessel and there are a lot of photos on the web.  Alternately you might remember the RMAS Director class, Model Boats published a plan and I am pretty sure a hull is available.

All the best
Brian Gates
one letter different just to confuse :)

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: brian200943 on August 12, 2013, 08:30:41 PM

From Bates to Gates.
I think that's cockney riming slang.
Thanks for that information is well worth following up.
Will let you know the outcome.
Regards Brian[no1]

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: TailUK on August 13, 2013, 06:32:21 PM

Quote from: Brian Gates on August 12, 2013, 03:29:33 AM

Hi Brian

Have you considered the Dromedary class?  There is a hull available in 1/48 scale which looks attractive - if I ever finish my current projects I would like to build one.  British Steam Tugs by P N Thomas contains a plan of the vessel and there are a lot of photos on the web.  Alternately you might remember the RMAS Director class, Model Boats published a plan and I am pretty sure a hull is available.

All the best
Brian Gates
one letter different just to confuse :)

The Director plan is in the download section of this site.  I've got 2 Dromedary hulls and they are superb. It's available from Mark's Model Bits and at a very reasonable price.