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11-24-2014, 07:52 PM
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Mighty vessel - Paper Shipwright
This one was all kinds of problems.
 I didn't take build pics - appeared to be a bit much, considering. Mr. Hathaway has had this kit listed on his web site for a while and it looked like a sweet build. I picked up the kit at this years IPMC. The kit was two sets of each craft. The tugs Samson and King Tut (British humor?). The bardges (U.S.) i.e. lighters (U.K.) are bigger than the tug. It can be built covered or uncovered. It all went together very well. Can't you see the work crew sitting around for tea?
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11-24-2014, 10:06 PM
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They look good Greg. Reminds me of the disparity in size between some Mississippi tugs and the huge barges they were pushing (not pulling) when I was a boy in Mississippi.
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11-25-2014, 07:01 AM
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Those look nice! Good job sir!
greg
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11-25-2014, 08:04 AM
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Nice job! Do you plan on mounting them on a base of some sort?
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11-25-2014, 03:18 PM
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Good topic, love it!
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11-25-2014, 03:55 PM
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It would be neat diaroma if I could fiind a good period photo of the Thames in London. I believe Paper Shipwright still has scale figure that would work. I'll keep a look out, Don.
Thanks all for the kudos.
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11-25-2014, 06:13 PM
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That really is a great set of models. Very powerful subject in a small size. Thank you for sharing.
Jeff
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11-25-2014, 07:31 PM
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Aaah, fond memories of a London lad in the '50s. Sitting at the base of Cleopatra's Needle eating our sandwich lunch, and watching the tugboat trains heading up river to feed Battersea Power Station with coal.
Tiny tugboats hauling trains of up to 10 lighters, in pairs. I often used to wonder how such a small boat could pull such a heavy load, but this may well explain it ...  Looks like they might have borrowed a prop from the Titanic.  The big trains usually had another tug at the back to act as a brake, but it was the front one that did all the pulling. Keep on snippin' ... Johnny.
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