Mercury and Vulkan sea tugs - HMV - 1:250

[Styrian Spitfire]

Hi Kevin , nice to see you again and thank you !

Parts 47 and 48 ... also put on

The masts 50/51 are reinforced inside with wire ... and placed

Sincerely
Kurt

[Kevin WS]

I ahve been following your build - would not miss it! And you are nearly done now!

[Don Boose]

Nearly complete and looking very good!

Don

[Michael Mash]

Nice cutting work with that wheel Kurt.
Everything looks great in that last photo.
Mike

[Styrian Spitfire]

Hi

Thanks to Kevin , Don and Mike

and on to the finale ...

Attach the towing device ... around the rear mast

Part 49, the water syringe ... with railing placed

Sincerely
Kurt

[Don Boose]

Excellent. I walked around on the deck and climbed up to the bridge in my imagination.

Don

[Positive_Rate]

Originally Posted by Styrian Spitfire

Glue the reinforced part 16a to the stern and prepare the deck ... and stick it on

After drying well, detach the fuselage from the glass plate

Sincerely yours
Kurt

Kurt,

I haven't used a glass plate for building before. Do you always follow this procedure:
base glued at spots to glass - keel - frames - deck - remove from plate

I imagine you would normally have to remove it from the plate before attaching the side skin(s) of the hull?

I am asking of course after I have tried assembling a hull without doing this! ...with the er unintended but predictable result!

Would you recommend a particular type of glate (plate glass/ toughened etc??)

Your help and any other comments about the method are really appreciated!

Regards,
Alan

[Styrian Spitfire]

Hi Alan ,

Do you always follow this procedure:
base glued at spots to glass - keel - frames - deck - remove from plate

Yes Alan , thats correctly



Glue more mini parts ... to the mast

First fix the rubbing strip at the front ... and glue it backwards step by step ...

... finish with the second bar at the end

Sincerely
Kurt

[Styrian Spitfire]

Put three lights ... on the masts

Thanks to Wolfgang, I can also build the position lights in 3D ... which fit very well, the shrouds are already installed

Sincerely
Kurt

[Styrian Spitfire]

Now it's time for the finish sprint .....

Now to the rigging, first glue at the lower points and let it dry well ... then tighten with clamps and glue again ...
... then cut off the excess threads ... now hoist the flags and the first tug is ready

With the completion of the second tug this project is now finished after 61 hours of construction on 39 days of handicraft.

It was a lot of pleasure to build both models in the usual HMV quality. A thank you to all of your fellow campaigners and for the numerous likes during the construction report.

With kind regards from Styria
Kurt