Another Revell Tug

[Gordon Ferguson]

Morning, thought I had better post this before all the rusty boats come back from the show

I have done a few conversions from kit boats in the past and when I came across this picture it inspired me to have another go.



plan was to upscale the tug hull to 1/35 scale but after a few days into the build it became obvious that it would not work in this scale , so it's now 1/48.

Will not bore you with lots of constructional photos, if anybody is interested in anything particular just shout and I will try to help. Still a bit of construction to do but major elements are sorted. Most bits are sub assemblies so it all placed loosely together at the moment

[johnt]

Hi Gordon,
Excellent scratch build skill on display again!

I do have a question: how did you do the seals round the windows? Thanks in advance.

Cheers
JT

[DennisM]

No wonder it was abandoned, it is made out of brick!

I would actually be interested in seeing some of the boring construction photos.

Dennis

[TRM]

This is fantastic Gordon! Nice bit of scratch work!! This should be real fun to bang around!! Count me in!!

[Gordon Ferguson]

Hi John, trust you are well .

The window "rubber" is just 20thou rod, decide where you want join to be ... It's usually at the top, glue the first few mm's of the rod on leave to dry then bend at first corner ..... It helps to bend rod around a former, I use the drill bit that drilled the corners in the sheet, then glue and let dry ...... And so on till you get back to the beginning.



I have to admit it's a job I hate doing as I don't have the patience to wait each time for glue to dry ........ Obviously you could speed up process using super glue but you have to really accurate with your placement, the liquid poly type glue at least lets you manoeuvre the rod a little.

Once it's all dry I lightly sanded the rod to get it closer to the D shape of the full size ones.

In this case I also blended in a few bits of 10 thou rod to try to portray the rubber seal being split as it's a derelict and the glass has been removed ...... Which you might be able to see in the photo of the real one .

Dennis , will post a few shots of construction later .......... "Bricks" see what you mean

[tobias5555]

Cool, I love it when a model is build on a real picture.

[Gordon Ferguson]

Dennis , a few construction shots.........

Construction of rear engine compartment which is below waterline , made from bottom of rear hull with sides extended and rib & engine bed detail added.



Construction of new wheelhouse



Mast/ariel detail



Modified bulwarks and rear hatch details

[johnt]

Awesome! Thanks mate, I've been tempted to build or convert some things that have that kind of window seal but I was stumped about how it would be done.

Cheers
JT

[DennisM]

Thanks for the construction pics. Love seeing stuff like this even if it doesn't have tracks

[Marcel du Long]

Very nice progress so far Gordon.

Cheers,
Marcel

[deafpanzer]

Rob is going to love this... looking real good!!!

[wbill76]

Very cool project here Gordon. Looking forward to more on this little tug.

[Gordon Ferguson]

Thanks for the interest shown in this, and for the kind words

Managed a couple of hours today so. Think all the major work is done and some paint can be thrown at it. There is still some bits to build for the wheelhouse but the "plan is to them while other bits are drying and add stuff such instrument console, wheel etc in at the end

So this is what it looks like now, not a lot of difference but bow has been tricked up a bit, engine compt has some more detail plus towing beam & bollards added .

Sorry about pics, was getting bored trying to photograph white plastic







Thanks for looking

[deafpanzer]

Looking good! You have made Theo the Tugboat very proud... can't wait to see more.

[Leon]

Nice scratch work on the tug Gordon.Looking really good.

[Gordon Ferguson]

Decided I needed to put off the dreaded "paint" a bit longer so built the innards for the wheelhouse tonight ....... As the plan is for boat to be a derelict have gone for open drawers and cupboards as though sort of ransacked and all the instruments will gone , with just a few wires, etc left

Again this built as sub assembly , makes painting easier and then can be slid into position at the end

[johnt]

Hi mate
Looking better and better!

Cheers
JT

[deafpanzer]

Interior looks great... keep it coming!

[406 Silverado]

Man that looks to good to put paint on. Very nice scratch work.

[Deleted]

Very nice work indeed buddy, I like the build photos too

[wbill76]

Good idea on the wheel house, some nice work there for sure.

[Leon]

Great idea on the wheel house Gordon.

[Gordon Ferguson]

Primer on ........

Bit of tiding up needed, and a rethink on the weld lines experiment on the hull

[kaytermarram]

Top notch build up so far, very detailed and clean build. When you go to paint, will you rust and dust it away like the other guys here?

Frank

[Gordon Ferguson]

Hi Frank, yes it will be pretty dirty with a bit of rust

Waiting for delivery of some Archers resin transfers to sort out welds so started painting the engine room



When in place you don't actually see that much but will add some fresh rust , more dirt and a few bits left over from the old engine, rags, etc

[Gordon Ferguson]

Getting silly now, and apologises to all those I am quickly boring to death ........... But added propellor shaft, coupling and grease reservoir , along with a few paint chips & scratches/rust

[kaytermarram]

Yep!! This looks really really cool and lovely (for dirt and rust lovers that means!) Can´t wait to see the progress!

Frank

[wbill76]

That's pretty cool Gordon! Can almost feel that grease and smell the diesel.

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Little way too realistic I have to say... you nailed it!!!

[Leon]

All of the above Gordon.Your doing a great job.