Something Ray wanted.



Moving and chuffing along a river?

Built from this model:

http://www.worldofmicromodels.com/database/modelcraft-packets/modelcraft-Thames-Tug.html

Well it's finished, but it looks like it's going to be a completely useless model





I'd like to finish off all the country, and railway models, but without a test setup, I'll be wasting my time.

Time for a break from EAW I think.

Thanks, I needed a tug for the barges.

I'll get to it when I get back from extended holiday in September.

And something nobody asked for!



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Based on this 1947 card model:



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I'm hoping there will be some interest in bringing our boring rivers to life, with these models. I'm working on a European motor barge, which was a very common sight, through a pilot's sight in WWII.

Nearly finished Motor Barge

I could use most of these in the new Dunkirk. In the old dunkirk I put what we had in and around the major ports and rivers.

Finished model:



From this model I can make several different versions, with different loads, and empty. You'll have to look at the plumb line to see if it's loaded or not. I know it will be a bit hard to do, while your strafing them, but watch out! One or two might be loaded with ammo, and it might just blow up and take you down, if your too close.

Excellent!

Do you fancy trying to add some code to the exe, to make river boats move?

I recon either the road or ship routines could be adapted, but the best would be the railway code, because you could have a tug/motor barge pulling lighter/barges, like a loco and coaches.