The Mastman Models kit isn't a kit in the way railway modellers would understand the concept. It is exactly what you get in the model boat world however.
A vac-formed hull, deck and front fender are supplemented by a sheet of plasticard and some plans for the superstructure. Basically, it's an aid to scratch building rather than a shake the box model. I'm happy with this as it keeps the cost down and lets me build the boat I want.
The idea is that the deck is trimmed to drop in to the top of the hull. As far as I can tell, this means that there will be a lip around the top edge - strong for a model and easy to build, but nothing like any of the real tugs. Never mind, this is all fixable and since the hull is very good indeed and I certainly can't make anything better - it will form the basis for the model I want to build.
Running a ruler over the hull, the model works out at 1:24 scale, a normal one for boat modellers which should make buying a suitable captain easy.
3 comments:
is the Bantom tug kit still availabe or even just a hull
Phil Allen@hotmail.co.uk
can you supply a bantom tug kit or hull
phil-allen@hotmail.co.uk
Sorry, no idea. I'm just a customer and haven't been to a model boat show for over 3 years.
Google shows they have a Facebook page. Why not try there? https://www.facebook.com/mastmanmodels/
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