Nytram Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I recently spent most of lock-down #1 in 2020 making a scratch model of Thames tug 'Sun XXI' using anything I could find in the workshop. It followed the Model Maker plan for a 35" hull. I'll try and post a picture of the final result, built from scrap remember! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytram Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 So, following a lifetime love of buses, I imagined building a London Transport 'RT' model to 1/24 scale from scrap. When I came to my senses I realised that after a long break doing other things this might be a 'bridge too far'. The wheels and springs done, this idea became an order for the Revell 1/24 plastic kit for the RML. As a student in 60s London I recall travelling a lot on public transport, and even tried to leave a briefcase on the bus en route for Clapton E5 from Chelsea via Piccadilly Circus. It turned up at the 'lost and found' at the end of the route! (Norwood garage?) Still trying to upload a couple of pics.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytram Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) https://1drv.ms/u/s!Agmq7VzzzWaIkT0rokttpcqKzu35 https://1drv.ms/u/s!Agmq7VzzzWaIkTtpQSf2N1Oqjgnm Just a right click and let Google find the pics! Insert from URL DIY! Edited August 4, 2021 by Nytram Explanation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That's a lovely build! Looks superb. You've got me rummaging now as I'm sure I have a photo of Sun XXI that my Dad took at Tilbury as we were waiting to hop on the ferry across to Gravesend. I seem to remember we used the ferry a lot as I'm certain he got free travel on it working for BR. He was a signalman at East Tilbury and Purfleet at the time. This would have been around 1975 just before we moved to sunny Southend. Thanks for sharing your fantastic build as it brought back a few memories for me. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 That's a big boat! You must sort out this picture posting so we can see more. I use OneDrive too if you want any help? I had days of confusion before I found out that you need to log into the OneDrive website rather than working on your own computer's file manager. Once logged in with your Microsoft password, select one of your pictures (it will show a tick) and click on embed. It’s pretty easy after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytram Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Ah, thanks for your kind remarks. I was a little disappointed with the soldered tinplate hull in the end, but it was hours of fun. Lots of little details on a tugboat to hide the bad workmanship! https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=8866CDF35CEDAA09&id=8866CDF35CEDAA09!2239&parId=root&o=OneUp https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=8866CDF35CEDAA09&id=8866CDF35CEDAA09!7497&parId=root&o=OneUp https://youtu.be/wDRUtjYPOsw shows Thames tug activity and some detail on Sun XXI especially for 'fightersweep' while he rummages! Edited May 8, 2023 by Nytram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 @Nytram Well, I was close....but no cigar! Found the photo after much rummaging and it was Sun XXII my Dad snapped back sometime in 1975 at the ferry jetty at Tilbury: Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytram Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Oh, well done! I admit that the video on Youtube shows XXII and not XXI, but they must be very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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