Steam Tug Uncle Sam completed

[Seatoland]

Have been watching this site off and on for a while and look at many of the logs when building so thought I would start sharing. I need to create a full build log at some point but I usually have several going at the same time... I finished an old Arkit Uncle Sam this weekend that I replaced over 75% of the wood and all the cast items with what I liked better. I built the wheel frames from a Sovereign of the Seas kit using the left overs from the tops that fit nicely as the frames for the paddles. I haven't seen too many of these completed models so maybe it will help someone building this boat to see one.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, that is a superb model, nicely done.

Jan

 

[Namabiiru]

Very nice!

 

[Senorbob]

the first "tractor tug". I like it

 

[Rebus]

Very well done, looks great.

 

[nongri]

Very beautiful, I like tugs... I am now on "King of Mississipi " , Artesania Latina
your Uncle Sam is a kit or did you build it by yourself ? So many sails boats on the market but very few other sorts of boats

 

[LaurieS]

Looks great , well done. It’s good to see another enthusiast for something a little less common.

 

[Darryl]

Very nice job overall, a unique project to build. I like the brass rails and the steam engine stacks in particular, beautiful model to display. Darryl

 

[JamesSmi63]

Have been watching this site off and on for a while and look at many of the logs when building so thought I would start sharing. I need to create a full build log at some point but I usually have several going at the same time... I finished an old Arkit Uncle Sam this weekend that I replaced over 75% of the wood and all the cast items with what I liked better. I built the wheel frames from a Sovereign of the Seas kit using the left overs from the tops that fit nicely as the frames for the paddles. I haven't seen too many of these completed models so maybe it will help someone building this boat to see

Great job, that’s a really nice result! Replacing over 75% of the kit and reworking the details takes a lot of effort, but it clearly paid off.
Using parts from another kit for the paddle frames is a clever solution. And you’re right — not many of these are shown completed, so this will definitely be helpful for others. Looking forward to seeing more

 

[Ted Robinson]

I love the rains and stacks. All the metal work. Would love. To see a build log.on how this was accomplished

 

[Seatoland]

Great job, that’s a really nice result! Replacing over 75% of the kit and reworking the details takes a lot of effort, but it clearly paid off.
Using parts from another kit for the paddle frames is a clever solution. And you’re right — not many of these are shown completed, so this will definitely be helpful for others. Looking forward to seeing more

Thanks! Was a fun build.

 

[Seatoland]

I love the rains and stacks. All the metal work. Would love. To see a build log.on how this was accomplished

I’ll try and go back to see what photos I have for this one. I’ve built a couple more since then. Has been a while and I need to do better with taking and saving photos to be able to do a log.

 

[Ted Robinson]

I’ll try and go back to see what photos I have for this one. I’ve built a couple more since then. Has been a while and I need to do better with taking and saving photos to be able to do a log.

Your metal skills are fantastic. I for one would love to watch you work and learn the process