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Ocean going Royal Navy rescue tug HMT Rollcall 1920 scale 1/48

first time I've ever written on this forum. As someone building a tug model, your's is inspiring Mr. Jäger. I'll be remembering those images as I tackle my own. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for the kind words Rob. I wish you well and that you have lots of enjoyment with your own build. What type of tug is it?

All the best Jack
 
Can you say something about the gun, for example, is it a 4" naval gun? An did you scratch build it?
These tugs, Rollcall was one of a class of six built for the RN around the end of WW1, all carried a QF 12 pound 12cwt. gun these where of the quick-firing 3-inch (76.2 mm) caliber artillery piece type that was widely used by the Royal Navy right up to WW2 when they where put on among others, minesweeping trawlers and drifters. The one on the model I built from bits I had lying around the barrel is cast white metal and came from a kit. The model itself uses the grp hull from a calder craft kit the rest I built with the aid of photographs and a small plan in a book called 'British Steam Tugs' by PN Thomas. There is more info. in the log I made on this site.

Kind regards JJ..
 
Spectacular detail and weathering. Details so realistic. All the way down to a vice and wrenches on a work table. Thanks for sharing.
 
This alone made it well worth dropping into the forum today. What a beautiful model, obviously as thoroughly researched as it is well built.
Sierra Hotel!
 
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