Titan Tug

EdW Post iniziale 3 anni fa 3

As I promised here is where I am with the build of my Veron Titan Tug

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EdW #2 of 5 12 mesi fa 3

Titan Tug

I have resumed work on my Titan Tug.

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2 commentos

robbob Silver
Ammiraglio di flotta12 mesi fa
Hi Ed.
How did you come to have the Veron kit? was it a 'barn find' so to speak or did you have it on the shelf for a long time?

Hi Fogwall.
Yours is a great looking example of the Titan tug 😀👍.
It looks really well built and finished too.
I love the name 'Temps Perdu' clearly it wasn't a waste of time building it !
Robbob.
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Fogwall
Leading Seaman12 mesi fa
I’ve just spotted your post about the Veron Titan Tug and couldn’t resist commenting. My late dad and I also built one in the early 70s to which I rather crudely fitted radio in ’79. Foolishly thinking I’d done with model boats (one never is 😊) I sold it some years later.

A couple of years ago I decided to see if I could re-visit my misspent youth. This is the result together with a 'split screen' of the original 70s and current models.

Radio and motor are 70s period correct: MacGregor III still on 27MHz and Monoperm Pile (3:1) but with modern ESC (the original had a Pompey RCM&E design) and NiMh batteries.

It could be I'm just hamfisted but I think this isn’t an easy kit to build despite Veron’s claims at the time. There are a number of significant challenges. Apart from the one my dad and I built, I’ve only ever seen one other working example.

The main issue for R/C is connecting the tiller to the rudder servo as the stern is solid balsa. I adapted the Dacron fishing line method as detailed on the EzeeBilt website.

Good luck 👍.
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EdW #3 of 5 12 mesi fa 3

No work today

We have an 8 hour electricity outage due planned upgrade in our area. Got a UPS for my “tech”, will have to get a generator for my workshop if this happens too often 🤣

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EdW #4 of 5 12 mesi fa 3

Power outage

They are upgrading our local substation to accommodate the new houses been built near us. They did the prep work on Monday and will possibly be finished with the clean up by Friday. The workforce looked like they were in South Africa, one guy working and seven supervising.
😂

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EdW #5 of 5 12 mesi fa 3

Titan Kit

RobBob, I posted on this site asking for a copy of the drawing, it is really a construction guide, but with it I could build one. Someone sent me a link to one on EBay and I bought it. I was in luck it was complete and untouched.

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