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Details motor, speed controller, batteries, and propellers for operation.
Lists additional parts for model customization and enhancements.
Provides key dimensions, weight, and scale of the harbour tug.
Offers advice on adhesives, primers, and general building practices.
Covers fitting the bow thruster unit into the hull and sealing gaps.
Details fitting frames, stringers, and supports inside the hull.
Describes fitting the anchor hawse pockets into the hull openings.
Details fitting and securing the bilge keels to the hull.
Covers mounting motors and shaft brackets for the drive system.
Details fitting propeller shafts, rudders, and tillers.
Describes assembling and installing the servo mount for steering.
Describes assembling and fitting the stern roller mechanism.
Details gluing main deck supports and doublers to the hull framework.
Covers placing and securing the main deck onto the hull.
Securing the foredeck and completing deck joints with wedges.
Construction of the lower deckhouse components and base plate.
Fitting the coaming to the foredeck using the deckhouse as a guide.
Installing the stanchions along the bulwark for railings.
Fitting supports and handrails to the foredeck structure.
Construction and preparation of the bollards for deck mounting.
Assembly of the foredeck emergency exit hatch and switches.
Preparing deckhouse windows for glazing by leaving tabs.
Building connecting walls and exhaust pillars for the superstructure.
Constructing the fire-fighting bridge structure.
Fitting windows into the superstructure walls with adhesive.
Building and preparing the fire monitors for operation.
Constructing and fitting the superstructure deck with spacers.
Detailing the monitor rotation setup using pulleys and rubber bands.
Assembling the main wheelhouse structure and walls.
Adding interior details like consoles and control desks.
Installing door frames and joining roof sections.
Installing windows and filling gaps with filler paste.
Assembling the mast structure and lamp housings for LEDs.
Building and painting the radar units.
Guidance on soldering railing components using appropriate tools.
Building and fitting companionways to the deck.
Fitting railings between exhaust pillars and forward sections.
Assembling companionway and railing for the wheelhouse roof.
Constructing railings for the monitor platform.
Fitting the access ladder to the superstructure.
Building the searchlight box and its components.
Assembling the swivel mechanism and brackets for the searchlight.
Painting and completing the searchlight with LED.
Building chain stoppers and the anchor winch base.
Assembling brake systems and release clutches for winches.
Building the cable drum and fitting anchor winch brakes.
Completing and installing the anchor winch with chain.
Assembling the base for the towing winch.
Building the towing winch frame and brakes.
Assembling the winch drums with end plates and discs.
Assembling cable guide system and hydraulic fluid tank.
Building hydraulic drive units and the gearbox.
Assembling brake units, frame, and fairing for the main winch.
Building the tugger winches as mirror images.
Assembling gearbox frame and roller mechanism.
Building winch drums and the gearbox.
Completing the tugger winch and mounting it to the deck.
Preparing wooden decks and fitting them to the main deck.
Constructing and fitting the towing bar.
Fitting deck hooks, liferafts, and balancing the model for CG.
Assembling the Schottel drive unit bearers and supports.
Fitting units to the hull and setting up servos for movement.
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