Dumas 1238 39 1/2" Brooklyn Tug

Dumas #1238 Boat Kit: 39-1/2" Brooklyn Tug

NOTE: This is a kit and comes completely unassembled. Additional materials and tools are required (sold separately). It can be built as a static model or RC vehicle with optional parts- see details below.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Wooden build kit for 39-1/2" Brooklyn Tug
- Instructions

REQUIRED TO COMPLETE - STATIC MODEL (SOLD SEPARATELY)
- Tools, sand paper, wood adhesives, paint, etc.

ADDITIONAL PARTS REQUIRED FOR RC OPERATION (SOLD SEPARATELY)
Running Hardware: #2364 for single screw power
Power: Dumas #2004 6v Motor
Speed Control: #8314 Speed Control
Battery: #8302 7.2v NiMh Battery
Charger: #8315 Battery Charger
Radio Control: #8812-1 2 Channel Radio Control w/ one servo

OVERVIEW
The Brooklyn was built in 1910 and owned by the New York Dock Co. Steam powered all her career she was inauspiciously sold for scrap in 1960. She was one of many railroad tugs, designed to transfer railroad cars from one side of New York to the other on barges known as car floats. Railroad tugs almost always towed barges alongside, with one car floating on each side, hence the heavy guards and the use of single posts instead of H-bitts. Railroad tugs were characterized by long houses because there was no need of towing space aft.

The Dumas kit of the Brooklyn is designed to give you the salty appearance of the original boat. Not just your average tug, the Brooklyn has the characteristics that set the early tugs apart. You get a vacuum formed hull, all the parts to build the conventional die cut superstructure, and enough detail (laser cut parts, lots of castings, brass railings, etc.) to keep you busy through many a long winter night. If you are one of many who admire the pugnacious spirit of tug boats then this one is for you. Another classic model from The Model Boat People.

SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 39-1/2"
Beam: 9-1/2"
Scale: 1/32