Model of tugboat NEW YORK CENTRAL NO 18

full model

MODELS - VESSELS - FULL
marad; models
Melton, Jerry
2004
wood; plastic; cloth; metal
case H. 19-5/8 x W. 26-7/8 x D. 11-3/4 in.; model LOA 20 in.

Full model of tugboat NEW YORK CENTRAL NO. 18 made by Jerry Melton, 2004; "scratch-built" without commercial parts except for dry transfer lettering on hull; hand painted lettering on stack, plank on bulkhead construction, 3/16" scale; made of wood, styrene windows, handwoven fenders; in glass and mahogany display case with brass plaque engraved "NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD TUG/ NEW YORK CENTRAL No. 18/ BUILT 1913 IN NEWBURGH, NY/ NEW YORK R.R. CO./ SCALE 3/16" = 1'/ MODEL BY JERRY MELTON"; original tugboat LOA 99.4', beam 25.5', 800 HP.

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