Clyde Puffer Trilight Ref: DM72 This Deans Marine kit boasts the the following features: Designed as a working radio controlled model Glassfibre hull with Plating, washport and hawse pipe detail moulded in. Computer drawn Plasticard superstructure and deck components. Vac formed plastic ship's boat, Motor mount and hatch cover. Cast white metal and resin deck fittings The model is powered and controlled using the motor and controller from a standard servo. Instructions on how to convert the servo are given in the instructions Propshaft, tube and prop. Printed vinyl deck planking for foredeck Full sized plan Building instructions with photographic building illustrations. Scale: 1:72 Model Length: 269mm Minimum Radio Control functions: 2 Number of propshafts: 1 Recommended motors: One Std servo motor Recommended battery: One 4.8v 600mh or 6v 900mh Nicad pack History The Clyde puffer was a sturdy steam coaster of 66ft length that could carry up to 100 tons of cargo and deliver it with her own gear if there was enough water for her to float. If not she could beach herself and sit on the flats to unload. The engines were of the noncondensing type that resulted in the distinct sound caused by the exhaust giving rise to the name Puffer. The Puffers dimensions were dictated by the locks on the Forth & Clyde canal on which waterway many of the ships traded. The Puffers could be met anywhere between the Moray Firth and Middlesborough. The types were many and varied to suit the skippers taste, but all were constructed to the basic shape. Many of theses attractive and workmanlike small craft have long gone, but a couple still steam as preserved vessels. The Trilight is of no specific vessel at any one time, but a model typical of the type. Price: £77.95/€85.75 (Including VAT at 15%) US$101.67 (Tax Free) Quantity: