Originally Posted by bogstandard

I built the Clochlight at about 1/20th scale, double the size of the plans you have.

If you model it at 1/32nd, a standard sort of scale, a 1/16" (0.8mm) dot would give you a rivet head at full size of 2" (50mm), about right for that sized boat.

Ships of this era vary a lot from shipyard to shipyard. The Clochlight is based on the 'old' style of build, using curved plates, the later 'Vic' series were built like the TID tugs, mainly flat plate.

This was mine after being in storage for a few years. The white dotted lines show the position of the internal water ballast tanks. This one was built using a commercial f/g hull. As far as I know they are still available, but a bit pricey at over £100. The Pepsi bottle shows the true scale of this beast. It swallowed a 24AH battery and easily could have taken another one if I hadn't put ballast tanks in.

John