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Steam tug Waratah
Scale: 1/250
Skill Level: difficult
Size (LxWxH): 133x25x51 mm (5x0x2 inch)
Waratah is a lovable, small, and in a certain way also a cheerful model that is extremly enjoyable to build.
The graphics attach particular importance to showing many small details of the original in its current state; sometimes you have the feeling that you are really on the actual Waratah.
For such a small model, the Waratah has an extraordinarily high number of details with very small components. But don't worry: many of the small components also have simpler variants in the arch. And for the very eager detail builders: yes, the Waratah also has a bridge equipment.
The color of the Waratah is particularly appealing - it seems as if the bright sun is shining on the model on a glorious sunny day in Sydney Harbor.
It is a special attraction when you can join the port tug fleet from our northern hemisphere with a pretty little steam tug from Down Under.
The model highlights:
- with bridge interior
- detailed capstan
- with towing attachment
- filigree masts
- Precise deck design
- museum ship
| Product type | Papermodel |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | HMV Hamburger Modellbaubogen Verlag |
| Scale | 1/250 |
| Designer | Carsten Horn |
| Difficulty | difficult |
| Sheet size | DIN A4 |
| Sheets | 2 |
| Parts | 299 |
| Parts without alternative parts | 246 |
| Length | 133 mm (5.24 inch) |
| Width | 25 mm (0.98 inch) |
| Height | 51 mm (2.01 inch) |
| Bauanleitung | German, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Pictures |
Technical data:
- Launched: May 21, 1902
- Shipyard: Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney under the name Burunda
- Length: 33.10 m
- Width: 6.68 m
- Draft: 2.74 m
- Displacement: 144.8 tons
- Engine: two-cylinder multiple expansion machine
- Power: 205 kw
- Speed: 16 kn
- Crew: 14 men
On May 22, 1902, Waratah, then still under the name Burunda, was launched at the Cockatoo Island Dockyards. The steam engine came from Glasgow in England. The elegant shape of Waratah is a classic example of British style of Edward VII's time. At 33 meters in length, her main task was to move dredgers, cranes and barges along the coast of New South Wales, Australia. In 1918 she was renamed Waratah after an Australian tree or shrub whose flowers represent the plant emblem of the state of New South Wales. Today, the coal-fired Waratah is the oldest tugboat in Australia and at the same time the oldest surviving ship in the Cockatoo Island Dockyards - for decades one of the largest shipyards in Australia.
Waratah has not been used on the high seas since 1948 and was instead used to maintain barrels and transport VIPs. In 1968 the owner, the Department of Public Works, decided to have the ship scrapped. The Sydney Heritage Fleet, which was only 3 years old at the time, or better its forerunner recognized the historical significance of the tug and bought Waratah for restoration. In the following five years the ship was completely refurbished and due to this rather unusual performance at the time, the Sydney Heritage Fleet received a lot of attention and recognition both nationally and internationally. Since then, Waratah has been sailing on Sydney Harbor as a charter and excursion ship.
Our idea to publish Waratah as an HMV model aroused great enthusiasm at the Sydney Heritage Fleet and we were provided with extensive plan material and of course we were on board for the photo tour. Carsten Horn has taken on this gem and Waratah will expand our range of museum ships appropriately. The little steamer promises a lot of entertainment during construction. And Carsten Horn implemented the project with his usual attention to detail and beautiful graphics.
