Anyone built the Slipways Tsekoa?

[UAE JohnnyParticipant @uaejohnny]

I’m stranded on the uncharted desert island of Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The people here are very nice but not much into hobbies. Basic supplies like brass and plastic stock are difficult or impossible to get locally and must be ordered from across the sea. I’ve pretty well settled on the Slipways Tsekoa as my kit for the summer. (Unlike the the rest of the world, Abu Dhabi is a place where one remains indoors during summer and runs boats during the winter.)

 

How is the Tsekoa in terms of completeness? I’ve read that the white metal propellers are too fragile and should be replaced with brass or plastic. If you’ve built this kit or know somebody who has, what would you advise in addition to the obvious list of radio, running gear and electronics? Are there any hidden “gotchas” in the kit? Running down to my local hobby shop to buy an extra or a replacement is NOT an option here. On the upside, stones for ballast are not a problem!

 

Thanks in Advance’

 

UAE Johnny

Edited By UAE Johnny on 14/04/2009 21:37:38

[UAE JohnnyParticipant @uaejohnny]

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

 Hi Johnny

 

Just finished the Model Slipway kit “Aziz” which is an Oil rig supply ship moored in your partof the world and though I’ve not done the Tsekoa I found that the three kits I’ve built from Model Slipway have all been superb and everything there ,I did change the props for Brass ones though for looks as much as anything.

Don’t think you will regret your choice unless you look at my “Aziz” that is , plenty of room for deck clutter on that and I do like to scratchbuild deck clutter, perhaps one day I will try my hand at scratchbuilding a full boat, those people get my vote ever time.

Ducky

[UAE JohnnyParticipant @uaejohnny]

Hello Ducky,

 

I’ve actually looked for the Aziz and the Al Khubar at my local waterfront with no luck. I’m thinking that I’ll go with brass props as well, and for the same reason.

 

Thanks for the advice on Slipways!

 

John

[Paul GodfreyParticipant @paulgodfrey14946]

Hi Johnny,

 

Just wanted to say that I saw a model of the Tsekoa at my new club for the first time recently, and was really impressed – it’s a great looking boat, and the detailed large crane is superb.

 

Having built Model Slipway’s Dutch Courage and thoroughly enjoying the experience,  I have already chosen this to be my next model after ‘Sir Lancelot’ (although that might take me some time to complete!!)

 

Paul

 

 

[UAE JohnnyParticipant @uaejohnny]

The crane is what really sold me. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen an American TV show called “Dirty Jobs” but they featured a segment in which the host cleaned up a deep sea buoy. Ever since that episode I’ve felt a need to build a similar ship. The detail on the Tsekoa crane is well documented on the internet and the crane alone seemed sufficient reason to choose the kit.

 

The Lancelot is also an ambitious project, but if you handle this one as well as you handled the “Courage” I think you will do well.

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Here is Dave Brumstead’s example of Tsekoa afloat. Looks great doesn’t she?

 

Colin

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