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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 25, 2015 15:34:36 GMT -5
In this thread, we can recover the story arc about the tugs.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2015 10:55:23 GMT -5
What happened here?
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2015 14:48:36 GMT -5
You were in Germany I think
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2015 16:23:39 GMT -5
So how was it?
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 27, 2015 17:10:23 GMT -5
Very nice; we took the TUGS and brought them to Sodor. They work at Brendam Docks, but Wellsworth sometimes liked to bring them to Kirk Ronan Harbor. (We never found out why though)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2015 17:16:26 GMT -5
Where are the TUGS in the TUGS show, anyway?
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Aug 27, 2015 18:01:57 GMT -5
Bigg City, a major port on the Eastern United States
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Aug 27, 2015 20:07:36 GMT -5
Was David Mitton from the US then?
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Sept 13, 2015 15:53:37 GMT -5
Managed to recover the introduction to this arc:
One day, the harbormaster was in a meeting. As time went on, he realized that given the demands of Brendham Docks, he needed Tugboats. He needed a whole fleet of them, and he was meeting with a young man from the United States who just may have had the answer he was looking for.
"Thank you for meeting with me Mr..."
"Star. Roger Star."
"Right. Now, I understand that you have some tugboats that I may be interested in?"
"Oh yes. Back in the 1920s, my Great-Grandfather ran the Star fleet of tugs, operating out of Bigg City Port in America."
"What happened?" The Harbormaster asked
Roger Star teared up "hard times hit, and the war only made things worse. We went bankrupt in 1953 and had to sell most of our assets. But Captain Star's tugs were like family to him, and he would not break up his fleet."
"Can I see these tugs?" The harbormaster asked.
Roger Star brightened up and took out some pictures. Some of the boats were afloat, others sunk. On all of them though, the red and blue striped funnels were still visible. He first pointed to a small tugboat still afloat. "This little fellow here is Ten Cents. He's mostly intact and doesn't need much. Give him a new engine and some paint, he's good to go." Then he pointed to a half sunk tugboat, this one bigger than Ten Cents. "This here is Big Mac; he may be half-sunk, but he's solid. Give him the repairs he needs, and he'll be good to go." Then he pointed to a paddleboat that was on its side. "This is O.J. He may be paddle-driven, but don't let that fool you. Once he's repaired he will be a hardworking, reliable tug. This half sunk fellow next to him is Top Hat. This other tug that is still afloat is Warrior, Big Mac's brother. Not much needed, just give him an engine and some paint, he'll be good to go." Then he pointed to another Tug that was still on his side. "This here is Hercules, the one ocean-going tug of the fleet. He's very versatile, and can go on rescue missions when needed." Then he pointed to one tug that was beached. "This here is Sunshine, the smallest of the lot. But don't let that fool you, he is quite useful."
"Why is he beached?" The harbormaster asked
"Some time ago a childish prank blew a 20 ft hole in his hull. The police are still trying to figure out what happened." Roger explained. Then he pointed to a drydock.
"Is that a submarine?" The harbormaster asked
"Yes indeed. This here is Grampus. He's the last of his class and very historically significant. His engine blew in '76 and there was no money to mend it. But he's good; just fix the engine, and get some paint he'll be good to go."
The harbormaster looked over everything "We will take them all, even Grampus. And rest assured by the end of next year they will all be working just fine, like it was in Bigg City Port all those years ago."
"I have only one request sir. These tugs meant so much to Captain Star, please let them keep their names and colors."
"I wouldn't have it any other way." The harbormaster agreed.
Some time later floating cranes had assembled in the dock where the Star Tugs had lied for decades. Roger Star boarded Ten Cents and told him the good news.
"Thank...you." A tired, quiet voice said.
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Sept 13, 2015 16:41:26 GMT -5
Great that you could remember all this!
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Sept 27, 2015 0:20:15 GMT -5
Another lost scene:
As the tugs were going about their business, a freighter pulled into the docks. It was carrying an old boat.
"Ah, that alligator tug I bought to help out in the shallow areas around Sodor." The harbormaster said.
The beaten up tug was taken into dry dock and inspected. It was not good news
"Well, it's going to cost more to repair than the tug is worth; it's not worth saving." Ten Cents was passing by and heard everything. Then he saw the tug and began to cry when he recognized who it was. He tried to get the alligator tug to speak, to convince the workmen otherwise
"B-Billy Shoepack?"
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Feb 20, 2016 15:43:20 GMT -5
Bumping this up for me and TGC
Here is the beginning of this arc as a refresher:
One day, the harbormaster was in a meeting. As time went on, he realized that given the demands of Brendham Docks, he needed Tugboats. He needed a whole fleet of them, and he was meeting with a young man from the United States who just may have had the answer he was looking for.
"Thank you for meeting with me Mr..."
"Star. Roger Star."
"Right. Now, I understand that you have some tugboats that I may be interested in?"
"Oh yes. Back in the 1920s, my Great-Grandfather ran the Star fleet of tugs, operating out of Bigg City Port in America."
"What happened?" The Harbormaster asked
Roger Star teared up "hard times hit, and the war only made things worse. We went bankrupt in 1953 and had to sell most of our assets. But Captain Star's tugs were like family to him, and he would not break up his fleet."
"Can I see these tugs?" The harbormaster asked.
Roger Star brightened up and took out some pictures. Some of the boats were afloat, others sunk. On all of them though, the red and blue striped funnels were still visible. He first pointed to a small tugboat still afloat. "This little fellow here is Ten Cents. He's mostly intact and doesn't need much. Give him a new engine and some paint, he's good to go." Then he pointed to a half sunk tugboat, this one bigger than Ten Cents. "This here is Big Mac; he may be half-sunk, but he's solid. Give him the repairs he needs, and he'll be good to go." Then he pointed to a paddleboat that was on its side. "This is O.J. He may be paddle-driven, but don't let that fool you. Once he's repaired he will be a hardworking, reliable tug. This half sunk fellow next to him is Top Hat. This other tug that is still afloat is Warrior, Big Mac's brother. Not much needed, just give him an engine and some paint, he'll be good to go." Then he pointed to another Tug that was still on his side. "This here is Hercules, the one ocean-going tug of the fleet. He's very versatile, and can go on rescue missions when needed." Then he pointed to one tug that was beached. "This here is Sunshine, the smallest of the lot. But don't let that fool you, he is quite useful."
"Why is he beached?" The harbormaster asked
"Some time ago a childish prank blew a 20 ft hole in his hull. The police are still trying to figure out what happened." Roger explained. Then he pointed to a drydock.
"Is that a submarine?" The harbormaster asked
"Yes indeed. This here is Grampus. He's the last of his class and very historically significant. His engine blew in '76 and there was no money to mend it. But he's good; just fix the engine, and get some paint he'll be good to go."
The harbormaster looked over everything "We will take them all, even Grampus. And rest assured by the end of next year they will all be working just fine, like it was in Bigg City Port all those years ago."
"I have only one request sir. These tugs meant so much to Captain Star, please let them keep their names and colors."
"I wouldn't have it any other way." The harbormaster agreed.
Some time later floating cranes had assembled in the dock where the Star Tugs had lied for decades. Roger Star boarded Ten Cents and told him the good news.
"Thank...you." A tired, quiet voice said.
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Post by frankthetriviaman on Feb 27, 2016 23:14:31 GMT -5
Another scene I remembered-
As the tugs were brought into drydock ,the harbormaster began to figure out how they would approach repairing the old tugs.
"We've got 2,000 workers, plus 800 volunteers from the Bigg City historical society, so 2800 men in total."
"How shall we distribute them?"
"I want men on Hercules at all times, so in 8 hour shifts, have 400 men on him. So that is 1200 men total They will work 8 am to 4 pm, 4 pm to 12 am and 12 am to 8 am. Hercules is top priority and must be repaired quickly"
"Priorities on the other tugs?"
"Ten Cents, Warrior and Grampus are the most intact, so they are top priority since they can be repaired quickest. After that, we'll have Top Hat, Sunshine and Big Mac, since they are the most intact. For the remaining 1600 workers, we'll have them divided into 2 8 hour shifts, 8 am to 4 pm and 4 pm to 12 am. Most of the men will focus on Ten Cents, Warrior and Grampus, followed by Top Hat, Sunshine and Big Mac. The first three mentioned will have the most between them, with some on the last three."
"All right; and what about O.J.?"
The harbormaster sighed. "We don't have enough men; O.J. is the oldest of the group so he will have to wait his turn."
Several days later, Ten Cents was just about ready for his sea trials. He noticed that most of the men were focused on him, Warrior and Grampus, then there were some on Top Hat, Sunshine and Big Mac, but not one man was on O.J. He looked rather sad.
"O.J., what's wrong? There's no one repairing you." Ten Cents asked.
"There's not enough men to go around; harbormaster says I must wait my turn" O.J. sighed.
Ten Cents was saddened, "Why?"
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