revell underwater demolition boat kit

thanks you guys, I dd some pic referencing and it looks like I might be able to pull it off, the main difference to me is the middle cabinent on the UDT, I can replace it with flooring

Hi ;

 I have seen copies of this boat , " civilianized  " to many degrees .One woman I know who was into boats in a big way took one and built living quarters in it . Kinda like a waterborne camper , NOT a true " Houseboat " .She took the gun tub areas and made planters out of them .Talk about bow heavy .She had weights on the stern just like a backhoe type BOBCAT ! to get it to float level .She very seldom moved it . I have taken the ITALERI boats .The L.C.M.3 and the L.C.V.P units and the LINDBERG boat as well as the REVELL and modified the daylights out of them .They were converted for many jobs on the CALIFORNIA , SAN JOAQUIN/SACRAMENTO river delta ! Now , the hardest by far was stretching the L.C.M. 3  into a L.C.M.6 The numbers denoting thirty footers and sixty footers . They make darned nice conversions and catch the eye if  " civilianised "  ,at model shows . Try it ,you'll like it !     Tanker Builder

Mr White is correct (something he is more than proficient at).  The heavy-at-the-bow condition is one reason those "gun tubs" were often covered over and left empty.

Quite a lot of LCPR (sometimes shown as "LCP(R)") were relegated to rear echelon roles--like guide boats, and repair/recovery boats.  By all reputation, they were unpleasant boats to get through a surf line, too.

The LCA has an odd bow, with the armored doors leading back to the troop well.  There are probably plans for them, but, I've never much looked for any.

Historical correction: The LCPR was NOT a Higgins design. It was based on the Eureka, but was actually a Navy "Bureau of Construction and Repair" design. Andrew Higgins hated the design and refused to build it when the Navy tried to contract him to - he felt it was too bow heavy, which would cause them to ground further out from shore (there was actually a death in training/evaluation because of this that was part of the catalyst for AJ HIggins' belief). Most of the LCPRs were built by Chris Craft in Michigan, I believe, and nowhere near the Higgins Louisiana factories.

The old Monogram UDT boat is a Higgins Landing Craft Personnel (Ramp)  - LCPR based on Andrew Higgin's Eureka boat.    It is the daddy of the LCVP.   The LCPR had a narrow bow exit which forced the soldiers to leave single file.   This was widened in the LCVP.

This is not a LCA,  which was a home-grown British product

You cant get to a LCA from this LCPR,  well you can but you would have to melt down all the plastic and start over.

As noted, the FM kit may be your only choice for your project

This kit is as old as the hills, & a bit optimistic as to accuracy, as in a bit short(?), but can be made into a fine kit. 

SFAIK, The UDT designation is post-war, but this was used WW2 & up to Vietnam(?) as well.

I have seen a build log where someone accurised it, but can't remember where I saw it, & another where a 'hard-top' variant was used on D-Day.

The Lindberg LCVP would be a fine addition to the bathtub navy  it being motorised, & is almost the same size as the Italeri, with differences, but that's ok as more than one boat-yard & furniture company made them.

If you want more recent Italeri's LCM3 & LCVP are very good kits.

If you want pain, Fonderie Minitures did a LCA, reasonably accurate in profile, but made from crumbly cheese not plastic!

I don't know if the Canadians used this boat though, Good luck