The 2006 Patrol Torpedo Boat group build

I understand that the 1/35 scale kit is a 80' Elco.

I have on order (from Hannants in the UK) a 1/72 Italian MAS PT boat from Italeri which I believe will be release mid-May.

Al

  Yep, especially since all of mine are oddballs...another S-100 would be great !

                  Welcome aboard !

tho9900 wrote:

EPinninger - the thing about the S-boots is there are several interesting color chemes you can choose from.  The Baltics S-boots had some very interesting disruptive camo on some of them, I'll dig up the refs someone sent me and post them here.  Also there is the opportunity to do a very specific S-boot that carried a 40mm Bofors on the rear deck sintead of the 20, it looked almost out of place it was so comparitively large!  Revell is also coming out with a new release of the S-boot with a quad 20mm mount on the back.

roadkill_275 wrote:

You can tentively put me down for this although I won't be able to start anything until July or August. Gotta house to set up and moved into. It'll probably be the R-M PT-109 in 1/72 but I won't be doing it as the 109.

cthulhu77 wrote:

So far:      Cthulhu 77 w/ postwar s-boot, whatif PT boat, Pt-815 missile/torpedo boat      Hippy-Ed  w/ Revell 1/72 PT-109      Chek6       Weebles       Schoonerbumm      Mavrik      Al Gunthwaite      BCS   w/ 1/72 Tamiya Perkasa      Michel.vrtg w/ Revell PT-117      Possibles:      FrogFoot w/ Revell s-Boot       mkhoot               if you are interested , post your name on, and get ready for the build!

Hi

Armour nut jumping ship

I have just e-bayed the Revel 1/32 PT109, which is as old as I am, so not having boat refs, what books should I look for for for visible interior & details fit?

thanks in advance

Jon UK

Jon_a_its wrote:

Hi Armour nut jumping ship I have just e-bayed the Revel 1/32 PT109, which is as old as I am, so not having boat refs, what books should I look for for for visible interior & details fit? thanks in advance Jon UK

Whoa! I sense some serious detailing coming on !  More the merrier, John, have never heard of that kit, but it would be stunning. Whatever you do, don't post the ebay address up here, you'd end up in a bidding war! :)

                greg

cthulhu77 wrote:

Whoa! I sense some serious detailing coming on !  More the merrier, John, have never heard of that kit, but it would be stunning. Whatever you do, don't post the ebay address up here, you'd end up in a bidding war! :)                 greg

Rules:

   1. Models must not be started prior to May 15th, 2006, and must be completed by October 1st, 2006.

   2. Any and all aftermarket details, scratchbuilt items, and such are allowable.

   3. Any scale, any type of torpedo boat is allowed, ie: PT's, MTB's, Schnellboots, etc.

   4. Garth has the final word on placement, no quibbling !

   5. You must have fun.  We are trying to bring more modelers into the wonderful world of building these little mosquito boats, so make your best pitch, and post as much as you can.

Hippy-ed,

you are correct, it IS the Lindberg 1/32 PT109, must have been having a 'senior moment'

thanks for the superb pics & suggestions for reference books, i will be looking them up as i can.

Regretfully, I won't be joining you on the GB,

as I've got FAR too much to do, need to get some serious paperwork finished, I'm moving again, my stash is growing out of hand (again)! & the kit itself is a 'rescue' kit, started by previous owner, but mostly complete.

Also, i'm a bit obsessive about interior detailing, so i like to collect as much info as possible before i start!

Thanks again & gook luck!

Jon UK

ps is the new Italeri 80' ELCO boat the same build series?  I ask because the Lindberg 1/32 (?) LCVP is almost the dimensions as the Itasleri LCVP?

Jeff Herne wrote:

You guys can put me down as a definite maybe. I'll be starting another scratchbuilt 1/32 S-boat this summer...I just got a second commission based on the first one I'm finishing up. Jeff

Unable to?  Hmmmmm.  Gee, ............

Let's see, Chris?  No soup for you.  Next! 

Garth