The 2006 Patrol Torpedo Boat group build

Hehe, it's a blueish green plastic. I posted close-up pictures of the parts that will be given additional details with WE PE parts.

First thing : sand all the deck planks.

Michel

Hey Eddie,

Sorry, I did not respond to your question from 5-8-06. Missed it somehow.

Regarding Airfix E-boat, intend to do OOB. I know it has faults. I did a dry fit and it seems nice. Pity the hull is wrong. Regarding paint either prewar white/grey(whatever schnellbootweiss is) or the dunkelgrau or similar of the Norwegian campaign. Have a sacrificial test model nearby for painting to test colors.

You know what would be cool? If I could swap the depthcharges for horned mines. Some guy did it with the S-100. Have to research and see if any of this class did that sort of thing. Might score some points with the Judges.

I went to hobby lobby over the weekend before last and picked up Revells PT-109 and S-100. Standby use only incase the Airfix comes out less than hoped for.

Have the usual suspects regarding S-boat books- Squadron, Classic, Historie & Marine, and two German language books but they are operational histories. Really do not have an excuse to bomb it.

michel.vrtg wrote:

Good, let's start! My pictures will be posted here : http://www.hmsvictoryscalemodels.be/PT117/index.html Michel

Good, let's start! My pictures will be posted here :

http://www.hmsvictoryscalemodels.be/PT117/index.html

Michel

PTConsultingNHR wrote:

I have an idea people - let's have four categories for this build.  USN PTs, RN and Soviet MTBs, Kreigsmarine Schnellboote and Post-WW2 Fast Attack.   Is this agreeable?   Garth

Where do the Italians go? When the 1/72 Italieri M.A.S. kit is released I would anticipate some late participants to the Build. There are also the Choroszy Modelbud 1/72 resin kits of Italian boats:

http://www.modelbud.pl/modelbud/polskaiangielska/okrety_ang.htm

PTConsultingNHR wrote:

Celestino,   PTs/MTBs ....... It's all good.   Oh, I can't recall the new web address for John Lambert's site, but he has EXCELLENT drawings of MTBs, MGBs, MLs and so forth.  Google it.   Garth

Finally, I have decided what to build. I am in with two Vosper boats: British Vosper MTB by Revell AG and Airfix Vosper MTB.

I know, that they are not best kits, but every kit deserves to be built.  Sooner or later...

cthulhu77 wrote:

Awesome!  Get your sea legs ready, and prepare to have some fun !

H2O_MARK wrote:

Please add my name to the fun. I'm not 100% sure which kit I'll be working on but as soon as I pick it up I'll let you all know.   Never done a ship or boat before so this should be interesting! I guess I've got something to do tomorrow...look for a kit!

Please add my name to the fun. I'm not 100% sure which kit I'll be working on but as soon as I pick it up I'll let you all know.

Never done a ship or boat before so this should be interesting!

I guess I've got something to do tomorrow...look for a kit!

In anticipation of the starting gun going off, the bench has been cleared off and the box got pulled off the shelf where it has sat too long.  Looking at this again, I remember why it is I wanted to build this great looking little boat.

Bruce

cthulhu77 wrote:

tick tock tick tock....hours away now!

engines at the ready warmed up & ready

Thank you Mr. Ross.  Greatly appreciate the courtesy.

Kind Regards,

Celestino

I found the articles John P. wrote for Airfix Magazine back in 1980.  He sent me copies of them and some other great stuff over twenty years ago.  If you send me your email, I'll send you jpgs of the plans for MGB43 and MASB 37.

The 63' MASBs fall into the 22-39, 40-45, & 49 group.  Various sources (Rance, North, Lenton & Colledge) indicate that MASB 40-45 were originally destined for Sweden and The Netherlands.  43 still exists as a yacht owned by Gordon Clavell.  He has a nice website with photos and a short history at:  http://www.alliesinwar.com/gordon_cavells_mtb_45_s3.htm

If anyone is doing the 63' HSL as an HSL, I'm about to post a number of color renderings of five of them that John did about the same time as the articles.  They will be on www.coastalforcesplans.com in Photos.

Al Ross

I searched online and found a few photos of MGB 34, it has sponsons on either side of the cabin with twin Lewis guns. and the Polish MGBs have a single turret superimposed over the cabin about aft or mid length with a sort of mini-tower and fairing. Really strange design.

Info says these are ex-Netherland bound boats.

http://www.polishnavy.pl/history/index_03.html

http://www.hslmouldings.co.uk/polish_mgb%20S2.htm 

NB: I realize Messrs. Ross and Connelly are motor torpedo and small boat experts. I hope you gentlemen do not mind my posting the links in the previous posts regarding MTBs.

Can the Airfix RAF boat be built as MGB 43 and/or Polish S2/S3?

I mean if the hull is the same then the remainder above can be reworked.