Another PT-109 thread . . .

Love to share with you my progress (or lack of it) in my Revell 1/72 PT-109 build and get some feedback and advice as I go along.  How does one post photos on the site?  Also, has anyone come across this: 1/72 VOSPER MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT - GALAXY (FUJIAN) TOYS?  Was wondering if it is worth getting it.  It has the Airfix box art on the box and is available on ebay.

Regarding number decals - you might take a look at this page:  www.bluejacketinc.com/.../usnavy.htm .  Scroll down to the bottom.  The numbers are intended for use on 1/192-scale warships, but there are several sizes on the sheet.  There might be something there that would work.

Can anyone advise if I have overdone the removal of details from the deck for replacement with PE parts please?  I am particularly curious about the base for the torpedo tubes per attached photo.  If so, I need to replace the plates with plasticards. Is 2mm plasticard the correct scale? Thanks all for your advice:

Oops! Can't include a photo.

Did you try the "Use rich formatting" feature located ____________________

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Tried all means I know off - although that is not much - but I still can't attach photo!  Maybe I have to use a photo host to link to?

Yes, you do.

Hope this works now.  Did I clean the deck details correctly, especially the torpedo tube plates?

It isn't working for me, gteo.

I think the only way is to copy the link and past into browser to view the photo.  Sorry, I just can't seem to be able to attach picture to the post:

i1228.photobucket.com/.../Deck01_zps726e3ea4.jpg

Or click the link to view the picture

Now it works!

Nice job removing the detail. I hope that you have a lot of PE to replace it. 

I am using the White Ensign set.  I hope that I have not overdone the removal especially the torpedo tubes base.  If so, I may need to replace base with plasticard.  I may have misunderstood the instructions from White Ensign.

Slightly off topic folks.  I just purchased a Airfix 1/72 Vosper MTB kit.  Wonder if there are any upgrade PE for this kit?  Would the Eduard PE for the Revell Vosper MTB be suitable?  Anyone knows of any upgrade parts for the Airfix kit?  I followed Garth's site and know the colour scheme on the Airfix instructions are incorrect.

Teo ... Please contact me offsite .......

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The AIRFIX painting instructions are indeed wrong, but so is the statement on the PTBOATWORLD site that the colors were reversed.  <<The colors of the scheme were reversed. What was supposed to be light gray was instructed to be dark gray and what was supposed to be dark gray was supposed to be painted light gray instead of the other way around.>>  This would make the areas that are supposed to be white a dark gray.

Photos of MTB 385 on trials show her in Admiralty Basic.  The correct colors are white, G45 (a light gray) and B15 (a dark blue-gray).  You can get the correct paint from WEM www.whiteensignmodels.com

Here is the correct pattern from C.B. 3098 The Camouflage of Ships at Sea 1943:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/alross2/vosper.jpg

While this depicts a 70' Vosper, the layout applies to the 73' Vospers as well.   If you can access John Lambert and Les Brown's ALLIED TORPEDO BOATS, take a look at Christian Sheppard-Capurro's MTB 386 on page 72.  

Al Ross  

Thanks Al and Garth for your valuable inputs.

Just as a point of clarification; in that write up; I was referring to the colors on my model, NOT the instructions ... But, I am sure that I'd be told by saying this that I'm wrong and be told what I actually meant ... Oh, well.