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I'm the proud owner of a PT boat
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:27 pm
by aferguson
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:49 pm
by normandy
Nice going Aferguson! I think that will work with a few 1:18th scale guys on it.
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:10 pm
by steelbonnet
Aferg,
WOW mate talk about a ship for the 1/18th fleet
I thought i was happy with my 2 PTE (RIB & PBR) vessels.
This outshines them both.
So you doing to represent any famous PT boats??
Again Nice buy mate
ja
Steel Bonnet
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 4:06 pm
by tmanthegreat
May have cost an arm and a leg, but thats a darn nice boat! Though the scale is just a tad off, the 1:18 figures will work perfectly! I guess you could get ahold of some of the Marines and repaint them to look more like sailors (wearing their combat helmet, of course) to crew the boat. Nonetheless, awesome find!
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:41 pm
by Razor17019
Aferg,
I got a USS Monitor someone scratch built from Ebay. It's got some of the electrics and motor installed. I want to fix it up with a rotating turret and firing guns - of course a back burner project.
I have some radio equipment that would work in a boat like you have. If you are interested in running it in the water...
LMK.
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:05 pm
by Morian Miner
Not a bad price for a Dumas boat. Hope you have a pool or pond to run that in - ships need water (coming from someone with several boats in dry dock)
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 9:10 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
Yea, it looks great but do you have a little JFK at the wheel, no shirt on with his hat raked to one side. PT 109 is a great boat.
PT's are a favorite with me, especially near the end of WW2 when they started to load them up with guns (20mm, 30mm and 40mm), mortars beside the standard twin 50 cals and the basic 20mm. Turning them into gunboats to fight the Nippon barge Navy.
It looks great, have fun with it.
TTT
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 9:22 pm
by 75th Ranger
Now we need a Nam PRB so that we can get our guys inside the turrets....
does anyone know if it exits????
in 1/18?
let me know.
Fergy, nice boat, it makes me want to join the 1/18 NAVY!
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:00 pm
by immeww2
Happy sailing with that baby!!!!!
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:57 pm
by Teamski
Congrads on the boat, Andrew!
hehehehehehehehehehe..... I bought an old wood 1/97 scale Fletcher Class destroyer years ago for $70 ( a steal to me) and besides sanding it down, I haven't really touched it. It will cost me about $160 to get all of the fittings and guns for it. I'm not much of a modeler and I'm worried about screwing it all up.....
It's attached to a piece of navy crate with some stenciling on it. One of these days......
-Ski