My 28mm US Navy (Finished 4/25)

[mysteriousbill]

I have a suggestion. Rather than permanently attaching all the tubes have two that can be removed. Later in the war when PT boats spent most of their time attacking barges and other light craft they removed two tubes and added a shitload of other weapons (20mm Oerlikons, 40mm Bofors, a semiauto 37mm that they took off a P-39, Bazookas, free flight rockets, and mortars). Just a suggestion.

Beautiful work

[Johnnytodd]

..... Later in the war when PT boats spent most of their time attacking barges and other light craft they removed two tubes and added a shitload of other weapons (20mm Oerlikons, 40mm Bofors, a semiauto 37mm that they took off a P-39, Bazookas, free flight rockets, and mortars). Just a suggestion.

You forgot depth charges... So many fun options, but I'm trying to be faithfull to the original configuration of PT-41 at the time of MacArthur's rescue.  At that time it had the 4 Mk VII torpedo tubes, 2 twin .50 turrets and two Lewis guns. Early in 1942 the original boat was painted entirely in a dark green - including painting over the windows!  Experts disagree what the exact color was.  I would have preferred my standard grey color but again I want it to be somewhat accurate.

John

[carlos marighela]

It really is lovely work. Dugout Doug's Green Getaway boat eh? Never knew that.

When the Australian General Gordon Bennett did a similar runner from his troops in Singapaore, his name became a mild expletive in the Australian lexicon. And until the unfortunate demise of Prime Minister Harold Holt it use to be that someone leaving in a precipitate manner was said to have 'done a Gordon Bennett' ( now it's 'he did a Harry Holt, Holt rhyming with bolt). I've often wondered whether our American cousins ever came up with a similar creative use for Dugout Doug. Australians who stilll recall him usually preface his surname with 'that f#@&ing c#@*t '.

[CompanyB]

Very cool...

one of our current projects in progress uses the .50cal Turret that was designed by Preston Tucker and was adopted for use on the Navy PT boats. (no, it's not a PT boat or B-17)  The turret would be a nice accessory for projects like this.

[Johnnytodd]

Assembly is just about finished so a few photos before she's in primer.  The twin .50s were cobbled together from the nice guns sold by LAF member 6milPhil.  The spotlight and Lewis guns are Pulp.

[OSHIROmodels]

Stunning work 

cheers

James

[Brandlin]

excellently done sir...

I'm interested in how smooth the paint job will be as I've never had a lot of success smoothing wood to the point where i can get a simulated painted metal finish - i can usually still see the grain no matter what type or how much filler or sanding sealer I use.

[Johnnytodd]

I'm interested in how smooth the paint job will be as I've never had a lot of success smoothing wood to the point where i can get a simulated painted metal finish - i can usually still see the grain no matter what type or how much filler or sanding sealer I use.

Yeah,  I have the same issue - particularly with the end grain.  Lots of sanding between layers of primer but with this much small detail the wood will show in places. I could have done this project in styrene but I prefer the old-school techniques so some woodgrain becomes part of the esthetic...

John

[carlos marighela]

But surely these were wooden hulleed boats so a bit of grain showing through, albeit not in scale, is quite acceptable.

I think it looks superb, almost a shame to paint it green.

[Mjolnir]

Nicely done, looks great

[fluffy05]

Stunning work!

It looks perfect!

Thanks for sharing 

[Johnnytodd]

Thanks for encouraging comments everyone - I'll post more progress photos soon

[Calimero]

This is amazing!

[Johnnytodd]

I've posted photos of the finished boat over on the WW2 thread:  http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=53154.msg626555#msg626555

[Blackwolf]

  Fecking fantastic!