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[StartQuote] Hey there guys- On the subject of PT boat plastic models, YES, I too have to agree with you that the Revell PT 109 is a nice kit but WHY the scribbed decking? I but this model many years ago as a gift to my then next door neighbor and PT boat veteran Henry BRUCE Hansbury. I made it into a diorama setting with a Japanese aircraft going down in flames to the waterline. Bruce thought it was the neatest thing since sliced bread! I have also modeled an old antique VARNEY wooden PT boat kit about 20 years ago. That kit was a son-of-a-gun! It was strictly stand waaaaay off scale. It came out fine though! Lastly, I have 3 PT boat models in my diorama fleet that were modified from the old Lindberg 109. I will state here and now that the Lindberg kit is a terrible rendition of the PT. I have the 169 in black and white zebra stripe camofladge, the 196 and the 176. The 169 was the very first model PT I attempted! Working with my buddy Bruce Hansbury I wanted to replicate the boat the way Bruce remembered it. It was a lot of work- A LOT OF WORK. I went with H&R fittings for the armament, twin 50's and depth charge racks. A lot of rework on the cockpit and so on. I then decided what the heck, I'll go full tilt and make her radio controlled as well. The paint detail left me crossed eyed for weeks after that, but all in all it was well worth the effort. Any good modeler worth his salt will tell you- IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS!!! My diorama of Tulagi base, Solomons Islands came soon afterwards! I was running my 169 with a fellow ship model club member who also has converted the Lindberg 109 to the 108 "Li'l Duck". We were going back and forth across the pond and my buddy says," We need something to practice our docking with?" Then the lightbulb went off with a blinding light!! I'll make a floating diorama! Well, the first attempt was a disaster! I wanted to get the diorama finished ASAP for our next R/C regatta and YEAH, yeah, I know I used a dang hot melt glue gun to throw the thing together. We dropped the diorama in the lake on a hot humid Florida morning and the steam was already rising off the lake. By mid afternoon, I thought the sun was getting to me because I noticed one of the buildings leaning over. YEP, you guessed it! The entire diorama DELAMINATED before the end of the day! I balled everything together and threw it in the back of my van. Three years later I met a past member of my ship model club and he said< "Hey Frank, what ever happened to your PT boat diorama???!!!" THAT, gentlemen, was the shot in the arm! I decided to rebuild the entire diorama AGAIN from scratch, only this time I used waterproof epoxy resins for attaching everything! This lesson was a costly one, but has taught me a lesson! DON'T RUSH IT!! My finished diorama is my treasure! It's my token memorial to those brave boys and guys who rode the wooden splinters in all their glory! I've been working on the second rendition of my Tulagi diorama for over 10 years now! I'm still tweaking it! LOVING every minute of it too! So take the time and ENJOY! My diorama has been viewed by thousands over the years! It has won many local awards including BEST OF SHOW twice!!! Several members of this message board have made thr trip to my home in Jacksonville to see it! I take it out wheneven and whereever I can- at the drop of a hat! Thanks for letting me share this fellas! Frank Ryczek, Jr. Modeler/Friend RON -10 PT- 169 ' ZEBRA SNAFU' HIGH TIDES ALWAYS! YOUR FRIEND THROUGH SCALE SHIP MODELING AND PT BOAT HISTORY![EndQuote]
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