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Topic: Colour of Bridge Seats in Early WW2 80' Elcos? |
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PeterTareBuilder

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Posted on: Oct 25, 2008 - 4:11am
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Hi there.
I am still working on my rebuild of my Lindberg 1/32 scale PT boat and my new ongoing Lindberg PT boat. Health issues have slowed down my building considerably but I am glad I am able to work on them at all.
Regarding the bench seats in the cockpit/bridge area of the ealy war 80' Elco boats. Were these seats painted the same green as the rest of the boat? Or were they varnished/painted brown?
Thanks again from PeterTareBuilder
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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Posted on: Oct 25, 2008 - 4:49am
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Did some quick checks on your question from 2 Skippers I know. Both related to me that they were the same color as the boat and not a wood finish. Hope this helps your build. Sorry to hear about your health issues. Hope your feeling better...................
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PeterTareBuilder

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Posted on: Oct 25, 2008 - 8:20am
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Hi Frank.
That was very nice of you to check for me. I was thinking about using a dark natural wood colour just to dress up the bridge area a bit. I guess I'll leave the seats green as they are already painted the same green colour as the rest of the model hull and deck. It will make things a bit simpler.
Cheers from PeterTareBuilder
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Drew Cook

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Posted on: Oct 25, 2008 - 1:01pm
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Hey PTB,
I certainly won't contradict the PT skippers Frank checked with, but as a matter of interest, the new 1/35th scale Italeri PT 596 appears to have wood-grain strips on the tops of the cockpit bench seats and the step on the rear of the cockpit armor.
I saw these features clearly in some close-up photos of a build-up of the kit, somewhere on the internet.
Maybe the late-war boats had wooden-strip-topped bench seats/steps?
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