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 Author  Topic: Quad .50 cal. Mount IS Available in 1/35 Scale StyreneKit
PeterTareBuilder

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of PeterTareBuilder  Posted on: Jun 30, 2009 - 8:20am
Hi there.

For something different on your PT boat model I thought I'd let everyone know that the Maxon quad fifty calibre machine gun mount is available as a very detailed 1/35 scale styrene kit from Dragon Models. Here is a link to a review of this kit: http://tiny.cc/Yyilp or http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=4167

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  SteveS156

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Jun 30, 2009 - 10:34am
This is a beautiful kit, but it cannot be used on the 1/35 Italiari boat without extensive modification to the boat. The boats that mounted the Maxon were of the older PT 103 class.

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PeterTareBuilder

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of PeterTareBuilder  Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 12:05am
Hi Steve.

I was aware that the quad fifty mount was on the older class of 80' Elcos. Some modellers *HAVE* backdated the Italeri kit to represent the earlier 103 class of boat. Maybe Italeri *WILL* release a model of the early 103 class of 80' Elco. There have been rumours of that circulating on the web.

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  SteveS156

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Jul 1, 2009 - 6:35am
I hope so also! Lets all drop them a line to spur thekm on:

Italeri S.P.A
Via Pradazzo 6/B
40012 Calderara di Reno BO
Italy
Fax: +39 (051) 726459

There is also an e-mail contact at www.italeri.com

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Drew Cook

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Drew Cook  Posted on: Sep 20, 2009 - 2:04pm
One of the skilled model makers who frequent the "Sixth Division," a website for WWII military figure hobbyists, is making a 1/6th-scale quad-.50 mount. You can check out his work so far on the inner machinery of the mount at:

http://onesixthnet.yuku.com/topic/15594


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