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Patrick Matthews
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Posted on: Dec 11, 2015 - 6:41pm
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Dwight Brooks was well known in the 80's as a builder of large scale ship models... many of his models appeared in Scale Ship Modeler.
He did a 1:10 scale Elco in 1987... it and his other models are now in the Santa Barbara (CA) Maritime Museum.
But you can see the 1988 article on the Elco at:
http://www.matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/radin-maiden-the-pt168/
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 5:47am
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Pat;
Thanks for posting, I actually have the magazine, I bought it in college. I have often wondered where this model went. It impressed me that much. The Minnesota shoreline in some of the photos, duplicates Tulagi or Rendova nicely. I would love to find a Lanthier hull/model, it is the best I have seen, and its 1/10th scale! I have always wondered how many Bob actually sold(I know he donated one , as PT 117, to Fall River).
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 5:47am
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Oops!
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Frank Andruss
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 7:34am
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Bob and I spoke many times a number of years ago when he was in the hay day of building these models. I tried to get him to donate one, but he just could not. He did however give me a very good deal to purchase one of his kits but I just didn't have the dough to buy it. I wish I did because the one at Fall River is a beauty.
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Patrick Matthews
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 7:43am
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Anyone know if Bob is still around?
Dwight left us early, in 1996.
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 8:37am
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Wow, that is impressive. The twilight caption is right, it looks like a real boat.
When you gonna bump up to 1/10th scale Pat?
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 2:25pm
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Pat;
I just found him again. http://www.eaglesquadron.net/index.html
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Patrick Matthews
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 2:34pm
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Thanks!
I love this shot from his site:
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 2:44pm
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Pat;
Did you check out his PT 142(The Flying Shamrock) RON 8 model photos? Simply awesome! I wonder if he ever thought of doing a 1/10 scale 77' ELCO? You might try contacting him.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Dec 12, 2015 - 5:38pm
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I remember that article from the 1988 issue of Scale Ship Modeler magazine.
Is the guy in the water with the 109 model Dwight?
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