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Stuart Hurley
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Posted on: Feb 23, 2016 - 6:01pm
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Drew,
That looks a good starting point, similar to Humbrol 105.
I tried several different greens in the Humbrol range and my main concern was that most look too yellow in scale. I went for 105 initially and ended up fading it with 102 which is much grayer. I have a crisis about which colour 195 actually was at the timeframe of the model. I'm not sure whether she was 5NG or MTB green or something else when repainted the overall shade. This is why I left the model alone for a while. In photos she looks too light to be fresh 5NG so I went lighter to match the tonality of the photos. As far as I can tell it is somewhere near.
Best Regards,
Stu.
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PT120
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Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 4:32pm
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nice work!!! have been looking to try to find what the color scheme of my Dad's boat would have been. his boat was the Roarin 20, PT 120. anyone have any idea what the color scheme would have been? I purchsed the 109 model and want to make it into my Dad's boat. thanx for any help.
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TED WALTHER |
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 Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 4:46pm
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PT 120;
Welcome aboard, What was your Dad's name and what period of time was he on PT 120?
I have to ask, why did you pick a RON 30 emblem for your avatar? Suggest you change it to RON 6 or RON 8 depending on the time frame he was on "The Roarin 20".
Again welcome.
Take care,
TED
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PT120
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Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 8:07pm
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didn't realize the avatar had a ron group associated with it. will probably go with ron 8.
his name was bob allen, wound up the skipper at one point. will have to check on the dates.
thanx for the reply!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 9:14pm
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PT 120;
I got his info: CAPT. Milton Robert "Bob" Allen USNR(Ret.), MTBTC early summer1944, joined RON 8 at Aitape, New Guinea ( June-Aug 1944) and replaced Ensign William T "Bill" Shine USNR as Skipper of PT 120.
I will look for some photos.
Take care,
TED
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Will Day
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Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 10:10pm
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PT 120: I have several pictures of the boat. Give me your email address and I'll send them.
Will
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 10:15pm
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I sent several to NAVSOURCE website, I just looked and there are 4 photos of PT120 on there already. 3 were the ones I got from skipper Bill Skade, CO of PT143. He was there in 1944-45 and may have taken some photos of other skippers in the Squadron. I will look through the photos and post them here. All the pics are Black and White so it is hard to tell colors.
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Feb 25, 2016 - 6:58am
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Jerry;
the info I have shows that Bob Allen was skipper of PT 120 during Borneo operation(May 211945). June 2/3 mission up Kretam River. June 9 with PT 149 went in to shoot up Sandakan Harbor. June 13 with PT 318 landed guerrillas on Semporna. On Aug 23/24 1945 mentions dropping off guerrillas on Borneo for intel gathering mission, maybe Alamo Scouts, it only mentions "SRD Representatives"(Special Reconnaissance Detachment). , on Aug 29/30 another mission, and after pick up they dropped SRD off on USS Pokomoke. On Sept1-4 RON 8 moved back to Malamuai Island, Zamboanga( PT Advanced base 3), On Sep 19 they moved to Base 17 Samar. Oct. 25 All boats I RON 8(11) were burned, Oct 28 Decomm.
ACQ's mentions in appendix D, that he was wounded.
That would be nice if Bill Skade's other photos has a photo of him.
Take care,
TED
PT 120 RON 8 crew 1944.
PT 120 RON 8 Underway 1944-45, (LTjg Bill Skade USNR photo via Jerry Gilmartin).
PT 120 and other RON 8 boats alongside USS Orestes(AGP-10), USS Hilo (AGP-2)at that time, Flagship COMMTBRONS7thFLT in background. December 23, 1944-Jan 1945 time frame.(LTjg Bill Skade USNR photo via Jerry Gilmartin).
RON 8 ready to burn, October 25, 1945.
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Posted on: Mar 8, 2016 - 6:59pm
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Thanx again so much!!!! for some reason, I am not getting e-mail notifications of posts being made. I will have to try to see why. you are right, few even knew my Dad's first name so you (Will) got it right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on: Mar 8, 2016 - 7:01pm
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Thanx again so much!!!! for some reason, I am not getting e-mail notifications of posts being made. I will have to try to see why. you are right, few even knew my Dad's first name so you (Ted) got it right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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