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Ed B |
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Posted on: Dec 17, 2007 - 6:14am
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Here's a couple of pics I took with my new camera. The first shows the other side of the model, the second shows a different angle / close-up of the gunsight power unit. I added 5 more photos to the photobucket website as well. Dave, I'll email you a bunch of these photos, in separate batches. Higher resolution comes at a price - they're about 1.5 mb each.
Incidentally, I weighed my model. It comes in at about 9.5 lbs.
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David Waples
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Posted on: Dec 17, 2007 - 7:07pm
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I just put in my vote of support for WEM building this gun in 1/35 scale. If anyone has interest please send a message to John at WEM. They didn't get a lot of support for their inquiry. If they don't see any interest they wont build it.
Thanks again Ed.
Dave
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David Waples
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Posted on: Dec 18, 2007 - 6:51pm
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Greetings,
I heard from John Snyder at WEM today. It doesn't look like we'll see a 1/35 Thunderbolt system from them. They may do one in 1/72 which is a shame since this system belongs on late model PT's.
I'm going to get together with Hugh from Loose Canon Models and ask him what's involved in putting something like this together.
Dave
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Gary Szot
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 Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 3:47pm
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I found this neat shot of the Thunderbolt in use. Could this be RON 15?
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 11:02pm
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Hi Gary!
I doubt it was RON15 since RON15 was made up entirely of 78 foot Higgins Boats. I dont think any Higgins boat ever had the Elco Thunderbolt installed onto them. Perhaps a typo and you meant a different RON? Just FYI Jerry
Here is info copied from the PT Boats Inc website info page
MTB RON 15
Commissioned: 20,January 1943 - CDR Stanley M. Barnes
Decommissioned: 17, October 1944
PT Boats: Higgins 78' PT's 201-218
Assigned To: Mediterranean Theater
Postscript: The first RON sent to Mediterranean, operated as a unit of the British Coastal Forces. It saw action throughout the western Mediterranean, which included Africa, Sicily, Capri, Italy and other areas.
I think it was RON29 boats which were Elco 80' boats. Here is info below:
MTB RON 29
Commissioned: 22,October 1943 - CDR S. Stephen Daunis
Decommissioned: 23,November 1944
PT Boats: Elco 80' PT's 552-563
Assigned To: Mediterranean
Postscript: The squadron was operating under the British Coastal Forces, and saw action along the northwest cost of Italy and southern coast of France.
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Apr 22, 2008 - 2:43pm
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Gary;
I believe that thunderbolt is mounted on PT 139 at Melville, some other sources say PT 160 tested the first Thunderbolt mount. Notice the early PT 103 class engineroom cover.
Talk to you later,
TED
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newsnerd99
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Posted on: Apr 22, 2008 - 3:05pm
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I agree with Jerry...as far I've seen, the thunderbolt guns in the Med were with Ron 29. I have a journal from Edwin Pink, the QM on the 206 from 12/43 until the end of operations...he mentions those boats and their new armament when they arrived in theater in the Spring of 44.
Grandson of James J Stanton
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