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pappy bj
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2013 - 7:15am
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are all those portholes below the deck legit? Cheers, B.J.
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TED WALTHER
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 Posted on: Jan 28, 2013 - 9:51am
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Jerry;
Thanks for posting Randy's photo, she really does look outstanding!
Take care,
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Randy
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2013 - 9:53am
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All but the last pair for the engine room are original.
Sometime in the Sixties they were put in to give visibility for the man on the shift controls in the engine room. As the telegraph system is still used for the shifting, it made for a good 'just in case the telegraph failed' when docking. A little extra light doesn't hurt either.
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Dick
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Posted on: Jan 31, 2013 - 8:56am
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When ever I see these ARS type boats I'm reminded of the boats used in the movie In Harm's Way (1965 Otto Preminger Films / Paramount). Near the end of the movie involving the action scenes for the PT boats, it appears they used the stage props from They Were Expendable (1945 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) also incorporating some of the actual boats in the water clips.
ARS Boats (size ? ? ?):[b/]
Elco Stage Prop ? ? ? ? ? Same as They Were Expendable ? ? ? ? ?:
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TGConnelly
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Posted on: Jan 31, 2013 - 9:26am
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Are they, also, the same sets which were used in PT-109?
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alross2
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2013 - 9:22am
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From Terry Holtham's comprehensive work on the 63' boats:
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Dick
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2013 - 10:54am
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AL . . . .
Is there any kind book, publication, article, manual, or drawing, etc., etc, you DON'T have on PT's and related boats - this is getting old - you show off  .
Thanks for the post, very interesting and much appreciated.
Dick . . .
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alross2
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2013 - 11:17am
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Actually, my collection only scratches the surface. Now if someone would come up with a detail and specifications book for a Higgins...
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alross2
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2013 - 11:18am
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Actually, my collection only scratches the surface. Now if someone would come up with a detail and specifications book for a Higgins...
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Will Day
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2013 - 1:27pm
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We all suspect that Jerry is hoarding a complete specs folder...
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