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PT 174 MODEL
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Here is the PT-174 that Alex Johnson built for T. Garth Connelly using the Revell kit. He used the White Ensign Photo-Etched set, the White Ensign 40mm, the John R. Haynes 20mm and two White Ensign Mark XIV torpedoes in the two forward tubes. By the way the Kit is a 1/72 scale model.
Frank
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/PT174_preview.jpg[/image]
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Sep 7, 2009 - 10:29pm
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Outstanding job!
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Sep 8, 2009 - 9:48am
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Thanks, Will. Those tiny zebra stripes were tricky and I was definitely seeing cross-eyed after several of my painting sessions. I appreciate Garth having me build a model of this uniquely armed and camouflaged boat. Frank, thanks for positing the picture!
ALEX
Posted By: Alex Johnson | Posted on: Sep 8, 2009 - 9:58am
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Yes, thank you Frank. Just got home. Thanks Will.
Posted By: TGConnelly | Posted on: Sep 8, 2009 - 11:18am
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Hi
Having built this in the larger 1/35th scale & going crossed eyed over the stripes I know how hard this must have been painting. Nice job loks great.
Shaun
s.symonds
Posted By: muddyfields | Posted on: Sep 25, 2009 - 8:17am
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Thanks Guys,
Yeah, ... Alex did a GREAT job on it. Cannot wait to see it in person though.
The figures you see were painted by a guy named Al LeFleche in Chicopee MA. He is a master at figures. After seeing the figures that he did for the PT-171 Alex also did for me, I saw that figures added a sense of scale and depth to a model.
Garth
Posted By: TGConnelly | Posted on: Sep 26, 2009 - 6:43am
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