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My 109 model made FineScale Modeler Magazine!
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Greetings all,
My 1:72 PT-109 model made FSM magazine this month! I sent them the photo ages ago and it finally shows up and without warning. I was surprised to say the least! Here's the link to my finished model pictures..
[url]http://www.ptboats.org/cgi-local/sitenetbbs/netboardr.cgi?fid=102&cid=101&tid=1860&pg=11&sc=20&x=0[/url]
[IMAGE]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n27/David_Waples/PT%20BOATS/PT-109FSMPicture.jpg[/IMAGE]
Man, I'm getting old! LOL. Thought I'd share my proud moment with you.
David Waples
Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Dec 30, 2010 - 8:11pm
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Dave
Great job, congrats at making the big time.................
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Dec 30, 2010 - 9:02pm
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am
Thanks Frank, but I would have to say writing and publishing a book is the big time! Congratulations on your books!
Dave
David Waples
Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Dec 31, 2010 - 7:09am
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Dave
Thank you very much, although your building skills are very impressive and you should be very proud of your efforts. Now all you need to do is pack up that Beautiful boat and send it to me, lol............
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Dec 31, 2010 - 8:32am
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Hi David,
Great job. I wish I know about this earlier.
Looking through my file, I found another article on PT 109 model in
1/72 scale, FineScale Modeler, Sept. 1994, page 50, in case anyone
interested.
Victor
Victor K Chun
Posted By: victorkchun | Posted on: Dec 31, 2010 - 9:52am
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Nice!
Posted By: Mark Culp | Posted on: Dec 31, 2010 - 1:11pm
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Dave,
Congratulations! Your 109 is undoubtedly the most accurately-represented PT 109 model build ever presented in a modeling magazine.
It is beautifully done and deserves a wide viewing audience, which it now will get.
Posted By: Drew Cook | Posted on: Dec 31, 2010 - 6:19pm
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Peace/Shalom David.
It is wonderful when something you labored over is recognized in a magazine. I bet you were really thrilled with that. It's a beautiful model. Well done and thank you for sharing your success with us.
Cheers from Peter
"Give me a faster PT boat for I'd like to get out of harm's way!"
Posted By: PeterTareBuilder | Posted on: Jan 1, 2011 - 5:05am
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congrats and well deserved!
Posted By: ducati650 | Posted on: Jan 3, 2011 - 5:02am
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Dave,
Excellent stuff there Dave!!!
Keep the PT modeling juices flowing!
Bridge
Posted By: TheBridge | Posted on: Jan 6, 2011 - 10:10am
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Hey Dave-
I just picked up my February issue of Fine Scale Modeler and saw your PT 109 in the MODELERS GALLERY. Very nice model. Nice write up too! Way to go buddy!
Frank Ryczek, Jr.
Modeler/Friend RON-10 PT- 169 " ZEBRA SNAFU" Base Tulagi
HIGH TIDES ALWAYS!
YOUR FRIEND THROUGH SCALE SHIP MODELING AND PT BOAT HISTORY!
Posted By: FRANK | Posted on: Jan 7, 2011 - 7:45am
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Saw the model while at Stan's house as he suscribes to this magazine. Nice job. How did you white out the background? I would love to take photos of all of my models and do the same thing.
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Jan 9, 2011 - 5:41pm
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Hi everyone, thanks so much. It was a surprise to me to see it in the magazine. They don't tell you anything.
Frank, it's actually a light blue background. I think FineScale Modeler even calls it FSM Blue. It's photographic backdrop paper. I have a home made photo booth made from PVC. I use a three light system and take no flash pictures. I also use Helicon Focus software to get the entire subject in focus. A manual focus camera is required to do that.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Dave
David Waples
Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Jan 10, 2011 - 9:25pm
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David,
This is off topic but I saw some pictures that you posted of twin .50 gun mounts in photobucket. Is this in your possession? We are looking for this item for PT 305. What can you tell me about it? Please e-mail me mrfixithd@aol.com
Thanks,
Bob
Bob
Posted By: Bob | Posted on: Feb 5, 2011 - 2:04pm
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