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» Topic: PT 191 RON 12 Diorama photos from Franks facebook page
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All;
Here is the photos of the diorama I mentioned in the other post. While we can all spot a few discrepancies here, the subject and presentation here are outstanding. This ranks up there with that outstanding RON 29 Bastia Diorama from last November.
Take care and Enjoy,
TED

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA5.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA1.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA12.jpg[/image]


[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA4.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA6.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA17.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA17-1.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA2.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/PT191DIORAMA3.jpg[/image]

P.S. Here is another website that has these photos:
[url]https://www.facebook.com/SynarmologoumenaMontela[/url]




Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Sep 1, 2014 - 4:44pm
Total Posts: 3058 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am



This diorama also gave me a good idea, since I mentioned all our PT Vets, and the fact that they were all in close proximity to one another during the Solomons campaign, and Jack and Earl's e-mail tonight, ....this one is going to be a big one....and $$!
Here goes... A Bau Island Diorama(Like I was building back in the 1980's in 1/72nd scale), but in 1/35th scale, it will show the dock in the lagoon, with 103( Jack checking the torpedoes), 108(with Earl fishing for dinner), 107(John and his buddy Stocky shooting the breeze while prepping the boat for an night OP), 154( Pat and crew taking care of their boat) 157(Bud talking across boats to Ham on 154, having tied up next to 154, as both RON 9 boats just came over from Lever Harbor)( and 242 over in the Drydock (just like the photos, with C.J. and his crew changing the "wheels" and painting). and if used with this type of water presentation, we could even have "Late war" UDT Jack swimming under PT 103 checking the hull!
Well a diorama this size, of course would have to be modular, but, it would take up the rest of Frank's basement:0)[:-laughing-:]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/BAUISLANDRENDOVA194319441.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/BAUISLANDRENDOVA194319444-1.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/BAUISLANDRENDOVA194319442.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Nathaniel%20Smith/drydocksRendova.jpg[/image]
C.J.'s PT 242 on left in a floating drydock with an 80' ELCO in another drydock on the right, Bau Island Rendova. If you look through the drydock on the left, you can see a few more PT's tied up to mooring buoy's out in the channel.


Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Sep 1, 2014 - 5:09pm
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Great photos!

Jerry Gilmartin
PT658 Crewman
Portland OR

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Sep 1, 2014 - 8:09pm
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Terrific!

Will

Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Sep 1, 2014 - 10:40pm
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All great ideas, but I think Stan might just kill me, plus the two rooms I have in the finished basement are getting pretty full these days.



Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Sep 1, 2014 - 11:00pm
Total Posts: 3964 | Joined: Feb 9, 2007 - 11:41am



Great stuff. Now that's fishing! Compliments to Stan.
Dave

David Waples

Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 5:53am
Total Posts: 1679 | Joined: Jan 2, 2007 - 9:55pm



Dave;
While Stan's work is fantastic, this work is not from Stan, its from the website I have listed on the bottom of my post.
Take care,
TED



Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 6:16am
Total Posts: 3058 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am



Very nice Ted. I got the impression that Frank had this diorama in his basement. Love the black letters and the fish under the water. I don't recall seeing that done before. Do you have a link to the other diorama from last November you mentioned ?



Posted By: Roy Forbes | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 7:26am
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Ted and Frank,
One question, what is with the orange-yellow Life Jackets?
Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin
PT658 Crewman
Portland OR

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 8:35am
Total Posts: 1469 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm



I hear you Jerry, although I guess this is something that you could find things wrong with, but overall it looks great. No Roy, this one is not on my Basement, still working on having Stan do other things, I have too many ideas and not enough space or money, lol.............



Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 12:06pm
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Roy;
Here it is: http://www.creativity-kyrgs.blogspot.gr/
Take care,
TED





Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 5:25pm
Total Posts: 3058 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am



I just want to know how Frank did the water?

Jeff



Posted By: JBG327 | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 5:46pm
Total Posts: 74 | Joined: Sep 29, 2012 - 2:40pm



Thanks Frank for the reply. I am not finding fault with it, I was just curious if it was based on some examples maybe. Is it possible there were some that color? I never stop learning about PT Boats it seems. You have quite the awesome diorama and one to be proud of! Ted thanks again for posting these great photos!

PS I do not want to start the equivalent argument to "What color was the PT-xxx? Sorry if it seemed that way.
Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin
PT658 Crewman
Portland OR

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Sep 2, 2014 - 8:02pm
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Jerry -

Hmmmmm. What color were the life jackets on the 109?

Will

Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Sep 3, 2014 - 12:47pm
Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm



They were blue, like the vast majority of WWII Navy kapok life jackets (sorry, Frank!).[:-veryhappy-:]



Posted By: Drew Cook | Posted on: Sep 4, 2014 - 3:13pm
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