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» Topic: Elco 103 Class Foot Rail
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My best guess at the (unspecified in Elco drawings) scallop spacing:

[image]http://www.pt103.com/images/PT_Boat_Elco_103_Class_Foot_Rail_Gridded.jpg[/image]




Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Feb 14, 2015 - 6:01am
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am

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Jeff,
Nice to see you are still looking after us. Thanks, great work as usual.

Best Regards,
Stu.






Posted By: Stuart Hurley | Posted on: Feb 16, 2015 - 5:46pm
Total Posts: 255 | Joined: Mar 19, 2013 - 3:32am

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Thanks Stu, it was a part I'd been putting off because of the PIA factor.

Judging by your 195 images Italeri did a good job replicating it. Or did you modify the kit part?




Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Feb 17, 2015 - 2:29am
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am

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Jeff,
I am afraid to say It needed a bit of loving care. I used the rail from 2 kits to make one complete set.

Best Regards,
Stu.






Posted By: Stuart Hurley | Posted on: Feb 17, 2015 - 4:31am
Total Posts: 255 | Joined: Mar 19, 2013 - 3:32am

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Wow, then good job. I can't remember seeing a model kit, or modeler get it so right before. You even got the right number of scallops before and after the spliced section! [:-cheers-:]




Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Feb 17, 2015 - 4:39am
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am

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Stu, you're telling me I need two kits to make one set of rails? Sounds like it might be time to make a mold. :-)
Dave

David Waples

Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Feb 17, 2015 - 5:11am
Total Posts: 1679 | Joined: Jan 2, 2007 - 9:55pm

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Dave,
Either that or scratchbuild sections like I did with the 109.
I had PT 596 as a doner kit for other things, although I have used surprisingly little. I used the extra rails I got from that.
Thanks Jeff,
I had to get the scallops right as there is a high probability of someone counting them
A bit of extra contouring and job done.

Best Regards,
Stu.






Posted By: Stuart Hurley | Posted on: Feb 17, 2015 - 7:04am
Total Posts: 255 | Joined: Mar 19, 2013 - 3:32am

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