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PT boat luminary
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Well, I ran across this photo and article and I guess I just couldn't resist sharing with this august body.
[url]http://bangordailynews.com/2017/03/07/business/maine-model-ship-company-oldest-in-us-tries-customer-patience/[/url]
And here's our luminary in all his workshop glory, contemplating his latest PT boat and Civil War ship adventures.
[image]https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/BLUEJACKET030217_3_19866876-600x368.jpg[/image]
[:-good-:]
Cheers!
--Bob
Posted By: Bob Steinbrunn | Posted on: Jul 24, 2017 - 11:59am
Total Posts: 134 | Joined: Jan 23, 2016 - 9:16am
Nice shop and great looking wood ship model !! So this is Mr Ross.
Thanks for your help on my project Higgins PT
Bill P Reese
Posted By: billpr | Posted on: Jul 24, 2017 - 5:05pm
Total Posts: 83 | Joined: Mar 19, 2017 - 4:34pm
A couple of years ago Dr. Ross provided me with a couple of pictures and a brief description of the cockpit area of the Higgins Hellcat PT564. His help went a long way in my understanding of the layout and how to reproduce a 1/20th RC model of the Hellcat.
Larry
62 Bel-Air
260 Eagle EXP
79 Cole TR-2
2016 Corvette Z51
Posted By: bubbletop409 | Posted on: Jul 25, 2017 - 9:40am
Total Posts: 164 | Joined: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:48pm
Hello Larry,
just read your post on Dr. Ross. His help on the Mk 19 torpedo tubes and the drawing of them helped me beyond anything. I only had line drawing of the 78 ft Higgins I got from floating dry dock many years ago.
I look up to Dr. Ross and the many folks here at the forum. Great people !
Keep your powder dry and happy sailing
Bill
Bill P Reese
Posted By: billpr | Posted on: Jul 26, 2017 - 4:59pm
Total Posts: 83 | Joined: Mar 19, 2017 - 4:34pm
I get that same look when I post something about the boats that might be wrong. Nice photo Al.
Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Jul 27, 2017 - 7:16am
Total Posts: 3964 | Joined: Feb 9, 2007 - 11:41am
A lot of us know that look, Frankie....
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Jul 27, 2017 - 1:08pm
Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm
I'm dancing inside... [:-smilearound-:]
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jul 27, 2017 - 2:54pm
Total Posts: 993 | Joined: Oct 30, 2006 - 8:19pm
Yep that's his serious ( ly??? ) look.
Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Jul 27, 2017 - 3:49pm
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am
I would also like to thank Mr.Ross for making information about pt boats widely avaliable. Since the beginning of my project the radar mast and associated parts have been a great source of concern since it seemed impossible to get reliable information about the actual size and measurements of these items. With the publication on the small combatants FB group of a dimensional plan of the early radar mast I was finally able to figure out all relevant measurements and produce a fairly accurate replica.
Here a in progress picture, the mast is also well underway....[:-cheers-:]
Thanks again for making this possible!!
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Posted By: Daniele Klay | Posted on: Jul 29, 2017 - 1:04pm
Total Posts: 126 | Joined: Jun 23, 2015 - 12:43pm
