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ť Topic: Elco 77 In 1/96th Scale Re-release
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I noticed this post on steelnavy, apparently a re-release of an Elco 77 resin kit in 1/96th scale:

[green]Title: Blast from the past...
Posted by Jon Warneke on January 12, 2019, 11:46:33
Hi Guys,
We've got it back after all these years. More coming this year...
77' Elco
Jon Warneke
Commander Models, Inc[/green]
[url]http://ironshipwrights.com/pages/elco77.html[/url]

Description from the page:
U.S. Elco 77' PT Boat
Kit #4-244
Original Gulfstream Collection kit 1941
1/96 scale
complete kit w/ resin parts and photoetch

Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Jan 13, 2019 - 3:15am
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am

Moderator test only

Dick . . . . .

Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jan 14, 2019 - 7:47am
Total Posts: 1417 | Joined: Aug 27, 2006 - 6:36pm

Jeff,

Would 1/96th scale be approximately the same as the small Hawk/Testors 80' Elco kits? If so, a nice Tulagi scene could be made with a mixture of these boats and the Hawk/Testors 80' Elcos.

Pretty pricey, though...

Posted By: Drew Cook | Posted on: Jan 14, 2019 - 12:11pm
Total Posts: 1306 | Joined: Oct 19, 2006 - 10:44am

I do not know Drew and drew a blank Googling it.

Yes and the reasonably compact size would make a great Tulagi diorama!

Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Jan 14, 2019 - 2:38pm
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am

As I remember, the old Hawk kits were more like N scale, maybe 6" or less long.

Al

Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jan 14, 2019 - 6:07pm
Total Posts: 993 | Joined: Oct 30, 2006 - 8:19pm

1/96 would be about the size of Revell's PT 212/ 207 kits. The Hawk kit was much smaller, between 144 and 1/220

Posted By: Sailinbruce | Posted on: Dec 3, 2020 - 9:50am
Total Posts: 3 | Joined: Sep 30, 2020 - 10:12am

The HAWK kits in my unbuilt stash are labeled 1/87, but I think they are smaller than that.

Will

Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Dec 7, 2020 - 10:35am
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