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USS Hercules PHM-2

a photo feature by Carl Musselman
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"Crewmate Carl Musselman (CarlOmaha) sends us a gallery of images of one of his latest builds, Pegasus class hydrofoil, USS Hercules PHM-2!"



Base Kit-1/700 scale, Skywave, Pegasus class hydrofoil patrol boat, USS Hercules PHM-2.

USS Hercules (PHM-2) was a U.S. Navy hydrofoil patrol vessel operated from 1982 to 1993. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility and carried a powerful armament for their size. The Hercules was named for the constellation.

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About the Author

About Carl Musselman (CarlOmaha)
FROM: NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES

I just got back into building models in November 2007. Ships, this time. It has been about 8 years since I was actively modeling. Since I was a kid, I have built cars, planes, armor, ships, submarines, and wooden ship models. I am currently building a collection of 1/700 post WWII/Modern USN surf...


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goldenpony
Once again another nice build Carl. It was always strange when one of those little buggers would come darting at you on thier foils. Oddly enough both of my captains served on PHM's before coming to the Scott.
JUL 08, 2008 - 12:12 AM
goldenpony
Sorry for double posting, I just found this again. If I recall that is USS Pegasus.
JUL 08, 2008 - 12:50 AM
skipper
Nice feature Carl! Congratulations on your built - I have the lil'bugger and I am aware of what you have accomplished here! Also, thanks for the photo, Jim This could be the reference for a "strange diorama" (????) Rui
JUL 08, 2008 - 02:20 AM
gator
I can see the captain of the Pegasus saying "Oh yeah. Can you do this?" Awesome work Carl. Kenny
JUL 08, 2008 - 06:06 AM
dlgn25
For anyone wanting to build this in 1/350, we have it available as WEM kit number K3551 USS Pegasus, though it can be built as any of the class.
JUL 08, 2008 - 07:22 AM
CarlOmaha
Thank you, very much, for the kind words, Gents! I did it just for fun. I wonder if anybody else has ever made the "lil' bugger". It came with a Skywave FFG kit. I should have tried harder to replicate an open tripod tower for the dome. I had thought about putting two or more on the same water, but didn't come across the right size plexiglass display case until after this one was done. I still have about three of them from various DML and Skywave ktis. The guys at the local IPMS meeting, tonight, enjoyed it.
JUL 09, 2008 - 05:05 PM
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