Ahoy, mates!

Shaun Symonds (muddyfields) shares this awesome Diorama with us, with the focus on his backdating the Italeri Models 1/35 scale PT 596 kit to the Zebra Camo Scheme, PT174!

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
~Gunny

When you see something like that you wonder how in the world a person could paint it, if you get a headache just looking at it!

Top notch work!!!

By a zillion miles the best effort i saw with that Italeri PT boat, congratulations for taking the narrow path and giving out a truly unique diorama
JB

Hi Shaun

I have already said it - and I will say it again:
Excellent!
I have to concur with Jean-Bernard André with the best dio with an italeri (or any brand big scale, btw) Elco PT-boat
With all respect Mr. Joseph Neumeyer, his Patrol Torpedo Boat 157 has been beaten!
Cheers,
Skipper

Hello
Thanks Guy's for the thumbs up with the build. Also thanks to Gunny for sorting the pictures for me.

Great Job Shaun. PT495 dips it's flag to you in salute.
Ed

Hi Shaun,

Great work on bckdating that kit and love tje paint job

I am building the kit now, as well. My scene is rather simple: the boat will be tied up to a dock and the crew will be loading stores and working on the weapons prior to getting underway. My dilemma at this point s there are no figure kits suitable for a PT Boat crew in the South Pacific (shorts, shirts off) so that means that I'll have to modify an existing armor set (DML, MB, Tam). I was wondering if you could pass along some info on the figures that you used and how you modified them? Or did you scratchbuild?

Steve

Shaun - The best compliment I cangive is you is that everytime I look at the pics, I see something NEW. Cheers mate, this one bookmarked for awhile!

Shaun, this sets the bar for Italeri's PT boat.
I'll be refering to this regularly for pleasure viewing and when I get around to building mine.
Brilliant work !!!!!
Glenn

Hello
Steve the crew is made up of Tamiya 25lb gun crew , Dragon Tarawa US marines, Dragon Afrika Korp , ADV US Marine Howitzer Gun crew ( think have been reissued under the label Bofor's gun crew) & U- Models pt crew.
Most have had new heads from Hornet & repositioning of limbs. I used these figures mainly due to the fact that they mostly are wearing shorts.
I'll see if I can add some more pictures some time. ( in the process of moving home at the moment ).

Hi Shaun,

Thanks for the reply. I ordered the ADV set and I think I'll get one figure from U Models. I need either an officer or a Chief Petty Officer, and the U models figs will fit the bill nicely.

Steve

Love the detail and the whole scene, esp. the poses, the little guys are real mand working on real sand on a real PT! beautiful stuff, I love it! any info on this build...?

Hi
What sort of info was you after.

Materials, methods, thoughts! The whole works!