Does anyone know where i can find pics of the PT-109. or what color is. pics ivefound been in blacvk and white. getting ready to buil, and it doesnt tell color of boat. dont want to leave in grey plastic.
TIA
Shawn

Okay, I've seen his (JFK's) boat in olive drab, with white on the bottom. Of course, I'm going on what I can remember. I did the Revell/Monogram one. I hope that this helps.

I went with green drab with red on bottom.

She was an olive drab color all over with an anti-fouling red color below the waterline (the waterline itself was not painted black or anything). Here's a link to an article on building and detailing the kit (also the PT-117 version) as another 80' Elco boat:

http://cybermodeler.com/hobby/builds/rm_pt-117.shtml

Also, Fine Art Models has a pretty decent version of PT-109 that they build upon request and their website has great photos of their model as well as links to official archive photographs:

http://www.fine-art-models.com/e/model/ships/pt109/default.asp

Another useful link for PT boat modeling is PT Boats, Inc.:

http://www.ptboats.org/

But wait, that's not all! If you're ever in the Massachusetts area, Battleship Cove in Fall River has a great PT Boat museum and has two actual PT boats on display:

http://www.battleshipcove.com

Just one more thing... the Revell kits have molded planking on to the deck, but this is incorrect. The Elco PT boats (and I think the Higgins too) were constructed of plywood... including the decks… so you may want to fill in or sand off the planking if you’re a stickler for accuracy.

Hope this helps! It's a fun kit to build, enjoy!

Todd

Hey Todd
Thanks, those are some great sites. i was going to do a oob build, but with some info ive got i guess its going to be a full build, i even found a 20mm Orlikon gun pe. I will have pics soon if anybody wants to see lmk
Thanks
Shawn

look forward to seeing that, tell me, have you been able to find twin 50's in 72nd scale to replace the ones with the kit?

Hey Blaster
no i havent found the 50 sal yet. im looking i ofund some in 1/48. i fanybody knows where i can get please let me know
Thanks
Shawn

Aeroclub produce white metal Brownings in 1/72ns scale. They're designed for model aircraft but could probablyt be adapted for static mounts. Their website is: [url=http://www.aeroclub-models.com/index.html[/url]

Hope this helps

Richard