Torpedoboat PT 117

Charles Jones
Actually the green is correct for a Pacific Theater PT boat. Most were painted in shades of green all the way to OD that faded real badly. I knew an old gent when I was about 13 that was a PT Sailor and had loads of pics of his boat and squadron. Better that hard plastic than that waxie soft plastic they used in the 80's.

Bill Gilman
I think I built that when I was a kid...was it released in PT-109 box?

Bill Gilman
Of course it was, I only need to consult the Scalemates extensive database (datawiki since we built it ourselves?)

Sören Mårtensson
Thanx for the information. Do you know more exact the colour? Were there any of those boats paited in some camoflage?

Charles Jones
They were, but the paint jobs were "field expedient applied" meaning that a boat would be painted with whatever the crews had at hand. There are some Squadron Signal books out in the shops that can help on color schemes. Here's a link to a couple of color shots in one of those books......

modelwarships.com/re..eck/book-review.html

Note that it's for a Higgens class but there is also books on the Elco, Vosper and the German Schnellboot. Here's another link to a site that may help you.....

ptboatworld.com/index.htm

You know, all this discussion about PT's is making me want to try another one. After a 30 year gap I think that I'd like to make another one, maybe put it next to that 72nd scale PBR that came out last year.

Sören Mårtensson
🙂

Sören Mårtensson
Thanx!