stevehnz Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) I was on the run, aka getting my ear chewed, when I gave a like to your last post John, loving what you're doing, it just gets better & better. Steve. Edited May 12, 2018 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 great work John i can see all the details starting to make a big difference now beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 4 hours ago, beefy66 said: great work John i can see all the details starting to make a big difference now beefy Thanks beefy. I never realized how many little visual details there are on the Elco's until I started researching these boats in earnest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Hi everyone! I just finished my first pass at adding detail to the PT boat's bridge. Here's a couple of photos showing the progress to date; The bridge aft bulkhead will be glued in place once the bridge receives it's final coat of paint. Once to bridge is painted there's still work to be done before its complete. This includes making the dashboard instrument & switch panels & the helmsman's simulated wood deck, plus adding the ship's wheel from the original Revell kit. Here's a mock-up to show what the dashboard, ship's wheel, etc. should look like; Next up, I need to give the bridge & chart house a thorough cleaning to remove any excessive glue & smooth out the rough surfaces before adding a coat of primer. Thanks again for looking in. John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Looking very nice. By the sounds of it, after the clean up, it'll be very close to painting. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, Courageous said: ... By the sounds of it, after the clean up, it'll be very close to painting. Stuart Hi Stuart, That's the plan. Once I've got the bridge primed, I hope to add finish paint colour to the chart house, bridge & day cabin, plus the main deck ... fingers crossed! 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Top quality work! Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 What Martian said! Lovely stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Agree with all of the above John - enviable level of detail. Just out of curiosity - is the wood deck panel "grating" part of the original kit? Keep it all coming Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 4 hours ago, robgizlu said: ... is the wood deck panel "grating" part of the original kit? ... Hi Rob, No, the original Revell kit only has a raised panel molded onto the deck, with what looks like a rough anti-skid surface. Also, it looks like the 1/35 Italeri PT 596 kit has the grating - http://www.ptboatworld.com/PT_Boat_Models/ItaleriElcoPT-596.html. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 You made it? If you did - care to share the secret ??? I'm envious Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 5 hours ago, robgizlu said: You made it? If you did - care to share the secret ??? ... Yes I made it, but not quite what most would consider scratch built. The floor is printout of a Photoshop drawing. I drew it at 300 dpi resolution to keep the detail at 1/72 scale. Here's a screenshot; I used the same method for both my Fairmile D & BPB torpedo boat models. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 John - That really is ingenious - would never have thought of that (even less do it!!!) Sometimes the simple.................. Nice one!! rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 It looks totally engrossing john, great job your doing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Hello again! Well, I've reached a personal milestone on this build. After 5 1/2 months of scratch building & four tries of priming, puttying, sanding & re-priming, the base superstructure is now finished and primed. Here are the photos showing the results; Now, it's time to add the finish paint colour to superstructure & the boat's deck, and then start building & adding the final details. Still lots to do before completion, but she's looking more like a PT boat every day. Thanks for looking. John 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Looking very professional Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Lovely stuff. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 I've decided to make a small course change before applying final paint to the deck superstructure, and complete the turrets for .50 caliber machine guns. There are a few parts that will need to be made. I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of trial & error and test fitting of the upper turret parts to the bottom turret drums, & the chances of scratching the final paint will be pretty high. So, I thought I'd better get this work done before final painting. I'm using the Revell kit parts for the ring that mounts to the top of the turret drum. These were modified to remove the (incorrect) molded gun limiting stop rail attachment points & filling the mold impressions. Now the real work begins scratch building the gun mounts, ammunition belt guides, the guns (White Ensign .50 Cal. machine guns), and finally the gun travel limiting stop rails. Well, it's back to the bench & hopefully more updates soon. John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) Hi, again! Been motoring along building up the .50 cal. machine gun mounts. I found some detailed information on the USN's Mark 17 machine gun mount used on early 80' Elco's. I couldn't find any info showing the specific differences between the MG mounts on later versus earlier boats, so I decided to make the Mark 17 mounts for this build. Here's a photo showing the progress to date; The MG mounts primed; And, test fit on the turret tubs/drums; I still need to clean up the gun mounts to remove the rough edges & filling the visible voids before adding the machine guns. Also, I've ordered an Eduard PE 1/72 .50 cal. ammunition belt set. We'll see if these belts can be integrated into the MG mount build. Being a perfectionist, I really hate looking at the close up photos of my builds. I'm my worst critic when it comes to checking the build for issues (or should I say "opportunities for improvement"). Case-in-point, I noticed in the above test fit photo that a handrail support on the day cabin roof was out of position. Next up in addition to fixing the handrail, I'll be finishing the MG mounts, test fitting the machine guns, and building the gun travel limiting stop rails that will be attached to the turret drums. As always, thanks for looking in. John Edited May 28, 2018 by JohnWS 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Well shame on you ....... That aside the MG mounts are shaping up nicely Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I don't think anybody would have noticed in a month of Sundays, and if that's your only transgression in your quality audit, then I'd better throw my stuff in the bin. After you flagellate yourself, give yourself a nice pat on the back 'well done', those gun mounts look the business. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 They do indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 This is epic, like all of your other builds. It is good to see what should be done to that kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Am rapidly running out of 'likes' for this build - awesome stuff. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Looking great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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