Marklo Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) This was so cheap in my ( not so) local model shop that I couldn’t not buy it, looks like a nice little kit.. more to follow. I wasn’t entirely sure this qualified but Wikipedia says the following.. ’Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), also known as Swift Boats, were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways’ Coastal areas makes it seagoing so here we are Edited January 28, 2023 by Marklo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I did the ‘pibber’ by Revell a while ago, nice little kit. So I guess this will be too. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, Faraway said: I did the ‘pibber’ by Revell a while ago, nice little kit. So I guess this will be too. Jon Do you mean the 1/72 Swift boat? I've got that in my stash and was considering it for this GB, before I got carried away with Matchbox ships! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, danbuoy said: Do you mean the 1/72 Swift boat? I've got that in my stash and was considering it for this GB, before I got carried away with Matchbox ships! Sorry, got muddled up. I meant the Tamiya 'pibber' Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 45 minutes ago, Faraway said: Sorry, got muddled up. I meant the Tamiya 'pibber' Jon Ah, a kit that I really want to do at some point. Definitely one of my favourite types of boat or ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) The Pibber is quite similar but the Tamiya kit is 1/35!so it’ll be a bit bigger. Edited January 30, 2023 by Marklo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Lots of scope for detailing in these scales. Good choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 The hull assembled. And the cabin. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Pic two looks like it is sinking 😁 Great progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 Some brick red on the lower hull. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 Pale grey from a rattlecan Decking painted dark grey. Ready for the last few little details and some weathering and grime. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Looking good, I may have to look out for this kit as I'm building a 1/48th LCP(H) re-fuelling platform. The two would look good together. Colin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 8:43 AM, heloman1 said: Looking good, I may have to look out for this kit as I'm building a 1/48th LCP(H) re-fuelling platform. The two would look good together. That sounds a great diorama idea Colin. Nice work on this one @Marklo I'm guessing this is about to become your next gallery entry? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, Col. said: I'm guessing this is about to become your next gallery entry? Yes that’s the plan. But it might be tight to the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 Decals on the base painted and weathering almost complete. Some white streaks some rust and some grime, as you can see I’ve gone for a lived in look. Just need to paint the guns and the dingy and that’s it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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