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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: grandpal on May 29, 2009, 04:33:49 pm

Title: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: grandpal on May 29, 2009, 04:33:49 pm

Here are a few pic of a Higgins PT Boat 1/24 scale that I have recently completed. Scratch built (1st time) with the exception of the ventilators. The hull is plank on frame using balsa strips and covered with aircraft grade fiberglass.
(http://www.postimage.org/Pq15Gc_r.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq15Gc_r)

(http://www.postimage.org/Pq15Gusr.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq15Gusr)

(http://www.postimage.org/aVO5Ag0.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVO5Ag0)

(http://www.postimage.org/aVO5KeA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVO5KeA)

Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: dougal99 on May 29, 2009, 04:36:26 pm

Welcome to the forum aka the madhouse.

Nice build. Any on the water shots?

Doug

Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: grandpal on May 29, 2009, 06:14:57 pm

None yet as the ice just went out of the lake recently...

Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: dougal99 on May 29, 2009, 06:57:56 pm

Ah, I take it you are not in the UK then (I'm quick like that  8)  )  Where do you hail from?

All the best

Doug

Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: grandpal on May 29, 2009, 07:24:05 pm

Eastern Canada(Montreal)...Also Doug I borrowed the motor to fit in my Thorneycroft MTB. (which has not had sea trials yet)

(http://www.postimage.org/Pq16HbQi.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq16HbQi)

Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: Roger in France on May 29, 2009, 07:46:26 pm

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Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: dougal99 on May 29, 2009, 08:12:09 pm

Lovely work Grandpal, go out get another motor and sail them together.  :-)) :-))  Hope the weather picks up soon and your ice problem goes away.

Doug

Only time in Montreal was 15 minutes changing planes (don't ask).  >>:-(

Title: Re: Higgins PT Boat
Post by: Perkasaman2 on June 02, 2009, 11:48:45 am

Great model Grandpal, the Higgins 78 is often ignored by modellers as a build choice in favour of the Elco. The later war period PT boats were both very heavily armed compared to our shorter BritishMTB designs.  :-)