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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #100 on: November 26, 2022, 05:40:49 am »

Hi tica,


I'm so happy to have your comment of compliment on my post.!   :-))
I have attached the video of the sailing which represents the trial run clearly and vividly rather than still images.
The boat ran so fast that camera woman and camera was sometime unable to follow the boat, by which some scenes
were terribly bad to see...even the Panasonic video camera warned the camera woman "too fast to move the camera".. {-) {-) {:-{
The largest and initial impression is that she ran so calmly even at high-speed so that motor sound could be hardly heard
in the video even when she passed the shore.  ;D O0 Due to the calmness of the motors, this boat seems hardly to represent powerful impression as compared with the high-speed capability..... {:-{ :(( {-) %% :o 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7QKh8ptwj0&t=21s

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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #101 on: February 14, 2024, 11:34:26 am »
It was tooo hot for mid-winter around Tokyo !!!! 17degrees C !!!! :o :o %) O0 O0
Yes, of course, I went to usual lake to enjoy the sailing of PT-109 who has spent a long time not on the water,but on her
sleeping bed in my room.
The wind was 0m/s south-west which I dislike since it normally carries the dirty substance as seen in the pics... >:-o >:-o <:( <:(
To make the matter worse, such substance is apt to be a terrific cause of accident to the running boat at speed.... >:-o >>:-(
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #102 on: February 15, 2024, 08:34:09 am »
In the second run this day, suddenly mishap occured to the PT-109 as seen in the pics below !!! >:-o <:( >>:-(
Something in the water might have stricken the starboard screw props in the high speed run...oh my goodness !! <:(
I noticed the loss of the props after recovering the boat safely as port side props was running normally though entangled by
the dead grass.... >>:-(


1/2; Starboard screw props lost in the water when sailing.....!!!!
      But the coupling was quite OK. {-) :-))



3; Only a few drops of water could be found in the rear compartment due to my style of water-tight measures.. :-)) :D
  Oh,don't worry about the screw props lost.
 I have still a pair of the props CW and CCW  for fear of such an accident. :-)) :-)) 
This is the military model boat actually in service. {-) %% :embarrassed:
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #103 on: February 16, 2024, 11:24:58 am »
It was really a breeze to replace with a pair of new props. !!
All that I did was to enlarge the holes of props to 1/8 inch (3.17mm dia.) and installed them to screw shafts. {-) :-)) :D
This is a military model boat that must be easy to maintain or repair in a usual operation.!? {-) %% O0 :-))


1;Only starboard props were lost but both props have to be replaced at the same time.!
2;Spare props in stock
3;Very very special nuts of 1/8 inch size here in Japan!!!  This model kit is made in USA in accordance with the US standard.
   Screw shafts were furnished in the US standard and I had to buy unusual size of nuts additionally for my US-made kits
later on.
4; Right one is new props, the rest is old one.
5; Both screw props were replaced in a breeze.!! :-)) :-)) :-))


Well, let's go for boating again in a very fine weather with clean water.!!!! {-) O0

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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #104 on: June 12, 2024, 05:05:43 am »
Hi RC boaters,
It's really hot with 30degees C here in Tokyo that means completely water season and may be the best or the limit season for
RC boating outdoors since it will be normally get to around 38 degrees C in the mid-summer even in Tokyo.
In such circumstances, Allen A seems to have started his PT boats shake-down sailings recently by which I am affected greatly to lead to getting my PT-109 on the water as seen in the pics below.!! :embarrassed: O0 {-)


1;It's the best season to operate the Rc boats?  not soooo hot... O0
2/3/4/5;" Go for the mission, Kennedy, attention to enemy destroyers !?" :embarrassed:
6;"Welcome home safely after the glorious mission in 「the Pacific ocean」" %% :-))


A provoking problem standing just in front of the Rc boat sailing here in Japan in these days is its peculiar rainy season to start
from next week through late July, after which it should normally begin really hot mid-summer reaching around 40degress C across Japan. {:-{ :(( <:(
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #105 on: June 13, 2024, 04:07:30 am »
I have checked my PT-109 if she should go well since it is a long while after the last sailing on the water taken place on last Feb.
Nothing irregular or abnormal has happened with my ESC QUICKRUN 880 brushed(not 1060 type) that can control two motors.
He should possibly have adopted this one rather than 1060 type as 880 type was soo easy to set, just plugged in among ESC-RX-motors and could go practically automatic...


Pics below are my initial set-up of the 880 type which is much powerful and simpler to set than 1060 enough to run two Mabuchi 540 motors at full throttle as seen in the pics below. :-)) :-)) :-))
This set-up with the 880 type ESC was succeeded to the next project of 1/20 Lindberg Chris craft Constellation as it had been
in the PT-109 as in the last 3 pics.   
Simple, safe and secure to install in the Rc boats which is sooo important to sail on the water, especially on the lake as we use in the pics below. O0 O0 O0
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #106 on: February 05, 2026, 01:16:31 pm »
According to the latest weather information for tomorrow, it is 16 degrees C around noon, clear and fine with windspeed 1m/s..!! %% %%   There is no other way for this season but to go outing for sailing, isn't it. ?


I have just begun charging some batteries in a hurry. :-)) :-))


The boat is this 1/32 PT-109 by which the pics as in the following will be expected again in this February. Wow.! :-)) :-))
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #107 on: February 05, 2026, 07:10:46 pm »
How I envy you Kiyo, over here in Germany still ice and snow with a frozen club pond?..
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #108 on: February 06, 2026, 01:08:14 am »
Enjoy that weather!

I was out clearing the ice for my daughter and her boyfriend to go skating yesterday on the lake behind the house.


Won't see open water here for a few more months!
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #109 on: February 06, 2026, 08:06:00 am »
Hi Gents,
Oh, how pitiful you are living in the cold north Europe as to see frozen lake or pond..... :embarrassed: O0
It's actually 16degrees C (60degrees F!!) around noon a bit warm in our boating lake here in Tokyo....


But ,but the temperature was quite well, though huge amount of algae spoiled my wife to cooperate with the boating largely.. <:(
To make the matter worse, I made a big mistake not to carry an inflatable boat with me for emergency, which might be decisive
not to practise the sailing claiming that it's dirty and dangerous with no emergency boat. <:( :-X {:-{ {-)


As the result, we only walked around the lake for close to 5km(3.1 miles) in 1.5h instead of sailing..... %% %% %% %%


Provoking algae in the pic below and my mistake.... {-) :embarrassed: <:(
 
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #110 on: February 07, 2026, 01:08:26 pm »
Sweet! :-)) :-))  The only thing missing is the beautiful roar of the Packards.
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #111 on: February 08, 2026, 04:40:19 am »
Hi Akira,
Soo nice to have your kind comment with sufficient American humour.!!! {-) O0 :-))
I wonder how noisy Packards engine roar is and its influence on her crews in service .. ?? {-)


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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #112 on: February 08, 2026, 02:05:55 pm »
Kiyo, Here is a link to videos of PT-658. A Higgins boat that has been restored to operational condition. enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pt-658
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #113 on: February 09, 2026, 07:58:54 am »
Akira,
Thank you for the link information.
The Packard V-12 engine sound is rather mild beyond anticipation and so similar to that in the movie "PT109"
made 1950's which I used to watch frequently in the past for reference.
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #114 on: June 11, 2026, 04:51:46 am »
I tried to sail this PT-109 in last February in vain and may have a good chance tomorrow to sail according to the today's weather forecast.!!! :embarrassed: :-))   It says "wind 1m/s from northwest" which is the best for me and the boat to go on. :-)) :-))
That's why I have made ready for the boating already. O0   
Batteries fully charged, all the hollow screws tightened firmly, cooling water flow confirmed and twin-screw props well rotated, etc.
However, inflatable rescue boat is indispensable when it comes to sailing on the large lake as seen below not to lose her. O0 O0


Latest weather forecast is changing its optimistic observation saying that a sudden weather change could be now happening with some rainy cloud that is coming up over Tokyo district around noon tomorrow.... 8) <:( :-X >>:-( >:-o :(( 
Oh my goodness!! <:( <:( <:(    Yes,we now under rainy season through late July....
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #115 on: June 13, 2026, 08:32:13 am »
Hi all,
AT LAST! I could have a very good and desirable water conditions for RC boating today.!!!!! :-)) :-)) :-)) %% %% %%
And I have enjoyed very much fast boat sailing by this almighty PT-109.
Setups were 2S lipo 5000mAh, Mabuchi 540RS normal motors water-cooled and 34 mm dia. props at one-third throttle all the way through the sailings for today. I was afraid to move the speed stick to full-throttle and felt no need at all to do so at the speed by one-third throttle basis.  She is not a racer but a merely fast scale MTB. O0 O0 {-)
The wind speed was around below 1.0m/s southeast, 29 degrees C, much algae and a fine day.

Enjoy and imagine the feeling of model MTB by the still pics below. :embarrassed:
A video will be available later for more vivid impression of the sailing behaviours. O0 :-))   
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #116 on: June 13, 2026, 12:54:08 pm »
That's ,looking VERY impressive, specially pic # 6.  :-))
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #117 on: June 13, 2026, 02:32:58 pm »
Hi KitS,
I'm so thankful that you liked one of the pics above.!! :embarrassed: :-))
I also like to see the back view of sailing boat and side splash caused long, neatly, sharply and powerfully from the chine as well. :-)) :-))
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #118 on: June 14, 2026, 03:10:21 am »

Hi all,
Here is a link to the video in which you can see how the PT-109 has run vividly and energetically on the calm lake except some noise from marathon race held at the back of us. Only one thing I was unable to realise was the very absence of simulated engine sound of Packard V-12 as Akira once indicated,,,? ?? {-) {-)

I think there's no need to add my subjective views on the video preliminarily. :embarrassed: O0
Enjoy the feeling sufficiently of the fast MTB.!!! :-)) :-)) :-)) 
https://youtu.be/ZRj0cHXUe70
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Re: Lindberg 1/32 MTB PT-109
« Reply #119 on: June 15, 2026, 02:44:29 am »
Hi RC scale boaters,
It was a really and really good day except much provoking algae occupying the shore... >>:-( 8) :-X >:-o
I just felt something strange in the sailing as the boat seemed to have reduced the speed a bit against the stick volume, and the dull speed continued for a while by which I had her returned and found the mischievous green but delicate ALGAE...!! >>:-( 8)

One thing lucky was the absence of use of the inflatable rescue boat though completely made ready for emergency. :-))
What a wonderful world a fast MTB model boating is!!!?? wow! {-) {-) %% ;D :-))  ♩～♫～♬～♪～(^^♪   

"Building a new ship while sailing other existing boats and keeping physical exercise" basis of life is ideal for me, but but... O0 :-X 
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