80' ELCO PT Boat by Timothy Wood - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Scale 1/4" = 1'

[mtaylor]

Tim,

 

Make some is the easiest answer.  Use dowel of the appropriate size and work from there. Or... check with your local hobby store for model railroad barrels.  You might need to take a small ruler with you as I'm sure that it'll take some poking and measuring around to find something the right size.

[Timothy Wood]

Thanks Mark,

 

I had thought of something along those lines, but I run into a little different problem when it comes to the roll-off rack they were mounted on, I guess I could find a set of drawings and build it from scratch! 

 

Tim

[mtaylor]

Thanks Mark,

 

I had thought of something along those lines, but I run into a little different problem when it comes to the roll-off rack they were mounted on, I guess I could find a set of drawings and build it from scratch! 

 

Tim

 

I think you could pull that one off.  As I recall they were made of tubing?  Maybe just use some styrene.  If you can't find plans, use pictures.  you can probably scale your rack from a known object in the picture.

[Timothy Wood]

Mark,

 

Finding a drawing isn't too much of a problem...  All I need now is the dimensions, it looks like I have plenty if time to them them down, because there I have several steps to complete before I need them.

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

 

Edited May 28, 2013 by Timothy Wood

[popeye the sailor]

if you don't mind plastic...you could check out squadron,  dragon,  or waterloo

[Timothy Wood]

Thanks Popeye,

 

I'll give those three a try!

 

Tim

[popeye the sailor]

surely!  there are other places that carry accessories......those are just a few

[Timothy Wood]

Popeye,

 

There are many places which cary PT Boat parts, the only problem is most don't carry 1/48th scale.

 

Tim

[Kevin]

http://www.wmunderway.8m.com/cont/dcrack/dcrack.htm

[Timothy Wood]

Kevin,

 

Thank you...   This will help more than you can imagine!

 

Tim

[Timothy Wood]

My next step is making the chart house & cockpit from the supplied basswood in the kit.  The chart house has a slightly cambered roof, I have sanded it to the desired shape and correct height shown on the plans.  I also needed to match the camber of the hull to match the underside of the chart house and cockpit, I accomplished this by gouging out the underside of the chart house block to a depth of 1/8" and to within 1/8" of all four sides of the wood block.  I then placed a piece of sandpaper on the deck and proceeded to work the block back and forth until it matched the angle of the hull.

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

 

[Timothy Wood]

Chart house shown on the hull to check camber of the mating surface.  (This photo shown earlier in the build).

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

 

 

[russ]

Nice work on the sanding and shaping. The edges of the chart house seem to match the camber very well.

 

Russ

[Alfons]

Nice work, you are making steady progress. As previously said, I am looking forward to following the painting process

/Alfons

[Timothy Wood]

Thanks Russ, 

 

It was tricky because the basswood wanted to split at the forward leading edge where the chart house meets the deck.  I had to glue one one piece back onto the leading edge, if you look close you can see it.

 

Cheers,

Tim

[Timothy Wood]

Alfons,

 

I hope I don't disapoint you if I choose to paint the boat gray, as they were painted by Elco....  I still havn't made the discision which way I'm going tyo go with her...

 

Tim

[captainbob]

Nice work on the deck houses.

 

Bob

[Richard Bradfield]

Tim, I am enjoying your build of this boat. I have always loved these PT boats. After looking in on your log last night, I spent the next few hours on YouTube viewing videos of PTs in action and current restored ones. Keep up the great work!

[popeye the sailor]

that's a common color for them......there were also the olive drab....some even went camo,  depending on the theatre or crew.  paint looks really good.  the main structures will look really nice with added detail.....good work!

[Timothy Wood]

Bob, Richard and Popeye,

 

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement.  My next step, which I jumping ahead to, is to make sure the area/cut out for the 50 cal. mounts fit properly before I add anything to the chart house and day cabin.

 

Thanks again!

 

Tim

 

PS: Richard, if you want a good PT Boat movie watch "They Were Expendable".....

[Timothy Wood]

It's been a couple weeks since I had a chance to get back to the model bench and it felt good to be back!

My next step was to shape the instrument panel.  The instrument panel takes the form of a truncated triangle in cross-section.  It is shaped from a 3/2" x 1" x 1 1/4" block.  I had to take roughly 33 degrees from the forward edge of the instrument panel to get the correct slope, this pretty much matches the rearward a angle of the forward chart house, and the rear instrument panel has a little steeper angle.  The first couple of photos show the angle if the sander settings for the instrument pane, the remaining shots shows the sanding process.

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

[Jim Lad]

It's good to see that your PT boat is still moving ahead, Tim!

 

John

[Timothy Wood]

Thanks Jim,

 

I wish I could work on it "Full Time" but the real world keeps getting in the way!

 

Cheers,

Tim

[popeye the sailor]

a little at a time can be a milestone.....nicely done

[Timothy Wood]

Hey Popeye,

 

I couldn't have said it any better!   

 

Thanks, Tim

Edited June 17, 2013 by Timothy Wood

[Timothy Wood]

An overall look of where she sits at this point, as you can see I'm moving along like a "Herd of Turtles."    

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

 

 

Edited June 17, 2013 by Timothy Wood

[russ]

The paint job looks really nice. Nothing wrong with going slow. Slow and steady wins the race.

 

Russ

[Timothy Wood]

Thanks Russ,

 

The paint is only a coat of gray primer!  The actual color will be a lighter shade of gray.

 

Tim

[popeye the sailor]

looking sweet Tim.......

[russ]

Tim:

In any event, the woodwork underneath is very good for the primer to look that smooth. That is a nice job.

 

Russ