Especially considering its your first scratch build. Building the italeri elco pt596 by les rogers part one. Numerous details about pt boats appear in the manual that provide insight to both. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Do any of them still exist that might be available to private entrepreneur. The green colored rings you see glued on the deck are from a revell 1. Italeri 5602 5 elco 80 torpedo boat pt596 kit first look. Building the italeri elco pt 596 by les rogers part one.
Specifications, 1942 elco 80 patrol torpedo pt boat manufacturer elco naval division of the electric boat company, bayonne, new jersey length per the navy build manual. May 31, 2014 italeri elco 80ft torpedo boat pt596 1. The u boat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Perhaps the most notable 80foot pt boat was pt109, commanded by future president john f. Motor torpedo boat pt617, also known as big red cock and dragon lady, is the sole surviving 80 elco type pt boat and represents the united statess most heavily used, highly favored, and combattested pt boat type in world war ii. I would also like to know if it is possible to still purchase this type of boat. Elco 80 foot pt boat models gene andes ship models for. Kit includes plans, hull, cockpit, cabin, windows, raised deck, dinghy hull, decklights, ventilators, bofor kit, 20mm oerlikon. Motor torpedo boat pt 617, also known as big red cock and dragon lady, is the sole surviving 80 elco type pt boat and represents the united statess most heavily used, highly favored, and combattested pt boat type in world war ii. Perhaps the most notable 80 foot pt boat was pt 109, commanded by future president john f. With its stylish look, cold molded cabins, reverse s bend stem, it was once of the first successful elco designs. After ww ii they merged with sister company electric boat to form general dynamics which.
Pt370 was a 70foot canadian boat and only four such boats were built. On page 38 is a color shot of pt 617s cockpit area with the hatch open. Jul 16, 2015 correct color for an early elco 80 pt boatsouth pacific theater. Armament, 1942 elco 80 patrol torpedo pt boat 21 a. High detailed 5 scale foot rail used on us navy elco 80 pt boat during world war two. The 80 foot 24 m woodenhulled craft were classified as boats in comparison with much larger steelhulled destroyers, but were comparable in size to. Correct color for an early elco 80 pt boatsouth pacific theater. Elco electric motors are clean, powerful and quiet. My scratch built elco pt boat, slowly built over the last few years and still a work in progress. While the venerable revell, 80 elco pt 109 kit filled the gap, the scale and minor detail where the biggest issues. These drawings are based on measurements given in original elco drawings. Pt 370 of mtb squadron 18 on patrol in the philippines, circa nov 1944. M4e3 37mm automatic aircraft cannon specifications. Another small bag contains fine mesh net, cables, screws, some lengths of wire and two nicely turned metal gun barrels.
Garth connelly earlier this year, i heard that a company, merit international, was going to be releasing two 1. Elco 80 foot pt boat 103 class day room cabin trunk dimensions. In the film pt 109, the elco script logo can be seen on the cockpit throttle housing in several scenes. Two rails included, to use as port and starboard positions.
Electric boat motors elco motor yachts electric outboards. Motor torpedo boat squadron five mtb, e boat, joining the navy, naval history. Mar 31, 20 elco 80 torpedo boat pt 596 5 ricardo matos. Versions with grips and triggers for deck guns coming soon. Superstructure view from the bow at the front of the superstructure. Feb 1, 2015 elco 80 pt boat on deck color series no. Without a doubt, when it came to increased firepower, late war boats, such as pt 596, represents the ultimate elco 80 footer configuration. I scratch built a 2nd scale elco 80 footer from wood. Two of the oldest kit were the boxscale revell higgins boat pt 212 and the 164 scale lindberg elco boat.
With the entire crew above decks exposed to the elements except. Elco 80 pt boat deck construction table boat number construction dimensions 103108 mahogany planking, 2 layers laid fore and aft inner layer 516, outer layer 38 109196, 314367, 372383, 487497, 546563, 731760 mahogany planking, 2 layers laid fore and aft inner layer 38, outer layer 516. Model joined to a thin sprue, easy to cut, and to be printed in strong flexible material to allow adapt right to boat deck. This is a snapshot of the cradle, ammunition feed, ammo cans, and turret top for elco pt. However, the elco 80footer was a radical departure from pt 9. Elco 80 pt boat copperoyd color for hull rc groups. The early and late 80 foot elco boats carried one of these. Elco of bayonne, new jersey, would go on to produce 326 pt boats of 80 foot length total pt boat production of varying lengths by elco was approximately 385 during the span from 1942 through 1945.
Our legacy stretches back more than 125 years ago to the 1893 chicago worlds fair. Welcome to, an elco 80 pt boat resource site image based on elco b. These sleek and deadly wooden boats served in both the pacific and atlantic theaters. By wars end, more of the elco 80 ft 24 m boats were built 326 in all than any other type of motor torpedo boat. Planking the rc elco pt boat hull with balsa sheet. Now, i think it can be safely said that the elco 80 footer became synonymous with the term pt boat. Microglass, now part of loyalhanna dockyard, has 2nd scale pt boat hulls. Pt boat pt 617 elco pt 617 is an elco class pt boat. The following images show dimensions and placement for an elco 80 pt boat day room cabin trunk, in particular for an early 103 class. People stop to ask me if its a gas motor because it goes so fast. This website is now sponsored by hosts of web sites, applications, databases, email, and groupware systems, and mirrored at pt103. Elcos first group of selfmade boats, pts 1019, was a development of the scottpaine 70 foot hull with modifications to the cabin and other details.
Elco of bayonne, new jersey, would go on to produce 326 pt boats of 80foot length total pt boat production of varying lengths by elco was approximately 385 during the span from 1942 through 1945. Pt370 of mtb squadron 18 on patrol in the philippines, circa nov 1944. Through the 70s the us navy used a type of patrol boat called an elco class pt. Italeri pt 596 elco 80 scale model rc torpedo boat duration. Elco and higgins pt boats, as published in a 1945 training manual. Mar 12, 2010 through the 70s the us navy used a type of patrol boat called an elco class pt. Pt 370 was a 70foot canadian boat and only four such boats were built. Correct color for an early elco 80 pt boatsouth pacific. Over the years other kits have been released in scales from 1700 to 2 with probably the most widely sold being the revell 172 pt 109 and similar early elco boats covered in rereleases of those molds. Pt9 was designed and built by scottpaine in the uk, and was purchased by elco to jumpstart their own torpedo boat design effort johnson 26. Where not available or legible for a part, it is labeled this is a guess or similar.
Pt 48 is the only remaining 77 elco ptboat and a member of the heroic wwii mosquito fleet. Pt196, an elco 80footer of motor torpedo boat squadron 12 mtbron 12 astern of pt boat tender uss wachapreague, philippines, late 1944. Pt 48 has arguably spent more time in the combat zome than any other pt boats in existence from october 11, 1942 to august 7, 1944 and is. Fairly bristling with weaponry, elco patrol boats provided fire support for troop landings, laid and destroyed mines, carried out rescues, disrupted supply lines and even accounted for a few large enemy ships. Elcos range of products are dedicated for use in air treatment applications such as condensing units, fan coils, air curtains, extractor hoods, heat recovery, air handling units and. My question is what have they replaced this boat with. Taking the job on as described in the instructions, step one is dedicated to drilling out all of the relevant holes that are flashed over on the surface of the main deck. Uss pt 107, elcoclass on alert for silhouettes of enemy ships. The elco naval division boats were the longest of the three types of pt boats built for the navy used during world war ii. Review merit 148 scale elco 80 pt boat late production. Longer and wider with an initial upgraded armament of one 20mm oerlikon cannon on the deck aft of the engine room cabin, the first 80 foot boats, the pt 103 class pt 103 196 were launched in 1942. There are many ways to plank hard chine model boats like this pt boat. Some modelers found 172 scale pt boat model kits are too small and inadequate in detail while they have no room for the 5 scale bigger brother.
As us forces got a toehold in the solomon islands in late 1942, the us navy shipped as many pt boats as could be rounded up for immediate action against the japanese resupply effort to gaudalcanal. One kit is of the eightyfoot elco as a newbuilt boat would look in 1945. Elco 80 foot pt boat models gene andes ship models for sale. Jan 09, 2016 my scratch built elco pt boat, slowly built over the last few years and still a work in progress. Elco 80 pt boat copperoyd color for hull i am looking for guidance in the correct shade of red for the antifouling paint for the lower hull for my build. They list an elco 80 footer 30 long, and a higgins 78 footer 29. One thought, be careful with dope over acrylic the solvent in the dope may raise the acrylic and. May 19, 2016 the green colored rings you see glued on the deck are from a revell 1.
Im not sure whether the floor deck sorry was raised here or not your choice. Motor torpedo boat photo archive navsource naval history. At the end of the war, the company merged with its sister company, electric boat, under john jay hopkins. They were considered expendable and 260 were built serving in most parts of ww11. The method i chose optimizes the use of thin 116 or 1. Deck plans, profiles, original factory drawings and over 180 photographs. These nimble warships which by the end of wwii could deliver the same firepower as earlywar destroyers had done. This model features the correct makeshift gun the crew mounted on the front bow and makes it one of the most accurate pt109 models ever produced. The 80 foot elco pt boats were an improved and enlarged version of the 77 foot boats. All four were outfitted as elco 80s despite being 10 feet shorter. Building one of the expendables matthews model marine.
Pt 109 is an example of an early war, pt 103 class elco 80 foot patrol boat. Designed for 31 knots at 80 tons displacement, the fairmile d was the most. An 80foot elco pt boat cruises off new guinea coast, 1943. The 191 did not have those two guns on the circularshaped bases normally seen on pts for some reason, in the photos being used as references show the guns mounted on the deck just on the. Elco pt boat pt617 37mm deck gun bill maloney 1202007 01 37mm deck gun. The elco 80 pt boats were built of wood using laminated spruce, white oak and mahogany and covered with fir plywood.
Over the years other kits have been released in scales from 1700 to 2 with probably the most widely sold being the revell 172 pt109 and similar early. She is a museum ship at the pt boat museum in fall river, massachusetts. Say pt boat and the image that comes to mind is that of the 80foot patrol torpedo boat built by the electric launch company elco in bayonne, new jersey. Considered to be the sleekest of all in appearance, the craft did have a slight edge in top speed. I have found reference for copperoyd from a cherry red to an automotive red primer to blood red. And why pt 593 well when i started this project around 1999 i lived at number 593 hull road and it is a legitimate number for a late war elco 80 boat. Thus the elco 80 foot pt boat was born and destined to become the most. Mar 24, 2016 elco 80 pt boat copperoyd color for hull i am looking for guidance in the correct shade of red for the antifouling paint for the lower hull for my build. So far the elco pt boat hull has been framed and sanded. John kennedys pt109 is the one we all remember, but over 800 pt boats were built.
The versatility of the patrol torpedo boat during world war ii serving. For starters, it is about time that a new pt boat kit was produced. The elco movie giant killers of the original construction shows a full half width, 80 length of scarf joined ply sheet being brought in by over a dozen men and laid down on the boats deck and then screwed into place with many thousands of screws but many photos of the boats deck s show lines like planking. Welcome to, an elco 80 pt boat resource site image based on elcob.
Beginning with pt 20, elco increased the length of the ship to 77feet to accomodate us torpedoes, and also to improve seakeeping performance. Development of 70 and 77 boats bob ferrell and al ross. Pt boat pt617 an elco pt boat at the battleship cove naval. Pt 196, an elco 80 footer of motor torpedo boat squadron 12 mtbron 12 astern of pt boat tender uss wachapreague, philippines, late 1944. Two of the oldest kit were the boxscale revell higgins boat pt212 and the 164 scale lindberg elco boat. The electric boat company elco acquired a british torpedo boat which impressed the navy enough to put elco under contract to develop pt boats based upon the british design but featuring a number of changes, including power from three navalized packard liberty v12 aircraft engines rated initially at 1100 horsepower, but reaching 1500.
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