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Re: PT 109
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lugnet.build.military
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Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:21:14 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Bill Vollbrecht wrote:
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Hello!
Thought I would post a pic of one of my latest creations, PT 109. This is the
same torpedo boat made famous during WWII by being piloted by John F.
Kennedy, and it’s subsequent sinking and heroic actions by it’s crew.
This is my first attempt at building a military themed model! It is also
unique as it is built to minifigure scale. There are many working elements
that give this a higher level of playability than most of my glued creations.
-the guns pivot and/or turn
-the gun turrets accomodate a minifigure inside the turrets
-the roof of the area behind the captains wheel is removable
-the lifeboat comes off as well
There are more views on brickshelf for those that are intersted:
www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mwv1970/PT109
It was pretty fun to build and I am pleased with how it turned out. Let me
know what you think! I will possibly be doing more military themed models in
the near future as well.
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That’s great! I love the detailing and I particularly like the white lettering
at the bow.
Some people don’t care for the pixellated hull profile, but I don’t mind it so
much because it preserves the LEGO-ness of the ship.
Very nice job!
Dave!
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| (...) Hey Dave, Funny thing about the lettering. When I built the prototype I left it blank, in case the client wanted just a Navy PT instead of specifically PT-109. He saw the prototype pic a said he did want it as PT-109. I figured, as I glue it I (...) (19 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| Hello! Thought I would post a pic of one of my latest creations, PT 109. This is the same torpedo boat made famous during WWII by being piloted by John F. Kennedy, and it's subsequent sinking and heroic actions by it's crew. (URL) This is my first (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, FTX) !!
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