all respected Modellers.. Friends.. this is my new completed PT BOAT, ( Patrol Torpedo Boat), also known as MTBs.. this one is not my first one.. completed many before in various scales.. some lost and some are was commissioned jobs.. so, at present, i decided to add lots of military crafts to my collections.. here is the first.. is scaled to operate with my other completed crafts, is scaled to 2.5 feet.. and yes this one is not a copy of any known craft, and i even not know is there any PT boat in numbered as PT 400.. this one is entirely sctarch built is not on a spare hull or so.. i added some of my imagination here from bow to Stearn.. still managed to keep the aspects of Higgins.. to get the aggressive look..  i started from 0... this time instead of using putty, i used the red oxide powder with wood polish and then sprayed the grey primar all along for even more water proofing.. so, the hull became so light.. here i starts with thermocol block.. shaped..

after shaping, i covered it with red oxide.. and started building the boat..

progress.. i took about 2 days to complete this craft, while some of the detailing works carried out in bed..
the life raft is made of paper and foam board..

testing the positions.. and with oars.. oars are made of papers and metal wires..

nice..yes..? yes.. water proofing..

painted and in place.. this time i finished her in to deep mid night blue, in to Matt finish..

the periphery gun barrets were made of appropriate sized PVC pipes with foam board railings..

all wires are taken from a flower merchant, that wont rust.. in place..

all torpedo tubes were made of PVC pipes and torpedo head came from glue caps..

the machine guns and main guns are made of paper, foam board, and ball point refills.. and at beginning my idea was to add a three axis self stabilizing main gun, at bow, later found least noticeable and waste.. but still i added a simple self levelling barrel in one axis.. this brings the very realism, while craft moves..

to see the simple self leveling gun look here.. see how simple it is.. but it is so realistic while in action..

now time to water proof.. and sprayed the base coat.. the deep midnight blue.. Matt finish..

nearing completion..
the Stearn wheel was made of pins and washer later sprayed to resist the rust..

later in place..

added all needed meters at instrument panel.. and simple rear view.. and main gun..

shell casing was made of cut office pins.. painted in gold and in place.. more realism..

she is nice one.. the depth charges were made of PVC pipes..

weathering was achieved by dry brushing..

the stand was made of simple foam board in to 5 mm thick.. its simple..

now.. lights on.. all L E D s...

search light on..

from bridge.. and can see the back light of instrument panel.. real live at night..

now in action.. patrol my lake shores..

various views.. look how aggressive she is..

Captain and patrolling high seas..