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Dumas PT Boat (PT105) 1:30 scale by MOG

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jacknastyface2

Thu Nov 19 2020, 03:33pm

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Grady, how did they launch a torpedo? They appear to be in line with one another? Metal work is excellent!

Keith. (Ignorant of anything that does not have sails)

Mog

Sun Nov 22 2020, 05:28pm

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Before I started this build I knew nothing about PT Boats, & had never done any scale metal work , still a big learning curve on both . So Torpedo tubes , the back cradle of each tube rotates , on page 14 of the log I posted training gear & drive screws they are located on the forward cradle of each tube they could crank the tubes outboard for firing the drive screws had stops on them so the tubes would be aligned differently forward to aft, when stowed they were cranked all the way inboard almost in alignment with each other

jacknastyface2

Sun Nov 22 2020, 07:01pm

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Before retirement I was a mechanical draftsman and thought it must have been something like that. In this day and age of guided missiles it seems crude eh? Thanks for the explanation.

Keith.

Mog

Mon Nov 30 2020, 06:47pm

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50 Cal machine gun mount with scratch built trigger assembly. And parts to assemble the second trigger group. At this scale detailing has its limits, the working space in tiny, & you can only do so much fabricating parts. Following the weapons blueprints I got it as close as I could.

Charles

Tue Dec 01 2020, 01:26pm

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Just love your work

Mog

Fri Dec 11 2020, 05:30pm

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Twin 50 Cals with mounts ready to prime. As master model builder Gene Berger is always telling me “anything worth doing is worth redoing “ I did not like the first trigger assembly So did it again, Sometimes you have to use a few 3D parts , however working around 3D printed parts at this scale is very fragile, so I combined scratch built with 3D one a better look & 2 I really broke up the original parts.