US Navy Swift Boat (PCF)...Building the base too!

[Lee W]

Very nice Ron


Lee

[Guest]

Looking good Ron iam liking it.


Scott

[Gern]

Nice, tidy build as usual Ron. Straight OOB it looks a bit 'toylike' so I'm looking forward to you bringing it to life with your usual magic touch!

[papa 695]

It looks very nice Ron

[monica]

real do like the look of this one Ron,

[Guest]

Very nicely done Ron. I have always admired your prowess with the hairybrush.

[takeslousyphotos]

That's looking sweet Ron......... Looking forward to seeing the weathering and stuff.

[flyjoe180]

That looks superb Ron. That will be right at home in a muddy delta seeking out the enemy on the banks.

[Guest]

I like it so much. Don't be gentle with ageing the boat think about the condition and the weather on that side oh Earth. Good job!

[spanner570]

Thanks boys and girl for your excellent suggestions and humorous comments...Great stuff!


Catalin - Don't worry, I've not had so much fun weathering and messing about with a model for quite some time.


My imagination and a big hammer are in free fall - and I'm loving every minute!

[Guest]

I bet you do!

[Guest]

Well done Ron, I really envy you your brush skills. Looks a really nice model, so what have you up your sleeve for this one, another stunning rio no doubt. Derek

[spanner570]

Thanks Derek, I have an inklin to have it scooting along a river....That's as far as my thinking goes up to now, but who knows what might penetrate my skull and wake up a brain cell or two!


I've finished the boat. I looked at various pictures of these craft and added different bits that I noticed on them to my own Fast Boat.


In doing so I had probably the best time I've had in a while when it comes to modifications and weathering a model. I was in free fall with the brush and brain!


I used sewing cotton, cocktail sticks, a couple of steel modelling pins cut up for the screen wipers, toilet paper, old thin electric wire and oddments from my bits box. I cut off the awful, thick flag staff and made a new one from a cocktail stick. I then wrapped the double sided flag decal around a piece of thread and stuck the whole thing to the new flag staff, top and bottom. The flag is bent with Micro Sol to give it a bit of life.....


Also, I had an idea to paint some repair patches on the hull. I'm chuffed how they have turned out and make the boat look even more battered. The damage to the rubbing strakes was done with the red hot tip of a small screwdriver.


All the rope work is extra, using two thicknesses of sewing cotton.


Anyway, here is the finished boat, with bits added and brush painted and weathered with the kit acrylics and detailed with Humbrol enamels.










































I hope you like my attempt at a well used and battered Swift Patrol Craft Fast (PCF) No.9


If I can source some 1/48 US Marines I will hopefully add these later.


Now I can turn my thoughts towards some water.


Cheers,


Ron

[Guest]

Great work with the rust and damage Ron, are these any good for you? Derek


http://www.scottsmodels.co.uk/collections/figures-1-48


https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/TA32513

[Guest]

Really like what you have done with this Ron.


Great explanation of what you have done.


The additions and weathering are excellent.