Over those years there have been many improvements on the original model and there has even been revisions on the revisions till we have gotten to where we are now. Dumas us navy pt109 33 kit rc wooden scale powered boat. Check out these pictures sent to us by dennis lattanzi of port saint lucie florida. Find great deals on ebay for dumas boat and vintage rc boat. The kit includes laser cut panels and over 50 cast metal fittings.
Build your own piece of world war ii history with the updated dumas 33 in. Pt109 wooden boat kit by dumas inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. We are monitoring the covid19 situation and are taking the necessary precautions to keep our employees and customers as safe as possible. Kenedys pt109 boat model boats and model ships of true. Pt 109 wood model boat kit by dumas ancient mariner.
And youre bummed that neither hr products nor mosquito boat hobbies aftermarket offerings are available anymore. Updated plans and instructions, improved running hardware installation instructions, and added detailing galore are all part of the improved 33in. Dumas rc boat model kit pt 109 gas or electric motor. Kennedy, future united states president, in the pacific theater during world war ii.
Yes believe it or not they made other pts besides the 109. On august 1st, pt109 and 14 other boats were sent to sink a group of five enemy destroyers. The plans, side onethe plans, side 2electric powered setupthese pictures are from the plans that are included in this kitt is no instruction book with this kit, but you modelers will know what to dogas powered setup. Updated plans and instructions, improved running hardware installation instructions, and added detailing galore are all part of the improved 33 version of the pt109. I bought this kit at the dec, 2012 meetingswap meet of the san francisco model yacht club located on spreckles lake in golden gate park, san francisco. Yes, believe it or not they made another pts besides the 109. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Pt boat plans for model boat building building model boats.
Congrats to dennis for a fantastic job on some challenging old school kits. Ive opened the box and was impressed by packing job done by dumas. Pt boat model boat plans sheet 2, with deck house layout and templates. I think the book that comes with the boat could have more explanations and. Ive not had to do anything out of the ordinary with it.
I just started building model boats about a year ago, and still a novice at it. Well, i have a number of detailed weapons available as 3dprinted kits at shapeways, in my. Ptboats torpedo boats are some of the most popular subjects when it comes to boat models. The use of one motor and screw was a mission objective that dumas wanted to achive when they designed this kit, keeping it simple.
Follow his complete thread with on going questions and answers here. With the aid of a coastwatcher and local residents, pt109s men were finally returned to the rendova pt base on 8 august. The kit has some very detailed instructions along with some very nice blue line drawings 4 sheets. Face it, our boats spend most of their time on the shelf. I did recently find reference to a quantity of 11 british style fairmileb boats having been built at lars halvorsens boat works in ryde in n. I am a long time rc scale modeler and have enjoyed your builds and book for some time now. The dumas kit 1233, 4 large sheet plans, decent 45page instruction book, ok pictures, good material list. All of the planking is solid mahogany and the way dumas laid it out the grain runs length wise on the 4 aft planks both bottom and side. Tracked courier when a buyer changes their mind, we accept returns at the buyers cost within 14 days provided the item is unopened, unused and in a mint resellable condition. Dumas products is one of the worlds premier manufacturers of model boat and airplane kits serving the world since 1962. Dumas us navy pt109 33 kit rc wooden scale powered boat kit. The dumas kit 1233, 4 large sheet plans, decent 45 page instruction book, ok pictures, good material list. A nice example of a us navy pt boats from dumas boats 1233.
Our model club had a bunch of lindberg pts, all green 109s, and i wanted mine to be different. Kennedys experiences as a pt boat commander and the heroic tale of jfk in world war two long before the day a sniper would take his life in dallas texas. Frank andruss and gene kirkland provided excellent historical. These cradles can be seen in several photos of pt boats including none other than pt109, which starred in a howtoship pt boats instruction manual johnson, 103. Commanding the patrol torpedo craft pt pt 109, lieutenant kennedy and his crew participated in early allied war campaigns. The planking from frame 7 forward to frame 5 is also running length wise to the boat. Updated plans and instructions, improved running hardware installation instructions, and added detailing galore are all part of the improved 33 in. Slightly more than three months later, on the night of august 2, pt109 would be destroyed, cut in half by the japanese destroyer amagiri. The 105 was an 80 foot elco torpedo boat 1942, built of spruce, oak and mahogany and made watertight by marine plywood covering.
Use keywords to find the product you are looking for. There is one page of corrections included with the instruction book. Dumas pt109 fiberglass hull 48 at f l y h o b b i e s. Scalecraft produces this and many other fine museum quality mahogany ship and boat replica models. Navy junior grade lieutenant received his first command, pt109. Dumas boats us navy pt109, 33 dum1233 amain hobbies. His actions to save his surviving crew after the sinking of pt109 made him a war hero. Robs dumas boats pt109 january 2, 2014 the following is a copy of robs pt109 build. The one and only pt109 has been a standard of the dumas line for well over 40 years. The uscg 44 lifeboat, the uscg 40 utility, the dauntless and the pt109 are some of the oldest kits in our line. Currently, dumas products is operational and working to make and ship customer orders as we always have while maintaining our regular business hours.
All boats then were ordered back to base except pt109, pt162, and pt169. Handlaid fiberglass hull cleanly diecut plywood decks and super structure super scale vessel three different powering methods are detailed in the plans and instructions includes. Misinformation about pt boats is fairly common and something i dont want to be guilty of spreading. Higgins pt212 patrol torpedo boat kit w8 beam 1 dumas. You can see the 61s boat number on her charthouse quite clearly in. Made famous by kennedys pt109 service in wwii, these boats were high powered 3 packard v12s. Dumas boat kits dumas products dumas products estore. While this site concentrates on the physical aspects of the pt boat, be sure to read the accounts on the veterans stories page and check other websites on the links. Comes complete with running hardware and a 2bladed, 1. Double planked hull construction with birch plywood on the inside, mahogany strip planking on the outside. This kit is designed for static display or remote control use. Kennedy joined the us navy in 1941 and was stationed in the solomon islands in the south pacific during world war ii.
We are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly. There were apparently pt boat bases in cairns and darwin but i am unable to find any definitive details of these. The attacking squadron were ready to kill, but some of the 60 torpedoes exploded prematurely and not a single hit was made. The detailing on this pt109 is a huge improvement over the old kit.
New listing vintage nos rc dumas boats marine turn fin tf1 7003 hardware model wood boat. Dumas products has done a makeover of their legendary 33 in. Construction of this all wood kit is out of the high quality diecut mahogany plywood and mahogany veneer planking that you have come to know and expect from dumas products. I just got my dumas pt109 todaythis is the redesigned kit of dumas 33 long elco boat. This is the fiberglass pt109 scale world war ii patrol torpedo boat by dumas. Cornwall model boats ltd unit 3b, highfield rd ind est, camelford, cornwall, pl32 9ra, united kingdom. First impression when i first opened the kit, i noticed sheets of mahogany plywood. Pt109 was a pt boat patrol torpedo boat last commanded by lieutenant junior grade john f.
Pt 109 was one of the hundreds of motor torpedo boats pt of the pt 103 class completed between 1942 and 1945 by elco naval division of. These are dennis first four dumas boats number five is in progress. Rare vintage dumas boats pt 109 torpedo boat wooden model. Unfollow dumas boats kits to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Dumas has done a complete makeover of their legendary 33 pt109. The 105 was an 80foot elco torpedo boat 1942, built of spruce, oak and mahogany and made watertight by marine plywood covering. Charlie, the mahogany that came in the kit is fairly flat. 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. Pt 109 is an example of an early war, pt 103 class elco 80 foot patrol boat. On august 2, 1943, pt 109 was struck by the japanese destroyer amagiri and the entire crew was thrown into the pacific.
Looking for upgrade weapons for your dumas pt109 kit. Kit is supplied with mahogany, birch, and poplar ply. Chriscraft utility boat wood model kit by dumas dumas model boat and ship kits this sleek little speedster, from the late 1940s, was the start of the popular utility style boats manufactured by chriscraft. The 196 boat had the less often used combination of forward torpedoes, but aft boxes with several more boxes on the bow.
Updated plans and instructions, improved running hardware installation. Italeri 5 scale pt109 near the end of april 1943, a young u. Dumas us navy pt109 boat the one and only pt109 has been a standard of the dumas line for well over 50 years. Italeri solicited our help to organize a booklet about pt109 and this class of elco boats. Dumas boats pt109 us navy torpedo boat kit 1233 hobbies.
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