Thought I would share this with you all. Trying to build a 1/35 'What-If' Riverine Patrol Craft. Based loosley on the USN version, I got some sections laser cut, and I have now put the framing together.

Parts laser cut on sheet.


Start of build






All suggestions and comments most welcome.

Chris.

Looks very good...I'll be following your build with interest!

What time-period and setting will it be? Vietnam, on the Tigris or other? And it has to have lots of guns....

Hi Sean,

going to be current time frame, its going to live in the world of 'what-if', at the dimensions/proportions wont be quite correct as I am just going from pictures of the net.

I think it will be well tooled up, M2 0.50 cal x 2 at the rear, and Live Resin M240 x 2 and Legend M134 Mini Guns x 2 somewhere up front.

Chris.

I cant wait to see this one done !

Interesting model. In which country's naval or fluvial service will this what-if boat be serving?

i'll be watching with interest my thread on these boats SURC'S is around here somewhere...how did you shape the hull bottom

Nice work,

Should be very interesting build.

Cheers

Al

What, no granade launcher? I've one or two spare Mk19 in 1/35 if needed....

Thanks for the comments, folks.

“jphillips

Interesting model. In which country's naval or fluvial service will this what-if boat be serving?”

Hi “jphillips. I’m not entirely sure, still working on whom they actually will be. My build pace is slow, so the location of my ‘what-if’ world and the combatants changes quite frequently. I am also working on a bit of a land based diorama also, and want to try and keep a common thread, but mostly the vehicles are a combination of US & UK types, with figures based in modern US.

Here’s a link to the last post on my base.

http://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=gallery&thread=678&page=1



“F3066 (j collingwood)
i'll be watching with interest my thread on these boats SURC'S is around here somewhere...how did you shape the hull bottom2

Hi Jamie. Excellent thread, some great pictures there which will be a great help, the link to the videos is priceless. The hull was taken from the 1/36 scale Revell Offshore Powerboat (RV05205). Not entirely accurate, but as most of it will be below the water line, I’m content that it is a general hull shape.



235th-scale (Sean Mullarkey)
What, no granade launcher? I've one or two spare Mk19 in 1/35 if needed...2.

Hi Sean, to be honest I had not given it much thought, had not seen any pictures with 40mm launchers, until I saw some of the pictures on F3066’s post. Might be a nice combination, a little variation. Two M134’s up front with a M240 and MK19 ½ way down with a twin 50 cal. at the rear. Will send you a PM.


Have ordered up some more of the sections for the side walls. Attempts to skin it have failed miserably, so I’m going to fill the voids so it is solid, and then apply some Mr Hobby filler and sand sown.

Chris,

Chris: interesting boat. I will be watching this one. Also, your other recent builds are along the same lines as my thoughts, but I haven't modeled any of it yet. Keep up the good work.

Happy Modeling, -zon

Chris
Geat stuff. You could use SF which could be from several different countries Have you decided how to clad the frame. Didn't manage to make it down to Dublin show.

Cookie

Paul, Did'nt get down either, just too much on at the minute. Ordered up 100 more sections for the side walls and just going to fill the gaps that way, then going to use filler to smooth over and sand down. (fingers crossed). A take on SF might work.

Chris.

great build cant waite to see it finished,i used to bild
zodiacs for the us seal teans,and canidan navy.to to
me that is what your build looks like,great job.

A little progress, side walls filled up, ready for a coat of filler and sanding.







Chris.

that is looking splendid. the things we could do if we had laser cutters at home.

looking forward to the next updates. cheers, bd.

Excellent progress.

Al

nice work, been wanting to build on for years.

Cheers John,

I am afraid the build has stalled in favour for some what-if land based beasts, but maybe the Christmas break might offer an opportunity to get it moving again.

PM inbound.

Chris.

Chris;
The craft you model is almost like the current SURC from
Riverine Sqd 1 & 2, from JEB Little Creek Va. Looks great tho,keep up the great progress. Will be watching.

Chris, how's the surc project going.