1/350 IJN Amagiri rams PT-109 (Fine Molds)

 I was asked to depict the known historical event of the PT-109 torpedo boat's collision, captain of which was J.F.Kennedy, by IJN AMAGIRI which took place at Blackett Straight,in August of the year 1943. It was a demanding construction, given the value of this historical moment. We took the inspiration from the   Fine Molds kit of Amagiri in which PT 109 (Aoshima) is given as a bonus.
This is the first time that we build an F.M model,and we feel that is an amazing experience.Awsome in details ,even at the smallest pieces, unbelievable fitting and a very detailed manual.

The kit was detailed using the rails and the gun barrels of Fine Molds. P.T. 109 was detailed using a brass 20mm Oerlikon gun from Flagship models.The 37mm antitank gun was built using plastic rods and sheets from Evergreen,while the shield was from PE spares box. With the same way we built the two twins 12.7 mm guns.

The ships and the sea was paint by Vallejo colors. The atols that we decide to exist,came to be a very pleasant and interesting addition. Vegetation there was using materials form GHQ range

Gallery updated 3/6/2015

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