I think your work is great. If I only had have of your talent

Great job on a heroic boat. Well done. I'm impressed with your painting and weathering skills. Thank you for sharing your talent.

You say you are not a true modeler---, well sir, in my opinion, you are certainly worthy of the title, MODELER,in all sense of the word. An outstanding presentation truly worthy of a diorama of its own. WELL DONE. ajh

I have the Airfix Vosper M.T.B and German E-Boat, very old kits from the '70s. This PT-109 would go well with them, I think. Beautiful build, Alex, you really let the character of the boat shine through. Love the shell casings too, what a great detail to add!

Please note that non of these boats ever had "metal decks" From BUREAU OF SHIPS NAVY DEPARTMENT: Decking shall be single layer of mahogany plywood, approximately 9/16 inch thick, installed in general accordance with plan, BuShips No. PT486-S1106-411193, subject to development of satisfactory material. Covering board and plank sheer shall be of mahogany. Beams shall be of mahogany, sawn type, molded 6 inches and sided 1 1/8 inches throughout except at hatchways, etc., where beams are 1 3/8 inches. Short beams reduced molding except in way of torpedo tubes. Intermediate bent-beams shall be of mahogany 7/8 by 3 inches in crew's quarters, and elsewhere as required. Intercostal bridging in three courses under forward deck with mahogany stretcher below the beams; the wing courses shall pick up the deck coaming with ample lap-by, resuming at after end of engine hatch and continuing to transom.

Don't get off work until 17:45, get hone about 18:30 make some coffee in my Alex Modeling mug, sot back relax and watch an highly anticipated video. 👍👌🇵🇹🤝🇺🇸

You brought this boat to life. Brilliant techniques. We can learn much from. you.

My father served in the Korean War, in the Navy on a PT-109 torpedo boat like this. Just bought this model. The boat turned amazing. Museum quality.

Your work are 3 dimensional works of art . Never apologize . You are an artist . Your canvas is plastic model kits . Thank you .

Amaizing work..!! Congratulation..George from Argentina..

This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched ! I was asked to build a PT-109 for someone & went looking. You’ve set the standard & if my model looks half as good, I’ll be asked to do more. Your attention to detail and willingness to teach the rest of us how you’re doing something is so appreciated. You’ve gained admiration and a new fan! Liked/ Subscribed/ Shared!!

I found some good pictures of the stern gun. You just dolled yours up. Still looks cute.

Thanks for all the various views. I am constructing the cabins, turrets, etc. and it is nice to see how yours fit. Good paint

thanks for sharing your video with us Alex, turned out great. we always look forward to your builds. We're thank full you share when you can.

Overall a very impressive build. I would suggest starting with a considerably darker green and then weathering it as you did. The paint that the Navy was able to use in those days in the Solomon Islands tended to chalk out very quickly due to the Tropic Sun and then when the rains came it washed the chalk paint down over the whole side so it would have been streaky and streaky with much lighter paint than the original dark green. One other nip to pick and that is this, the stippled appearance of the paint on everything on the deck is not prototypical period in a larger scale boat you could certainly do brush marks because the guys painted the boats with a brush however the stippling is not prototypical. I found it interesting that you added extra styrene Chine logs or Chine rails. Very interesting. Skool!

Great build, looking forward for your next video.

Интересная стройка, необычная технология, симпатичная модель. Мне понравилась👍👍👍🤝...

There was a film made during WW2 starring John Wayne called 'They were expendable' with PT Boats in it.

Great techniques and great result. Thanks Alex 👍

Alex, I don't know if you'll see this but, I just want to share with you, that I have built this model twice, once when I was very young, and once a few years ago. I like you am very disappointed that there are no colored pictures of the 109 anywhere. I can't believe that no one seems to have a picture of this boat. I painted my first model in the green color that I have read was the common color of these boats in the South Pacific. I also painted my last model in the haze gray color, which I assume was the color when they were built at the Elco plant. There's alot of controversy about what the actual color scheme was. I definitely enjoyed watching this video. I like the way you present your videos, they are very enjoyable to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your content. Thank you for sharing your hobby with us.

Gun strapped to bow was a 37mm Anti Tank Gun found by the crew on Tinian.

Nice build Alex, great detail. Its also a pleasure to watch your videos. Nice to have you back. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

very nice build. good to see you had fun with the kit and enjoying the jack daniels with it always good to have at your side.. just not to much when you have small parts to do

Excellent work and the details are spot on. Glad you are back Alex. Cheers!

I’m thinking of building this model. I had the exact same one when I was about 15 I’m thinking of building it again and converting it to an rc. I can remember my brother and I putting this model in a swimming pool and blowing it up with firecrackers it took a beating before it sunk.

A true joy to see this famous boat coming together man! I like what you did to this fairly old and basic kit, how you painted and weathered it in a way that makes you forget that it is just an ordinary Revell kit :) Fantastic documentation and result my friend.

AsI recall they added- improvised a 37mm antitank gun lashed to the bow for use on japanese barges.

📌 Отличная работа! Молодец. Спасибо! Есть чему поучиться. 😃👍

Alex , man your work is out of control. Watching you work is the best thing ever. I'm learning so much for your Videos. Keep up the good work, your the best.👍

I really enjoyed this video! Thanks Alex. The spent shell casings were a nice touch. I'm surprised you didn't drill out the search light and fill it with clear epoxy. Still a fantastic boat. To keep a smile on my face I build a long term modeling project but I keep a small quick project going along side it for fun. Like an airfix hurricane or something like that

Wow, super accurate built. I like it. I´m inspired to build one by my own.

Outstanding, as always.

It's so great seeing another one of your builds......we appreciate that you are willing to share your work with us and, as to be expected, are never disappointed. Super job and an amazing result.

You did a very nice job on the 109.... Very impressed with your workman ship. only issue I have ever had with most models built of the 109, is that everyone paints them Green. which PT"s that worked rivers, and narrow channels were either Green, or a camo green. how ever the boats that worked harbors, and wide channels were not Green. Like the Movie PT 109, they were painted Dark Sea Grey to blend in with Sea color of these areas..... in the book PT 109 it states when Kennedy first saw the 109. she was a dark grey boat. the other things allot of modeler's do. And I blame the modeling companies for placing it on their decal sheets. is add the big PT-109 decal at the bow. Pt's Never had PT- number painted on their bows. you only saw this on Mchale's navy on tv. the boats had a small set of numbers of the boat painted across the top of the cabin front, port/starboard on either side of boats open bridge. and on the base of the 20 caliber base mount at the stern. the gun added to the plank's at the bow. was a 35 mm anti tank gun.

So glad you are back Alex. Thanks so much. Take care and be safe please

Great video. Very nice color choices.

Great build. Alex, can’t wait to build mine.

Alex, thanks so much for the video! Enjoy your informal dialogue a lot - I find it really educational actually. ALSO, been playing with oils for a while lately but something in this video really helped things "click" when using them. Thank you thank you! Keep it up 💯 🇵🇹🤝🇺🇲

Unfortunately for me, I don't have all the paints that are afforded to you, but I have enough to get by, fortunately for me, I have mansy reference books on PT boats, and a PT Boat museum with 2 live PT boats inside, the PT Boat school that Kennedy was trained was down the river from where I live but is now gone. I'm 54yrs old and I've built the original Revell kit several times, so I'm not particularly bothered about the details being correct on this new kit just happy to see the PT109 updated, I have two photoetch kits from white ensign for the old kit and I know of a company that makes the camouflage mask for the other kit offered by Revell the PT 596. I've built the 109 in 1/35 th scale and in both scales it is a green called field green, forest green is more a dark green. The 1/35th scale 109 came with color instruction booklet.

Despite featuring 3 of my least favourite things in modelling, Revell models, boats and MMP’s ;) I really enjoyed the video and the end result.....thanks

Wonderful to see you back Alex and what a boat WOW!!!👌🙂

Nice job you've made there, Alex. This has been a great tutorial to watch just before I lay down the money to buy the same kit. I've had a liking for the old Elco and Higgins Boats tear arsing around the Pacific crewed by guys not long out of school. Often personal preference for a type of gun by the boats skipper and exec lead to some customising by the young captain depending on what he could take while his boat was being repaired after an exchange of lead between the Japanese and American boats and aircraft running protecting cover. No doubt an exciting, yet deadly game for a bunch of fearless youngsters. So if your build is not being representative of a PT right after launching, then some custom work like non-issue guns would also be authentic. Little craft like these were a part of the Make Do Navy that operated in my back yard up there in the Pacific, the big wide blue Pacific. Now to likely again be turning into a battle ground, where once again was the USN & INJ, now it's still the USN, but the foe this time is the Navy of China. Same shit different day. The US Navy also deployed PT's in the Mediterranean during WW2, mostly on night patrol duking it out with German Schnellboots. Now, many years latter there remains in Florida a surplus PT painted apparently some god awful colour taking people out on party cruises. I have a friend living there near Tampa who hand built for me a PT Boat from scratch using a solid piece of wood for the hull. The built was in 1/87 model Railroad scale to use in a diorama, but I've placed the boat in a display case instead. Anyway, thanks, Alex for the excellent build that's been great to watch. I've subscribed and look forward to your next build.

Just finished this exact kit but not as well as the same finish as yours. I used the brush instead of the sprayer. Thank you for your good advice.

Good job you put a lot of work in that boat

Loving the foil and flag

Outstanding! Thank you for the video.

thank you for video! Got a lot of useful information about that boat and building. Looking forward for your new videos!

I built this boat 60 years ago.It was molded in olive drab.The only painting I did was the bottom.

I’m surprised you didn’t pull up paint when you removed the masking tape. In my experience, mission models paints are very fragile and unless I apply a heavy clear coat before masking, the paint will lift every time. Like you,I love the paints, but they do not stand up to masking or handling without a seal coat.

Great job on the PT boat Alex... nice use of a variety of weathering and modulation effects. Got to be happy with that result.

Loved the build. Will be my next project.

Wikipedia says (for whatever that's worth) that the "PT" Boats used in the movie were not PT boats but a newer USAF crash rescue boats made to look like the ELCO boats since none of the remaining ELCO boats left were in operable condition. So it is uncertain regarding how much we can depend on the movie for accurate information. It is Hollywood after all.

Thanks for this Alex.. I enjoyed your talk track very much and picked up a few good tips along the way !

Extremely well built.

Hi Alex. I am writing this comment late but I am a late comer to your work. The cannon on the rear deck was a 20 mm orliccon and the added cannon on front was a 30 mm anti tank gun. Finally, these boats would have a heavy salt grime which would lighten the colour . The longer the boat was used the more salt grime would be. I enjoy your work and have learned a lot from you. Farewell from Canada. Keep modelling from me Alexander Vaalie Lupsor.

Another great build Alex I have this kit but in vintage is same mold again nice assembly with your seal thanks for sharing master greetings 👏🏻👏🏻👍

Try doing an abstract landscape , in acrylic , like you and building those fantastic creations . Glad that you are back . Love the music Thank you .

Really nice results there mate. Neat idea for the weathering . That worked out great

Fantastic build and video Alex! Your paint was awesome. This was well worth the wait. It make sense that different boats were painted in different shades. In WW2 in the South Pacific, paint and almost everything else was difficult to procure. And think about the environment of that area of the world. Brutal heat, rain and saltwater played havoc on those boats. I think the painting and weathering very realistic. I can see the ton of work that went into the build, and it shows. I want to thank you Alex for bringing all of us such amazing videos, I really look forward to them, that really lift my spirits and I thank you for that. Again excellent work on the kit. Okay I rambled on far to long, stay safe brother and have a great weekend. I best to your family and friends. God bless. 👍👌🇵🇹🤝🇺🇸

Enjoyed the build very much. Great job done. Credit to you.

again a great "full build" from you 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks Alex, nice job

Já fazia muito tempo que não via um video clip teu. Cada vez melhor! Parabéns!

Wow, they really retooled that kit! The last one I built had a one-piece hull. The old one had a lot of errors on it, though. The John Wayne movie used British TBs cosmetically remodeled, not Elcos. The gun on the foredeck was a 37mm. Great job on the boat, Alex! Just a few points, not intended as criticism, as you're a much better modeler than I'll ever be. Just from the point of view of someone that has spent a great deal of time on boats. Lines (ropes) are never left coiled on the deck. Mooring lines would be tossed ashore when leaving the permanent base, extras stowed in lockers on the boat. Coiled lines like that are either going to slide off the deck while underway, and are a great way for a sailor to end up overboard from the trip hazard. The national colors are flown only while underway at the stern. If flown at all while at dock, a naval ensign (only the blue field with white stars) would be flown on a removable jackstaff at the bow. Also, you did some weathering on the deck that you called "oil spots." It wasn't overdone, and nearly disappeared in the final paint effects, but there would be no reason for there to be any oil spots on the deck of a PT boat, especially at the bow. Sailors are fanatical about cleaning up oil on the deck, because it's even more slippery when mixed with water than by itself, and there's nothing to oil on the foredeck of a PT boat. The only place there would be any "oil" on the deck of a PT would be at the fueling ports, and it would be cleaned up almost immediately after fueling. Just some fuel for thought. Keep up the great work.

Very nice build and really earcatchy 80`s AOR soundtrack. In other word, great build & great song :D

Great build Alex, glad to see you back, hope you are good. Greetings from CPH, stay safe 🇩🇰

Built the same model not too long ago.. Yours is better.. 👍👍

Need this. My fathers all time favorite boat.

Awesome video and project! Thx Andrew

first captain was Lt. Rollins E. Westholm. Kennedy from 1943. pt-109 to be sink by japanese ship "Amagiri" litteraly cut apart in 08/02/1943

Great job. You could some figures is my only suggestion. I enjoyed the video.

Fantastic, i enjoyed this build, Great detail

Awesome work my friend keep up the good work

Great to see a new video again, and of a nice build too! I think I'm going to have to get me one of these myself

Never knew it had a field gun mounted on the bow. I done this model many, many years ago and it did not have the gun Love the Oerlikan on the stern!!

Great video and work!

Been waiting on this ever since he announced the build!!!! I'm expecting nothing less than perfection!!

Hello.....awesome thats a really nice build.....you should be very proud of that build......keep well keep smiling and keep building.....thanks 😁

NIce work Alex. Enjoyed watching you build again. Stay safe.

Thank you!

I'm saving this video . I've got a revell pt-109 project in the near future.

Very impressive build

Hey Alex, glad to see you brother. Never apologize, life happens. Always smile, stay safe and happy.

Como siempre Alex...un inmejorable trabajo y estupendo tutorial...un cordial y grato saludo desde Madrid.

I built the original Revell 1/72 PT-109 when I was a kid and I've built two more with Photoetch from White Ensign Models, still not happy, now I'm going to build the new up-dated kit with the interior and 37mm deck gun. I'm happy that I have plenty of reference on this boat, I have a squadron walk around book and a Squadron PT boats in action, a Revell PT models book and a hard covered PT book on the building of 80' Elcos. I have frequently visited Battleship Cove in the neighboring state of Massachusets with their own 80-Ft Elco and their own Higgins boat. And to top it off, I live in the state that JFK did his PT training and I've been by the Melville marina. Needless to say I've gotten a lot of reference material. I don't mean to Bragg, because, I'm pretty sure I will not build a better kit as you. I don't know where you live but if ever get to visit, you should stop in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, they have two full-size PT boats the USS Massachusetts and inside the battleship on the lower decks a PT Boat room with many personal photos and gear of these sailors. They also have a Baloa submarine, a Fletcher class Destroyer, the USS Joseph Kennedy, named after the presidents older brother and finally a "Russian missile boat". In the next City of New Bedford if you are interested is New Bedford Whaling museum.

Beautiful

Hey I believe there is a book out there somewhere that has some colorized pictures of the PT 109 and great video thanks for sharing

Nice and very detailed build unfortunately you forgot to include the main communication and signal mast on your model

Bow gun was an Army 37MM field gun. Nice job.

Your model looks fantasric! The only mistake is the port side depth charge wasn’t on the boat on the day the boat was cut in two by the Japanese destroyer. The depth charge on the port side was broken off of the deck by a runaway torpedo and never replaced. As for the gun that they attached on the bow, it was 37mm. Please understand that I’m not criticizing your model, as I said, it turned out terrific, just pointing out that one mistake. The colors, weathering, all that are spot on. Those boats took a beating that’s for sure. I always enjoy your videos and thank you for posting it on here.

Fantástico!! eres un gran artista

Nice work.

j'ai adoré le scotch 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you...your video was a great help to me. A+

amazing paintjob!

Amazing model, like the `80s music 👍 Stay safe Alex.

Nice to see you back on track

Nice job!

Looks absolutely great Alex. Really enjoyd this one

Alex I really like the way you did the flag on the back could you please elaborate on how and just what you used to make it look like it was waving Thanks Dave