"Swift Boat Models" Topic
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| Katzbalger | 11 Apr 2014 5:39 p.m. PST |
Occasionally, I get the urge to add to my Vietnam War 28mm collection so I can game more than just the basic infantry on infantry scenarios. Squadron is running a sale on Revell 1/48 scale Swift Boats link and I was wondering if anyone had gotten one of these in the past and if it was an easy conversion to a waterline model for gaming purposes. It looks like it would be a good start for a VC ambush of a riverine patrol. Rob |
| Charlie 12 | 11 Apr 2014 6:06 p.m. PST |
Pretty basic kit. IIRC, the hull is one piece. So cutting it down to the waterline should be simple work. |
| Katzbalger | 11 Apr 2014 6:20 p.m. PST |
Thanks--I'll give it a shot. Rob |
| hocklermp5 | 11 Apr 2014 7:34 p.m. PST |
Rob……There is actually a raised "rib" at the waterline. I ran a black pen along it then took my Dremel with a small circular saw blade and waterlined it. You should glue the deck on the night before to stiffen things up and you would do well to glue a flat sheet of styrene on the bottom, trim it close and then sand things so any uneven cuts can be filled in. A really nice kit with few parts but good detail. |
| dglennjr | 11 Apr 2014 8:19 p.m. PST |
and you can always take the bottom that was cut off, invert it on another base…add some floating debris, and there's your casualty base/blown up version for the table top. "Waste not, want not." |
| Mardaddy | 11 Apr 2014 10:44 p.m. PST |
…and a decent price to boot. |
 Legion 4   | 12 Apr 2014 8:23 a.m. PST |
Worked with some along the Rio Chagris in my youth … |
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