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The PT Torpedo Boats of WWII were a new idea at the time. The boats were built of plywood, so they could be manufactured quickly,and repaired even faster.

They used 3 Packard V12 engines for more than 300+ horsepower. They were designed to to speed in on ships, fire their torpedoes and then high tail it out of harms way. All the while taking flak and gun fire while engaging with the targets.

There have been several scale models of the PT boats, the Elco type. But the one from Italeri is the most accurate. The crew of the PT 109 had fastened a deck gun to the bow on their own, and it was not originally part of the boats armament. The Italeri PT 109 accurately protrays this hasty modification.

Other countries had similar fast attack boats during the war, but the the American PT series are probably the most famous and well known to the public.

Italeri makes several 1:35 scale attach boats. The German S100 is one of the largest scale plastic models ever made by a model company.

1/35 German Schnellboot S-38 - Due 2017

1/35 Torpedo Boat PT-109
Measures 28 inches long when complete. Highly detailed kit.
This model features the correct makeshift gun the crew mounted on the front bow and makes it one of the most accurate PT109 models ever produced.

1:35 G-5 Soviet Motor Torpedo Boat
The G-5 was a Soviet motor torpedo boat built before and during World War II. Approximately 300 were built over the course of its production.

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1/48 Elco 80 PT Boat / Late Type
The model is around 20 inches long when assembled.
It has over 450 Parts.

1/48 Elco PT Boat / Early Type
The model is around 20 inches long when assembled.
It has over 450 Parts.

RAF Air Sea Rescue Launch
Initially the RAF Air Sea Rescue Launch craft were based around the south-eastern coast of Britain, known as 'Hellfire Corner'. The RAF Air Sea Rescue motto was 'The Sea shall not have them'. The Type 2 was seen as the ultimate machine at the time and many aircrews owed their lives to the ability of the launch and its crews to be able to detect and rescue them. The model kit includes decals for the 1941 and 1944 versions. 155 Parts. Around 10 inches when assembled.

Vosper Motor Torpedo Boat
The smallest and fastest of the operational Royal Navy craft during the Second World War was the Vosper Torpedo Boats. These types of boats had four 18in torpedo tubes on their flushed deck. Other duties for the boats included minelaying, and the delivery and collection of agents and commandos to and from the enemy coastline. Kit has (4)18-inch torpedo tubes, (2)Vickers twin-mount machine guns, (2) 0.50 caliber machine guns, twin-mount Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, and (5) crew figures. The completed model is approximately 12" long. 189 Parts.

1/35 Vosper MTB 74 St. Nazaire Raid
Highly detailed kit.

1:35 scale Italian M.A.S. 568 4a Series Second World War
The M.A.S. model kit hull is 21.73 Inches long. The model includes a photoetch fret, clear parts sheet, ropes and screws. Decals enable completion as the M.A.S. 568, Garzuf (Yalta), Black Sea (Russia), summer 1942.

1:35 British Royal Navy MTP Vosper Plastic Model Kit
This 1/35 Vosper MTB 77 is a testimony to how Italeri's craftsmen bring reality to life. It's no wonder they chose the large scale to recreate, with completely new tooling, the 72 foot 6 inch Vosper. The kit is crammed with every possible feature that can be designed into this model.

Acrylic Paint Set - MTB and Ships

1/35 Schnellboot Type S-100
39-inches long. The world's biggest 1/35 scale plastic model kit. Included is a unique, beautifully printed Photographic Reference Manual (PRM) containing in-depth photos and diagrams of the real Schnellboot S-100.
Over 650 parts including more than 90 photo-etched parts.

1/72 PT167 Torpedo Boat
Take command of a WWII torpedo boat with the PT 167! Features a one-piece hull, a textured deck, a detailed superstructure and bridge, two twin machine guns, one Oerlikon and mount, separate drive shafts and props, crew figures, four torpedoes, two marking options and a display stand.

1/64 PT Torpedo Boat
WWII US Navy PT Boat. Crew members included. 15-inches long.

1/72 PT109 Torpedo Boat
Box 13 x 9 x 3 inches
83 pieces molded in dark green. Includes four torpedo tubes, two twin 50 caliber machine guns, a 20mm cannon, a life raft. Contains clear assembly instructions with a detailed synopsis of Kennedy's exciting and dangerous voyage. Includes a display stand and Waterslide decals are included. Four crew figures, and three rudders, propellers and shafts are all included

1/72 German S-Boat Kit
Detailed 1/72 scale assembly model kit of the German Schnellboot ("Fast Boat"), a class of torpedo boat deployed by the German Navy in World War II. Commonly called "E-boats" by the Allies, the Schnellboot or "S-Boot" were twice as large as comparable American and British fast torpedo boats of the era, and as the result of their size, the S-Boats performed well in rough seas. S-Boats were often used to patrol the waters off Baltic Sea and the English Channel in order to intercept shipping heading for the English ports in the south and east. This Airfix 1/72 scale assembly kit features 290 parts.

1/32 PT Torpedo Boat: Box - 29.5 x 8 x 9 inches
1/32 JFK's PT109 WWII US Navy Boat.

Higgins PT212 Patrol Torpedo Boat Kit
Length: 30 1/2" Beam: 8". The Higgins Patrol Torpedo Boat served in the Mediterranean theater of operation durring WWII with distinction. Kit Features: Vacuum-formed hull, Scale decals, Laser-cut wood parts, Die-cut wood parts

Elco PT109 Patrol Torpedo Boat Kit
Length: 33" Beam: 9". Model Kit Features: Vacuum-formed hull, Scale decals, Laser-cut wood parts, Die-cut wood parts

Japanese Torpedo Boat PT-815

PT109 Torpedo Boat