The Wooden Model Boat Company PT-109 Patrol Torpedo Boat Kit 400mm

£85.99

A traditional, wooden, quick-build motor boat kit that’s ideal for beginners and newcomers to R/C model boating.

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Description

Key Features
  • Accurate laser-cut balsa and ply components.
  • Numerous 3D printed plastic parts.
  • Interlocking self-jigging parts.
  • Quick assembly with minimal parts count.
  • Designed for two-channel radio control.
  • Takes a basic 280-size brushed motor.
  • 410mm long.
  • Perfect for small ponds and lakes.
What’s in the Box
  • 1x Laser-cut hull parts set.
  • 1x Laser-cut deck and cabin parts set.
  • 1x Laser-cut stand parts set.
  • 1x Perspex window sheet.
  • 1x 3D printed plastic parts set (torpedo tubes, life raft etc.).
  • 1x Deck magnet set.
  • 1x Comprehensive instruction manual.
Product Description

Typical of the boats in the PT-103 class, built for the U.S. Navy between 1942 and 1945, PT-109 is famed for having been commanded by future U.S. President John F. Kennedy. This famous patrol torpedo boat met its end in the Pacific Theatre after a collision with the Japanese Destroyer Amagiri in which Kennedy’s actions to help save his surviving crew earned him a Navy and Marine Corps Medal.

The Wooden Model Boat Company prides itself on producing traditional model boat kits that build quickly and accurately into delightful semi-scale replicas, each as happy cruising on the lake as it is adorning the mantelpiece at home. Using precise laser-cut balsa and ply parts, coupled with a semi self-jigging / interlocking hull frame and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, success is practically guaranteed. Whether you plan to build the PT-109 for two-channel radio control or static display the process is very similar, as are the rewards.