Wholesale Revell PT Boat Kits in Plastic: A Review - Paperback

by T. Garth Connelly (Author) Revell PT Boat Kits in Plastic, A Review documents the history of the PT Boat kits issued by Revell. It provides ideas, suggestions, pointers, and inspiration for building these landmark kits. Written by a noted naval historian with input from six scale ship models and noted researchers it features color photos of models based on the kits, accompanied by descriptions of what was done to achieve such high quality models. It is illustrated with historical photos from the author's archives as well as drawings from sources including PT Boats, Inc. the official national veterans association of the men who served on PT boats in World War II. Author Biography I am a Naval Historian. I have written five books since 1994. They are PT BOATS IN ACTION, VOSPER MTBs IN ACTION, US 110' SUBCHASERS IN ACTION, U.S. PATROL TORPEDO BOATS IN WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945, and I've co-authored SCHNELLBOOT IN ACTION. I have also written several articles that have appeared in MODEL SHIP BUILDER, SHIPS IN SCALE, MODEL SHIP JOURNAL and the International Plastic Modelers' Society's MODELERS JOURNAL since 1996. I was awarded the 2000 Clean Sweep Award by the Veterans Association known as PT BOATS, INCORPORATED because of my continuing effort to promote the history of PT boats in World War II. Number of Pages: 146 Dimensions: 0.38 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: June 22, 2014