| ORDER# | SHIP | CLASS | SCALE | LENGTH | BEAM |
| PT-06 | PT-209 1942-1943 | 78' HIGGINS | 1 :20th | 46 3/4" | 12" |
Higgins boat in foreground, click to expand
The 78 foot Higgins type Patrol Torpedo Boats were developed as an independent private venture by Andrew Higgins to compete in the "Plywood Derby" a contest sponsored by the US Navy to determine which company would design and build the the first generation of small fast combatants the Navy wanted to build in large numbers. With its good performance in the competition the Higgins boat was found to be superior in many ways to the ELCO 77' boat. The first boat was 77 feet long and was designated by the USN as PT- 70 and retained for further trials. An extra foot was added to the bow to improve seakeeping qualities on the production boats. The first 78' boats were contracted by the USN in November 1941 and were PT- 71 thru PT -94. Altogether there were 221 of the 78 footers built.
Our 1:2Oth scale ELCO 77' PT Boat model is a faithful reproduction of the Original Boat that won honors in the Medditeranean Sea during World War 2.
This 78 footer package comes as a Fiberglass hull, deck, the removable center section deck for easy access to the interior of your boat for working on your motors and electronics (not included) and cabin structure. A set of 1 :2Oth scale plans is also included with this package. Then the modeler can chose to purchase additional parts from the available fittings listed on the fittings page if her or she wishes.
This kit includes the Fiberglass hull, Deck with removable center section and cabin structure. Also included are the weapons and fittings that are listed below. A 1 :2Oth scale set of detailed plans is also included.
| Item # | Item Description | Quantity |
| 1 | Anchor | 1 |
| 2B | Antenna kit / RDF IFF Type | 1 |
| 3 | Blower box (deck mounted exhaust) | 1 |
| 4 | Beam, deck reinforcing | 1 |
| 5 | Boat Hook | 2 |
| 6 | Boat Stand, precut wood kit | 1 |
| 7 | Bullnose | 1 |
| 8 | Charthouse | 1 |
| 10 | Cleat | 6 |
| 11 | Chock | 4 |
| 13 | Compass Binnacle | 1 |
| 14 | Deadlight, round type | 2 |
| 15W | Decal Set, White | 1 |
| 18 | Door lid, charthouse | 1 |
| 19 | Flag American | 1 |
| 20 | Gas cap | 8 |
| 21 | Hatch,deck mounted, large square | 3 |
| 22 | Hatch,deck moutned, small square | 2 |
| 23 | Hatch, engine cover | 1 |
| 26 | Life raft with stores, round ends | 2 |
| 27 | Life Ring | 2 |
| 28N | Light, side running set | 1 |
| 29 | Light, spot with stand | 1 |
| 30A | Light, stern (non-functional) | 1 |
| 30B | Flag post with brace | 1 |
| 32 | Molding strip set , 4 pieces | 1 |
| 33 | Muffler set, 6 pieces | 1 |
| 34 | Panel, engine guages | 1 |
| 35 | Panel, switch | 1 |
| 36 | Pedastal, twin 50 Caliber | 2 |
| 40 | Radar mast kit, dome type, resin | 1 |
| 41 | Railing set, toe | 1 |
| 42 | Rest, radar mast | 1 |
| 43 | Rope coil | 2 |
| 44 | R/S locker, 20mm long | 2 |
| 45 | R/S locker, large | 1 |
| 46 | R/S locker, 40mm, short | 1 |
| 49 | Rudder | 2 |
| 51 | Sampson Post | 1 |
| 52A | Screw eye, towing eye | 1 |
| 53A | Sheet plastic .030 | 1 |
| 53B | Sheet plastic, 060 | 1 |
| 53C | Sheet plastic, .010 corrugated | 1 |
| 54 | Siren | 1 |
| 55 | Smoke Generator | 1 |
| 57 | Throttle telegraph | 1 |
| 58 | Torpedo kit, Mk 13 | 2 |
| 59 | Torpedo roll-off kit | 4 |
| 60 | Tubing, brass, 1/16" x 5" | 1 |
| 61 | Tubing, plastic with brass insert 40mm depression rail | 1 |
| 62 | Turret rear cowling set | 1 |
| 63B | Turret tub set (w/inner ring # 64) | 1 |
| 65B | Turret ring with back rest set | 1 |
| 66R | Ventilator, large with base ring | 6 |
| 68 | Venntilator, small | 5 |
| 69 | Vent box, deck mounted type | 1 |
| 70 | Vent, rear deck, teardrop | 2 |
| 71 | Vent, hull side | 10 |
| 72 | Wheel helm | 1 |
| 73 | Wire, steel .032 x 15" (whip antenna) | 1 |
| 74L | Wire, plasticote, large diameter | 5 |
| 74S | Wire, plasticote, small dia, 50 cal. dep. rail | 5 |
| 75B | Plan sheet, 1/20th scale PT 209 | 1 |
| 76 | Instruction booklet, PT 462 and PT 209 | 1 |
| 80 | Twin .50 caliber | 2 |
| 81 | 20mm with short tripod & magazine | 1 |
| 82 | 20mm with tall tripod and magazine | 1 |
| 83B | 40mm with base pedestal | 2 |
| 84 | .030 caliber with tripod legs | 2 |
If you have questions, you can email me here.
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