PT 596 R/C conversion

[dl83Participant @dl83]

Hello all, my father in law bougth me an excellant little project over christmas but i need help with some things,

 

Ive been given the elco 80 torpedo pt 596 model from italeri (1:35 scale) but have absolutely no idea what i need with regards to r/c conversion, building and painting etc is no problem but creating a shopping list of parts is proving tricky

 

im wanting to keep 3 props and 3 rudders to keep it looking original!

 

other than that im unsure, i have checked websites etc and you can see some lovely versions of this model but none of them say what r/c you need

 

any help would be grately appreciated!!

 

cheers guys

 

[dl83Participant @dl83]

[Kevin BellmanParticipant @kevinbellman86047]

Hi Daniel,

 

I suggest you give SHG a call. I belive they do a complete conversion set i.e. props, shafts, rudders etc.

 

http://www.shgmodels.com/acatalog/

 

Tel No 01785 840308

[Mike RaceParticipant @mikerace67320]

You might also search the back issues of Model Boats – there was a build rc conversion review winter 2007 special:

 

http://www.payhost.net/modelling/acatalog/Model_Boats_Winter_2007.html

 

still available for £2 – maybe a good investment!

 

Also try these sites

 

http://www.ptboatworld.com/ItaleriElcoPT-596.html
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/it/kit_it_5602.shtml
http://www.ptboatworld.com/ItaleriElcoPTModel/ElcoPTBoat.pdf
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2007/march/first-looks/italeri_elco.php
http://www.network54.com/Forum/477322/message/1171503126/Kit,+Italeri+5602,+Elco+80-ft.+Torpedo+Boat+PT-596
http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=1745

  

[dl83Participant @dl83]

cheers kevin, shg not open til tuesday so gonna give them a ring then, seems like the best option

 

thanks mike, ive seen that review and his done an excellant job! doubt mine will be as good lol

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