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Topic: Detailed photos for SO radar and mast? |
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Bob Steinbrunn
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Posted on: Feb 27, 2017 - 9:14am
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I'm building the BlueJacket Ship Crafters 1/48 PT boat (PT 187) and have in hand the SO radar with mast from Shapeways as a 3D-printed item. This replaces the early simple mast included in the kit.
The Shapeways part needs a fair amount of additional detailing, such as nuts, bolts, lightening holes, wiring, and such. I have a number of photos pulled from online, but nothing clear enough or detailed enough for my needs.
Dick's DVD has blueprints for the early mast, but nothing that I can find for the SO radar & mast. The best shot I've found is of McArthur standing by the mast looking aft, previously posted here, but this photo only shows the starboard side.
http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboardr.cgi?cid=101&fid=102&tid=3749
Is there any possibility that a "walk-around" series of four photos of this mast exists?
Cheers!
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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 Posted on: Feb 27, 2017 - 11:50am
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Hi Bob,
A couple of years ago I took some walk around photos of the mast we have on PT658. I will try and find them and post them here. I took several with included tape measure views next to details so you can get a perspective of the size. The most interesting thing I discovered when we installed the SOA radar mast was the big box thing at the bottom. It is the RF Generator (basically a big transformer along with some other electrical components) and the RF energy travels up to the dish via a "Wave Guide" which appears to be about the size of a 2x4 lumber, except it is actually hollow similar to a gutter downspout. So that is what those things are in the picture. I will provide the photos as soon as I can get off work and look through my computer at home.
Jerry Gilmartin
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Daniele Klay
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Posted on: Feb 28, 2017 - 1:10am
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Hi Bob,take in account that PT 187 seems to have the mast with square top section, opposite to Jerry's pictures/measurements wich are of a round top section mast, so most of the measurements are not applicable.
See this picture
http://www.pt103.com/images/ptpics/pt192/PT192_Galloping_Guillotine2.jpg
I am also having a hard time finding details about this "early" mast.
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Bob Steinbrunn
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Posted on: Feb 28, 2017 - 9:34am
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Jerry....thanks very much! I've explored the PT 658 site and have noted many of your photos there. Great stuff.
Daniele & Ted.....I've noticed this myself, but many thanks. I see some SO radar dome bottom sections have a straight-line profile from the mast up towards the bottom of the dome itself, while others have a curved profile.
Moreover, some curved profile bottom units have a transverse channel section at the bottom of the mast both front and rear just under the RF box, some have a flat bar with lightening holes in both. Some straight profile bottom units have have a transverse channel section at the bottom of the mast both front and rear just under the RF box, some have a flat bar with lightening holes in both. So, it appears there were two different radar domes and two different masts, and you could find either on either.
Last, some straight profile domes have a circumferential band around the bottom of the dome where it joins the bottom piece (and some don't), whereas the curved domes seem to lack this. And the fasteners that hold the dome to the bottom section differ between the two types.
Is this esoteric, or what?  
Cheers!
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Feb 28, 2017 - 11:17am
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Bob;
Both are included in the 1/35th PT Boat Conversion kit from Italeri, but since you are working in 1/48 s-ways is the way to go.
As for the Real SO radars, as for the changes in the dome profiles, Jerry or Al might have more insight. I think I asked this same question a few years ago. From what I have seen, mostly when the Dome was changed, so did the mast. So more protection from the elements and more stable, is the curved dome.
Take care,
TED
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Daniele Klay
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2017 - 3:51am
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Yes Jeff, the "early" radar mast also had solid cross braces,instead of the lightening holes on the cross braces in the later ones..
Does anybody have accurate dimensions/measurements of the radar dome at least?
I saw somewhere 27" diameter by 32" height but has to be confirmed
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Jerry Gilmartin
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2017 - 1:30pm
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Here are photos with measurements
Height from deck to dome top 141 inches Top view
Height from deck to dome top 141 inches Bottom view
From Deck to Bottom of dome 115 inches
Width of yardarms 52 inches
Width of mast at leaning prop hinge pins 24 inches (Outside dimensions)
Width of Hinge Pin end of Folding Mast prop 18 inches
Width across bottom of main mast feet 38 inches
Width across bottom of main mast feet 38 inches (wider view)
Wave guide flexible joint width 5 inches
Folding Mast Prop length 7 feet
Width of Signal Generator box 24 inches
Depth of Signal Generator 13 inches across top
Waveguide length from top of Signal Gen to bottom of dome 76 inches
Waveguide length looking up into bottom of dome 76 inches
Length of X shaped gusset 45 inches
Length of Base Plate 45 inches
Front of Base Plate to Back or folding prop 58 inches
Signal generator shelf and shock mounts height 17 inches
Side view of mast height deck to top of dome 141 inches
I hope these answer some of your questions.
Jerry
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Mar 1, 2017 - 2:44pm
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Great work Jerry! I'm sure many modelers will appreciate this.
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