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Published: 2013-07-14 00:39:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 6056; Favourites: 108; Downloads: 78
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Soon after the USA entered in the Vietnam war, it started developing a water craft capable of patrolling the rivers and shallow waterways of Vietnam . the Patrol Boat River (PBR or "Pibber") went into service in 1966. designed to provide support,disrupt weapons/supply shipments,and insert and extract Navy SEAL teams. the PBR was lightly armored and had little protection but made up for it with fire power. front mounted dual .50cals, back mounted .50cal, assorted mounted m60's, along with small arms. maned by a crew of 4, a PBR would often head into the jungle for days at a time and was almost destined to see actionThis is my 1/35 Tamiya PBR with Eduard photo etched , Verlinden resin stowage and figure. 3 custom figurines and a random assortment of scratch built and bin details.painted in enamels and weathered with art acrylics and pastels. there is still a few things i would like to do to it(hull weathering and stand ect) but so far i have spent an incredible amount of time on it, and its time to take a break(best not to get burnt out) anyways this kit is a little old so i did have more than a few parts break and such.more than a few things could of come out better but for now i am pretty happy with it. maybe in a few months ill put the last finishing touches on it and work up the courage to bring it a lake for a photo shoot.
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Is that an M79 Grenade Launcher I spy on the deck?
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you do spy with your little eye XD
I love the M79, from games and movies to the real world weapon.iconic,classic and badass. i have thrown alot of m79's on things if you hunt for them XD
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I'll keep an eye out for them! XD
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This is so cool, ive always loved these small patrol boats and the torpedo boats too
I was thinking if you turned the hull upside down and flattened it a bit it would make a great base to make a Jabba the Hutt ship, like the ones that hover over the sarlacc pitt
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yea i have always had an interest in them(dad was in the navy during nam) so it was cool to work outside my comfort zone and give it a shot. i was pretty happy how it turned out.
lol funny thing is i was thinking the same thing, but by that point i had spent alot of $$ on all the PE and aftermarket resin and was locked in to build it as a boat. don't worry tho i have a kitbashed space ship i am slowly puttering on, at some point it will be finished.
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Cool 
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That's cool as hell. Β Did your research turn up any survivability rates of the ships? Β
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i dont remember during my research seeing those numbers, i am sure they are out there somewhere..... i do know that these saw alot of action and for the most part provide little protection.
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right now i do not have an air brush so i have been using model masters flat clear from a rattle can www.scalehobbyist.com/catagori⦠ i have used MRHobby as well witch is good but sometimes has weird issues(have to test first) and cost alot more.
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'The machinist, the one they called Chef, was from New Orleans. He was wrapped too tight for Vietnam; probably wrapped too tight for New Orleans. Lance, on the forward .50s, was a famous surfer from the beaches south of LA. One look at him and you wouldn't believe he ever fired a weapon in his whole life. Clean... Mr. Clean... was from some South Bronx shit-hole and the light and space of Vietnam really put the zap on his head. Then there was Phillips, the Chief. It might have been my mission, but it sure as shit was the Chief's boat!'
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that movie is so quotable, the writing is top notch. really one of the best films ever made and still relevant today.
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I agree 100% it's one of (if not the) greatest war films ever made. Have you watched 'Redux'? I still can't decide whether it's an improvement on the original or a brave failure, when compared to the shorter original edit.
Also your PBR is frickin' awesome
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i have redux and is what i watched alot of during the building of the PBR(i had it on loop lol) its been more than a few years since i have seen the original film so i might be a bit rusty, but i do really like redux. i think the paseing is kinda off with the redux but still an really increible fim, that was really well done in all areas.
thanks dude!
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Wow, simply fantastic.Β The care and dedication you put into this build really shows.Β It's a great tribute to U.S. Navy warriors who had some of the most dangerous assignments of any Sailor in the Vietnam War.
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The very first ship I served on in the Navy was named after Lieutenant Commander Arthur J. Elliot,Β IIΒ (DD 967).Β He was theΒ commanding officer of Patrol Boat River Squadron 57, and wasΒ killed in action in Vietnam in December 1968.
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thank you very much, i really did put more time into this one than any other model i have made. my dad was a navy man, and i wanted to make sure it was my finest work. the PBR sailors really were warriors and there assignment really does give me shivers. it was an incredible time and these boats really had story's to them, while mine is not accurate to any one PBR, i wanted to convey some sort of story and make the crew have some personalty.
ahhhh very interesting. we lost alot of brave men during that war, these PBR really did have quite the dangerous assignment, and from what i hear were almost certain to see action.
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Looks real nice man!!!
Lots a stuff in the back too!!!
Did you make the dog or did it come with something?
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thanks buddy, it sure was a ton of stuff. i think all the stowge took me about a week of hard work alone!
the dog was a left over from some kit.
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yea it was a bit crazy. alot of it was made up of resin. so every part had to be cleaned,trimmed ect. plus there is alot of photo etched on this kit. ammo boxes have hinges, bullet belts have individual bullets, helmets have straps ect....
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nice!
sounds complicated!!!!
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lol you dont even know XD it was a bit crazy but i got alot more conformable working with the really fine details so thats a plus i guess.
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i know how that goes buddy, i have more than a few kit bashes in different stages, it just figuringΒ out different concepts for them but cant decide.
i am working on a kit bashed Abrams right now sta.sh/076ef7vsfae , and for the most part is exactly how i envisioned but a few thing had to be change here or there to fit my time table.
anyways i wish you luck dude, have fun and i look foreword to seeing it.
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looks awesome so far!!!
i'm planning on building this one in a completely different style Β so i havent got started yet....
also i got side tracked on ME3 again
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thanks buddy! should be done by this weekend and then i can start my gundam.
ahhhh cool beans!
lol did you, i really hated ME3, but i know what you are saying, i am trying to be productive even tho the steam summer sale is going on, and i must have bought at least 15 new games that really need playing.
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Lol!!!
I want to play ME2 but my sister is already borrowing ME1 from my cousin and I don't want to take all of them from him 
Might gamefly it some time
I have a couple if the metal gear games coming in!!
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ahhhh really awesome, the metal gear saga is really really awesome! think MGS3 might be my fav game of all time!
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It's the HD collection so I think it's has 2, 3 and some other side game (no number on the case any way)
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i own the HD collection, its freaking fantastic! hours and hours of great game play. includes the original metal gear and metal gear 2 (previous only on MSX or emulator ) and Metal gear solid 2, metal gear solid 3, and metal gear peace walker (previously only on PSP)
pretty will want to start on solid 2 and work your way up. you might want to look up a synopisis for metal gear solid 1 or you might be a little lost.
metal gear solid 3 is really really awesome.
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idk if it's different but the one i got is just solid 2 and 3 (3 being listed as a prequel) and peacewalker...
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3 has the original games packed with it on the disk. think yo have to access them from 3's main menu.Β man those badboys are hard!
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Yeah I'm not doing to good at 3 so far
Controls could be more helpful
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it will take a little bit to use to, once you get them down, it will be like second nature. they really are not hard just way different than most games.Β i am still kinda bad at the cqc
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lol! i'm still bad at being able to crawl!
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lol you will get it down, dont give up, and you will master it in no time.
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I think I like 2 better that 3 so far
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blasphemy! XD
3 is way better plus you get to play as big boss.
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Well I haven't figured out the combat yet so I'm having more fun sneaking in 2
In 3 I'm suppose to be killing these 8 guards and I'm not getting anywhere
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there is always more than one way to go about it. i don't remember a part in 3 where you HAD to kill somebody(even a couple of bosses can be defeated without killing lol)Β i know i have played thu 3 with very very little amounts of killing. there is a part in that game where all the deaths you have caused will come back to haunt you.
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Idk all the exits seem to be shut and there's no mission, just a counter with the # of baddies left....
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hummm dont know buddy, sounds like it might be time to look up a walk thru.
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lol i am getting old, i do that all the freaking time. back in the day, you couldn't do that, you had to man up or give up.
in MGS1 there was a boss you had to switch controller ports for. he would know all your moves and be able to "read your mind" till you switched. lol good times.
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really?!?
that's nuts!!!!
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metal gear series is has tons and tons and tons of crazy shit. in 3 for example if you shot the end when you first see him you will not have to fight him latter on, or when you get to his boss fight, save the game and wait a week, he will die from old age. the list goes on and on... tons of crazy Easter eggs and weird game play. allso in there is a part where you enter a cave, its wicked dark and you can not see, leave the game running for like 5 mins and snake eyes will adjust to the darkness and you will be able to see.
i could go on and on and on but the metal gear seres is pretty freaking nutty.
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nice!!! il have to pull up some walk-troughs and look up some stuff!!
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lol good luck metal gear has a ton of it! thats why i love it soo much. its kinda like a JRPG with its crazy story and incredible deep lore and backstory intwined with everything lol. the game play has allways pushed things forword as well, its ment to be kinda hard to learn and will not hold your hand. and they are long too, so if you play thru the whole saga a few times(how its kinda ment to be played lol) its just nutty incredible.
but....... i will admit, metal gear really isn't for everyone. thats ok, it really was not designed for everyone.i gave it to my best friend and he thought it was rubbish XD
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yeah some games are like that!!!
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ok wait found the other 2
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