- PT-109 (model)
The popularity of the story of
John F. Kennedy 'sPT-109 made it a very popular subject for ship model companies in the 1960s, and it is still popular even as newly manufactured kits in the 2000s. Though less famous than theUSS Constitution , it is a much less complex boat to model than a sailing ship, or even compared to destroyers or battleships.Official
The official model lacks the 37mm antitank gun that was fitted before its fateful last mission.
Revell
Revell released a 1/72 scale kit in the early 1960s, it is still widely available in the 2000s, and reissued a few different boxes.
Lindberg
Lindberg has made a 1/32 scale model since the 1960s, one of the least expensive motorized ship model kits. 1/32 is normally a scale used for fairly large single seat aircraft.
Dumas
Dumas makes fairly expensive wooden and fiberglass models aimed at serious adult hobbyists for R/C conversion.
MicroMachines
A small ship in a bottle of the PT-109 was produced, as well as an identical model with a different PT number.
See also
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Ship model
*Model Fire Boats
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