The Last Fish by Tryphon
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This is some thing completely different fot me. Usually dont do Navy stuff, but I couldnt pass on the boat becuz when I was a boy I must have seen PT 109 a milion times. I used beyondvr's beautiful pt boat & crewed it with the old M1, cuz it has a lot less geometry for the figures & you can load a lot more of them without crashing Vue There is 8 crewmen including the skipper & CPO bosun (Chief Petty Officer), gave them poserworld M1 2 piece uniform then textured the kahki for the commander & blues for the dungaries, used thunderr's helmets retextured grey, the freebie vest from Mr appleyard at osity also retextured, added officer caps retextured with proper markings & cap badges. Also used the siosai jap cruiser & a cargo ship from google 3d, the wakes & other water objs are from spacebones. Everything was setup in poser then imported into vue, the water splashes/vapor & smoke were completed in PS. Would like to thank BeyondVR for all the freebies he's given us over the years & his products that used to be available at the renderosity marketplace. A shame their no longer available, that is why I cant give BeyondVR a credit as a vendor. I do have a question for all you navy savy guys, why is it that this pt boat doenst have the launch tube as seen on the PT 109. And If it doesnt have the launch tube how is the torpedo armed & activated.
Comments (14)
gchuck
Not a NAVY guy, but know a little about 'PT's. The original 'tubes' used were very heavy, and used a compressed air bottle to launch the torp that was prone to damage/malfunction. Also they were MK8 (?) torpedoes, and not very reliable. Your boat is a later model with radar and aircraft torpedoes, that were activated and rolled off the side. A much more reliable weapon.
MRX3010
Thats great work.
RG19
Yep, as my Dad called them "roll off" torpedoes. It is often forgotten that torpedoes in WWII had "programable" gyros. Super naval action scene!!!
vkoontz
A very versatile boat. A lot were custom fitted with armament from various sources like cannons of all types,quad 20MM AA,modified 37MM cannon used in the P-39,bazookas,etc. They made great barge busters. A big problem were the Packard engines. The high performance engines had an overhaul period of 600 hours. Most did double duty or more due to lack of replacement engines and spare parts boats had engine failures/problems. The original MK8 torps were launched by a black powder charge and make a smoke cloud. The greased torp would occasionally stick bang its fins on the deck and run erratically. A couple PT skippers,over drinks,designed the "cradle" to roll the much improved MK 13 torpedo off the side. "Oh some PT's do seventy knots and some do sixty nine but if we get ours going at all we're doing fine". PT crew drinking lyric. Most of the info was taken from an old book on PT's I've had for years. I've always liked McHale's Navy because of the Elco PT. This is the info on the book ISBN 0 7137 1405 0
ranman38
very nice, great sense of action
kftate
Really fantastic image! Wonderful water effects and sense of action. Excellent work!
Osper
"Fish in the water". Nice models. McHale's Navy used an ex Air Force crash boat if'n I remember correctly. Watched it religiuosly!
KnightWolverine
Just got done watching McHales Navy recently and this was cool to view.The water explosions are fantastic!Outstanding Work!
kjer_99
This is a spectacular render! Great naval action, too. Like you, I've started returning to M1 and M2 for the same reasons. When the scale gets reasonably small who can tell the difference anyway. Wish someone would make a realistic PT bow wake. I was watching my favorite war movie, "They Were Expendable," the other day and their bow and rear wakes seemed very different for most.
Tryphon
I would like to thank you all for your comms & the info, it is very much appreciated. Who would have thunk Hey! Aviation torpedos now that you mention it... It makes sense. I remember McHales Navy also, however as reruns, that was a great show. I understand why this is your fav movie Jer, you cant go wrong with a John Ford/John Wayne Combo, I love the music & feel of the movie also.
drifterlee
Cool ocean scene!
neiwil
Gobsmacked, stunning piece of artwork,great lighting and a set up. Spacebones does provide some excellent content, and BeyondVR what more can you say.
Emil-arts
Can't believe I missed this. So much detail and hard work, you put the rest of us to shame.
BeyondVR
Excellent image!! Believe it or not, this is the first time I've seen one of my ships used. I'm on dial-up, so I don't get to browse the galleries. I've seen the freebies used quite often, though. I thought the roll-off kind would be easier to use. The torpedoes are Mk.14 aerial type. BTW, I remember reading that the boat used in McHale's Navy was a Vosper. Love the picture, Tryphon :)