Guys,

Look like Midwests PT boat has arisen from the grave...just in time for Christmas. Seems Proboat is manufacturing it and Horizon Hobbies is going to carry it. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=PRB3600


Pete

Slight correction: Proboat/Horizon BUYS it, from same factory in China as Midwest did.
IMEX will also be importing and distributing it, along with many others from that factory... news from a couple weeks ago (see post #7): http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=759588

I'm so tired of that little PT109 I didn't even bother taking a good picture of it...

Pat,

I stand (or sit) corrected. I have mixed thoughts on the PT boat myself. I have a great fondness for PTs (I own several different scratch built, kitbashed & RTR ones) Yes, I owned one when they were sold by Midwest. No, I did not seem to have any of the leaking problems that plagued them but I typically rework boats as I get them. I am a stickler for details and reworked the PT boat into something that I felt was very presentable. We will see how these newer models compare to the Midwest ones.

By the way Pat, I read your review of the Yamato... the only word I can think of is AWESOME!

Pete

I don't think the IMEX version is the same Pat. Isn't it only 32" from IMEX?

Well how about that? Must be the second time I've been wrong this decade!

Yup, the IMEX boat is advertised to be 810mm ~32", compared to the Proboat/Midwest 40 incher.
I wonder then if the IMEX 44' lifeboat is also different from the old Midwest RTR 44?


Pat