SO Time to start on this build :
First some video that I found on YT explaining the use of the PBR boats in Vietnam :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFxW_A3_aQ
i will try to do a diorama with the PBR boat ready to do some verification check on a small Vietcong boat , for this will use the Tamiya Kit above and a Verlinden resin kit toghether with some more acessories ( maybe a plam tree and some foliage ) and some water effects from Vallejo .
Here are some photos of the content of the box
No wings on this one ...
only the Parts of the hull :
Some small parts and the 'sailors'
More small pieces from the main hull and some line to depict the rope cables and a piece for the rotating MG turret in front
This are the Verlinden resin small vietcong boats
Two small boats with some nice detail
two figures and some acessories also :
On this there was a large Saipan also from Verlinden but the price was about 60/70 € and for the effect thonk that this is also do the business ...
The Tamiya kit has some nice detail on it , although it is a oldie kit I believe, the hull part mention 1997 , but the detail on the parts is very good ! No flash , only some mold ejection pins , but most of them are where we can't see them so , no big work on them .
Some History on the PBR Boat (Wikipedia source ) :
Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers.
Design :
The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only two feet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction, turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths.
The PBR was manufactured in two versions, the first with 31 foot length and 10 foot, 7 inch beam. The Mark II version 32 feet (9.8 m) long and one foot wider beam had improved drives to reduce fouling and aluminum gunwales to resist wear.
Crew :
The PBR was usually manned by a 4-man crew. Typically, a First Class Petty Officer served as boat captain, with a gunner's mate, an engineman and a seaman on board. Each crewman was cross-trained in each other's job in the event one became unable to carry out his duties. Generally, PBRs operated in pairs under the command of a patrol officer who rode on one of the boats.
Power :
The boats were powered by dual 180 hp (115 kW) Detroit Diesel 6V53N engines with Jacuzzi Brothers pump-jet drives. The boats reached top speeds of 28.5 knots (53 km/h 32 mph).
Armament :
Typical armament configuration included twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns forward in a rotating shielded tub, a single rear .50 cal, M60 7.62mm light machine guns mounted on the port and starboard sides, and a Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher. There was also a full complement of M16 rifles, shotguns, .45 ACP handguns, and hand grenades. Some had a "piggyback" arrangement, a .50 cal machine gun on top of an 81mm mortar; others had a bow-mounted 20 mm Mk16 Mod 4 Colt 20mm automatic cannon, derived from the AN/M3 version of the Hispano-Suiza HS.404 and also found on the LCMs and PBRs.[2]
What the boats benefited in heavy firepower they lacked in armor or shielding. Although the .50 cal machine guns had some ceramic armor shielding and the Coxswain's flat had some quarter inch thick steel armor plate, the boats were designed to rely on rapid acceleration, maneuverability, and speed to get out of tight situations.
So after this Overview of the Pibber or PBR boats : let's start with the build , It will be a quick build I believe , after checking the instructions I decided to build the all Hull , primer it and apply the main color , that will be XF-58 Olive green or TS-28 Spray and the bottom of the hull TS-33 or XF-9 , will do the paint on spray as will cover better , then will paint the small details that are in the instrument panels , not too much here actually , only some instruments , fire extinguishers .
Also the guns are all tobe painted seperately and later added to the boat , seems to me that will be the better aproach , the last part to be added will be the coverage of the 'cabin' also to be painted with some mixture of XF-49 Khaki and XF-65 Field Grey.
But already initiated the Hull and goes very fast ...
Againd some sanding to be done prior to fixing the parts
Here the year of the Hull part ...1991 !!!
And some ejection pins but not to worry ...
This is the base that come with the model , it is nice and I was wondering now if to leave it like this o to go for the diorama
It is also a nice base to put the model when working on it
Now I put the upper part of the hull , it is instructed to use some tape to fixing it , it in't mention to use glue , I use the tape as it was usefull to get the part not to move , but I glue it later , really they do not mention this in instructions , hope that later I do not discover something odd in the build
Also fixed already the instruments and pilot cabin
so that's it for today , will now go to the rotating gun in front and the suports and armor plates on the rear , prime it and start painting .
Good luck mate 
. Keep it up and those VC figures and boats look pretty good! 
