BOATERIFIC 'PT 204' PATROL BOAT

 

Here's some photos of my Ideal Boaterific 'PT 204 ' Patrol Boat.

This one of the two later additions to the Boaterific Classic Marine fleet.

Mine didn't come with a backdrop, although my guess is assuming Ideal didn't do one specially for it, it may well have come with the 'Mighty Blaze' backdrop, but I really don't know for sure, as I've only seen other examples in later generic packaging.  It might also explain why some backdrops had the specific model's name blanked out.

The 'PT 204' is one of eight 'Marine Classics' motorised toy boats originally brought out by Ideal during 1966/67 and 1970 using their unique removable electric motor also used in their 'Motorific' Cars and 'Zeroid' Robot range.

The motor and the batteries are stowed below decks in the deep hull. This also houses the 'automatic bailer' which is designed to pump out any water resting at the base of the hull, or bilge, so the motor and batteries are protected from shorts.

The PT 204 toy has lot of delicate chromed detail which is unsurprisingly prone to being damaged. My PT204 relatively  unscathed considering, and looks to be just missing it's bow flag.

More Boaterific ramblings soon, shipmates!