U.S. Navy Motor Torpedo Boat (PT Boat) Squadron 3 Pennant Assembly – Custom 3D Printed Miniature Accessory Parts Pieces for Brick Block Figures

Item Name / Model: Miniature U.S. Navy Motor Torpedo Boat (PT Boat) Squadron 3 Pennant Assembly Item Type: Handheld Accessory / Building Block Figure Prop

Item Description: This is a single custom-crafted accessory assembly designed specifically for building block figures and historical naval dioramas. The item is a highly detailed, miniature replica of the official standardized squadron pennant for a United States Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron, mounted on a pole.

• Flag Component: The flag piece consists of a rectangular tile printed to simulate a swallow-tailed pennant. It features a white field with dark blue upper and lower borders. Centered prominently on the white background is a bold, dark blue number “3”. To accurately replicate the physical swallow-tailed V-cut of a standard pennant on a rectangular block, a light grey triangle is printed on the fly end (right side). The surface has a smooth, high-quality printed finish that crisply captures this specific naval identifier.

• Hardware & Fit: The flag piece is firmly secured to a standard cylindrical black flagpole using two specialized black clip attachments. The diameter of the black pole is perfectly scaled to snap securely into the C-shaped hand of a standard building block character, allowing a figure to hold it as a standard bearer. (Note: The square black base plate shown at the bottom acts as a display stand and can be easily detached so the figure can actively carry the pole in your brick scenes).

Historical Background: This accessory accurately replicates the standardized official pennant of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three (MTBRON 3) of the U.S. Navy during World War II. PT boats (Patrol Torpedo boats) were small, fast, and heavily armed vessels nicknamed the “mosquito fleet,” designed to harass enemy shipping and perform daring coastal raids. Squadron 3 is particularly famous for its service in the Philippines early in the war under the command of John D. Bulkeley, where they played a crucial role in the successful evacuation of General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor. A standardized pennant like this would have been used for official naval signaling and identification within the fleet. This custom miniature piece is an essential, historically accurate accessory for builders looking to construct authentic WWII naval bases, PT boat dock scenes, or building block Pacific Theater dioramas.