DSCN9733.JPG I was honoured to have been asked to make a model of HDML 1392 as a 90th birthday gift for her First Lieutenant whilst at D-Day with the 149th ML Flotilla, TSLt J M B Lloyd RNVR by members of his family. I used one of the 12" (i.e. 1/72nd scale) GRP hulls which I produce for model...
Hi Thomas What scale will you build the model? At 1/24th scale you can buy very good plans from here; http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/16740/british-powerboat-mm1377 and complete kits from Deans Marine here; http://www.deansmarine.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/cPath/10_14/products_id/220 if you w...
Hi Leo I'm only doing the bare hulls as a starting point for the scratchbuilder. I can print a sized GA drawing if required. I have sent you an email regarding the short MTBs. Since my first post I have also completed; RAF 96ft Krogerwerft D Boat. Ham Class Minesweeper. Camper & Nicholson MGB. F...
Thank you very much, I'm afraid no such kit exists although I can supply the Fairmile B hull in GRP, and certain fittings are available commercially e.g. https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/p/Coastal+Craft+172+Vosper+72+ft+MTB+234+CC72001/13265/#.UNC8auQ0WSp I always felt the series of photos of MASB ...
I am currently building 1/72nd scale model hulls in glass-fibre for some WWI and most WWII CF types over the coming months. The two scales have been chosen to match the most popular scales of the model kits currently available from the likes of Italeri, Revell and Airfix etc. so that modellers can a...
Photos of MGB 660 appear on page 38 of The Fairmile D (Anatomy of The Ship series) and page 97 of Allied Coastal Forces of WWII vol I, both by John Lambert and both alongside at Bastia. There is also a line drawing of 660 on page 113 of the latter publication.
More great shots, photos like these are rare as hens teeth. My only (wild) guess about the flags and the army officer is that she is doing some target or range safety work.
Hi Robert MGB 8 is presently a houseboat at Shoreham called Lanroc (ex Puffin). This information is from Phil Simons the CF Historian, he quite recently identified her. Plenty of photos on the internet for example; http://www.flickr.com/photos/austin7nut/5857575225/in/set-72157627014874044 I'm very ...
Your dad's boat MTB 212 as houseboat Blue Coral at Riverland Christchurch has appeared in an interesting photo here; http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2012/05/christchurchs-mtbs-what-happened-to-the-wartime-craft/ She is between ex ML 110 Corinthus and another short MTB. She was later (1961/2) towed to Li...
ML220 post-war; as you can see she appears to have had a 3rd layer of planking which runs half way up her topsides; this could be something to do with her striking rocks. She may have ended up as yacht Viscilla based in France by 1966, unsure about this though.