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Well with the BMP-2 nearing Completion I had planned on building a Chivenor F.8 Meteor but Mr Kev "Longshanks" has lead me astray back to Coastal Defence craft. This is Nowhere near as ambitious as his Dog Boat and began a while back on a place a long way away. So it's off he shelf of shame and here's a quick resumé. The inspiration is from "Coastal Craft British Power Boat Company Vol 2" by Mark Smith. If you have any interest in wartime British Coastal craft you HAVE to get these (currently) 3 volumes that are all full of inspirational potential builds. MGB40 was a BPB 63 ft "Whaleback" boat originally built as an MTB for the Norwegian Navy and then requisitioned by the RN in 1940. It began life as an anti-sub boat then was converted to MGB. Original pictures are few - this is MGB 44 later sold to the Polish Navy with an identical configuration The kit will very obviously be the venerable Airfix Air Sea Resuce launch I've always felt there is a half decent kit trying to get out of this mid-70s offering. Coastal Craft come to the rescue with the twin Vickers MG tub, fittings and appropriate Decals.
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