So where to start.
I am a fan of IMA (international Models Asia) kits, Russ does some rare stuff and his kits are nice. Not for the faint hearted nor the assembler as they seriously are for experienced modellers as you have to provide a reasonable amount of your own detail.. but the basics are great.
so he had on his catalog a 1/72 Fairmile MTB, which I got hold of an early release version. This is still pretty much in pre-production I think, but if interested.. contact IMA.
A nice clear render of a Dogboat
Typical of most WW2 Brit Coastal craft, good quality pix of the real deal are not exactly awash on the interwebnet.
So first up you get a big box of well packaged bits
So.. .whipping it out and comparing to a half hearted start on the Airfix E-boat to measure up
It is big sucker
So to work, if nothing else having the hull already completed is a A++++++ bonus, next to no time to take shape
of course there is detail that has to be added
The Bridge
completely detail the .5 in Vickers AA gun turrets
Oh and then the brass rail on the Bandstand for the Oerlikons
We are progressing !