WEM NS 004 1/350 FAIRMILE 'D' MGB 660

UPDATED 15th AUG 2001

Above: MGB 660

This is kit number four in the "Narrow Seas" range of small coastal craft and comes complete with its own individually designed photo etched brass detail set. Both the master patterns and the photo etched brass were designed by Peter Hall with instructions by Dave Carter and casting by JAG.

Numbers: 601-800

Designed by the Admiralty

Construction: double skin mahogany hull with bonded wood decks. Two rudders underslung.

Dimensions: Length overall 115ft, Beam 20ft 10",

Displacement: 105 tons

Machinery: Four Packard 4M-2500 engines giving 5,000 bhp

Speed: 34.5 knots design maximum

Endurance: 278 gallons per hour at maximum continuous speed (!)

Fuel Capacity: 5,200 gallons

Completed April 1943, served in the Mediterranean, survived the war, sold off in 1946.

Armament: 2pdr Pom-Pom, 2 x Single Oerlikons, 2 x Twin .303 Vickers machine guns, 1 x Twin 20mm Oerlikon (Mk V powered mount without armoured box), 6pdr Mk VI, 4 depth charges, 2 smoke floats

Useful References:

Allied Coastal Forces Volume I, Ross and Lambert, Conway Maritime

Royal Navy Coastal Forces 1939-1945, North, Almark Publications

Anatomy of the Ship: Fairmile 'D', Conway Maritime

An extensive set of Plans for MGB 660 are available direct from John Lambert Plans Service

THE KIT:

Resin cast, full hull with extensive photoetched brass fittings and extremely detailed instructions for painting and assembling