Vosper 70ft MTB

MTB 34 was one of the first batch of 70ft MTB's built by Vosper's as part of the 1939 contract, completed in August 1940.  She was converted to a target tug (CT23) in 1943 and sold in 1945. The thumbnail image is that actual vessel  at speed

The drawings for the project were taken from the 1991 Model Shipwright plan and John Lambert's plan for Marine Modelling international.  In addition, details were confirmed from the Imperial War Museum builder’s drawing that both these plans seem to be based upon.  All rescaled to 1:48th scale and re-drawn. 

The colour scheme shows her with the 4th MTB flotilla based at HMS Beehive in Felixstowe in 1941 with very distinctive blue (B15) and white bands as illustrated in Coastal Craft History Vol 1 and the colour artwork from the Coastal Craft book. 

The torpedo chute bands are indicative of a senior officer in command

Illustration from Coastal Forces book

The hull of the model is timber on ply frames, diagonal planked as per full-scale practice, the rest is a combination of brass, wood and some 3d printed items.  The model has no commercial components, though the props were cast in bronze by Shapeways to my drawings

If you would like to read more about the build, all the details can be found on this link Vosper Build Thread

She is shown weathered, not pristine, mounted on turned brass pillars and an oak base.  A single crewman walks the deck to help people understand the scale and she carries a rigged danbuoy on the port side

The nemesis, a Kriegsmarine S-boote in the backgro9und