My modelling interest is the modelling and research of Allied Light Coastal Forces 1914 -- 1945 which, of course covers both world wars and the Russian Civil War.
In this forum I wish to concentrate on mainly British (and Australian) MTBs, MGBs, SGBs and MLs from WW2 and CMBs and MLs from WW1 and the RCW.
I have found the research to be most rewarding and I'm being lead on a most amazing journey all over the world, making contact with veterans and families of veterans in the UK, Canada, NZ and here at home. The RAN had 35 Fairmile Bs and 29 HDMLs.
One of my modelling goals is to model all the 'little ships' (and the Campbelltown) who made that incredible, one way for most, journey to St Nazaire and I also have quite an interest in the raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend in 1918.
Roger Pearson.
Bendigo, Australia.
"Roger's Little Ships".
Modelling and researching 'Allied Light Coastal Forces 1914-45'.
Hi Roger
How are you doing? Been meaning to get in touch.
I have a couple of the PT dockyard models to do when I get a little time (?) so I'll be adding some MGBs and coastal forces to the ever growing fleet of little ships. That reminds me, where did I put that MTB 102?
Most interesting this topic. I've never been much into torpedo launchs but occasionally I do pick some stuff on them.
Haven't got any of your books Connelly, sadly. I hope to get them to my library one of these days.
I do own "Dog Boats at war - Royal Navy D class MTB's and MGB's 1939-1945" by Leonard C. Reynolds, IWM Edition. Looks a good book at least to me since I am no expert on the area covered by it.
Cheers,
Filipe
"Build few and build fast,
Each one better than the last"
John Fisher
Filipe Ramires wrote:Most interesting this topic. I've never been much into torpedo launchs but occasionally I do pick some stuff on them.
Haven't got any of your books Connelly, sadly. I hope to get them to my library one of these days.
I do own "Dog Boats at war - Royal Navy D class MTB's and MGB's 1939-1945" by Leonard C. Reynolds, IWM Edition. Looks a good book at least to me since I am no expert on the area covered by it.
Cheers,
Filipe
If you would like to see other related books, just drop me a line....
I plan on posting quite a long list of what I'm currently working on soon, I'm just waiting on four craft from SDD including MTB 74 which went to St Nazaire. In most cases I'm doing specific craft, either boats on which the veterans I've met served or particular craft involved in something special ie St Nazaire and the raids on Kronstadt in 1919.
Garth, I'm only doing Allied craft and I already have your Vosper book, it was the very first book I purchased about 2 years ago and since then I've purchased another 19 books with four more still coming.
Roger Pearson.
Bendigo, Australia.
"Roger's Little Ships".
Modelling and researching 'Allied Light Coastal Forces 1914-45'.
Yes I certainly am, spoke to him only last night (my time) re plans of MGB 64 which will be a 1:24 scale R/C boat. I have photo's and a diagram came with the kit, but I think scale plans will be a great help as well. I also have quite a number of excellent books. One of the first books I obtained was "The Little Ships" by Gordon Holman who went to St Nazaire and the reason for doing MGB 64 was I then learnt about Robert Hichens, especially after reading his book "We Fought Them in Gunboats".
Sorry to waffle on, but I find this whole subject ABSOLUTELY AMAZING in that young men mostly 'hostilities only' officers and ratings went to sea in such small craft to not only fight the enemy but the sea itself !!
Roger Pearson.
Bendigo, Australia.
"Roger's Little Ships".
Modelling and researching 'Allied Light Coastal Forces 1914-45'.
Here is a book list from our Yahoo Narrowseas wargame group
A Leaf Upon The Sea/Stead,Gordon W./
Allied Coastal Forces:Vol.1/Lambert,John and Ross,Al/Conway Maratime<BR>
Press,1990
" " " :Vol.2/ " " " " " /Conway Maratime
Press,1990
American PT Boats in WWII/Chun,Victor/
Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won WWII/Strahan,Jerry E./
At Close Quarters-PT Boats in the U.S.Navy//
At Sea Level/Searle,G.W./
Attack on St.Nazaire/Ryder,Cdr.R.E.R./John Murray,1947
Baltic Episode/Agar,Cpt.Augustus/Conway Maratime Press,1983
Battle of the East Coast/Foynes/
Battle of the Narrow Seas/Scott,Lt.Cdr.Peter/Country Life Ltd,1945
Battle of the Torpedo Boats/Cooper,Brian/
Blockade Busters//Barker,Ralph/Chatto and Windus,1976
Bruneval Raid/Millar,George/Bodley Head,1974 Buccaneers/Cooper,Brian/Macdonald,1970
Champagne Navy-Canada`s Small Boat Raiders of the Second World War/<BR>
Nolan,Brian and Street,Brian J./Random House ,1991
Coastal Forces at War/Jefferson,David/
Devil Boats;The PT war Against Japan/Breuer,Wm./
Dieppe:The Dawn of Decision/Mordal,Jaques/Souvenir Press/1963
Dog Boats At War-Royal Navy `D' Class MTB`s &MGB`s1939-45/Reynolds, L.C./Sutton Publishing Ltd.,1998<BR>
E-Boat Alert/Tent,James F./
E-Boat Threat/Cooper,Brian/Macdonald and Jane`s,1976
E-Boats and Coastal Craft/Bever,Paul/Patrick Stephens,1980 Engage the Enemy More Closely/Barnett,Correlli/Hodder and Stoughton,
1991
Eye of the Wind/Scott,Lt.Cdr.Peter/Hodder and Stoughton,1961
Fairmile `D`Motor Torpedo Boats/Lambert,John/Conway Maratime Press,
1985
Fairmile (13th & 14th) Flotillas in Burma/by those who served in them
Fast Attack Craft/Phelan and Price/
Fast Boats and Flying Boats/Rance,Adrian/Ensign Publications,1989
Fast Fighting Boats/Fock,Harold/
Flag 4-The Battle Of Coastal Forces In The Medeterranean/Pope,Dudley/
William Kimber,1954
Footprints in the Sea/Agar,Cpt.Augustus/Evans Brothers,1961
From Trombay to Changai,The Story of Arakan Coastal Forces/Goulden O.A./
German Coastal Forces of WWII/Whitley,Michael J./Arms and Armour
Press,1992
Gunboat 658/Reynolds,L.C./William Kimber,1955
Hell of a War/Fairbanks,Douglas,Jnr./Robson Books Ltd,1995
H.M.Small Ships//
Hold the Narrow Seas/Smith,Peter C./
Hunters in the Shallows/Nelson,Curtis L./
In Harm`s Way/Hobday,Geoffrey/Imperial War Museum,1985
Little Ships/Holman,Gordon/Hodder and Stoughton,1943
Mediterranean Maelstrom/Connell,G.G./Kimber,1978
Month of the Lost U-Boats/Jones,Geoffrey/William Kimber,1977
Navigational Wrinkles For Combat Motor Boats/Rappleye,G.W./
Night Action:MTB Flotilla at War/Dickens,Cpt.Peter/Peter Davies.1974 <B
Norwegian Naval Ships 1939-45/Abelsen,Frank/Sam and Stenerson,1986
On Hazardous Service/Hampshire,A.Cecil/Kimber,1974
PT Boats/Cooper,Bryan/
P T Boats in Action/Connoly,T.Garth/
PT 105/Keresey,Dick/
PT 109;J.F.K.In WWII/Donovan,Robt.J./
Royal Navy Coastal Forces/North,A.J.D./Almark Publishing Co.,1972
Secret Navies/Hampshire,A.Cecil/Kimber,1978
A Small War in the Balkans/McCoville,Michael/Macmillan,1986
Subchaser/Stafford/
The Shetland Bus/Howarth,David/
They Were Expendable/White,W.I./Hamish Hamilton,1942
Undercover Navies/Hampshire,A.Cecil/Kimber,1981
United States Coast Guard in WWII/Willoughby,Malcolm/
United States Mosquito Fleet/Ferrell,Bob/
United States PT Boats of WWII/Johnson,Frank D./
Untold Stories of Small Boats at War/Pickles,Harold M./Pentland
Press,1994
Victory at Sea:Tales of His Majesty`s Coastal Forces/Lawrence,Hal/<BR>
McClelland and Stewart Inc.,198
We Fought Them In Gunboats/Hichens,Lt.Cdr.Robert/Michael J oseph,1944
Western Mediterranean/Dorling,Cpt.Taprell/Hodder and Stoughton,1947
White Plumes Astern/Law,Cmdr.C.Anthony/Nimbus Publishing Ltd./1989
Not comprehensive and there are some real cool books in German, too.
Al might have this but I would take any help offered. Does any one have pictures of the stern of the vosper that has the chemical smoke holders? I would like to see what they actually look like on the real thing. The kit shows it as a bracket with some round tubing and I would like to see if the actualy thing look like that. So Al or any one else if you have a pic could you post it......?
Has anyone got any pictures of MTBs 57 to 65 during the time I believe they comprised the 7th MTB flotilla in the Mediterranean. I have found a picture of MTB 61 wearing a disruptive camouflage scheme, and am looking for an authentic scheme for the White Ensign model of the Vosper MTB 57.
TIA
from OZ,
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