PLAN BUILD NUMBER THREE
63 FOOT RAF AIR SEA RESCUE LAUNCH
COMMONLY NAMED ‘THE WHALEBACK’
In this plan build we are looking at a slightly ‘different style’ of building the model hull. Also, some slightly different materials in the process of building the model hull; and we are delving into the areas of a ‘lot more research’. By a lot more research we will be researching the history of the full sized vessel to help us in our build.
So, let us cut out the waffle and begin to look at the plan :)
The plan comes from, yet again, the Model Boats plans catalogue and it was originally drawn by a gentleman by the name of John Pritchard. John is well known for his drawings of coastal craft such as MGBs, MTBs, Air Sea Rescue launches and so forth. Along with these plans; I have two articles which were written by John for the Model Boats magazine, one in the year July 1975 and in those days you could purchase the Magazine for 25 pence – eeee and I used to have a full head of hair then {-). John also revamped the article and it was reprinted in October 1981 – the magazine had gone up to 60 pence then!!!!
In the October 1981 issue, there are a scaled down set of plans identical to those which I purchased from the Model Boats plan company.