Next I added the "Mousetrap" anti-submarine projector. This fires the same projectile as the more famous "Hedgehog" but is a much more lightweight and basic design, with 4 projectiles per launcher. Unfortunately I forgot to take any photos of the launchers under construction, but their structure is fairly clear in the above photos. They're scratchbuilt from styrene, with Evergreen channel used for the rails. The projectiles themselves will be scratchbuilt and added later. I'm thinking of making these out of adapted 1/48 aircraft rockets (the sort carried by the Typhoon) which I have plenty of in my spares box - with the middle cut out, the warhead shortened and flattened, and a cylinder around the fins, they should hopefully make passable Hedgehog projectiles.
The ship's boat and two "Carley float" rafts - still unfinished.
The "K-gun" depth charge launchers are made out of assorted spares-box oddments (the domed bases are the tips of 1/72 aircraft bombs) and styrene stock. The curved "arbors" which hold the charges were made using 0.5mm styrene sheet bent to a curved shape using an old aluminium modelling knife handle. The smaller cylinders at 45' held the launching charges, which I believe were blank 3-inch shells (they certainly were on the "Y-gun" launchers used on the SCs in WW1)
The depth charges are commercial resin castings (6 more of which will go in the stowage racks) - I bought these from Mac's Mouldings at a show back in 2008 when I first started this build!
Grand job !
It is my intention to scratch build to a scale of 1/35. I'm currently working on a Harbour Defence launch in 1/35, will post pics when I'm a bit further on.
Also looking to build Fairmile B & D etc to a common scale.
I'm sure you've come across this site but just in case.... the pics of SC1474 are excellent for reference
My model is the odd scale of 1/43 due to using an adapted commercial hull (originally intended for a steam launch) - if I'd built it from scratch I'd have picked either 1/35 or 1/48!
I'd also like to build a HDML and possibly a Fairmile one day, "Coastal Forces" type craft are my main area of interest along with earlier warships from the predreadnought/ironclad eras. I have a hull for a Vosper MTB in 1/35 along with the Astec Vosper 73' ASRL semi-kit which will be future projects, and I've also considered buying the Fleetscale HMS Grey Goose hull - ever since I built Grey Goose in 1/96 scale a couple of years ago, I've wanted to build a larger one for R/C! But my next project after the SC is definitely going to be Caldercraft's HMS Sir Kay, I bought the latter nearly two years ago so don't have much excuse for putting off building it much longer!
What's the URL for the site with the SC1474 photos you mentioned?