1/12 scale Severn class lifeboat

The model in the photographed above was built by Terry Small for his mammoth article in Model Boats’ annual kit review, Dec 2007.

Phil Locke built his on line so you can see for yourself what’s involved and what become of the model, now probably the most famous RC model lifeboat on the planet.  (See www.philsrcmodels.co.uk).
I am delighted to say that I now own this model and will be taking it around the shows during 2011.

The kit builds into a top quality ‘museum standard’ model that you will be proud of.  It is available complete or as individual ‘sets’ which can be bought separately.  This means you can spread the cost of the kit or use whatever ‘sets’ you wish and make as much as you like from scratch.  The model has an overall length of 58” and is 18” wide.

The kit comprises of a number of  ‘sets’, each of which can be bought separately.  The ‘sets’ making up the full kit are as follows:

HULL AND WHEELHOUSE SET £260
The hull and wheelhouse set comprises of three GRP mouldings, the hull, the main section of the wheelhouse and the inner wall of the wheelhouse.   The hull is complete with the deck already moulded on and is strong and rigid, the way a big model should be.  
The bilge keels and rudders, both laser cut to profile from 5 mm Perspex are included  as are the three trim-tab re-enforcing plates across the transom and the two exhaust outlet recesses in the transom.

DETAIL SET £330
The ‘Detail Set’ is the very heart of this model and because there are so many parts, its impracticable to list every item covered.

The set comprising several large sheets of laser-cut Perspex components, one sheet of acid etched Nickel Silver components and three sheets of acid etched brass components there are over 600 precision made items.  

Every part is pre-shaped with a high degree of accuracy ensuring a perfect fit throughout the model.  The Severn class has over 1,600 stainless steel screw heads on show just fixing vent covers and closing panels and wherever one of these screw heads is to be found, a pre-drilled hole can be found, all 1,300 plus of them!  

Many items, such as the flying bridge windscreen frame, are made from acid etched brass to give them the inherent strength that such a delicate item needs on a model of this size.  The Trim tabs are made this way but from heavy gauge brass enabling them to be used as the basis for working tabs.

All the air intake and exhaust vents, brackets, plates, mast brackets and plates, flying bridge instruments and displays are included.

The glazing for the flying bridge windows is included in the set as are all the Perspex covers for the instruments and display screens on the Flying Bridge, all pre-cut exactly to shape.

A major feature of the Severn is the Hyab Crane that lifts the ‘Y’ Boat on and off.  This is included and is made from etched brass and laser-cut Perspex.  The ram cylinders and the ramrods are cast Pewter.  The crane is strong and movable and forms a good basis for a working option.  

Included with the detail set is a CD containing lots of reference shots of a real Severn.

CASTINGS SET £50
All the cast items on the model have been newly mastered and cast in either in lightweight resin, Pewter or Zinc where extra strength is required.  The set includes the winches, cleats, fairleads, bollards, deck vents, valves, escape hatch spray guard, deck vents and forward vent air vent shields. New correct pattern life rings have been included also.  The Anchor recovery davit has laser-cut Perspex detailing.  The fisherman’s anchor itself is included in the casting set even though it is made from laser-cut Perspex.  The valve handles and anchor flukes are also in the casting set, even though these too are Perspex.  (I had to put them somewhere)!  The set includes a cast resin Radar scanner.

HANDRAILS, STANCHIONS & KICKING BOARD SET £70
The Severn class lifeboat has ‘kick boards’ bonded directly to its deck which carry the two ball stanchions and the hand railings.  

Our set includes extruded section aluminium kick boards, pre-formed and shaped by hand to fit the deck contours.  They require only trimming and fettling before being glued directly to the deck.  The “impossible to make” long curved kickboards that follow the deck steps are included of course.  

The two-ball stanchions are scale and are CNC made from brass.

The triangular mounting brackets are made from etched brass and brass tube.  The rectangular plates for the hand-railings are included in the set.  12 or 14BA bolts are used to bolt them directly to the kickboards.  These are not supplied with the kit but are available from us should you need them.

RUNNING SET £60
The Running Set consists of two short prop-tubes carrying the prop shafts through the hull and two A frames with stainless steel legs.  Both tubes and A frames have twin bronze bushes fitted.

Two ‘scale pattern’ 4 bladed brass propellers are supplied.

WINDOWS SET £75
The window set is again a kit in its own right and contains all the parts required to build all the wheelhouse windows.  Each window is assembled from five separate components, all made from laser-cut Perspex.  The finished windows are ultra realistic and are a major scale detail feature of the model.

VAC FORMING SET £10
This sheet of 1mm thick High Impact Polystyrene vac formings comprises of all the inset boxes in the wheelhouse, the four triangular mountings on the Wheelhouse roof for the ‘Y’ boat, the fendering protection plate at the bow roller, the radar box motor box, four round fenders and the four life raft boxes.

HEXAGONAL HEADED SCREWS SET £78
On the full size boat there are a lot of hexagonal-headed stainless steel bolt heads left unpainted and on full view.  Mostly, they secure panels and vents along the wheelhouse side, engine covers and the like.  These are an important feature of the model and are represented by specially made dummy hexagonal headed screw bolt heads.  They are machined from brass and then Nickel plated. These enable you to achieve coloured panels with unpainted bolt heads with amazing accuracy and relative ease.

FENDERING SET £40
The rubber fendering surrounding the edge of the hull is especially made for Speedline Models and is of true scale section. Made from the same type of rubber as the real thing, it even smells right!

BRASS ROD SET £50

This is a collection of various size annealed (bendable quality) brass rod for the handrailings , mast, grab rails etc.  

Y class RIB £44
The ‘Y’ boat is an essential part of the Severn and has been modelled as a complete boat, not just a tarpaulin covered one.  The model is fully detailed and is a scale lifeboat kit in it’s own right. Many kits have actually been RC’d themselves.

Full Kit  £1038

Carriage
P & P in mainland UK is £20 for the kit.

Please enquire about overseas shipping cost.

Postage for individual sets bought separately is charged at cost..