78 ft HIGGINS RN MTB

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   Hello.
      I`m a BRIT now living in the states and wish to build a HIGGINS MTB as used by the RN, hull # 419-423, mainly insterested in wepons and deck equipment lay out-were UK Vickers .500 used in place of .50 US M-2 MG`s. A poor quality photo of MTB 422 I saw it looked like the MG turrets had been removed and a spray shield built aroun the back of the chart room and a 20 MM installed with a 40 MM on the stern.
  Any help you can give me will be greatly appericated.
        Keith Buckley CHIEF USN RET.

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TINCANRIDER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 November 2010 Location: Cal. USA Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote TINCANRIDER Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 78 ft HIGGINS RN MTB Posted: 29 November 2010 at 11:52pm
	Hello. I`m a BRIT now living in the states and wish to build a HIGGINS MTB as used by the RN, hull # 419-423, mainly insterested in wepons and deck equipment lay out-were UK Vickers .500 used in place of .50 US M-2 MG`s. A poor quality photo of MTB 422 I saw it looked like the MG turrets had been removed and a spray shield built aroun the back of the chart room and a 20 MM installed with a 40 MM on the stern. Any help you can give me will be greatly appericated. Keith Buckley CHIEF USN RET.
	BUCK

speet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 March 2011 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote speet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 March 2011 at 11:57am
	Buck I have a couple of photos of mtb 422 you could have, these where taken I think around 1944 Northern Italy at Leghorn, I`ve also got a picture of an American Higgins boat PT 303 so you can compare. These pics are from a collection I have from my Late great uncle who served on Vosper boat MTB 232 let me know if you want them sending to you Pete

TINCANRIDER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 November 2010 Location: Cal. USA Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote TINCANRIDER Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 March 2011 at 6:23pm
	Hello Pete Thank you for your offer, the only photos I have of the HIGGINS MTB`s are of such poor quality that it is hard to see any detail. Where are you located, I am in Ca. US. Again thanks, Keith
	BUCK

speet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 March 2011 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote speet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 March 2011 at 10:38pm
	Hi Keith, I`m located in Market Rasen in the UK the pictures I have are of Higgins boats in Italy they are not fantastic and they may have been published already as I gave them to a site, but I have the origionals which I`ve tried to clean up very carefully, I`ve since found out the boat my great uncle served on was not in the Med but in Felixstowe it was a Vosper pennant no. 232 British built, I`ve attached the relevant prints hope they are of some help as I`m sure 422 has the American .50cals in the bath tubs, by the way the torpedo load I think may be on the American built Vosper 376 Sorry Keith trying to upload pics so you get a better quality but no chance on this site, if we can send by e-mail would be better

TINCANRIDER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 November 2010 Location: Cal. USA Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote TINCANRIDER Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 March 2011 at 2:28am
	Hi Pete My e-mail is buckley879@aol.com. The two photos I have, one shows the starboard side as she is passing a cargo ship and the other is port side with no gun tubs, believe this was when she was turned over to the Italian navy. Thanks for your help.. Keith
	BUCK

Roger P Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 06 May 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 46	Post Options Post Reply Quote Roger P Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:33am
	Hello 'speet' from Oz, I too would like to have the piccies you mention of MTBs 422 and 232 to aid with any future models I might do of these boats. I'm doing 1/144th scale 'little ships' converting from card kits, but as things progress they will most likely be resin models as are most of the deck fittings are now anyway. My email is -- debrogerp@hotmail.com Please put someting logical in the 'subject' line so my 'junk' folder doesn't swallow your e-mail.
	Roger Pearson. Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. "Roger's Little Ships". Modelling Allied Light Coastal Forces 1914-1945.