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This is a 1/72 scale diecast model of a Spanish Navy Sea King helicopter, which I sourced on eBay for approximately £10. I have carefully dismantled, stripped and re-painted the model into grey and red. It has been finished with waterslide transfers to depict the Royal Navy Search & Rescue service livery.
This model now represents XV705, flying as callsign Navy/Rescue 177 from HMS Gannet, Prestwick. Together with XZ589, Sea King of RAF Search & Rescue (SAR), D Flight, 202 Sqn at Lossiemouth, they provided air SAR covering Scotland, large parts of the North Sea, south to the Isle of Man & Lake District, west to Northern Ireland and 200 miles west of Ireland. This is now a privatised service, contracted on behalf of HM Coastguard, to Bristow.
This is a 1/72 scale diecast model of a Spanish Navy Sea King helicopter, which I sourced on eBay for approximately £10. I have carefully dismantled, stripped and re-painted the model into grey and red. It has been finished with waterslide transfers to depict the Royal Navy Search & Rescue service livery.
This model now represents XV705, flying as callsign Navy/Rescue 177 from HMS Gannet, Prestwick. Together with XZ589, Sea King of RAF Search & Rescue (SAR), D Flight, 202 Sqn at Lossiemouth, they provided air SAR covering Scotland, large parts of the North Sea, south to the Isle of Man & Lake District, west to Northern Ireland and 200 miles west of Ireland. This is now a privatised service, contracted on behalf of HM Coastguard, to Bristow.
This is a 1/72 scale diecast model of a Spanish Navy Sea King helicopter, which I sourced on eBay for approximately £10. I have carefully dismantled, stripped and re-painted the model into grey and red. It has been finished with waterslide transfers to depict the Royal Navy Search & Rescue service livery.
This model now represents XV705, flying as callsign Navy/Rescue 177 from HMS Gannet, Prestwick. Together with XZ589, Sea King of RAF Search & Rescue (SAR), D Flight, 202 Sqn at Lossiemouth, they provided air SAR covering Scotland, large parts of the North Sea, south to the Isle of Man & Lake District, west to Northern Ireland and 200 miles west of Ireland. This is now a privatised service, contracted on behalf of HM Coastguard, to Bristow.
This is a 1/72 scale diecast model of a Spanish Navy Sea King helicopter, which I sourced on eBay for approximately £10. I have carefully dismantled, stripped and re-painted the model into grey and red. It has been finished with waterslide transfers to depict the Royal Navy Search & Rescue service livery.
This model now represents XV705, flying as callsign Navy/Rescue 177 from HMS Gannet, Prestwick. Together with XZ589, Sea King of RAF Search & Rescue (SAR), D Flight, 202 Sqn at Lossiemouth, they provided air SAR covering Scotland, large parts of the North Sea, south to the Isle of Man & Lake District, west to Northern Ireland and 200 miles west of Ireland. This is now a privatised service, contracted on behalf of HM Coastguard, to Bristow.
This is a 1/72 scale diecast model of a Spanish Navy Sea King helicopter, which I sourced on eBay for approximately £10. I have carefully dismantled, stripped and re-painted the model into grey and red. It has been finished with waterslide transfers to depict the Royal Navy Search & Rescue service livery.
This model now represents XV705, flying as callsign Navy/Rescue 177 from HMS Gannet, Prestwick. Together with XZ589, Sea King of RAF Search & Rescue (SAR), D Flight, 202 Sqn at Lossiemouth, they provided air SAR covering Scotland, large parts of the North Sea, south to the Isle of Man & Lake District, west to Northern Ireland and 200 miles west of Ireland. This is now a privatised service, contracted on behalf of HM Coastguard, to Bristow.
This is a 1/72 scale diecast model of a Spanish Navy Sea King helicopter, which I sourced on eBay for approximately £10. I have carefully dismantled, stripped and re-painted the model into grey and red. It has been finished with waterslide transfers to depict the Royal Navy Search & Rescue service livery.
This model now represents XV705, flying as callsign Navy/Rescue 177 from HMS Gannet, Prestwick. Together with XZ589, Sea King of RAF Search & Rescue (SAR), D Flight, 202 Sqn at Lossiemouth, they provided air SAR covering Scotland, large parts of the North Sea, south to the Isle of Man & Lake District, west to Northern Ireland and 200 miles west of Ireland. This is now a privatised service, contracted on behalf of HM Coastguard, to Bristow.
HM Coastguard & RNLI Lifeboats. The figures are all from a 3D printed “lifeboat crew set” bought from eBay, which arrive as plain resin. I painted some as RNLI volunteers, 2 as Coastguard, and 2 as Air Ambulance crew (as will be shown in a following post).
The van is 1:72 scale by Cararama and used to be a Belgian Police model (I can’t access the inside or I’d have switched it from L to R hand drive). The speedboat I believe is also 1/72, again I think Cararama, it was turquoise and it sat unused on a shelf until recently.
HM Coastguard (HMCG) are one of four principal Emergency Services in the UK. Accessed by calling 999/112, the BT Operator will ask “Emergency, which service?”. HM Coastguard maintain Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres (999 Call Handling, Control, Dispatch & Co-Ordination). RNLI Lifeboats are a voluntary charity providing rescue services around Britain & Ireland, operating in both the UK and ROI. They are tasked frequently by HMCG whilst also providing Lifeguard and additional services.
The Coastguard figures in blue represent CG Rescue Officers, volunteers who form Coastguard Rescue Teams, led by salaried Senior Coastal Operations Officers. While HMCG do operate ships, they do not operate lifeboats. They also have access to a number of helicopter assets. Lifeboat services are provided by a number of agencies and independent groups, however with 146,000 lives saved over 200 years, 238 lifeboat stations, 448 boats & hovercraft and 5,700+ volunteers, RNLI are the largest provider. In having models and figures representing both organisations, I feel I’ve well represented the fourth emergency service.
15 November 2024, Aberdeen South Harbour
UK Coastguard (Bristow Helicopters). Royal International Air Tattoo 2022, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK.
16 January 2022, Dundee Airport
16 January 2022, Dundee Airport
G-MCGT
Agusta Westland AW-189
Bristow Helicopters
UK - Coastguard
EGPF/GLA
