{"product_id":"raf-rescue-launch-1-72","title":"RAF Rescue Launch 1:72","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--60\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section section--pattern-grey\" id=\"theModel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading--3\"\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid grid--1-col@medium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--60\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake on the modelling challenge of the RAF Rescue Launch, Vintage Classics style. Reprising the popular 1:72 scale model kit of the past, this Powerboat has 155 parts and two scheme options - which one will you build?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, the danger of losing large numbers of aircrew forced to ditch in the seas around the British Isles was very real, resulting in the creation of the Royal Air Force Sea Rescue Service, operating under the motto ‘The sea shall not have them’. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing vessels designed by the British Powerboat Company and utilising racing boat technology, this service was all about speed, with the Type Two 63ft HSL ‘Whaleback’ being arguably their most distinctive craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Powered by three 24ltr Napier Sea Lion engines, these boats must have sounded magnificent and it’s no wonder they were known as the ‘Spitfires of the sea’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item grid__item--40\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section section--default\" id=\"whatsInside\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading--3\"\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid grid--2-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item wysiwyg\"\u003ePlastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section section--default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hr u-mv0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"section section--default\" id=\"schemes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading--3\"\u003eSchemes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cform action=\"https:\/\/uk.airfix.com\/products\/post\" class=\"form island u-mb-double\" data-action=\"post\" data-behaviour=\"form-post\" data-endpoint=\"\/api\/cart\/add?langPath=airfix-uk\" data-error-message=\"Please check if you've entered everything correctly\" data-enabled=\"true\" novalidate=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"media\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net\/1060x340\/2517\/5086\/0305\/A05281V_-_SCH__A.jpg\" alt=\"A05281V   SCH  A\" class=\"media__img u-mb-30\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--5 u-mb-half\"\u003eA05281V - Type Two \"Whaleback\" Air Sea Rescue Launch, Royal Air Force Marine Branch, English Channel, 1944. (A)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/form\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airfix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46283802116273,"sku":"AIR05281V","price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0886\/6225\/files\/AX05281V.jpg?v=1759616856","url":"https:\/\/modellersden.myshopify.com\/products\/raf-rescue-launch-1-72","provider":"The Modellers Den","version":"1.0","type":"link"}