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White Ensign Models 1/350 HMS Portchester Castle (K362) Castle-Class Corvette is coming soon. The kit is currently being prepared for a late summer release.

HMS Portchester Castle was a Castle-class corvette launched on 21 June 1943 at Swan Hunter shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne. She was the only RN ship to be named after Portchester Castle in Hampshire.

On 9 September 1944 Portchester Castle and Helmsdale sank U-484 in the North Atlantic northwest of Ireland. Later, as one of 4 ships in 30th Escort Group under the command of Denys Rayner, Portchester Castle shared in the sinking of U-1200 south of Ireland on 11 November 1944, along with her sister ships Launceston Castle, Pevensey Castle and Kenilworth Castle. She was paid off in 1947. She was scrapped at Troon on 14 May 1958.

The model can be built either full-hull or waterline and will have a dedicated photoetch set. The images shows couple of paper mockups in place of PE parts.

Kit K3580 is currently available for pre-order and the price will be set as soon as WEM gets a quote from the casters and know how much the PE is going to cost.