Trumpeter 06701 1/700 Belfast 1942
Belfast is a museum ship, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, permanently moored in London on the River Thames and operated by the Imperial War Museum.
Construction of Belfast, named after the capital city of Northern Ireland and one of ten Town class cruisers, began in December 1936. She was launched on St Patrick's Day, 17 March 1938. Commissioned in early August 1939 shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Belfast was initially part of the British naval blockade against Germany.In November 1939 Belfast struck a German mine and spent more than two years undergoing extensive repairs. Returning to action in November 1942 with improved firepower, radar equipment and armour, Belfast was the largest and arguably most powerful cruiser in the Royal Navy at the time. Belfast saw action escorting Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union during 1943 and in December 1943 played an important role in the Battle of North Cape, assisting in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast took part in Operation Overlord supporting the Normandy landings.
In June 1945 Belfast was redeployed to the Far East to join the British Pacific Fleet, arriving shortly before the end of the Second World War. Belfast saw further combat action in 1950-52 during the Korean War and underwent an extensive modernisation between 1956 and 1959. A number of further overseas commissions followed before Belfast entered reserve in 1963.
Features
- Hull made from multi-directional slide moulds.
- Deck wood pattern finely rendered
- Contains display stand and engraved name plate
- Photo-etched frets included
Aoshima A04603 1/700 British Aircraft Carrier Illustrious
Aoshima 1/700 British Aircraft Carrier Illustrious The Illustrious class was a class of aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that included some of the most important British warships in World War II. The 1st ship in this class was HM Illustrious. She was laid down on 27th April 1937, launched on 5th April 1939 and commissioned on 25th May 1940. The Illustrious class relied on their anti-aircraft armament and the passive defence provided by an armoured flight deck for survival.
Revell 05804 1/1200 RMS Titanic
The Titanic achieved tragic fame from the events that occurred during its maiden voyage on April 14, 1912. The Queen of the Sea for the White Star Line was to carry 1,316 passengers from Southampton to New York. At around 11:40 p.m., the British luxury liner collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic and was torn open on the starboard side by almost 100 m. The Titanic sank on April 15 at around 0.20 a.m. and 1,503 of the 2,206 people on board were killed. The 46,329 GRT and 267 m long ship had a water displacement of 66,000 t.
AFV SE73512 1/350 USN Guppy LB Class Submarine (SS Leonardo Da Vinci)
This is an AFV Club Models 1/350 Scale assembly and painting required plastic model kit of the US-built diesel-electric submarine (ex-USS Dace, SS-247) updated for Cold War service in the Marina Militare Italiana as Leonardo da Vinci (S-510).
Features
- Kit has 2-piece hull split at the waterline, upper pressure hull, pivoting rudder, detailed diving planes, streamlined sail with open bridge, snorkel, fine deck fittings, 21" torpedoes and display stand with nameplate.
- Also features photo-etch railings and bow plane actuators.
- Completed model is approximately 10.7" long.
