Here is the original HMS Superb, a Bellerophon-class battleship sailing at speed (20 knot maximum), featured in a photograph dated 1917.
HMS Superb displaced 18,600 tons and was armed with 10x 12 inch (300mm) 45 cal Mark X guns.
I have just taken delivery of my first 1/1250 scale WW1 warship by NAVIS. The model was purchased from Alnavco, the US licensed stockist of these German-made models. I am very happy with the model and the excellent service of Alnavco. These models are hard to come by. You see them adverstised "used" on eBay but I wanted a mint condition model. NAVIS also remakes the models from time to time and I wanted to be sure to get the newest version.
As you can see the sculpting quality is very high. The ship is minimally painted but is fully assembled out-of-the-box.
The eBay after market generally does not have these special boxes. The masts can get easily broken if not stored correctly.
Although NAVIS does not currently offer WW1 seaplanes, I wanted to see what their 1/1250 scale model Sopwith Camel looks like. As with the ships, it is a beautiful but tiny model.
The basic order comes as a flight of 3 aircraft in a special shipping/stowage box.
I am looking forward to gradually adding more pieces to this new collection. Highly recommended.
