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HMS Penelope is a 1/1250 scale, secondhand waterline, metal model by Navis Neptun 1144. This secondhand model is in very good condition, see photograph.

Built as a small, economy design to replace the aging WW1 "C-class", the Arethusa class were too cramped for the designed tasks but the hulls were developed into the Dido class AA cruisers.

HMS Nigeria is an excellent, second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model by Neptun (catalogue number 1140..
Length 137mm

Padova Star was one of a pair of refrigerated cargo sister-ships that Blue Star bought in 1964 from Leitz Lines in 1964. The model is made by CM Miniaturen in Germany, catalogue number CM-KR392

HMS Laurentic is a 1/1250 scale waterline metal model of the transatlantic liner as an armed merchant cruiser between 1914 and 1917. This model was made by CM Miniaturen, CM-P1223. The model is in light grey overall, see photograph.

USS Gearing is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model of USS Gearing made and painted by Neptun in Germany, catalogue number 1360A. Essentially a stretched Sumner type, both classes continued to give long and active service in post war years in various guises (see the Fram conversions) and in many Allied navies.
This model is in very good condition. The casting is sharp and the painting overall is to a good . There is a small area of the mast with a blemish in the paintwork, more marked on the port side facing the camera (see photograph).

Z31 is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model of a German Super Destroyer completed during WW2. This factory painted model is in good, original, condition and was made by Neptun in Germany, catalogue number, 1061A; see photograph.

The weight of the twin turret made these ships very wet in a seaway and many were fitted with a single gun in a lightweight shield to reduce pitching.