Royal Navy Town-class cruiser fans! Happy to announce funnels for HMS Belfast and HMS Edinburgh in 1/350 scale, 1/600 scale, and 1/700 scale are now available.There has been much discussion regarding the size of the real ship's funnels among modelers. Compared to the ship's aft funnel, measurements of the real funnels confirm that the forward funnel is slightly shorter front-to-rear and slightly wider side-to-side.
Most
Belfast model kit's funnels are inaccurately shaped and poorly detailed. For example, in 1/350 scale, The Trumpeter
Belfast kit's forward funnel is significantly smaller than the aft funnel. The real difference is not as great.
The Model Monkey funnels' size was based on:
- measurements taken of the real funnels.
- official Admiralty General Arrangement Profile “as fitted” series MCD AIO979 plans for HMS
Belfast dated 16 November 1942
- official 1936 Admiralty "10,000 ton Cruisers, 1936 Programme" drawing for HMS
Belfast and HMS
Edinburgh.
Features:- accurate teardrop shape, designed from measurements taken of the real ship's funnels.
- accurate height, scaled from scans of official Admiralty General Arrangement Profile “as fitted” series MCD AIO979 plans for HMS
Belfast dated 16 November 1942.
- accurate rivet count, placement and configuration, unique to each funnel.
- accurate door shape, position and detailing. The door on the forward funnel is on the starboard side, the door on the aft funnel is on the port side.
- accurate painters' sheave brackets, reinforcing strap and cleat plate detail, unique to each funnel.
The design of this pair of models benefited from research assistance and advice graciously provided by Mr. Conrad Waters, Mr. Richard Dennis and Mr. Michael Eisenstadt.
We also offer an attractive nameplate for HMS
Belfast, HMS
Edinburgh, and all 8 of their sisterships, in your choice of real metal or inexpensive, paintable acrylic plastic.
See these models and many more at
https://www.model-monkey.com/Have fun. Monkey around.™
[edit: added HMS
Edinburgh nameplate]