Royal naval battle cruiser HMS Lion. Displacement: 26,820 Speed: 27.0 knots Compliment: 1,000 (1915 1,100) Armament: Eight 13.5-inch guns in pairs and sixteen 4 -inch guns. 1913 – one 47mm (mod), 1915/16 two 3 inch anti aircraft gun and from Continue reading →

This model took the best part of a year to create. It now sits in the front offices of Maguire Industries Baltimore, Maryland USA.

1938/9, scale 1/192

HMS Sheffield was a Town class light cruiser which saw service in World War II from the Arctic Circle and the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. She was one of the Royal Navy pursuit ships that chased down the Bismarck. She Continue reading →