Our new Model Monkey Belfast funnels are original CAD designs, benefitting from the precision and detail that comes from computer-based design work and 3D-printing technology. Our CAD design was in turn based on the very latest information we could compile from the best available sources we could access today, including measurements made of the bases of the actual funnels. Below are few renderings and photos of our funnels to help demonstrate the detail we included. million grants announced for English museums under DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund". Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010 . Retrieved 1 August 2011. official 1936 Admiralty "10,000 ton Cruisers, 1936 Programme" drawing for HMS Belfast and HMS Edinburgh. Originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, The HMS Belfast spent 25 years in active service and saw several wars, before she was brought to London and moored on the River Thames. Currently operating as a museum ship, she is a popular landmark and tourist attraction in London. HMS Belfast also serves as the headquarters of the City of London Sea Cadet Corps, [92] and her prestigious location in central London as a result means she frequently has other vessels berthed alongside. In October 2007, Belfast hosted the naming ceremony of the lighthouse tender THV Galatea with the Queen and Prince Philip in attendance. [93] 2011 accident [ edit ]

Her radar fit now included a Type 277 radar set to replace her Type 273 for surface warning. Her Type 281 air warning set was replaced by a single-antenna Type 281B set, while a Type 293Q was fitted for close-range height-finding and surface warning. A Type 274 set was fitted for main armament fire direction. [42] [31] On 17 June 1945, with the war in Europe at an end, Belfast sailed for the Far East via Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Port Said, Aden, Colombo and Sydney. By the time she arrived in Sydney on 7 August Belfast had been made flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the British Pacific Fleet. While in Sydney Belfast underwent another short refit, supplementing her close-range armament with five 40mm Bofors guns. Belfast had been expected to join in Operation Downfall, but this was forestalled by the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945. [4] Post-war service 1945–1950 [ edit ] Belfast arriving at Kure, Japan, in May 1950. The HMS Belfast model ship is one of the many readymade models we have available in our Custom range here at Premier Ship Models. With over 400 model ships in our Standard, Superior Premier and Custom ranges, you are sure to find the perfect addition to your collection. HMS Belfast adds thrilling Gun Turret Experience to its armoury of attractions". Culture24.org.uk. 29 July 2011 . Retrieved 1 August 2011. official Admiralty General Arrangement Profile “as fitted” series MCD AIO979 plans for HMS Belfast dated 16 November 1942Action stations within a warship were always extremely tense. The crew were closed down, everything was secure, and each member of the company focused on their job and performed it to the best of their ability. This was the case in any action, but particularly at the Battle of North Cape. As Fraser closed in, Belfast fired star shells. These bright flares illuminated the target as Duke of York's heavy guns opened fire. After a running battle under hammering gunfire and hit by torpedoes from British and Norwegian ships, Scharnhorst was sunk just after 7 30. From a crew of nearly 2 000 men only 36 survived. Below the waterline, the bilge keels look almost reversed, with the port on the starboard side, and starboard on the port side. While this appearance won't bother some, other will want to remove them and replace with styrene.

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 Trumpeter brand has a complete offer of models of international aircraft carriers and cruisers for lovers and enthusiasts of modeling. All you need to know about Trumpeter Who is the trumpeter manufacturer? a b "Collections: Exhibits and Firearms: Frequently Asked Questions: The 15-inch guns". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011 . Retrieved 7 August 2011. HMS Belfast Press Desk (19 October 2010). "HMS Belfast Masts from Russia with Love". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 . Retrieved 8 April 2013.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. After North Cape, Belfast refuelled at Kola Inlet before sailing for the United Kingdom, arriving at Scapa to replenish her fuel, ammunition and stores on New Year's Day 1944. Belfast sailed to Rosyth on 10 January, where her crew received a period of leave. February 1944 saw Belfast resume her Arctic convoy duties, and on 30 March 1944 Belfast sailed with the covering force of Operation Tungsten, a large carrier-launched Fleet Air Arm airstrike against the German battleship Tirpitz. [34] Moored in Altafjord in northern Norway, Tirpitz was the German navy's last surviving capital ship. [35] Forty-two Fairey Barracuda dive-bombers from HMS Victorious and HMS Furious made up the strike force; escorted by eighty fighters. Launched on 3 April, the bombers scored fourteen hits, immobilising Tirpitz for two months, with one Barracuda shot down. [34] [35] Belfast underwent minor repairs at Rosyth from 23 April to 8 May, while her crew received a period of leave. On 8 May Belfast returned to Scapa Flow and carried the King during his pre-invasion visit to the Home Fleet. [36] HMS Belfast 's 4-inch guns bombarding German positions in Normandy at night. Belfast's Walrus complement was landed in June of 1943, so if you are choosing to model your Belfast as she appeared at the Battle of the North Cape, leave them off.