France Marine Nationale to WW2

A 1/1250 scale metal waterline model of the French heavy cruiser Foch in 1939 by Neptun 1431.

A 1/1250  scale second-hand model of the French pre-dreadnought battleship Verite by Navis 411. This is an original Navis model with plastic topmasts and it is in good condition overall but some paint is a little thin on sharp edges. Two black plastic topmasts are box to be added by the customer.

The Arabe or Algerien class of 12 Destroyers were built in Japan to the Kaba class design when France did not have the capacity to build her own ships!

A 1/1250 scale second-hand model of Suffren modelled by Delphin D146. This model is in very good condition in a medium grey paint finish overall, see photograph.

Dunkerque was the first of a pair ofsmall fast battleships built by the French to counter the threat of the German pocket battleships. John's Model Shipyard has made a 3D printed kit to make into a 1/1200 scale model of Dunkerque. The kit is of Dunkerque at the outbreak of WW2 when the taller, curved funnel cap had been fitted to the ship.

Strasbourg is a resin, 3-D printed kit to make a 1/1200 scale model of the French fast battleship. With their eight 340mm (13.4 inch)main guns mounted in two quadruple gun turrets forward of the bridge and high turn of speed, the Strasbourg and Dunkerque are often referred to as battlecruisers. The hull and superstructure are printed in one piece and gun turrets (supplied) and masts and spars (not supplied) need to be fitted and the whole painted to complete the model. This kit is supplied by John's Model Shipyard, No. MN102.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of the French submarine, Pegase, of the first batch of Redoutable-class from 1930. Pegasse was in the far east during WW2 and paid off in Saigon in 1941 and was scrapped there. Pegase is modelled in green camouflage. Pascal & Persee of this class are also available from Antics.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of Presee, a French Redoutable-class first-class submarine in 1932 when she carried a two-tone grey paint scheme. Persee is also available from Antics in camouflage green. Persee was sunk in late 1940 during Allied attacks on French colonial posessions.

French WW1 & WW2 Touch up Paint Pot
 
There is a brush in the bottle cap and a ball agitator in the glass bottle.

A 1/1250 scale metal, painted and finished model of Redoutable, a French central battery ironclad ship from 1878. The model is made to Navis "S" standard, painted decks, black hull and grey upperworks.

A 1/1250 scale metal model,painted green, of the Minerve-class submarines Junon or Venus. Three different variations within this class have also been modelled (see Iris & Pallas).

Junon served with Free French forces from 1940 and was sold for breaking in 1954. Venus was scuttled at Toulon in 1942.

A 1/1250 scale metal model, painted in camouflage green, of the Minerve-class French submarine, Pallas. Pallas differed slightly from her sisterships (also available from Antics) and she was scuttled at Oran in 1942.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of Pascal, a Redoutable-class ocean-going submarine from 1928. Pascal is modelled in camouflage green for the start of the WW2 period. Pascal was scuttled at Toulon in 1942 but salvaged. She was sunk again by Allied bombing in 1944.

A 1/1250 scale metal model , painted green (a WW2 camouflage scheme) of the French submarine, Persee in 1939-40. Persee was in French Colonial Service when she was sunk by the Allies in 1940.