WW1 Imperial German Navy

She was completed only three months before she was sunk at the Battle of Jutland.

A 1/1250 metal scale model of Derfflinger, the last of the famous Blohm & Voss WW1 battlecruisers to be completed (1914).

After being hit by 21 heavy shells at the Battle of Jutland, "Derfflinger" was re-fitted with a wide-based tripod mast giving her an even more purposeful appearance!

A 1/1250 scale metal model of SMS Von der Tann in 1910 by Navis Neptun 27N.

Von der Tann, the first German battlecruiser, was far superior to the Invincibles. At Jutland all the main guns were knocked out but she kept her place in the line & got home safely.

A 1/1250 scale model of SMS Fuerst Bismarck a German protected cruiser designed for overseas service made by Navis Neptun 35N. the model is in tropical livery for service with the East Asiatic Squadron based at Tsingtao.

A 1/1250 scale waterline metal model of SMS Dresden, the first German light cruiser fitted with steam turbines, by Navis 51N in overall grey. All ships in the German East Asiatic Squadron were repainted from tropical white and buff into grey by early 1914 following instructions from their Admiralty.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of SMS Planet in 1906 by Spidernavy SN 0-24 in tropical paint scheme.

This ship was sent to East Asia shortly after completion so the white and buff livery applied to this ship for most of her life. By the start of 1914, most ships in East Asia were ordered to re-paint into standard light grey and a version of this is also available from Antics SN 0-24a.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of the paddle steamer gunboat of 1851 pressed into service by the Germans to help in their dispute with the Danish Navy. Spidernavy model SN 0-26.

German, WW1 & WW2 & Italian Touch up Paint Pot

There is a brush in the bottle cap and a ball agitator in the glass bottle.

SMS Blucher is modelled on her beam ends at the conclusion of the Battle of Dogger Bank on 24th January 1915. The resin model is in 1/1250 scale and is intended to match a photograph and sketch when Royal Navy destroyers were picking up survivors who had abandonned ship.

Phoenicia/Kronstadt as a German depot ship around the end of the first world war.