Argonaut 1/1250 A1210 HMS Hood, British Battlecruiser in 1941
HMS Hood is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model of the British Battlecruiser in 1941. The model is in excellent condition having been kept in a glass display case from new by the previous owner. Argonaut models are no longer being made.
Most Argonaut warship models were modelled in between the war condition but Hood was modelled in 1941 condition because Hood had a refit three months before she was sunk by Bismarck. In the refit, the original secondary armament of 5.5" guns was replaced by dual purpose rapid firing weaponsto improve her anti-aircraft defence. Argonaut also made a model of Hood in 1938 (A1210A).
Argonaut models were always heavier looking than Navis Neptun models and some collectors preferred that look for warship models. See the photograph of this second-hand A1210 model.