Navis Neptun 1/1250 1360A USS Gearing the final US destroyer design of WW2

USS Gearing is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model of USS Gearing made and painted by Neptun in Germany, catalogue number 1360A. Essentially a stretched Sumner type, both classes continued to give long and active service in post war years in various guises (see the Fram conversions) and in many Allied navies.
This model is in very good condition. The casting is sharp and the painting overall is to a good . There is a small area of the mast with a blemish in the paintwork, more marked on the port side facing the camera (see photograph).