Airfix 04212V HMS Belfast 1:600

Part of the vintage classics range of Airfix kits.  Boxes feature original paintings by an impressive range of artists.

Mould tools made in 1973, pack illustration by Roy Cross.

In WWII HMS Belfast saw action at the Battle of the North Cape in 1943 and played a major role during the D-Day landings in 1944.  After a refit "Belfast" also played an active role in the Korean War from 1950-1952.  HMS Belfast is now preserved by IWM and anchored in the River Thames near Tower Bridge in London.