Description: NO RESERVE. 1/1250 WWII German Leipzig, first of two units of Leipzig Class of Light Cruisers, named after the city of Leipzig, in recognition scheme used on Kriegsmarine surface ships operating in the Baltic Sea for approximately a year and a half during 1940-1941. She was still afloat as a derelict at the end of WWII and after used as a barracks ship for a brief period following the end of the war in July 1946 she was towed out into the Baltic and scuttled. The recognition scheme referred to above consisted of the red bands across the Leipzig's deck and stern and the red roofs of her three turrets. These were painted a dark red known as Prussianrot ("Prussian red") and were meant for aerial recognition by Luftwaffe aircraft operating over and around the Baltic Sea. Should ships bearing these markings venture into the North Sea or beyond, the red would be over-painted with grey. Leipzig was laid down on April 28, 1928, launched on October 18, 1929 and commissioned as a unit of Germany's Weinmar Republc's Reichsmarine on October 8, 1931. The Great Depression's impact on the funding available to the Reichsmarine is suggested by the fact that the three light cruisers of the Konisberg Class which preceded the Leipzig were commissioned between April 29, 1929 and January 15, 1930 while the Leipzig's only sister ship Nürnberg, which was laid down on November 11, 1933, was not commissioned until November 2, 1935, more than four years after Leipzig. Nürnberg could be distinguished from Leigzig by its much larger forward superstructure and its lack of a seaplane catapult and handling crane. Leipzig was completed without facilities to accommodate a seaplane or floatplane but the catapult and crane seen on the model between the forward superstructure and single funnel were added during a modification to the ship in 1934. Like Nürnberg, Leipzig took part in non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and 1937 and in September 1939 soon after the outbreak of WWII she was assigned to the blocking force established to prevent Polish naval units from escaping from the Baltic Sea, but this effort by the Germans proved unsuccessful. Leipzig then entered the North Sea where she an the Kriegsmarine's other light cruisers laid a series of defensive minefields. This task lasted until the end of the month, after which she returned to the Baltic for training maneuvers. Beginning in Mid-November she was involved in a series of combat and escort missions. Then on December 13th along with Nürnberg, she was tasked with escorting a flotilla of destroyers through the Skagerrak following their return from a mine-laying operation off the British coast. As luck would have it, the fleet of German warships was attacked by the Royal Navy submarine HMS Salmon. It fired a spread of torpedoes which hit both Leipzig and Nürnberg as well as one of the destroyers. Both of the cruisers were damaged sufficiently to put them out of action but while Nürnberg was repaired and back in service by April 1940, Leipzig was not operational again until late that year. Henceforth she would remain in the Baltic conducting training exercises, escorting larger German warships and providing gunfire support for German troops operating along the Baltic Coast during Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Then on October 14, 1944 while heading for Swinemünde to take on a load of mines, she was struck by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in a heavy fog. At the time Leipzig was switching from her diesel cruise engines to her steam turbine main engines, which entailed uncoupling the diesel engines from the propeller shafts before coupling the steam turbines. This left her temporarily without propulsion, during which time she drifted into the path of Prinz Eugen. The heavy cruiser struck Leipzig on the port side just forward of the funnel, nearly cutting her in two - in fact the collision left the Prinz Eugen's clipper bow protruding from Leipzig's starboard side. The ships remained stuck fast for over a day, after which Leipzig was towed to the nearby port of Gotenhafen. The damage was so severe that full repairs were deemed impractical, particularly in light of Germany's pressing military situation by late 1944. Only repairs to keep her afloat in the harbor were undertaken. In March 1945 while in Gotenhafen's harbor Leipzig provided gunfire support to German forces defending the city against approaching Soviet Red Army units. On March 24, laden with refugees fleeing the advancing Soviets, she moved to Hela at the tip of the Hel Peninsula, steaming under her own power but only capable of 6 knots, and from there proceeded to Denmark. During this transit, she was repeatedly attacked by Soviet aircraft and Allied submarines attempted to torpedo her twice, but nevertheless she safely reached her final destination on April 29. Due to her poor condition following the end of the war, she was used as a barracks ship for the German Mine Sweeping Administration, tasked with clearing mines off the German coast, and then in July 1946 was towed out into the Baltic and scuttled. This group of models are full-hull pieces with the complete underwater portion, including screws and rudders. Very nicely detailed with well-defined mask lines between the different colors of paint used to add to their authenticity. The model comes mounted on a black resin base and is packed between two matching formed clear plastic "supporting" pieces which are carried inside a formed flexible outer plastic point-of-sale display case mounted on a cardboard backing card. It is recommended that the model be kept upright when the packaging is opened so that it doesn't lean over and bend or break off a fragile part like a mast. Once unpacked, the ship's masts, yards and radars might require slight 'tweaking' to properly straighten or align them. Diecast and plastic model. DeAgostini #DAKS07. MIB. However, as suggested above, the nature of these models is,such that small parts including masts, antenna, bridge deck levels and turrets and gun barrels can be misaligned. These conditions generally are only noticeable at close inspection and often can be 'tweaked' into proper alignment. Although the models in this series that we sell are all factory-new, we cannot make any representations that all their features are perfectly straight and correctly positioned. FOR ANYONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO INTERPRET A MODEL'S SCALE, THE MODEL IS 5 1/2 INCHES LONG. THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO DIVIDING THE LENGTH OF THE REAL SHIP IN INCHES BY 1250.Buyer pays shipping as indicated:(1) US - Free Shipping by USPS First Class Package or Priority Mail to anywhere in the 50 states depending on weight.(2) CANADA - $16.00 US for this 1/1250 Scale item; $2.00 US per item for each additional 1/43 or smaller scale item in the same shipment.(3) LATIN AMERICA AND EUROPE - $24.00 US for this 1/1250 Scale item; $3.50 US for each additional 1/43 or smaller scale item in the same shipment.(4) ALL OTHER COUNTRIES - $24.00 US for this 1/1250 Scale item; $4.50 US for each additional item 1/43 or smaller scale item in the same shipment.International shipments will be identified as "Merchandise" on the necessary US Customs forms and the price paid for each model in a given shipment will be used as its declared value. Any duties or other taxes levied on any foreign shipment are to be borne by the buyer.INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS BY FIRST CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL, WHICH COVERS PACKAGES UP TO 4 LBS IN WEIGHT. BECAUSE THIS MODEL IS RELATIVELY LIGHT-WEIGHT, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO SHIP A FEW ADDITIONAL MODELS WITH IT AND STILL BE UNDER THE 4 LBS. LIMIT. THE INCREMENTAL SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES FOR ADDITIONAL MODELS WILL VARY BETWEEN $1.00 AND $4.00 EACH, DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE MODELS ARE TO BE SHIPPED.Virginia buyers pay 6.0% Sales Tax. Allow 10 days for checks to clear. EMAIL US TO HOLD ITEMS PENDING ADDING MORE TO THE SHIPMENT.
Price: 24.95 USD
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Vehicle Make: German WWII Light Cruiser
Vehicle Type: Ship
Material: Metal with Plastic Parts
Scale: 1:1250
MPN: DAKS07
Year of Manufacture: 2019
Brand: De Agostini Warships
Series: WWII Warship Collection
Type: German Warship
Replica of:: Light Cruiser Leipzig
Model: Pre-Assembled & Fully Painted
Theme: Warships
Features: With Stand, FREE US SHIPPING; REDUCED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, Full-hull Warship Model, Model Comes in Vacuum-Formed Case on Backing Card, DAKS 1:1250, 1:1250 Daks, 1:1250 Warship
Vehicle Year: 1931-1946
Recommended Age Range: 14+
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
