Humber-class River Monitor
Three ships were built by Vickers for the Brazilian Navy, Javery was launched on 17 June 1913, completed November 1913, but Brazil was unable to pay for the ships so they were laid-up in Barrow.
All taken over in August of 1914, Javery was renamed Humber, 1,260 tons, 266ft long, armed with 2-6in/2-4.7in howitzers, 9 knots, 140 crew. Humber had 3-6in from 1915.

Details of the kit
The fibreglass hull in this kit is with full plating detail.
Computer generated LASER CUT 1.5mm H I Ps plastic forms the decks and 1mm LASER CUT superstucture.
A complete set of fittings are included in the kit with all detail parts such as weapons, deck fittings, etc, cast in light alloy and resin.
A SHEET OF BRASS ETCHED DETAILS to add the museum quality of details, Propshafts in stainless steel are cased in brass proptubes, Vacformed parts for motor mounts, Funnel. Crows nest, ships boats and battery boxes, comprehensive instructions, a C/D of the assembly of the original model with over 600 pictures, and a FULL SIZE PLAN In colour, to assist in the assembly of this unusual model with a fascinating history for those that like a model to talk about. scale 1/100 length 810mm beam 130mm sailing wt 1.3kgs