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Now those of you who are interested mainly in Warships don,t have to be bored by reading this. Those of you who like unique Civilian vessels, Listen Up!. How about a 1/250 model of one of the most Iconic ships to meet her end outside New York Harbor?
Yes, I am referring to the Andrea Doria! Now, can you believe this is made of Cardstock? Not Paper, per se. Cardstock. Why ? I would imagine it has something to do with the vessel's size . she's 32 3/4" LOA. Not only that she can also be built as her better fated sister, the Cristoforo Colombo !
Now I know, you're saying this should be in Papermodels. Why? at this scale these can be mere patterns for the Scratch-builders and Kit bashers among us. In plastic! Yup. Lotsa packages of Evergreen better be in your building materials stash. Especially in .020, .030, .040 and maybe two pks. of Assorted tubing.
I do believe it would be prudent to check this kit out. Well, Why? How about this, it's a double kit that costs less than one Detail up kit for Tamiya's Enterprise A/C/Carrier or Missouri 1945 fit Ship. Yup ,you guessed it, the other ship is indeed the Stockholm! At 33 1/4" inches. Now here's the kicker, I also received the Lasercut detail up kit for the paper Model of the Mellum that I have mentioned in earlier posts. The Mellum is a smaller scale, But this detail up kit is awesome.
Folks, this is unbelieveable! How about full color detail up equipment thinner than Brass, but, every bit a beautiful as any you could buy at any price! For the whole Mellum which has at least a page and a half( translate to a fret and a half of brass) of heavy colored card colored all sides and as delicate as a clock spring for rails and ladders! Cost 22.79 Euros ,V.A.T. included. The ships were 40.25 eu. and the detail up set for them was 25.00 eu
The total for the whole package was 87.93 eu. Could you buy that many hours of plastic ship fun for that price anywhere? That's the other reason I did NOT put this in Paper-Models. I figured if you weren't interested in paper or heavy card you wouldn't read the post.
I just had to do it this way. Can you believe Watertight doors and Ladders that build the same way as brass but in full color and scale? Really. Now I have noticed that they are, For you W.W.1 enthusiasts out there, starting to pop up with many more kits of Monitors and Dreadnaughts in the heavier card at 1/200 and 1/250. Yes, most are waterline, but, how many of you care about the ship's bottom anyway?
These are proving to me that this is a modeling Media that is definitely coming of age and you can use etched brass with them and you don't need fancy painting gear and all that stuff, If you Don't want it! Or Can't afford it! A good small set of Artists felt tip pens, Sharp scissors, A pair of Curved blade( small) scissors, A Rotary Cutter( Got that idea from my landlady) and the only glue on your table need only be Aleen's Copper Bottle Tacky Glue! And a good pair of Philatelests tweezers( Stamp-Collectors) and a sharp pointed pair, for the teensy parts.
I must ask, Check them out and if you want, ask Don Stauffer about this media in ships! The sky is the limit in whatever genre you want. Plus, they probably make a lot of ships and ship types, you've probably never heard of!