New from Hobby Boss, the French Navy Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Danton 86503 in 1:350.
Danton was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was a technological leap in battleship development for the French Navy, as she was the first ship in the fleet with turbine engines. Standard Displacement: 18,318 tons,full load displacement of 19,763 tons. Speed: 19.2knots. She’s equipped with 4x 12-inch (305mm) artillery, 12x 9.4-inch (240mm) artillery, 16x 75mm guns.
Floated on June 4, 1909 in Brest Arsenal launched, and press in service on June 1, 1911 and subsequently incorporated into the Mediterranean Squadron. Sunk on March 19, 1917 by the German Uboat U-64 in the waters of Sardinia.
Its wreckage was found in 2009 in Sardinia south waters , Netherlands by a geological engineering company but unable to salvage the wreckage due to his deep position in the ocean.
THE KIT
Looks like a new tool from Hobby BOSS and the only version of this Ship in 1:350. The kit consist of more that 480 pieces distributed on 13 sprues, deck and stand. Include a Photo-etched sheet, metal anchor and chains. This kit include many parts to enhance the finish of your model so you don’t need to buy aftermarket after all.
