King of the Mississippi

Artesania Latina - King of the Mississippi er en fornyet versjon av den tidligere Mississippi-båten til Artesania. Historisk ble steambåten brukt til transportering av passasjerer og som showbåt. En flott båt med lang historikk.

Dette settet er for den mer erfarne modellbyggeren. I settet medfølger alle nødvendige deler for å fullføre modellen. Se anbefalt tilbehør. Båten har mulighet for røykeffekter (ikke inkludert). LED Lys og fungerende motor kan også installeres (ikke inkludert).

Skala 1:80
Lengde 660 mm
Høyde 192 mm
Bredde 130 mm



HISTORY OF KING OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Discover King of the Mississippi and its renewed steamboat wooden model kit. The real steamer was entirely made of wood and equipped with boilers to move their iconic wheelpales, these ships were the solution to transport passengers and merchandise along the river well into the XX Century.

Steamboats played an important role in the development of the Mississippi River basin and its tributaries allowing a convenient transportation in both directions of the river. They helped to reduce the immensity of America and as theater boats reduced the solitude of this immensity. America is not just modernism: its also romance and dreams! Dream and fall in love now with this unique model that will beautify any of the rooms at home!

CONTENTS OF KING OF MISSISSIPPI MODELING KIT
Build the renewed 1:80 scale model of the classic King of the Mississippi steamboat. Its system of construction by means of false keel and frames wil help you to build your model in the same way than the construction of the real ship.

The modeling kit contains 8 sheets of high precision laser-cut plywood parts, birch and basswood strips, veneers and dowels, 2 large photoetched sheets (294x156mm & 257x122 mm) including more and more amazing details as never seen before. It also has die-cast, brass and wood details, fittings, adhesive cloth flags and base with nameplate as a free bonud. For the assembly you will be able to follow our complete full colour step-by-step guide on DVD, accompanied by a whole series of online video-tutorials that show almost the complete assembly of King of the Mississippi ship model.

Upon completion of the model it has 25.98 (660 mm) length, 7.55 (192 mm) heigth and 5.11 (130 mm) width.

The ship model can now come to life by purchasing two different effects set: LED Lights in the cabins (27590) and Motor for Movement on the ship paddles (27595), on sale soon.

Further, you can order a set of figurines that is sold separately. More information here.

We recommend you the following sets for successful appearance of the new King of the Mississippi ship model, on sale in three separate sets: Finishes Set (277PACKB1), Dyes Set (277PACKB2) and its Paints Set (277PACK6).

Finally, the scale model is also ready for incorporate an engine that produces smoke if you want to get even more realism (we dont sell it).