Mantua Model 754 - Gorch Fock training ship of the German Navy, 1:90 kit

Description

The Gorch Fock was built in Hamburg in 1933 as a training ship for the German Navy, the steel-hulled Gorch Fock was 242 feet long, with a 39.35 foot beam. Her three wood-and-steel masts were configured for barque rig, and she was outfitted with an auxiliary diesel engine. At the end of World War II, she was awarded as reparations to Russia. Based at Odessa on the Black Sea, she continues her career of training naval cadets- Russian-style.
The Mantua kit features the following: A plank on frame hull construction, building plans with general details English instructions, lost wax brass castings, walnut or lime planking, wooden masts and spars, brass and walnut fittings, etched brass details, rigging cord. All sheet ply sections are laser cut for accuracy.
Model not equipped with sails, available for purchase separately.
Istruzioni per il montaggio in lingua italiana;
Direction for the assembling in english;
Bauanleitung in deutsch;
Instructions pour le montage en française.

Mantua Model, made in Italy