"MSW Crew-member Scot Sims (Brazen) shares a fine gallery of images of the French Battleship Jean Bart at port, Toulon Naval Base, in this MSW "On Display" Feature!" Model Kit- Trumpeter Models, 1/700 scale Jean Bart, kit # 05752 This is the 1/700 scale Trumpeter model of the French Battleship Jean Bart, alongside at Toulon Naval Base sometime in the mid-1950s. The inspiration for the diorama came from a color photo of the ship in mothballs there. The warehouses, crane and other vessels are by Tamiya Models, and the vehicles are by Pitroad, but the train and two of the buildings were scratchbuilt.   READ COUNT: 1408  |  PRINT  |  DISCUSS THIS About Scott (Brazen) FROM: , UNITED KINGDOM I returned to modelling in 2003 after far too many years away. I've built tanks and planes, but I'm a battleship man at heart. The work published on this site has been an inspiration... READ MORE Copyright ©2009 by Scott Sim. Images also by copyright holder unless otherwise noted. Opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of Model Shipwrights. All rights reserved. Originally published on: 2009-09-30