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Combrig: Coming: French Armored Cruiser Dupuy de Lôme
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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 04:31 AM UTC


One of the most unusual looking warships of the steam age, the Dupuy de Lôme is often considered to be the world's first armoured cruiser. This kit is being made with cooperation from U-boat Laboratorium using 3D modeling and CNC machines with photoetch.

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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 - 07:23 AM UTC
Fascinating subject!

You wouldn't want to 'cross the T' of this ship - look at that bow gun configuration.
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