Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 09:31 PM UTC
Advance NEWS and details sent in from our mate Harry Abbott of BattleFleet Models, of the next addition to their fleet, to be officially unveiled at this years IPMS Nationals in Anaheim, California.
  • shinanomaru
  • MastSM
IJN AUXILIARY CRUISER SHINANO MARU
1/700 Scale waterline Series
KIT # BFM715
Full resin ship model kit, includes PE and Two 55mm Turned Brass Masts.
Price~$70.00


Original Ship Details
Length: 445' 0'
Beam: 49' 1'
Draft: 33' 5'
Completion date: April 1900
Manufacturer: D.W. Henderson Co., Glasgow, Scotland


Battle Of Tsushima Straits:

Unfortunately for the Russians, one of their ships was sighted by the Auxiliary Lt. Cruiser Shinano Maru. This was quickly communicated to Admiral Togo's headquarters.

This ship was also reported to have been sunk at Gaudalcanal.

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skipper
Excellent release Harry I like the tappered brass mast Is the ship configuration identical for Tsushima and WWII? And, if different, the BFM will have both or...? Keep up the good job! Thanks for sharing Mark Skipper
JUL 19, 2007 - 12:45 AM
Harry_at_BFM
Hi, Yes, I am very happy with the tapered mast. Adds an extra dimension to the ship. Yes, you can build it any way you like, as the gun mounts are seperate parts, so you can even build the between wars Passenger Liner
JUL 19, 2007 - 04:02 AM
skipper
Another excellent detail than, Harry! Thanks for the update Skipper
JUL 19, 2007 - 04:38 AM
MikeM
Any ideas as to when the kit will be out Harry? Mike
JUL 19, 2007 - 05:58 AM
Harry_at_BFM
Hi Mike, 100 masts are in-production now. Should have them soon?? They will be on sale at the US IPMS Nationals the 22-25 of Aug.. H.
JUL 19, 2007 - 06:04 AM
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