Type: Injection moulded
Plastic parts: 330
Vacuum formed Sails
Hight: 345mm
Length: 455mm
A new model of the Swedish 17th century warship Vasa arrived just before Christmas and what an amazing Christmas gift it is. I always wanted to build a model of the Vasa, but the old Airfix Wasa was a pain to build and kit was based on the early wreck before the final restoration, and therefore lacked many parts and had a speculative rig. This new kit is a completely different business, Revell has worked closely with the Vasa Museum in Stockholm and this kit is incorporating all the latest research findings on the rig, colors and ship details. The real ship was painted in bright colors and decorated with lots of colorful characters and creatures so the kit will require a lot of patience and steady hands to paint and finish. Luckily it comes with a detailed manual with an extensive rig and painting instruction.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the salvaging of the Vasa The Swedish television has made a 2 part documentary about the Vasa with the help of computer-generated graphics. (only in Swedish at the moment)
Part 1 http://svtplay.se/v/2658512/dokumentarfilm/vasa_1628_del_1
Part 2 http://svtplay.se/v/2658523/dokumentarfilm/vasa_1628_del_2
More information about the ship please visit http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/
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