HISTORY OF KING OF THE MISSISSIPPI

Discover King of the Mississippi and its renewed steamboat wooden model kit. The real steamer was entirely made of wood and equipped with boilers to move their iconic wheelpadles, these ships were the solution to transport passengers and merchandise along the river well into the XX Century.

Steamboats played an important role in the development of the Mississippi River basin and its tributaries allowing a convenient transportation in both directions of the river. They helped to reduce the immensity of America and as 'theater boats' reduced the solitude of this immensity. America is not just modernism: it's also romance and dreams! Dream and fall in love now with this unique model that will beautify any of the rooms at home!

CONTENTS OF KING OF MISSISSIPPI MODELING KIT

Build the renewed 1:80 scale model of the classic King of the Mississippi steamboat. Its system of construction by means of false keel and frames will help you to build your model in the same way than the construction of the real ship.

The modeling kit contains 8 sheets of high precision laser-cut plywood parts, birch and basswood strips, veneers and dowels, 2 large photoetched sheets (294x156mm & 257x122 mm) including more and more amazing details as never seen before. It also has die-cast, brass and wood details, fittings, adhesive cloth flags and base with nameplate as a free bonus. For the assembly you will be able to follow our complete full colour step-by-step guide on DVD, accompanied by a whole series of online video-tutorials that show almost the complete assembly of King of the Mississippi ship model.

Upon completion of the model it has 25.98'' (660 mm) length, 7.55'' (192 mm) height and 5.11'' (130 mm) width.

The ship model can now come to life by purchasing two different effects set: LED Lights in the cabins (27590) and Motor for Movement on the ship paddles (27595),

Data sheet

Material

Wood

Minimum Age

14 Years

Scale

1/80

Model Measurements

660 X 130 X 300 Mm

Exhibition Base Included?

Yes

Does It Require Assembly?

Yes