Graupner - GRAF SPEE armoured ship

Description
Ready-made model (ARTR) GRP hull Laser-cut ABS superstructure components Metal detail fittings and small items Many finely detailed fittings Ship's aircraft painted in several colours Hull, superstructure and cranes spray-finished using mattpaints Two SPEED 600-class electric motors, factory-installed Straightforward RC component installation Set contents: model, stand, small items

Info
ARTR (Almost-Ready-To-Run)
Scale model of the German Navy's armoured ship, launched in 1934.
The armoured ships were designed and developed in accordance with the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, which denied Germany the right to build large combat ships over 10,000 tonnes. These ships were fitted with powerfularmaments for their size, and this gained them the rather mocking nickname of "pocket battleships" from the English.
Nevertheless, they were successful designs within their limited scope. They were easily able to exploit their heavy weaponry to defeat smaller enemy ships, and yet escape from larger foes such as battleships thanks to their high speed of 28.5 kn.
Their overall design also made the armoured ships ideal for the task of destroying enemy merchant shipping. >br> The Graf Spee was particularly renowned for its humane treatment of prisoners: no crew members of captured ships were killed while the vessel was hunting for enemy freighters. Crews on board the Graf Spee were also handled fairly and well.
During her hunt for enemy freight vessels in the Atlantic -and also for a brief period in the Indian Ocean - the Graf Spee repeatedly used skilful tactics to escape from enemy warships.
The end came in the Battle of Rio de la Plata, in combat with three English cruisers. During this skirmish the Graf Spee was damaged, and steamed into the neutral port of Montevideo for repairs. In view of the English superiority, Captain Langsdorff subsequently took thedecision to scupper the ship on 17 December 1939.
A superb, high-quality model featuring outstanding detail fittings.

RC functions
Rudder
Forward / reverse speed, proportional

Specification
Overall length approx. 1456 mm
Beam approx. 168 mm
Overall height approx. 315 mm
All-up weight approx. 7.5 kg
Scale approx. 1 : 128