GRAF SPEE

The Graupner Graf Spee scale armored RC ship is a superb, high-quality model featuring outstanding detail fittings. It is a scale model of the German Navy's armored ship, launched in 1934. The armored 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 tons. These ships were fitted with powerful armaments 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.  Their overall design also made the armored ships ideal for the task of destroying enemy merchant shipping.

1/128 SCALE

57.3” X 6.6”

GRAUP-2003

PRICE:  $ 1895.00