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The GRAUPNER model of the JULES VERNE was developed in conjunction with the Dutch designer Rene van der Velden. This is a "retro-look" motor yacht, and is similar in shape and color scheme to the characteristic mahogany vessels constructed in the 1930´s and 40's. The full-size JULES VERNE was built in 1998, and combines in an ideal way the essential design elements of those earlier yachts with modern facilities and refinements. The result is one of the most elegant yachts of the "retro-style" to be produced to date. For reasons of cost timber-built hulls are virtually never built nowadays, so the hull of the JULES VERNE is made of aluminum and painted mahogany brown. The boats two engines, each rated at 660 BHP, endow it with a top speed of around 26 kn. Our model of the JULES VERNE is designed to a scale of 1:20, and is based on the designer's original drawings. It does call for certain manual skills and a modicum of experience in boat modeling, so the kit is only recommended to the experienced boat builder. All the rounded parts are vacuum-molded in ABS, and the parts which normally present problems are also CNC-trimmed, including the hull, stern steps, deck and superstructure. The wooden parts are die-stamped in order to shorten the building time. The kit includes injection-molded fittings such as windscreen wipers, ventilators, lamps, radar unit etc. as standard. Quick-build plan, assembly instructions including RC installation notes in German, English and French. Vacuum-molded CNC-trimmed parts including hull, deck, stern steps and superstructure; additional vacuum-molded parts including inflatable boat, roof, cockpit, seats, tables, crane, hatches and other small items; printed and die-cut wooden parts, machined plywood handrails and mast components, strip material, tubing, rod and wire, decal sheet, complete fittings set, propeller shafts, propellers, motor mount, rudder systems and small parts.
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36.41” X 9.85” 1/20 SCALE GRAUP-2097 PRICE: |