"The summary here is simple: buy it. Whether you have been wanting a Scharnhorst for decades, or are just looking for a good ship model to build over the winter, Dragon has delivered. The minor nits I touched upon in no way lessen the impressiveness of this model, and I am sure it will make many naval modelers quite happy, both in the box and on the bench.
Buoyed by a top speed of 31.5 knots, this battleship wreaked havoc on Allied shipping with her nine 11-inch guns. In the subsequent Battle of North Cape, the ship was sunk.
The 31,500-ton Scharnhorst was commissioned on January 7 1939, and it often operated in partnership with its sister ship, Gneisenau. Item No.1040 depicted the battleship as she appeared in 1943, but now Dragon is launching an equally fabulous kit, this time of Scharnhorst as she was in 1941. 1/350 German Battleship Scharnhorst 1941 - Smart KitDISCLAIMER: While all models portrayed in website photographs represent actual models, please note that these are prototypes and that final model products may vary slightlyCopyright 1998-2016 Dragon Models Limited. In the interests of expediting this review, I have chosen to forgo my usual in-depth examination of the subject, and instead provide you with the introduction from Wikipedia: "Scharnhorst was a German Kriegsmarine capital ship during the Second World War. Scharnhorst sailed on many naval operations in 1939â1941 with significant success. The 31,500 t (31,000 long tons) ship was named after the Prussian General and army reformer Gerhard von Scharnhorst and to commemorate the First World War armored cruiser SMS Scharnhorst that was sunk in the Battle at the Falkland Islands in December 1914. Reserved. The kit makes use of multimedia materials such as photo-etched and DS parts. Basically a full time job. In the interests of expediting this review, I have chosen to forgo my usual in-depth examination of the subject, and instead provide you with the introduction from "Scharnhorst was a German Kriegsmarine capital ship during the Second World War. Scharnhorst finally succumbed to mortal wounds off North Cape in Norway in December 1943. The upper hull is brand new to give correct detail in the area of the prow and fairleads in particular. Dragon really surprised a lot of people when they released their first battleship in 1/350 scale. The 31,500-ton warship was commissioned on January 7, 1939, and she often operated in partnership with sister ship, Gneisenau.
Stunning kit. A specialized ship, she boasts good armour, speed and some nasty surprises in the form of deck-mounted torpedo launchers.
Fantastic detail level from bow to stern. Item No.1040 depicted the battleship as she appeared in 1943, but now Dragon is launching an equally fabulous kit, this time of Scharnhorst as she was in 1941. Our shop retails 1/350 German Battleship Scharnhorst 1941 (Plastic model) Dragon DR1036 Military Model on the Web. More Photos – German battleship Scharnhorst. Scharnhorst often sailed into battle accompanied by her sister ship, Gneisenau. In 2010 Dragon was extremely proud of its most stunning ship kit ever till that point – a 1/350 scale rendition of the famous German battleship Scharnhorst. In early 1941 Scharnhorst and Gneisenau broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping lanes.
In 2010 Dragon was extremely proud of its most stunning ship kit ever till that point – a 1/350 scale rendition of the famous German battleship Scharnhorst. The new Scharnhorst has been given a complete overhaul to backdate her to the correct configuration for the 1941 time period. Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.She was the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau.The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15 June 1935 and launched a year and four months later on 3 October 1936. She was involved in the invasion of Norway in 1940, during which she sank the British carrier HMS Glorious. Dragon model kit in scale 1:350, 1036 is a rebox released in 2015 | Contents, Previews, Reviews, History + Marketplace | Battleship Scharnhorst-class | EAN: 0089195810366