1/450 3600-4-500 ITC SS France (Norway) French Line - Ocean Liner
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
Very rare. First and only issue from 1963; very shortly after this kit was issued, ITC discontinued all plastic kit production. This is a large 1/450 scale kit of the SS France, one of the most beautiful ocean liners of all time. Very good detail for the time. Features full hull that is 24.75 inches long, 124 parts, 2 winged funnels, 3 anchors, 4 propellers, 2 launches, 20 lifeboats, 2 whaleboats, detailed mast, kingposts and superstructure. The kit is molded in black (hull) , red (funnels and fittings) and ivory (promenade and superstructure) to minimize painting like in the ITC United States. Kit also includes a beautiful letter (with a color print of the France on the letterhead) from Georges Croisile, the Commandant of the French Line, introducing the kit and welcoming you onboard the real France one day. The kit has never been started. The red parts and most ivory parts are still sealed in the factory bags. In this issue, the lifeboats came in an envelope. The parts that are not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including four metal shafts, the flag sheet, decals, rigging lines and instructions. NOTE: the davits are molded as one part with the main lifeboats. Three are broken; two are present and one is missing. The hull had cracks and breaks are the stern. The repair is strong and done correctly from the inside, so there is no visible glue outside. See photos for details. The repair can be hard to see, so I took close ups in harsh light.
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