Artesanía Latina 20505 Wooden Model Ship: King of the Mississippi II Steamboat 1/80

HISTORY OF THE KING OF THE MISSISSIPPI

Discover the King of the Mississippi and its steamboat wooden model kit. The real steamer was entirely made of wood and equipped with boilers to move their iconic wheelpales, these ships were the solution to transport passengers and merchandise along the river well into the XX Century.

Steamboats played an important role in the development of the Mississippi River basin and its tributaries allowing a convenient transportation in both directions of the river. They helped to reduce the immensity of America and as 'theater boats' reduced the solitude of this immensity. America is not just modernism: it's also romance and dreams! Dream and fall in love now with this unique model that will beautify any of the rooms at home!

CONTENTS OF THE KING OF MISSISSIPPI MODELING KIT

Enjoy your 1:80 scale model of the classic King of the Mississippi steamboat. Its system of construction by means of false keel and frames wil help you to build your model in the same way than the construction of the real ship.

The model contains high precision laser-cut board parts, noble woods such as birch, brass, cast iron and fabric. For the assembly you will be able to follow our complete full colour guide step-by-step in four languages, accompanied by the full scale drawings of the completed model.