Aero Naut Model Boat Kits

We are the UK main importer for Aero Naut kits.
These kits have been around for some time now but that said still build into some very good models indeed .
All of which have ABS hulls. The comprehensive fittings are in brass ,Steel and plastic.
All the warships fitting sets come complete with pre made nickel stanchion , running gear, pre-grooved decking, and good English instructions.

Bismarck ( Bizmarck Class Battleship)

Bismarck
One the most famous battleships of the second world war named after Otto von Bismarck
The contract to build her was placed on 16 November 1935 with the Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. As New Construction "F" later named Bismarck. The keel for Bismarck was laid on 1 July 1936.
It took 30 months before she was launched on 14 February 1939 by Frau Dorothea von Loewenfeld, the granddaughter of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. At 1334 the hull of Bismarck slowly glided into the water.
The Bismarck was commissioned 18 months later on 24 August 1940 and placed under the command of Kapitän zur See (Captain) Ernst Lindemann.

The kit is a 1:200 scale radio control working model .The kit consists of a plura hull (plastic ) with wooden decks and superstructure and set of English instructions.
Also included in our price is the running gear (props & Shafts) and the fitting set the fittings tend to be made from high quality injection moulded plastic ,Brass and steel I.E things like main armament , ready made railing , Radar, anchors, away boats Ect.

RC functions Inc: forward, backward, rudder control, motor control

Specification: Length 1255 mm Width 180 mm

£398.48

Tirpitz (Bizmarck Class Battleship)

The order was placed on 14 June 1936 with the Kriegsmarine Werft, Wilhelmshaven, as New Construction "G" later named Tirpitz.
She spent 29 months on the slipway before she was launched on 1 April 1939 by Frau von Hassel, the daughter of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial German Fleet
The Tirpitz was commissioned 23 months later on 25 February 1941 and placed under the command of Kapitän zur See (Captain) Friedrich Karl Topp

RC functions Inc: forward, backward, rudder control, motor control

Specification: Length 1255 mm Width 180 mm

£453.12

Graf Spee (Admiral Hipper Class)

After World War I, replacement capital ships for the German Navy were limited to 10,000 tons and 11 inch (280 mm) guns.
Before Admiral Graf Spee was given her official name, she was referred to as Panzerschiff C and Ersatz Braunschweig, as she would be replacing the old battleship Braunschweig in the fleet inventory.
She was considered the most advanced and improved of her class of ships. It cost 82 million Reichsmarks to build. Much weight was saved by using electric arc welding instead of rivets.

Technologically, Admiral Graf Spee was ahead of her time, especially in terms of her speed. At one point, the Allies were convinced that two such ships must exist so as to explain her near-simultaneous appearance in distant locations, unexplainable by conventional sea travel at the time.

RC functions Inc: forward, backward, rudder control, motor control

Specification: Length 940 mm Width 180 mm

£321.85

Prince Eugen (Deutschland Class) heavy cruiser

The Prinz Eugen (fourth warship to wear that name) was the third and last heavy cruiser commissioned by the Kriegsmarine.
She became famous on her first war mission in May 1941, during the Atlantic sortie with the Bismarck in which the Hood was sunk and the Prince of Wales damaged.
In February 1942, after a period spent in Brest, the Prinz Eugen together with the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, successfully passed through the English Channel on her way back to Germany. Shortly afterwards, while en route to Norway she was torpedoed and damaged by a British submarine off Trondheim.
The ship was not ready for service until the beginning of 1943, and then used for training purposes in the Baltic.
In 1944-1945, the Prinz Eugen was used for shore bombardment off the Baltic coast against the advancing Soviet troops to cover the evacuation of refugees. The ship surrendered to the British at Copenhagen in May 1945, and was handed over to the Americans.
In July 1946, she survived two nuclear tests in Bikini Atoll. Towed later to Kwajalein Atoll, the Prinz capsized on 22 December 1946.

RC functions Inc: forward, backward, rudder control, motor control

Specification: Length 940 mm Width 109 mm

£442.41

Scharnhorst (Scharnhorn Class)

The ship was built at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, launched on October 3, 1936,
and commissioned on January 7, 1939.
After initial service, she was modified in mid-1939, with a new mainmast located further aft and her straight bow replaced by an "Atlantic bow" to improve her seaworthiness.
However, her relatively low freeboard ensured that she was always "wet" when at heavy seas. Her armour was equal to that of a battleship and if it hadn't been for her relatively small calibre guns she would have been classified as a battleship by the British.
The German navy always classified Scharnhorst and Gneisenau as Schlachtschiffe (battleships).
These two ships, considered handsome and fast, were invariably mentioned at the same time, and are fondly remembered as being "the ugly sisters" due to the fact they prowled together, and the havoc they wrought to British shipping.

RC functions Inc: forward, backward, rudder control, motor control

Specification: Length 1170 mm Width 152 mm

£368.85

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