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Hello folks,

I'm proud to announce l'Arsenal is about to issue two brand new, state of the art, 1:700 scale kits.
These are of two famous large ships they'll keep "secret" until official issue in Telford next month.

As I've been involved in the design and prototype making of both, Jacques kindly asked me to present their products... but keeping some "suspense" until November 11th.

What I can tell you now is :
- They're both large ships of the same Navy
- They fought together a couple of time
- They're fitted as during a famous battle which will be remembered at the very end of this year (a rather small battle with huge implications)
Can't say more... Jacques could decide to kill me

Both are resin kits (about 150-200 parts) with extensive photo etching, brass turned barrels and masts (by Master of Poland)

Let's play a "quizz"... Here are some secret pictures of both ships, arranged from the CAD drawings.
Will you identify them (it's rather easy)?

Ship #1:





Ship #2:





Both kit will be announced in Telford,UK, on November 10th and 11th and pre-orders will be available here.
Both will be shipped or made available from l'Arsenal website just in time for Xmas

_Bruno

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...at the Battle of the North Cape, 12/43.

What inspired choices! Thank you L'Arsenal!

Mike E.

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Mike E.

Sorry, wrong answer!
Try again!

Remember : a rather small battle with huge implications

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Their obviously RN Light Cruisers circa WWII. Other than that I haven't a clue.

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

With a little help from my friend..

Ship#1:



Ship#2:



_Bruno

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The Battle of the Barents Sea took place on 31 December 1942 between German surface raiders and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR. The action took place in the Barents Sea north of North Cape, Norway. The German raiders' failure to inflict heavy losses on the convoy infuriated Hitler, who ordered that German naval strategy would focus on the U-boat fleet, shunting the surface ships aside

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Battle of Barents Sea would indicate Sheffield and Jamaica - which would be very cool.

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You're right Sir!
... and by the end of that heroic defence of the convoy by an handful of Royal Navy destroyers against such large ships as Hipper and Lutzow, two British light cruisers of the distant covering force finally made at speed in the scene, damaging Hipper and sinking German destroyer Eckholdt who had mistakenly identified one of them for Hipper in the dark.
So these two cruisers were...



and

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Very cool! These two cruisers I had wanted to built since I had read the instructions of my first ship model, a Scharnhorst by Airfix!

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Oh these will be nice!!!!!!!!!!!

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

...a nice pair...they are welcome!!

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Pictures of both hull masters (3D prototyping) :



HMS Sheffield:



HMS Jamaica:



_Bruno

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Looking real good

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great news,gonna buy both of them.

one question Bruno,the Jamaica,is it good for korean war era as well,without major modifications??
or will the arsenal do a later version ,for korean war???

If sales are encouraging, earlier and later versions should be made available as conversion sets, AFAIK.
This will be possible as the original kit has been designed with that aim.
A Korean War Jamaica will lost her X turret, one crane, aircraft and catapult, have hangars converted to living spaces and ship extended and different aft superstructure, AA fit, masting and radars, plus many smaller details.

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Will these two be out soon?

We're waiting for the last small parts from the prototyper, due next week.
Both kits should be ready and sent to those who kindly pre-ordered them at Telford by Xmas.

We'll make an announcement when they are ready for sale from l'Arsenal website.
_Bruno

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Dear Bruno:

Do you have any news for the release date of both ships?

Regards,

John

Hi John,
Release date will slip by one week or two to early January, due to unexpected delay with the 3D prototyping phase.
I got a message from l'Arsenal two days ago: the prototyped parts finally arrived on 12/11 and mold making is now being done. Casting should follow by next week.
_Bruno

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One ship has only 4 life rafts on the starboard side and
the other ship has 9 life rafts on the starboard side.

Tells you something doesn't it.

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