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FROG 346P Battle Class Destroyer, 1st Group , International Model Aircraft, 1960
Battle Class Destroyer, 1st Group Scale 1/325
| 346 | 1960-1968 | C2 | (50000)
| | F143 | 1970-1977 | G2X | 70000 |
A flagsheet was included. The first issue had decals for HMS Armada (D14), Cadiz (D79) and Trafalgar (D77); second issue for HMS Trafalgar only. Strangely enough, the 1970-1973 Frog catalogues showed the box artwork with the pendant number changed to R09 (HMS Cadiz' war-time no.) and with the aft Bofors guns painted out. However, the kit was never sold with this artwork on the box, although it was later used by Novo. The first issue was, for reasons unknown, devoid of suffix or prefix to its kit number on the box.
FROG model aircraft 1932-1976, R. Lines, L. Hellstrom
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Tri-ang/Frog 346P Battle Class Destroyer, Lines Freres S.A., France, to mid-1964
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Tri-ang/Frog (France)
Lines Freres S.A., Route de Dunkerque, Calais, France (to mid-1964);
Meccano - Tri-ang Lines Freres S.A., 70-88 Avenue Henri Barbusse. 93 Bobigny. France (from mid-1964)
Period: 1962?-1972?
"Old" Style
| * | 346P | Battle Class Destroyer |
* Existence probable but as yet unconfirmed
FROG model aircraft 1932-1976, R. Lines, L. Hellstrom
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UPC 2103 HMS Cadiz (Battle Class), Universal Powermaster Corporation, USA, 67-70
UPC
Universal Powermaster Corporation, New York 10, NY. USA
Period: 1967-1970?
| | 2103 | HMS Cadiz (Battle Class) |
FROG model aircraft 1932-1976, R. Lines, L. Hellstrom
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FROG F143 HMS Trafalgar, 1970
NEW AND IN VIEW
Re-Issued Ship Kits
ROVEX-TRIANG LTD. HMS Tiger and Trafalgar. Neither Scales nor prices quoted.
Both these kits first appeared some 10-odd years ago and it might have been better had some thought been given to their re-issue as converted during recent R.N. service.
The kit of H.M.S. TIGER especially lends itself to modernisation in view of recent publicity on her re-commissioning with a hanger aft. It is also felt that the A/D conversion of the survivors of the Battle class destroyers would have been more appropriate. Both kits are well moulded and easy to assemble, although detail is somewhat sparse. Both are tailor-made for the Humbrol paint kit 11N and the instructions are clear and well laid out although both kits can be assembled without them. There was some slight flash on both kits but no distortion and the grey material was easily handled. Various Battles were refitted with different secondary armaments and recourse must be made to appropriate publications to ensure accuracy. Battles have now been deleted from the Navy List but a couple are still serving in the Pakistan Navy, with one example as flagship of the Imperial Iranian Navy (this one is very much modified and now almost unrecognisable). Both kits have room for the super-detail enthusiast to go wild and both are worthy of consideration for the building programme of any warship enthusiast. Any member with information which might be of use for a conversion article is asked to contact the reviewer through the Editor as soon as possible.
J.D.F.
The IPMS magazine, OCTOBER 1970 Vol. 7 No. 10
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FROG model aircraft 1932-1976, R. Lines, L. Hellstrom
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NOVO F143 HMS Trafalgar - Cruiser, Cat.No.76114, 77-79
Novo
Novo Toys Ltd., Maxey, Peterborough, England PE69HQ
Period: 1976-1981
Apart from box style, there were also some changes in artwork and decal sheets. Sixteen of the kits used completely new box top art and a few others had slightly changed versions of the Frog originals. In addition, five kits used art previously only utilised on Air Lines boxes.
Although the HMS Trafalgar box art showed the ship with the "RO9" pendant number of HMS Cadiz, the actual decals gave "D77" which was the post-war number of Trafalgar.
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| | 76114 | HMS Trafalgar | 95000 |
FROG model aircraft 1932-1976, R. Lines, L. Hellstrom
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143 Сборная модель крейсера, Огонёк, Роспромигрушка, Москва
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19.06.2018
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