SCALE MODEL NEWS

HERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO TREAT from the master of stop-motion videos, Tom Grigat. This time he assembles a 1:16 scale model from the Spanish manufacturer, Artisania Latina. SMN report:  Artesania Latina kits are produced in Spain, and the company’s models are respected by model makers worldwide as among the most detailed and historically accurate replicas it’s possible to get. Here’s what the company has to say about its activities: “We are a family company which designs, makes and commercializes our products in 47 countries around the world.” The principal subjects of Artesania Latina are naval models and doll’s houses, for which the company makes all the parts and accessories, as well as supplying woods, adhesives, hand and electrical tools, for these and all kind of model-making and hobbies. The company headquarters is in Lamadrid on the northern cost of Spain. There is also a manufacturing plant in China, an office in Hong Kong, and a distribution affiliated company in the UK. Tom ...

SMN report: The latest vessel from DeAgostini’s Model Space arm is the 1:48 scale HMS Surprise , a ship made famous as the nautical star of the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World . Make sure you have room At this scale, the model has ginormous stats that reveal she is much more than a simple shelf-filler - 1334 mm (52.75 in) long, a beam of 480 mm (18.9 in), and height from keel to masthead of 950 mm (37.6 in). Purchasing HMS Surprise As usual with DeAgostini’s kits, there is a choice of purchase options. You can choose whether to buy outright or break the purchase into monthly instalments to spread the cost. This latter includes a set of expanded step-by-step instructions for online download, plus a monthly magazine revealing the story behind the ship, plus features on sail and sailors.  Working together DeAgostini and the Spanish model company Artesania Latina worked with the National Maritime Museum, London, to create Surprise , so authenti...