{"product_id":"furst-bismarck-1-200-orel-397","title":"Fürst Bismarck 1:200 Orel (397)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFürst Bismarck 1:200 – German Armoured Cruiser Card Model Kit – Orel 397\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale - \u003cstrong\u003e1:200\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Sheets - \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssembly Instruction Language - \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish, Polish, Russian, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a highly detailed scale replica of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFürst Bismarck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Germany’s first purpose-built armoured cruiser, with this impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:200 scale card model kit from Orel (No. 397)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed after the famous German statesman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOtto von Bismarck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Fürst Bismarck was designed primarily for overseas service and the protection of German colonial interests in Asia and the Pacific. Although officially classified as an armoured cruiser, her substantial armour and heavy armament gave her characteristics closer to those of a second-class battleship. Unlike typical cruisers, however, she lacked a significant speed advantage over contemporary battleships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommissioned into the Imperial German Navy in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Fürst Bismarck spent much of her active career overseas, becoming an important part of Germany’s East Asia Squadron. During World War I, the ageing vessel served in a coastal defence role in the Baltic. From 1915, she was used as a training ship for the engineering school at Kiel and later served as a headquarters vessel. Fürst Bismarck was ultimately withdrawn from service and scrapped in 1920.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrel 397 card model kit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recreates the historic German warship in an impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:200 scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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