American Beauty - Dumas - Historic Ships

Description

American Beauty (Dumas)

Here is your chance to try your hand at being a tow boat captain. But just so you know what you are up against. The American Beauty built by St. Louis Ships for Argi-Trans Services measures 170 feet in length, with a beam of 45 feet, and requires 9 feet of water when fully loaded with fuel. Powered by twin 2500 h.p. diesel engines turning two 8 ft. diameter propellers, she typically moves a tow of 20-25 barges each being approximately 200 feet long by 35 feet wide at speeds of 4 to 9 miles per hour. That is almost 4 acres of barges! Fortunately as modelers, we have life a little easier. The Dumas kit of the American Beauty starts off with an ABS plastic hull. The construction of the superstructure is accomplished through the use of precisely die-cut birch and mahogany plywoods.

Scale: 7/32 in.=1 ft.;Length: 37 inches; Beam: 12 inches

Additional information

Weight	13 lbs
Dimensions	36 × 10 × 10 in

Brand

Dumas

For over 70 years the employees of Dumas Products have been providing model boat and model airplane kits to hobby enthusiasts around the world making us one of the oldest continuously operating hobby manufactures in existence. Dumas is dedicated to the development of models that appeal to modelers who love to build, and their kits are designed by model builders for model builders. Dumas kits feature clear instructions, the finest materials and accessories.