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TS MICHELANGELO ocean liner model

 We have a beautiful 63"  long model of the Michelangelo in stock, click here for more info: large Michelangelo.

After many years of looking enviously on other nations, Italy could finally boast their new champion.  On 21 April 1965, after five years of construction, a ship that was over 45,000 gross tons and over 900 feet long, with a service speed of  27 knots was delivered.  It was the SS Michelangelo, the ship that represented a synthesis of Italian industry and artistry.

The SS Michelangelo had a very distinctive profile: Sleek and sharp. The most striking feature in the ships were their Turin polytechnic-designed funnels, which consisted of an intricate trellis-like pipework (instead of the traditional even surface) to allow wind to pass through the funnel, and a large smoke deflector fin on the top.  The funnel design proved to be highly effective in keeping smoke off the rear decks.  The smoke deflectors became popular in ship design during the 1970s and 1980s, whereas the idea of allowing wind to pass though the funnel was picked up again in the late 1980s and is almost the norm in modern shipbuilding.

Together with the Italian ocean liner Raffaello model, this primarily wood SS Michelangelo model has been displayed on the CMIT-Europe's board meeting room since 2018. Our SS Michelangelo classic ocean liner ship features: - Plank-on-frame hull - Windows and portholes are cutouts (not black decals or indentation) which are clean, uniform, and aligned 35" L x 12" T x 5" W  (7" wide with base) $3,590 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $400 flat rate. 63" L x 20" T x 9" W: click here for more info: large Michelangelo. Other sizes, please send us an email for a quote. Lighting feature is included. A ship without beautiful lighting is not an ocean liner. Model is built per commission only. We require only a small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start the process $900 The remaining balance won't be due until the boat is completed, in several months. "Hello Frank, yes it's a beautiful model, my compliments; just one remark, I would have liked seeing the Italian merchant marine flag flying instead of a naked mast…  George (Marine Architect)."   More breathtaking Italian ocean liners here: SS Rex, SS Andrea Doria

Learn more about authenticity here: ocean liner essentials