{"product_id":"1-1250-scale-ss-france-ocean-liner-model-classic-french-transatlantic-ship","title":"NUOTIE 1\/1250 SS France Ocean Liner Diecast Model with Display Base","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 1:1250 model shows SS France as she entered service in 1962: black hull, white superstructure, green deck areas, orange lifeboats, and the two red funnels with black winged caps that made her unmistakable on the Atlantic. At this scale the French Line's last flagship comes out to about 25.5 cm (8.6 in) long — right for her real 316 metres, the longest passenger ship then afloat — on a red wood-finish display base with a gold \"FRANCE\" nameplate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/1250 scale, about 25.5 cm (8.6 in) long, 2.5 cm (1 in) wide and 7 cm (2.8 in) tall on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast ABS hull with painted detailing: black hull, white superstructure, green deck spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo red funnels with black winged caps — the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrange lifeboats along both boat decks, railings and deck machinery moulded in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed wood-finish display base with a gold \"FRANCE\" nameplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrance was launched at Saint-Nazaire in 1960 and entered service on the Le Havre-New York run in February 1962 — the longest passenger ship in the world, and by August that year the holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest westbound Atlantic crossing. She carried the French Line's route through the 1960s while jet aircraft took the passengers away, and in 1974 the subsidy that kept her running was withdrawn; the crew famously refused to sail home to lay-up. In 1979 Norwegian Cruise Line bought her, and she became SS Norway — a second, longer career that our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/1-1250-scale-ss-norway-cruise-ship-model-classic-ncl-liner-replica\"\u003eSS Norway model\u003c\/a\u003e covers at the same scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Shelf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe obvious pairing is her future: the \u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/1-1250-scale-ss-norway-cruise-ship-model-classic-ncl-liner-replica\"\u003eSS Norway model\u003c\/a\u003e shows the same hull in cruise-era blue. Add the \u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/1-1250-scale-ss-normandie-ocean-liner-model-classic-french-luxury-cruise-ship\"\u003eSS Normandie model\u003c\/a\u003e for the flagship that started the red-funnel tradition in 1935, and the French Line's whole story sits at one scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Honest Note on Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 1\/1250 the model is a display piece rather than a loupe subject: the funnel wings, deck bands and lifeboat rows read clearly at arm's length. The hull is diecast ABS with painted detailing — light in the hand — so the base does the anchoring. The masts are slender castings; give the model a steady spot and dust with a soft brush rather than a cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NUOTIE Model","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58838287548719,"sku":"BC007","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0853\/0028\/1647\/files\/1_21_ad8e1061-7daf-4193-a3bc-8065d29c8f03.jpg?v=1794467504","url":"https:\/\/nuotie.com\/de\/products\/1-1250-scale-ss-france-ocean-liner-model-classic-french-transatlantic-ship","provider":"NUOTIE Model","version":"1.0","type":"link"}