The Aeronef revolution continues, as this week we update the French fleet with new battleship models. The Loire replaces the old model of the same name, and in keeping with our other new models, it now has a resin hull with lots of metal fittings – turrets, tail, bridge, masts and funnels.
The new Masséna model represents a family of related but not-quite-the-same battleships. It has a similar (but not identical) tumblehome hull to the Loire, but the top superstructure is a separate metal piece that comes in three different types. The tail comes in the same three variants as the Loire, giving a total of nine combinations on the basic hull. In addition, the main turrets can be single or twin mountings – altogether, we think this gives an impressive total of 48 slightly different variations from a single model.
At the same time, we've revisited the French fleet packs, revamping the contents of the existing one, and creating two new ones so that all of the new French capital ships are available in one.
VAN-410 – Loire class Battleship – £8.00 GBP
VAN-419 – Masséna class Battleship – £8.00 GBP
VANFP-024 – French Grand Fleet Pack – £48.00 GBP
VANFP-401 – French Fleet Pack #1 – £22.00 GBP
VANFP-403 – French Fleet Pack #2 – £22.00 GBP
VANFP-404 – French Fast Fleet Pack – £22.00 GBP
