{"id":7638616539387,"title":"Takom - 1\/350 Zeppelin Q Class Airship","handle":"tako6003","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/350 Zeppelin Q Class Airship\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTakom TAKO6003\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcludes all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e P Class airship was the first type to be put into production after the outbreak of WWI. A total of 22 P Class types were built (as well as 12 of the lengthened Q Class type). P and Q Class \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelins\u003c\/strong\u003e were operated by both the German Army and Navy. They were deployed on the southern and eastern fronts, as well as naval patrol work over the Baltic and North Seas and were used for many of the airship bombing raids on the United Kingdom during 1915-16. The class was obsolete by 1917 and most of the craft that had not been lost to accidents or enemy action had been dismantled by the end of September 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P Class was an enlarged version of the preceding M class. On 5 August 1914 the \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e company proposed a design based on the LZ 26 to the German Navy Ministry. This had been originally planned as a passenger carrying craft for DELAG and was the first \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e with a duralumin framework which had the strengthening keel inside the hull structure. The proposed design was larger, and a fourth 210 hp 160 kW Maybach CX six-cylinder engine was added, allowing a greater range and payload. Later examples were fitted with four 240 hp 180 kW Maybach HSLu engines. The P Class also introduced enclosed crew accommodation, as the gondolas of the previous M class \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelins\u003c\/strong\u003e were open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaced by increasingly effective defensive measures, \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced the Q Class in late 1915. Internal volume was inflated by lengthening the hull by 49 ft (15 meters), increasing its operating ceiling by about 1,500 ft (460 meters). Many of the existing P Class airships were similarly lengthened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications of Zeppelin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ class Zeppelins\u003c\/strong\u003e were operated by both the German Army and the Navy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the bombing raids are their best-known activity, the majority of the flights made by the naval craft were patrols over the North Sea and the Baltic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe class was obsolete by 1917 and most of the craft that had not been lost to accidents or enemy action had been dismantled by the end of September 1917. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last survivors were LZ 50 (L 16), which had been relegated to training duties and was wrecked at the Nordholz base on 19 October 1917.[5] and LZ 46 (L 14), which carried out 42 reconnaissance missions and 17 attacks on Britain. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt survived the war and was destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications of kit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 510mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed static display plastic model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 decal variations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-etch included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic sprues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ut\"\u003e(Light grey and clear parts)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotoetched fret\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ut\"\u003e(Brass)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecalsheet (waterslide)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ut\"\u003e(Multi-colored)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e300 x 200 x 75\u003c\/span\u003e mm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 376 g (0.83 lbs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2023-09-15T09:56:12+02:00","created_at":"2022-03-29T10:05:29+02:00","vendor":"Takom","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_Takom","Category_Aircraft","Scale_1\/350 Scale"],"price":74995,"price_min":74995,"price_max":74995,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42834705645819,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4897051421986","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Takom - 1\/350 Zeppelin Q Class Airship","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":74995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/1350-zeppelin-q-class-airship.jpg?v=1648541129"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/1350-zeppelin-q-class-airship.jpg?v=1648541129","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":29623826907387,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"width":800,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/1350-zeppelin-q-class-airship.jpg?v=1648541129"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/1350-zeppelin-q-class-airship.jpg?v=1648541129","width":800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/350 Zeppelin Q Class Airship\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTakom TAKO6003\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcludes all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e P Class airship was the first type to be put into production after the outbreak of WWI. A total of 22 P Class types were built (as well as 12 of the lengthened Q Class type). P and Q Class \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelins\u003c\/strong\u003e were operated by both the German Army and Navy. They were deployed on the southern and eastern fronts, as well as naval patrol work over the Baltic and North Seas and were used for many of the airship bombing raids on the United Kingdom during 1915-16. The class was obsolete by 1917 and most of the craft that had not been lost to accidents or enemy action had been dismantled by the end of September 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P Class was an enlarged version of the preceding M class. On 5 August 1914 the \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e company proposed a design based on the LZ 26 to the German Navy Ministry. This had been originally planned as a passenger carrying craft for DELAG and was the first \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e with a duralumin framework which had the strengthening keel inside the hull structure. The proposed design was larger, and a fourth 210 hp 160 kW Maybach CX six-cylinder engine was added, allowing a greater range and payload. Later examples were fitted with four 240 hp 180 kW Maybach HSLu engines. The P Class also introduced enclosed crew accommodation, as the gondolas of the previous M class \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelins\u003c\/strong\u003e were open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaced by increasingly effective defensive measures, \u003cstrong\u003eZeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced the Q Class in late 1915. Internal volume was inflated by lengthening the hull by 49 ft (15 meters), increasing its operating ceiling by about 1,500 ft (460 meters). Many of the existing P Class airships were similarly lengthened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications of Zeppelin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ class Zeppelins\u003c\/strong\u003e were operated by both the German Army and the Navy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the bombing raids are their best-known activity, the majority of the flights made by the naval craft were patrols over the North Sea and the Baltic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe class was obsolete by 1917 and most of the craft that had not been lost to accidents or enemy action had been dismantled by the end of September 1917. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last survivors were LZ 50 (L 16), which had been relegated to training duties and was wrecked at the Nordholz base on 19 October 1917.[5] and LZ 46 (L 14), which carried out 42 reconnaissance missions and 17 attacks on Britain. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt survived the war and was destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications of kit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 510mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed static display plastic model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 decal variations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-etch included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic sprues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ut\"\u003e(Light grey and clear parts)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotoetched fret\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ut\"\u003e(Brass)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecalsheet (waterslide)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ut\"\u003e(Multi-colored)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e300 x 200 x 75\u003c\/span\u003e mm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 376 g (0.83 lbs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}