{"product_id":"disar-model-chinese-junk-1-50-scale-wooden-ship-model-kit","title":"Disar Model Chinese Junk — 1:50 Scale Wooden Ship Model Kit","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sailing ship that was centuries ahead of its time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLong before European explorers were crossing oceans in caravels and galleons, Chinese sailors were working the seas aboard vessels unlike anything being built in the West.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe call them junks.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Chinese didn’t. The name came to English through Portuguese sailors, who called the ships \u003cem\u003ejuncos\u003c\/em\u003e, from the Javanese word \u003cem\u003ejong\u003c\/em\u003e. Meanwhile, English sailors had already spent a few centuries using “junk” to mean worn-out rope. Same spelling, both coined by sailors, and only one of them was a compliment.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor centuries, junks carried silk, tea, spices and porcelain along the coast of China and across Southeast Asia. The design worked so well that nobody saw much reason to change it. They were still sailing long after the West switched to steam, and in some harbors they still are.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Different Kind of Sailing Ship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Disar Model Chinese Junk recreates a 19th-century Chinese junk in 1:50 scale. It comes from a shipbuilding tradition that developed entirely on its own, without asking Europe’s opinion.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStart with the sails. Horizontal battens stiffen them and give the junk its unmistakable ribbed silhouette. They’re also what made the rig so practical. To shorten sail, the crew simply lowered it a panel or two. On a Western square-rigger, the same job meant sending men up the rigging to wrestle wet canvas in the wind.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThen there’s the hull: broad, keelless, with a short stern. It was built for hauling cargo through rivers, harbors and the China Sea, not for posing in a European oil painting.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInside it was one of the great ideas in shipbuilding: watertight compartments. Chinese builders divided the hull into sealed sections, so one leak didn’t become the whole ship’s problem. Benjamin Franklin noticed in 1787 and suggested American ships try it. Western shipbuilders thought it over for a few decades. Today it’s standard on practically everything that floats.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Rewarding Wooden Shipbuilding Project\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eManufactured in Spain by Disar Model, this kit is rated Level 2 on Disar’s five-level scale, which makes it a beginner kit. The hull is simple and the rig is the interesting part. Battened sails ask for a little more patience than the average sloop, but not a degree in naval architecture.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe box includes laser-cut wooden parts, cast metal fittings, pre-sewn sails and flags, a plan sheet, and step-by-step instructions built around color photographs. You supply the usual: glue, a hobby knife, sandpaper, filler, brushes and paint.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf you’ve already built your share of schooners, brigs and frigates, this one won’t look like anything else on the shelf.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe finished model measures 16.1\" long and 13\" high. That’s big enough to show off the rig and small enough not to require a new room in the house.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit Highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e1:50 scale model of a 19th-century Chinese junk\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eLaser-cut wood with cast metal fittings\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003ePre-sewn sails and flags included\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eBattened junk sails, which are the reason you’re looking at this kit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eKeelless hull with short stern, true to the type\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eStep-by-step instructions with color photographs and plan sheet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eLevel 2 (Beginner) on Disar’s 5-level scale\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e16.1\" long: fits a shelf, not a garage\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisar Model, Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20167\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16.1\" (410 mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13.0\" (330 mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.1\" (130 mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkill Level\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 – Beginner \/ Novice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstruction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWood and metal fittings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Disar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68076187091046,"sku":"DIS20167","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/imgi_4_Barco-JUNCO.jpg?v=1794580664","url":"https:\/\/www.modelexpo-online.pro\/products\/disar-model-chinese-junk-1-50-scale-wooden-ship-model-kit","provider":"Model Expo Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}