Historical Background
The intricate designs for this frigate were developed by Mr. Sella di Genova in 1976/1977 and were taken from an old book of naval architecture published in German from the library of the “Ansaldo S. Giorgio” Shipyards of Genoa. His focus was on an illustrated set of drawings of the actual ship ‘Aiax’. The plans illustrate in great detail the construction of a typical European frigate of the late 18th.; also included are suggested modifications that would present a ship more typical of the early 19th. Century. The builder of this kit then has the choice of two different ships.

The original papers are no longer available and unfortunately no records of the text were kept by the previous owners of this company. Thus the current Euromodel organisation presents this ship in good faith as a classic example of an eighteenth century European frigate. (For some reason, the astute builders will note the presence of English flags! That is a mystery in itself).

Euromodel is anxious for support from enthusiastic modellers and those generally with a deep interest in naval history who might be able to track down this elusive German text describing the ‘Aiax’. In return, Euromodel would be more than happy to offer a free Euromodel ship kit as a token of their gratitude.

Overall Kit Specifications:
CONSTRUCTION KIT REF. 99/005
PLANS REF. 66/005
MAXIMUM LENGTH 760 mm.
HULL LENGTH 640 mm.
MAXIMUM WIDTH 390 mm.
HULL WIDTH 150 mm.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 720 mm.
APPAREL / GUNS 38
SCALE 1:72

All materials used for our kits are exclusively made in Italy.
In each kit there is all the material necessary to buld a complete model.
All kits contain:
• double planking -first planking limewood second planking walnut
• all frames are in plywood laser cutted
• All decks are in mahogany and laser cutted
• all timbers are in walnut of first choice
• Cloth for sails
• Anchors
• Blocks
• Capstains
• Cleats
• Deadeyes
• Chain plates
• Gratings
• Ladders
• Mast caps
• Rigging yarns
• Ship’s boats
• Lanterns
• Flags
• Carriages complete of wheels
• Brass guns & brass half guns
• Set of plans
• Instructions

Please note that these models are designed for the advanced modeller and the plans cover a huge amount of detail. There are notes available to go even further than what is included in the kit.

These are most outstanding kits for the modeller who has built ship models before but who does not want to build every part themselves.

Thanks for looking.