SL-88 Spanish Auxiliary Cruiser Mar Cantábrico ………………..$12.50

October 2021

SL-78. USS Constellation 1942…………..$25 kit

SL-78A  USS Constellation 1942 (with two more traditional funnels)…..$25 kit

Shangri-La Ironworks Kit List

SL-1 Italian Project 770 Pocket Battleship …….$16.00

SL-1 Italian Project 770 Pocket Battleship & SL-2 US K-Class Sub

SL-2 US “K” CLass Sub 1917……………………..$2.50

SL-5 USN 1934 Fast BB Project USS Minnesota(9-14″, 12-5″ guns. 35000 Tons 30Kt)……$25.00

The USS Minnesota is a Fast BB proposed in 1934 with 9-14″ rifles in three triple turrets and 12-5″ guns in twin turrets. She was designed for 30kts at 35000 tons with excellent protection comparable to the later fast BBs (13″ belt, 4.5″-5″ on the decks). A sketch can be found in Norman Friedman’s book “US Battleships : An Illustrated Design History” on page 234.

SL-6 US “R” CLass Sub 1942…………………….$2.50

SL-8 Surcouf French Sub Cruiser. 1941 version..$4.00

SL-9 USS Marlin, US Sub 1942 version.. ………….. $3.50

SL-10   USS Atik 1942  USN Q-ship……………….$8.00

SL-11   USN 1919 Destroyer Design(5-5″/51, 12-21″ TT, 4-18″ TT)……..$ 6.50

SL-12   USN 1931 1500 Ton Destroyer Design (6-5″/25, 9-21″ TT. Done in projected 1942 configuration)…$6.50

SL-13   K-XIV  Dutch Submarine 1941………………………………..$3.25

SL-14   Junon Free French Submarine 1941………………………..$3.25

SL-15  Barracuda US Sub 1941 version…………………………$4.00

SL-16  Barracuda US Sub 1943 version…………………………$4.00

SL-17  USS Patriot PYc-47……………………………………………$2.50

SL-18 USS Shad Early Gato sub 1942…………………………….$4.00

SL-18 USS Shad 

SL-20 USS Seattle 1942 (Rebuilt ACR)……………………………$15.00

This is a “what if” build of the proposed update to the 10″ gunned armored cruiser. In the 1920′s it was proposed to install oil burning boilers (new speed 26-28kts) and reconfigure the armament. This model takes it one step further with the remaining casemate 6″ guns replaced by twin 6″ turrets.

SL20a SL-20 USS Seattle 1943 (Rebuilt ACR)…………………………… $15.00

(This is the same kit SL-20 with 5″/38 twin turrets replacing the 6″ twins.)

SL-25  Cerons  P21 French patrouilleur auxiliaire 1940……………………………..$8.00

SL-27  USCG Cutter Triton  1942 (Argo Class cutter)………………….$4.75

SL-28    US 110′ Subchaser (1918) WW1 version with 3″/23……$3.25

SL-31 USS Narwal US Submarine 1943……………..$5.00

SL-32 Nereus Greek Submarine 1943………………..$3.00

SL-33 Orzel Polish Submarine 1940………………….$3.00

SL-34 Hydra Greek Destroyer 1941…………………..$6.50

SL-35 Kountouriotis Greek Destroyer 1942………….$6.50

SL-36 Lago Zuai Italian Armed Merc. Cruiser……….$6.50

SL-37 Aspromonte  Italian Tank Landing Craft……..$6.50

SL-39  USS Ranger (SP-237) 1918  Armed Yacht……….$3.25

SL-40     Treasury Class Cutter USCG Circa 1942/43……….$7.50

SL-41     Flottentorpedoboote 1940 T-61- Dutch-built Kriegsmarine TB…………$6.50

SL-43    Free-French CH-14 Chasseur submarine chaser…………………………$3.25

SL-45   P25 Pomerol French patrouilleur auxiliaire 1940………………………..$7.25

SL-46  L’Alcyon French 1500 ton destroyer (1940)………………………………….$6.50

SL-47 LeFortune  French 1500 ton destroyer (1944)……………………………….$6.50

SL-50   US Destroyer Leader 1928 Scheme 7……………………….$8.00

Friedman’s Destroyer Design history discusses this concept briefly but no drawing has emerged. This is my  take on US 1928 Destroyer leader design, Scheme 7. She is 2900 tons, four-6″, four 5″/25 and 12 TT and over 400′ long. At 36kts, she would have been a close competitor of the Le Fantasque class and the Yubari.

SL-54 German Projekt 50 Sub Cruiser 1918……….$4.75

A steam powered “What If” with four 5.9” guns

SL-55 Rebuilt US Flush-deck Destroyer 1930 “What If”…….$ 6.50

From  the old book “American Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts” Vol. 1

SL-55A USS Belknap Rebuilt US Flush-deck Destroyer

1942 version “What If”…….$ 6.50

SL-58 US Gibbs & Cox Small Destroyer Design 1941……………….$6.00

SL-61 US 1927 Destroyer design (with 4-5″/25 and two sextuple torpedo tube mounts)….$5.50

SL69 USS Arlington (1920 Early Scout cruiser scheme-1942 version) 8-8″ guns……………$15.00

SL70 German Heavy Cruiser Roon (1920 Entwurf 1/10 updated to 1941) …………………………………$16.00

SL-74 USS Tarpon 1942. P-class Sub……………….$3.25

SL75 “Charlemagne” French 23,400 ton Battlecruiser design 1929….$23

SL-76. German Geleitzerstoyer 1943…………$6.00

A destroyer escort design I found in Fock’s “Z-Vor!” Volume 2.

Three twin 4.1,” seven twin 37mm and torpedoes.

SL-77 British J3 Battlecruiser HMS St. Vincent…………………………………..$25

One of the many designs after the Hood, she had 9-15″ guns.

SL-78. USS Constellation 1942…………..$25 kit

SL-78A  USS Constellation 1942 (with two more traditional funnels)…..$25 kit

SL-79 US Battleship Scheme IXB USS Vermont…………..$25

One of the preliminaries for the North Carolina, she has 8-14” in two quad turrets and 20-5” in single and twin turrets.

SL-80. Princess Julianna. Dutch 1935 Heavy cruiser design………$17

One of several configurations under consideration for an 8” cruiser, she has six 8” guns and nine 4.7” guns, all in triple turrets. She also has fight 40mm and eight 21” torpedo tubes.

SL-81 Dutch 16,000 1937 armored cruiser….$20

HNLMS Prins van Oranj,  Dutch 16,000 Armored Cruiser project that was parallel the studies for the 1047 Battlecruiser. She would have had 9-240mm (9.2″) guns and 8-120mm. Speed 29kts.

SL-82 US 1931 Battleship Scheme GB-X USS Maine……………..$25.00

The 1931 Battleship Design Scheme GB-X was part of a series designed with 9-12” as part of the British push for smaller battleships but an alternative armament was 8-14” which is what the Maine has here. Not a fast girl, she would have done 25-26 knots but was 32,500 tons and had 13” belt armor.

She has four twin 37mm mounts in her light AA mix; the USN was working on a 37mm AA gun in the late 20’s but little is known about it.

SL-83 Italian 1939 AA Destroyer Project ( With 5-Dual Purpose 4.7″) …………………..$7.00

SL-84. USS Bon Homme Richard, US 1935 Battlecruiser Design…….$25

This is a US Battlecruiser design from mid 1935. She has 6-14” guns on a 650’hull, 24,000 tons and would have done 30 KTs. The design was done in anticipation of similar proposals from Great Britain.  I happened upon this one as a passing mention in Norman Friedman’s “US Battleships: A Design History” where it was mentioned that  based on the “1931 Fast Battleship design”

SL-85. Italian Feratti G’ Battleship “Augustus” 1942………$27

This 35,000 ton iteration of the Feratti design had 16-15” guns and would have gone 27 knots.

As designed they had a 270mm armored belt and a mere 50mm deck, which likely would have been thickened in modernization.

The planned secondaries of 16- 7.5” guns has been replaced here with 18-5.3” in triple turrets and 12-90mm AA.

She is a powerful add to any Italian squadron!

SL-86 Spanish Battleship Reina Christina (1930 Admiral Carvia proposal)………..$23

This was a from the Spanish 1930 proposed fleet plan by Admirial Carvia. She would have been about 26,000 tons with 6-14”, 12-6” and 8-3.9”. Speed would have been 24kts.

SL87 Italian Large Cruiser Tirreno (Ansaldo 1936 project)…..$22.00

A 1936 Ansaldo project for a large 27,000 ton cruiser for the Soviet Union. It would have had 9-10”,  6-135mm guns and been able to sail at 35knots. Finished as used by the Italians with 8-90mm, 10-65mm and six TT.

SL-88 Spanish Auxiliary Cruiser Mar Cantábrico ………………..$12.50

SL-89 USS Normahal PG-72. (US gunboat)………$5.50

SL-90 USS Michigan US 1936 Scheme II battleship (35,000 Tons, 9-14”, 30kts)……$25.00

SL-91. USS Rhode Island. 1930 Small Battleship design Scheme 17 (9-12”, 12-5.3”)….$25

This one is unique with triple 5.3″ DP secondary turrets!

SL-92. USS Bennington . 1930 US fast Battleship/Battlecruiser Scheme 1 (8-12”)………..$27

SL-93 USS Bennington (9-12” configuration)……….$27

One document showed the Scheme 1 as having nine guns

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