October 2021

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

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

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

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

SL-71 Italian DiGiussano Anti Aircraft Cruiser Conversion………….$15.00

SL-72 Italian OTO 1929 Battlecruiser …………$23

This was a concurrent design with the 1929 Bonfiglietti Aircraft Carrier intended to act as a fast escort. At 33,610 tons, she would have carried twelve 343mm/53 (13.5”) guns along with 12-6” and 16-3.9” AA, having a speed 30 kts. She is described in Robert Stern’s book” Battleship Holiday.”

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

This was a precursor to the Dunkerque battleships. Design and notes can be found in Jordan’s book on French Battleships.

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/$26.00

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-49 Italian 1928 Sub Cruiser Coloniale class (steam powered with 2-twin 6″ turrets)…$7.00

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-51 French Auxiliary Cruiser “Quercy” X20  (1940)……………………………..$9.50

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. 

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

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

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