
For centuries huge fleets of ocean going junks plied the rivers, seas and harbours of the far East, from Singapore to Northern China. They transported supplies and timber and were often armed with cannons for which reason they were menace to the merchant Clippers transporting tea and spices who could never be sure until it was too late
Whether they were merchant or pirates. The RED DRAGON was one of those famous junks with it's 4 cannons. It's sailcloth roof, It's extra large rudder and the symbolic animals painted on the bulwarks and the transom.
1 : 60 scale. Length is 48 cm, width 16 cm, height 45 cm.
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