AS THE PROTOTYPE FOROUR MODEL OF THE GERMAN S-100 CLASS TORPEDO BOAT WE SELECTED THE S-204. THISBOAT OPERATED IN THE NORTH SEA AS PART OF THE FOURTH TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON FROM1944 TO 1945. THE SPECIAL DESIGN OF THESE VESSELS MADE THEM CAPABLE OF 42 KN (78 KM / HR) EVEN IN HEAVY SEAS,AND THIS WAS AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE FOR THE TIME. THIS MODEL IS THE FIRST INTHE UNIQUE GRAUPNER PREMIUMLINE - A RANGE OF EXTREMELY HIGH-QUALITY READY-MADE MODEL BOATS.TO ACHIEVE THIS ELEVATED QUALITY THE BOAT'SHULL IS MOULDEDIN STRONG GRP, WHILETHE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECK CONSIST OF LASER-CUT WOODEN AND ABS PARTS. THE MODEL ALSOFEATURES A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL METAL ITEMS, ALL READY-MADE AND FACTORY-INSTALLED.THE HULL,SUPERSTRUCTURE COMPONENTS, MASTS AND FITTINGS FEATURE A SPRAYED FINISH USINGMATT PAINTS, AND THE DECALS ARE ALREADY APPLIED. THE MODEL'SMANY DETAIL FEATURES AND FITTINGS GIVE IT ACONVINCING SCALE APPEARANCE. INSTALLATION OF THE RC COMPONENTS IS A FAST,STRAIGHTFORWARD TASK THANKS TO THE GENEROUSLY DIMENSIONED DECK OPENINGS. TOPREPARE THE MODEL READY FOR RUNNING ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS INSTALL THE RC SYSTEMCOMPONENTS AND THE DRIVE BATTERY; COMPLETE ASMALL NUMBER OF SOLDERED JOINTS, AND THE BOAT IS READY FOR THE WATER. THEILLUSTRATIONS SHOW THE PROTOTYPEMODEL; WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INTRODUCEMODIFICATIONS IN THE LATER PRODUCTION VERSION.
