SKU: ART-18020 | Brand: Artesania Latina | Product: Artesania 1/60 Red Dragon Wooden Ship Model [18020] Construct a 1:60 scale wooden model of the Red Dragon, a traditional Chinese junk with over two millennia of maritime history. The kit includes all necessary components to assemble this distinctive vessel, which features a hull without a keel and a characteristic short stern. Originally documented around 600 BC, junks were employed for both military and commercial purposes throughout Southeast Asia and were notably used during 13th-century attempts to conquer Japan. Their sails incorporated thick fabric reinforced with reeds, offering exceptional stability and propulsion efficiency, and earned recognition among maritime historians as one of the most effective naval designs.