„Diana“ – the Russian I Rank armored cruiser

Cruisers "Pallada", "Diana" and "Aurora" are named after ancient Greek goddesses and inherited their names from sailing frigates, that distinguished themselves in the development and protection of the Far Eastern borders of the Russian Empire in the 19th century in the first half. They were built as "merchant destroyers", that were halved in size and armament, compared to the "Riurik" series of armored cruisers. In March 1895, the project of an armored cruiser for the Pacific Ocean was started and it was decided to build three cruisers of the same type in the St. Petersburg shipyards. Construction of the two cruisers "Pallada" and "Diana" was started immediately in "Galernyj Ostrov" shipyard, and in September construction of the third cruiser began, which was launched in 1897. March 31, was named "Aurora". In 1902 October - 1903 in April, the cruisers "Pallada" and "Diana" together with the battleship "Retvizan" were transferred to the Far East, where they became part of the Pacific Escadre. During the Russo-Japanese War, the cruiser "Diana" took part in shelling enemy positions and repelling attacks by Japanese ships. While trying to break through from Port Arthur to Vladivostok, the cruiser in 1904 July 28 participated in the battle as part of the Russian escadre, after the battle the cruiser was interned in Saigon.

This model is characterized by a high level of detail, using double-sided printing and printing with bronze and copper "metallic" type paints, which makes the model even more realistic. This publication is intended for intermediate to advanced modelers.