| The Riva Aquarama was first produced in 1963 and was a development
of the twin engined 'Tritone' and the last of the well known traditional
mahogany runabouts. The name was suggested by Carlo Riva who proposed to
loin the two words 'aqua' (water) and 'cinerama' (cyclorama). The pecular
curved shape of the windshield reminds one of the wrap around shape of
the cinema screen, hence the word 'cinerama' which was also very fashionable
at that time.
Essentially the model is a static one, that has the potential for conversion to RC. The packaging is superb, and the box art is exceptionally good. The hull is made of resin, in some areas as much as 20 mm thick, so is amazingly heavy. The wooden sheets that are laser die cut are excellent, even the thickest wooden parts are easily pushed out. The thinner mahogany parts almost fall out of the sheets. The fittings are of resin, brass, white metal and steel, all somewhat different from the 'usual' boat building materials. The etched parts are quite magnificent and will finish the model off superbly. The model may be motorised with twin electric motors. |
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