TI Asia

“No Smoking” is written in two meter high letters on the bridge of the Asia, which is a good idea when you are carrying 3 million barrels of oil. Four TI-class supertankers were built in the early 00’s and are currently the largest ships at sail; Asia was the first of these. Despite being spec’d for a 40 year life span, after less than a decade she has been retired to the sunny coasts of Qatar to spend the rest of her days as a stationary oil storage vessel. The approximately 15.4 in × 4.7 in × 1.6 in model contains small painted wood and metal pieces which require assembly and is not suitable for children under 6.