USS Constitution 1797 – 48” Long 1:76 Scale by Model Shipways Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit Model Expo is proud to produce the best and most accurate USS Constitution available. Our kit is based on the 1927 Navy drawings, photographs and documentation used during the 1993-97 restoration. Plank-on-bulkhead construction features laser cut wooden parts. High quality basswood planking strips cover the hull and we include self-adhesive copper tape for hull plating. True-to-scale Britannia metal, brass and hardwood fittings and 16 photo-etched brass sheets provide life-like detail. Over 50 cannon, carronade and gun barrels duplicate original armament. Extra touches include laser cut gratings and engraved scrollwork. Four-hundred yards of rigging line in six diameters is also supplied. Model Expo kit includes eight sheets of detailed plans and 48 page step-by-step instruction manual by Ben Lankford uncover the secrets of building a museum quality replica. Display base and pedestals not included. Launched on October 21, 1797, the USS Constitution has won every battle she’s ever fought – over 40 of them! She earned her nickname Old Ironsides after a sailor saw a cannonball bounce off her hull. Resting in Boston Harbor, she’s the oldest commissioned US warship. USS Constitution went through several restorations during her career. A major restoration between 1993 and 1997 prepared the frigate for her 200th anniversary. Workers restored the thick deck strakes and diagonal riders to strengthen the hull and make her seaworthy. They fitted fore, main and mizzen topsails, jib, flying jib, and spanker sails for the day when “Old Ironsides” would move under her own power once more. That historic moment arrived on July 21, 1997, when Constitution set sail from Marblehead Harbor to a point just one mile short of Halfway Rock. The five-mile cruise took one hour. MS2044 Length 48″ / Height 32″ / Width 16″ / Scale 5/32″ = 1 ft. (1:76 Scale) Difficulty Level: Intermediate Level. USS Constitution 1797 – 48” Long 1:76 Scale. By Model Shipways Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit Model Expo is proud to produce the best and most accurate USS Constitution available. This Model was acquired from a model shop and may have been opened. As far as we can tell everything appears to be in the kit. The kit has never been started or used. Because these models were stored in a busy hobby shop there may be some wear on the packaging. Check all the pictures and feel free to ask questions! THIS COMES FROM AN AVID MODEL BUILDER AND COLLECTOR SHOP – PLEASE WATCH OUR AUCTIONS FOR MANY – MANY MORE GREAT MODELS UP NOW & COMING SOON! Check My Auctiva Store for Items from This 40 Year collection of a Model Shop. Message us before checkout and let us know if you have any special needs. We will assist you if needed. We check our messages several times a day and will respond promptly. Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. Add a map to your own listings. The item “USS Constitution Wood Ship Kit by Model Shipways New In The Box” is in sale since Saturday, November 25, 2017. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “redscollectibles” and is located in Marshville, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Model Shipways
- MPN: 2044