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This vintage model kit includes all the necessary pieces to build the Shipways #2028 Privateer model, known for its detailed design and historical accuracy. With its high-quality materials and historic subject, this model kit is a timeless addition to any collection. It is an open box but it is complete. Instructions and blueprints are in the box. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Measures 28″ X 18″ Scale is 3/16 to 1 foot. Includes all the hardware and and 2 blueprint instruction sheet plans. The one photo depicts finished kit for reference only. Feel free to message me if you have any questions. Unless other reasonable arrangements are made. The privateer Rattlesnake was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1780. Despite her moderate size of 89 feet on deck, she was fast and weatherly. She sailed with 85 men and carried twenty 6-pounders. She captured over a million dollars worth of British goods on her first cruise, establishing a reputation as a formidable vessel. The British ordered her captured at any cost. She was seized by the 44-gun H. Assurance in 1783, sent to England and taken into the Royal Navy.

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Sealed new in box. Shipyard HMS Rattlesnake 1776 Scale 1:72. If there’s a kit that deserves to be called Extraordinary, this is the one. A high-complexity model kit, with 1181 laser-cut parts, chock full of details:movable swivel guns, all types of blocks for making standing and running rigging, sheathing boards profiled and ready-to-use, laser-cut canva sails. It even includes material for rigging the cannons. After you build it, you’ll have a competition grade (and museum grade) scale model. Please, check the 116-pages fully illustrated manual (more than 1000 pictures) for a better understanding of the sophistication of this model kit. All 1181 parts cut by laser. Arrangement of planks on decks and boards engrave by laser. Laser cutted and profiled desks of planking. Sticks for masts and yards. Blocks, deadeyes and hearts. Ropes of different thickness. Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions manual in English, Polish and German. 116 pages, 1006 colored pictures.

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This is new open box. Made by Model Shipways in the United States, this unassembled kit includes all the necessary components to create a nautical-themed model boat.

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Box has been opened, otherwise all parts are there (please see picture). Was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1780. Despite her moderate size of 89 feet on deck, she was fast and weatherly. She sailed with 85 men and carried twenty 6-pounders. She captured over a million dollars worth of British goods on her first cruise, establishing a reputation as a formidable vessel. The British ordered her captured at any cost. She was seized by the 44-gun. In 1783, sent to England and taken into the Royal Navy. One of the mainstays of the Model Shipways line. Features plank-on-bulkhead construction with laser cut basswood components and lead-free Britannia metal castings. Brass fittings include eyebolts, and rings, wire and strip material. Your finished Model Expo – kit will be an authentic replica, with four sizes each of gray running and black standing rigging, 110 wooden deadeyes and over 200 blocks. Four sheets of plans two by George F. Campbell outlining hull details and rig plan, plus two by Ben Lankford showing plank-on-bulkhead hull construction and a comprehensive 48 page illustrated instruction book guide you to a memorable. Display base & brass pedestals not included.

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With laser cut basswood components and lead-free Britannia metal castings. Brass fittings include eyebolts, and rings, wire and strip material. Your finished Model Expo kit will be an authentic replica, with four sizes each of gray running and black standing rigging, 110 wooden deadeyes and over 200 blocks. Four sheets of plans two by George F. Campbell outlining hull details and rig plan, plus two by Ben Lankford showing plank-on-bulkhead hull construction and a comprehensive 48 page illustrated instruction book guide you to a memorable. Display base & brass pedestals not included. Was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1780. Despite her moderate size of 89 feet on deck, she was fast and weatherly. She sailed with 85 men and carried twenty 6-pounders. She captured over a million dollars worth of British goods on her first cruise, establishing a reputation as a formidable vessel. The British ordered her captured at any cost. She was seized by the 44-gun. In 1783, sent to England and taken into the Royal Navy. There comes a time when dreams and reality meet, for me that time is now. I have been building models since I was about age 10 and an artist since I was about 12 years old. The pictures are exactly of the item you will receive. Description will be as accurate as possible. PLEASE REVIEW ALL PICTURES for any imperfections or possible damage. Look for more of my items being listed weekly!

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Model Shipways Rattlesnake Us Privateer 1:64 Scale. By Model Expo Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit The privateer. Was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1780. Despite her moderate size of 89 feet on deck, she was fast and weatherly. She sailed with 85 men and carried twenty 6-pounders. She captured over a million dollars worth of British goods on her first cruise, establishing a reputation as a formidable vessel. The British ordered her captured at any cost. She was seized by the 44-gun. In 1783, sent to England and taken into the Royal Navy. One of the mainstays of the Model Shipways line. Features plank-on-bulkhead construction with laser cut basswood components and lead-free Britannia metal castings. Brass fittings include eyebolts, and rings, wire and strip material. Your finished Model Expo kit will be an authentic replica, with four sizes each of gray running and black standing rigging, 110 wooden deadeyes and over 200 blocks. Four sheets of plans two by George F. Campbell outlining hull details and rig plan, plus two by Ben Lankford showing plank-on-bulkhead hull construction and a comprehensive 48 page illustrated instruction book guide you to a memorable. Display base & brass pedestals not included. Model Expo Kit No. MS2028 Length 28″ / Height 18″ / Scale 3/16 =1 ft. Difficulty Level: Entry – Intermediate Level. We are ModelExpo, hobby specialists who have been serving modelers worldwide since 1976. We manufacture our Model Shipways products – along with our other brands – in Miami, FL. Model Shipways has manufactured kits since 1946 and is world-renown for its supreme accurate depictions of historic vessels from the golden age of sail and more, ranging in skill level from beginner to expert. Our kits have been designed by leading naval architects and historical authorities to a fanatical level of detail, enabling the builder to achieve museum-quality replicas. Fully illustrated instruction manuals and actual size plan sheets will assure you a smooth and successful build. And you can always reach us for advice. Our master modelers will be glad to help. We’ve got you covered! Lost or damaged parts? We will replace it with no cost and no questions asked, whenever you need!

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Acquired from an estate sale. Appears to be brand new from what I can tell.

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Model Shipways Rattlesnake Us Privateer 1:64 Scale. By Model Expo Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit The privateer. Was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1780. Despite her moderate size of 89 feet on deck, she was fast and weatherly. She sailed with 85 men and carried twenty 6-pounders. She captured over a million dollars worth of British goods on her first cruise, establishing a reputation as a formidable vessel. The British ordered her captured at any cost. She was seized by the 44-gun. In 1783, sent to England and taken into the Royal Navy. One of the mainstays of the Model Shipways line. Features plank-on-bulkhead construction with laser cut basswood components and lead-free Britannia metal castings. Brass fittings include eyebolts, and rings, wire and strip material. Your finished Model Expo kit will be an authentic replica, with four sizes each of gray running and black standing rigging, 110 wooden deadeyes and over 200 blocks. Four sheets of plans two by George F. Campbell outlining hull details and rig plan, plus two by Ben Lankford showing plank-on-bulkhead hull construction and a comprehensive 48 page illustrated instruction book guide you to a memorable. Display base & brass pedestals not included. Model Expo Kit No. MS2028 Length 28″ / Height 18″ / Scale 3/16 =1 ft. Difficulty Level: Entry – Intermediate Level. We are ModelExpo, hobby specialists who have been serving modelers worldwide since 1976. We manufacture our Model Shipways products – along with our other brands – in Miami, FL. Model Shipways has manufactured kits since 1946 and is world-renown for its supreme accurate depictions of historic vessels from the golden age of sail and more, ranging in skill level from beginner to expert. Our kits have been designed by leading naval architects and historical authorities to a fanatical level of detail, enabling the builder to achieve museum-quality replicas. Fully illustrated instruction manuals and actual size plan sheets will assure you a smooth and successful build. And you can always reach us for advice. Our master modelers will be glad to help. We’ve got you covered! Lost or damaged parts? We will replace it with no cost and no questions asked, whenever you need!

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History: It is said that John Peck from Boston design Rattlesnake, and it was built in Plymouth, Massachusetts. And the two are connected by portable channels. The “rib grinding line” design makes the player’s hull more accurate and easier!

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