USS CONSTITUTION Scale 1:75 section ship model kit

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USS CONSTITUTION Scale 1:75 section ship model kit:
$169.00

USS CONSTITUTION Scale 1:75 section ship model kit.

USS Constitution was launched on 21 October 1797. July 23, 1798 made the first journey, in 1798-1800 he took part in the war of the United States and France, followed by the Tripoli War and the Anglo-American War of 1812-1814. In 1830, the ship, the 31-year-old age which was quite respectable for the time, was nearly sent to the scrap heap. However, published at the same time devoted to the ship poem «Old Ironsides» had great success with the citizens who insist on keeping the frigate. Instead of breaking up the ship passed the first of his many renewals. During the American Civil War USS Constitution served as a training ship, its armament was reduced to 16 guns, and he was reclassified to ship the 2nd rank. In 1878, the USS Constitution took part in the World Exhibition in Paris. In 1900, Congress approved a conservation project \"Konstityushn\" as a museum ship, but funding from the state budget was not provided. In 1905 he was invited to bring the ship into the sea and used as a target for artillery fire, but a wave of protests led to the fact that in 1906, the budget allocated $ 100,000 for the maintenance and repair of the ship, and in 1907 it was opened to visit.

In 1997, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its construction frigate made out in the sea under sail. Prior to that, the ship did not go out into the sea about 116 years.

The wooden parts are laser cut, including the casing of, both internal and external. A set of small parts, placed in a neat practical plastic box, includes blocks, deadeye, brass eyebolts, carnations, grid and Flag. Guns do not ship offered to put on metal carriages, as in many other models, and prefabricated wood. Also, included are ready-made brass plates for plating, two kinds of stones for ballast and a huge number of barrels of reserves in the hold. For the manufacture of masts in the set there is a sufficient number of round billets and 6 reels of threads for rigging.

Included you will find a huge list with drawings and instructions. Detailed instructions, with lots of color photos and even color schemes. In addition, the instruction is not in Chinese but in English.

Scale: 1:75 Length: 63 mm Height: 550 mm Width: 246 mm

Scale: 1:75 Length: 2\"1/2 Height: 21\" 1/2 Width: 9\"1/2