Model Expo Model Shipways USF Essex 1:76 Scale Wood Ship Kit MS2041

Description

Brand: Model Expo

Features:

• Model Shipways’ kit is relatively easy to build, thanks to CAD-assisted laser-cut basswood parts, which come in a variety of thicknesses from 3/32” to 1/8”.
• Fine basswood is also used for hull and deck planking. A host of fittings ensures that the model you’ll build is authentic to the last detail.
• An unusual feature of this model is that the hull is planked inside and out!
• cast Britannia metal guns are miniature versions of the original armament. Brass nails, eyebolts, belaying pins and split rings are correctly scaled, and a photo-etched sheet of detail parts adds the finishing touches.
• Deadeyes, blocks and bullseyes are ready-to-use hardwood. Six diameters of rigging line and ample sail material are also included. Six sheets of plans, parts list with parts identifier and clearly written instruction manual guarantee a great modeling experience.

Details: Model Expo has been serving hobby enthusiasts with precision Models since 1976, and is a hobby tools Accessories manufacturer, distributor, and reseller.

PDF Link to Instructions – http://goo.gl/qw4UEE

Essex was the first US warship to round the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean. Thirteen years later, she became the first American man-of-war to round the Horn into the Pacific.

Model Shipways’ kit is relatively easy to build, thanks to CAD-assisted laser-cut basswood parts, which come in a variety of thicknesses from 3/32” to 1/8”. Fine basswood is also used for hull and deck planking. An unusual feature of this model is that the hull is planked inside and out.
A host of fittings ensures that the model you’ll build is authentic to the last detail. Masterfully cast Britannia metal guns are miniature versions of the original armament. Brass nails, eyebolts, belaying pins and split rings are correctly scaled, and a photo-etched sheet of detail parts adds the finishing touches. Deadeyes, blocks and bullseyes are ready-to-use hardwood.

Model Shipways Kit No. MS2041
Length 26-3/8” Width 13-3/4” Height 24-5/8” Scale 1:76 (5/32” = 1 ft.)

Difficulty level: intermediate

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