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Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE
Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE
Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE
Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE

Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE

$ 52.79

Availability: 10 in stock
  • Type: Boat
  • Modified Item: No
  • Brand: Model Expo
  • Material: Wood
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Condition: New
  • MPN: MS1850
  • Age Level: 17 Years & Up
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE
    Part Number:
    MS1850
    Feature:
    4175
    Instructions & Parts List
    MS1850-Bounty_Launch-Instructions.pdf
    MS1850-Bounty_Launch-Parts_List.pdf
    Customer Photos & Videos
    Build by Frank Foley
    Description
    Model Shipways HMS Bounty Launch 1:16 Scale
    by Model Expo
    Plank-on-Frame Kit
    As captain of the
    HMS Bounty,
    William Bligh demonstrated an obsession with paltry matters. Too hastily provoked, he antagonized officers and crew with frequent and uncontrolled outbursts. With tempers already flaring and resentment simmering, a trivial matter of coconuts stolen from the ship s store provoked a true mutiny. On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and his sympathizers took over the ship, casting Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters adrift in the Bounty s 23-foot launch.
    In a remarkable feat of seamanship, Bligh navigated the dangerously overcrowded boat on a 47-day voyage to the Dutch colony of Timor, equipped only with a sextant and a pocket watch. He recorded the distance as 3,618 nautical miles. While struggling to survive, he kept a log and produced highly accurate charts and surveys of the seas and the terrain, such as the Fijian Islands and the northeast coast of Australia.
    The
    Bounty s
    launch was typical of boats issued to Royal Navy ships of the period. Historically accurate and highly detailed, Model Expo
    HMS Bounty s Launch
    kit is based on original plans from the Nautical Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. It features true plank-on-frame construction with laser-cut wooden components, laser engraved rabbet, and bearding lines. Beautiful cherry wood is provided for the frames and deck beams. Hull and quarterdeck planking, floorboards, and mold stiffeners are flexible basswood. The fitting package replicates authentic gear, including ten oars, eight lathe-turned wooden Model Shipways Barrels, wooden chest, cast metal anchor, brass gudgeons and pintles, plus cotton sails and cordage. Five sheets of plans and illustrated instruction manual assure trouble-free assembly.
    Model Expo Kit No.
    MS1850
    Length 17-1/4" / Height 14-3/4" / Beam 5-3/8" / Scale 3/4" = 1 (1:16)
    Previous modeling experience helpful.
    Prototype model, CAD design, drawings and instruction book by Bob Crane
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