{"product_id":"model-shipways-new-bedford-whaleboat-1-16-scale","title":"Model Shipways NEW BEDFORD WHALEBOAT 1:16 SCALE","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 205);\"\u003eNew Bedford Whaleboat c. 1850 -1870 \/ 1:16 Scale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e by \u003ci\u003eModel Shipways\u003c\/i\u003e Plank-on-Frame Kit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eFrom 1720 to 1920 nearly 60,000 whaleboats were consumed by the American whaling industry. With a useful life of no more than three years, whaleboats were discarded on the spot throughout the coastal U.S. and around the world. Remarkably, only a dozen or two have survived to become part of today's museum collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: large;\"\u003eIn 1916, the Dartmouth Historical Society commissioned the building of a half sized model of the bark LAGODA. Local whaleboat builder Joshua Delano was retained to build the seven half-sized model whaleboats needed for the project. Delano built these models according to the design of the full-sized boats he had built for the whaling industry for more than forty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: large;\"\u003eWhaling historian Erik A.R. Ronnberg, Jr. made a thorough study of Delano s half-sized boats in order to produce this kit of a uniquely American working craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: large;\"\u003eYou'll follow the original plank-on-frame method of construction in building your Model Expo - kit. Hull planks, oar and paddle blades, tubs, casks and rudder are accurately laser cut basswood. Authentic scale whaling gear gives this kit remarkable detail. Photo-etched copper fittings include harpoon, lance and cutting spade heads, knife blades, oarlocks and mast hinge hardware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003eKIT FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: large;\"\u003eAuthentic plank-on-frame construction duplicates original construction techniques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eLaser cut basswood components\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePhoto-etched copper fittings include harpoon, lance and cutting spade heads, knife blades, oarlocks and mast hinge hardware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eCast Britannia compass bowl and bomb lance gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eSailcloth \u0026amp; three diameters rigging line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eSix sheets of precise, highly detailed plans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e150-page illustrated instruction book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: large;\"\u003eOur Model Shipways New Bedord Whaleboat kit is supported by a superb set (6 sheets) of plans and a 150 page instruction book by Erik A.R. Ronnberg, Jr. The book, To Build a Whaleboat, gives you step-by-step building instructions, design and technical data. (Display base and pedestals not included.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Expo - No. MS2033\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength 24\" \/ Height 4-5\/8\" \/ Scale 3\/4\" = 1 ft (1:16)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePrevious modeling experience helpful. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/New_MS2033_Whaleboat_Instructions_Complete_compressed.pdf?v=1765999188\"\u003eDownload Manual\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS2033_Whaleboat.doc?v=1759779028\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eParts List\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Model Expo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957693255782,"sku":"MS2033","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS2033-WhaleBoat-A_753f3036-ccc9-428f-82b7-3b1cea6534fe.jpg?v=1759420971","url":"https:\/\/www.modelexpo-online.pro\/products\/model-shipways-new-bedford-whaleboat-1-16-scale","provider":"Model Expo Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}