{"product_id":"model-shipways-uss-constitution-48-long-1-76-scale","title":"Model Shipways USS CONSTITUTION 48\" LONG 1:76 SCALE","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 205);\"\u003eUSS Constitution 1797   -   48'' Long    1:76 Scale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e by \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003eModel Shipways\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ePlank-on-Bulkhead Kit\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e   Model Shipways is proud to produce the best and most accurate \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eUSS Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e available. Our kit is based on the 1927 Navy drawings, photographs and documentation used during the 1993-97 restoration. It is so complete and highly detailed that shipping weight is an incredible 12 pounds! \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   Plank-on-bulkhead construction features laser cut wooden parts. High quality basswood planking strips cover the hull and we include self-adhesive copper tape for hull plating. True-to-scale Britannia metal, brass and hardwood fittings and 16 photo-etched brass sheets provide life-like detail. Over 50 cannon, carronade and gun Model Shipways Barrels duplicate original armament. Extra touches include laser cut gratings and engraved scrollwork. Four-hundred yards of rigging line in six diameters is also supplied. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   Model Shipways kit includes eight sheets of detailed plans and 48 page step-by-step instruction manual by Ben Lankford uncover the secrets of building a museum quality replica. (Display base and pedestals not included.)\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   Launched on October 21, 1797, the \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eUSS Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e has won every battle she's ever fought - over 40 of them! She earned her nickname  Old Ironsides  after a sailor saw a cannonball bounce off her hull. Resting in Boston Harbor, she's the oldest commissioned US warship. \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eUSS Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e went through several restorations during her career. A major restoration between 1993 and 1997 prepared the frigate for her 200th anniversary. Workers restored the thick deck strakes and diagonal riders to strengthen the hull and make her seaworthy. They fitted fore, main and mizzen topsails, jib, flying jib, and spanker sails for the day when \"Old Ironsides\" would move under her own power once more. That historic moment arrived on July 21, 1997, when \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eConstitution \u003c\/em\u003eset sail from Marblehead Harbor to a point just one mile short of Halfway Rock. The five-mile cruise took one hour.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003eModel Expo -  No. MS2040\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLength 48\" \/ Height 32\" \/ Width 16\" \/ Scale 5\/32\" = 1 ft. (1:76 Scale)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003ePrevious modeling experience helpful. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS2040_Constitution_compressed.pdf?v=1759779788\" target=\"_BLANK\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eInstructions - English\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS1472_Lobster_smack_instructions_Espanol.pdf?v=1759774582\" target=\"_BLANK\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eInstrucciones Español\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS1472_Lobster_smack_instructions_Italiano.pdf?v=1759774582\" target=\"_BLANK\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eIstruzioni - Italiano\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS1472_Lobster_smack_instructions_Francais.pdf?v=1759774582\" target=\"_BLANK\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eInstructions - Français\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS1472_Lobster_smack_instructions_Deutsch.pdf?v=1759774582\" target=\"_BLANK\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eAnweisungen - Deutsch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  --\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS2040_constitution.doc?v=1759779497\" target=\"_BLANK\" style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\"\u003eParts List\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Model Expo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957693321318,"sku":"MS2040","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3274\/0198\/files\/MS2040-Constitution-A_63b8f4e9-c058-4261-967f-28bf65ae885b.jpg?v=1759420970","url":"https:\/\/www.modelexpo-online.pro\/products\/model-shipways-uss-constitution-48-long-1-76-scale","provider":"Model Expo Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}