Ironclads

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U.S.S. Monitor shown on left - C.S.S. Virginia shown on right

The Ironclads of 1862

Length: 17 1/3" C.S.S Virgina and U.S.S. Monitor10 3/4"
Scale: 1/16"=1'

Price: $125.00

The C.S.S. Virginia (ex-U.S.S. Merrimack) set forth in March, 1862, to do battle against the blockading U.S. Navy fleet, and met her match in the Monitor...making naval history, as the world's first engagement of ironclad warships ended in a standoff. The U.S.S. Monitor, designed and built by John Ericsson, became the model for an entire class of ships known as "monitors." Effective as a fighting ship, she was not a sea-kindly vessel and sank off Cape Hatteras during a storm, en route to the Gulf of Mexico.

The kits contain pre-carved basswood hulls, accurate plans, detailed instruction manuals, finely cast BlueJacket Britannia pewter fittings, and all the other parts you'll need.

Length: C.S.S.Virginia - 17 1/2"
Length: U.S.S. Monitor - 10 3/4"
Scale 1/16" = 1'

C.S.S. Virginia
In July of 1861, the Confederate Navy began converting the partly-burned hull of the captured Union wooden steam frigate MERRIMACK to an Ironclad.
Rechristened VIRGINIA, she set forth in March, 1862 to do battle against the blockading U.S. Navy fleet, eventually meeting her match, THE MONITOR.
The kit contains a pre-carved hull of basswood, accurate plans, a detailed instruction manual, finely-cast Britannia pewter fittings, and all the other parts you'll need.

U.S.S. Monitor
Designed and built by John Ericsson, the U.S.S. MONITOR became the model for an entire class of 60 gunboats, now known generically as "monitors". Her uniquely hull, presenting a small target, was sheathed in 1" thick iron plate. The rotating gun turret permitted firing in all directions while underway.
Our kit contains detailed comprehensive instructions, accurate plans, a pre-carved hull of basswood, a history of the vessel, etched brass and cast fittings, plus all the wood required to complete the model.

Monitor & Virginia Combo Kit
PartNo: BJ1037
Shipping: $10.00 (Within the US)

Price: $125.00

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Wooden Ship Models
Depending on a person's knowledge and skill level, kit-built models range from a poor, sloppy job all the way to perfection. This book will help those with limited wood experience to achieve success and eventually build a first rate kit model.
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