Description
Armed Launch (MA748) by Mantua / Panart Model Ship Kits
Length 24-1/2″ Height 18″ Scale 1:17
Intermediate Level
Plank on Frame Wood Construction
BRITISH ROYAL NAVY 1800
ARMED LAUNCH – Build a scale replica of an 1803 armed launch used by the British Navy to patrol coastal waters and raid larger ships. Kit by Panart employs traditional plank-on-frame construction with laser cut wooden parts. Armament consists of a 4″ brass cannon and two 2″ brass swivel guns. Numerous brass fittings include oar locks, rudder hinges, rings and eyes. Anchor, chain and other fittings are cast metal. Blocks and belaying pins are boxwood; gratings are walnut. Rigging line, rope, and silk screened flag complete the kit.
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Brand
Mantua
Mantua Model has been a major manufacturer of ship and flight models from Italy for decades. With its large and richly equipped historical ship models such as the Sovereign of the Seas, San Felipe or Royal Caroline, Mantua Model has set absolute standards and he was the first to introduce laser cutting technology into the model making industry. Well-known Italian designers have drawn long-term model classics for Mantua Model that have become an integral part of the world of model making. But Mantua Model also has very interesting flight model kits, such as the large Cessna Cardinal, in its range in flight model construction through the takeover of the well-known manufacturer Aviomodelli.
Mantua/Panart
Mantua/Panart has been a major manufacturer of ship and flight models from Italy for decades. With its large and richly equipped historical ship models such as the Sovereign of the Seas, San Felipe or Royal Caroline, Mantua Model has set absolute standards and he was the first to introduce laser cutting technology into the model making industry.
