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HMAV Bounty
Ref: CC170
Kit Features:
Keel and bulkheads are CNC cut in high quality Birch ply as are all the major constructional parts. Extensive use of CNC cut Walnut has been employed for the majority of visible structures and fittings.
Exact scale gun carriages, (these include taper, different wheel sizes and quoins) The cannons and falconets are scale replicas made from brass.
The wood strip pack contains Lime wood for the first planking, Walnut for the second planking and Tangajika for the decks. Ramin dowel is supplied for the masts and yards.
Copper hull sheathing.
Fittings include walnut deadeye and rigging blocks, walnut belaying pins, cast metal figurehead and quarter gallery decoration, decoratated taffrail, cast anchors and other miscellaneous fittings.
Rigging thread is supplied in natural and black to rig the model as depicted in the photographs. Etched brass chainplate assemblies with strops, shroud cleats, boat oars, Stern gallery mullions, stern lantern sides, grappling irons, name board as well as CNC cut Walnut tops, crosstrees, trestle trees, mast caps and a wealth of unique detail parts.
Fully detailed plans and instructions will take you step by step through the construction process with many hints and tips to assist you along the way.
Technical Details
Scale: 1:64
Overall Length: 660mm
History
The Bounty, formally named Bethia, a merchant ship laid down in 1783, was purchased by the admiralty on 26th May 1787. She was purchased for an 18 month voyage to the South Seas to transport breadfruit plants to the colonies in the West Indies, as an inexpensive source of food for their plantation slaves.
William Bligh was appointed to Bounty on 16th August 1787 and supervised her fitting out at Deptford yard. On 23rd December 1787 Bounty left Spithead, arriving in Tahiti just over 10 months later. After a stay of over 5 months, the Bounty left Tahiti.
From 5th April to 27th April 1789, Bounty made stops at several small islands while sailing westward towards Endeavour Strait. On the morning of the 28th April, while the ship lay off Torfua, part of Bounty's crew mutinied under the leadership of Fletcher Christian. The mutineers took command of the ship, and put Bligh and 18 loyal followers into the 23ft launch.
Bounty returned to Tahiti and then, after searching for refuge, found Pitcairn island, where Bounty anchored in the bay that is named after her. Early in 1790, the ship was beached, stripped of all useable materials and burned to the waterline. What remains of her still lies at the bottom of Bounty Bay.
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£156.95/€172.65
(Including VAT at 15%)
US$204.72
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