In October of 1779, under the command of Captain Seth Harding, she was on a diplomatic mission to carry the French Minister back to France. Also on board were the first American Minister to Spain and his family. During the passage the Confederacy ran into a hurricane near Newfoundland and was completely dismasted. Captain Harding managed to work the ship southward reaching Martinique in mid-December with 6 feet of water in the hold. She remained there for several months for repairs before returning to Philadelphia on April 20, 1780 only to find the need for more extensive repairs. Later in October, she was damaged once again in a collision with another ship in Philadelphia harbor. More bad luck spilled into 1781 upon returning home from the West Indies with military stores and other supplies, Confederacy was forced to strike her flag to two British ships- the 44-gun HMS Roebuck and the 32-gun Orpheus. She was subsequently taken into the British service as HMS Confederate. During 17th and 18th centuries, the Admiralty Board of the Royal Navy required builders to submit a model of a ship proposed for construction. Ships that were approved and funded by the board were deemed Admiralty Models and were some of the finest ever made. They were unrigged with exposed hull and deck framing to allow inspection of the vessel's architecture, deck furnishings and decorative work in a three-dimensional format.
The Model Expo USS Confederacy kit was designed as an Admiralty Model to show off the incredibly rich detail of its decks, furnishings and fittings. Additionally, the quarterdeck is left un-planked on the port side, leaving the great cabin and gun deck visible. Plank-on-bulkhead construction features laser cut basswood and walnut components, including port sills, lintels and uprights. Included are nearly 400 basswood and walnut strips, over 250 boxwood blocks (for cannon), deadeyes, and 300 eyebolts. Other fittings include brass strips, tubes, nails and split rings; cast metal ship's wheel and anchors; blackened wire and four diameters of rigging line. Twenty-eight cast Britannia 12-pounder cannon and 4 six-pounders on wooden carriages replicate Confederacy's armament. Figurehead, stern decorations and other ornamental pieces are also cast metal. Two realistically detailed ship's boats are plank-on-bulkhead mini-kits with the center bulkheads removed, leaving fully framed shells lashed to skid beams. Kit includes laser cut display cradle. Designed by master modeler Chuck Passaro, Model Expo' Confederacy is a monumental achievement. Five sheets of plans leave no detail unrecorded, and the 150-page illustrated step-by-step instruction manual is the most complete ever done.
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There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
That Lady must have invented patience. It only costs $689.95 though. It was the cheapest one on the page with others up to $1,500.
That is modelling in a whole other dimension.
And that is without the rigging which would add a whole new dimension..
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
The first 5 minutes of the OP's unboxing video was enough to scare me away. Amazing detail.
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