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Virginia Wood Model Ship Kit by Artesania Latina

Virginia  Wood Model Ship Kit by Artesania Latina - click to enlarge
Virginia Wood Model Ship Kit by Artesania Latina
Item# AL22135
$85.00
Availability: Usually ships the next business day.
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Product Description

The Latina Virgina 1819 was designed in 1819 and launched that same year. Also know as "schooners", these boats offered great maneuverability and elegance. Equipped with a central swivel mounted carronade and lighty armed plus high speed the Virginia was used for pursuit and intercepting tasks as a coast guard boat.

Kit by Artesania Latina features pre-cut plywood keel section and frames, and double planked hull. Blocks and deadeyes are yellow boxwood. Eyelets, bracers, belaying pins, and cabin door hinges are brass, as are the 250 miniture nails you'll use to fasten the hull and deck planking. Accurate plans and pictorial instructions.

Entry Level Kit
Length: 21.25", Height: 19.5", Scale: 1:41

For new or limited experience wood modelers, we strongly recommend the technique book Ship Modeling Simplified.

Please note: The manufacturer of this wood kit is based in Spain. Although complete plans and instructions are included, the limited English instructions provided require critical thinking and some modification as needed. This is not a build by numbers kit, and is not for everyone. Additional technique books, and or access to the advice of an experienced wood modeler or wood model club is recommended.


Required Items: (not included)
CA glue, 5 minute epoxy, Sanding paper, Hobby knife, Razor Saw, Ruler, Paint, Wood clamps.

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Accessories

These items are classified as "flammable". Due to regulations, orders containing flammable items may not be shipped via priority shipping methods which use aircraft. All orders containing flammable items may only be shipped within the United States using UPS ground. These materials may not be shipped to Hawaii or Alaska.
$10.00
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
AL22135P
Ship Modeling Simplified
Tips and Techniques for Model Building from Kits, by Frank Mastini. Master model builder Frank Mastini puts on paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench. Mastini guides readers patiently through the mysteries of deciphering instructions. He reveals dozens of shortcuts: how to plank a hull, how to build and rig complicated mast assemblies, and how to create sails that actually look like sails. Along the way he offers pointers that will keep beginners on the right track.

(paperback, 164 pages)
$21.00
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
shipmodsim
Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern
by Milton Roth. This comprehensive guide leads the reader through every aspect of ship modeling, from how to scale-down plans and what glues and paints to use.

(paperback, 280 pages)
$21.00
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
shipmodfroms
Deluxe Ship Modeler's Tool Set
Includes three hobby knives with 15 assorted blades, aluminum miter box with razor saw blade, pointed nose tweezers, stainless steel spring-loaded needle nose pliers, aluminum awl, 4 assorted gouges, 2 screwdrivers, 3 mini drills, plus wooden sanding block with wedge. With wooden box.
$51.00
Availability: Usually ships the next business day
Deluxe Ship Modeler's Tool Set 44286
Artesania Latina
Artesania Latina, the first of the European manufacturers to produce easy-to-build, generously-sized models, can be credited for popularizing ship model building world-wide. Manufactured in Barcelona, Spain. Artesania Latina kits contain large plans and pictorial instructions. Artesania Latina kits represent a good value.

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