Model Shipways HMS BOUNTY LAUNCH 1:16 SCALE

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Part Number: MS1850

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Construction Type: Plank on Frame

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Model Shipways HMS Bounty Launch 1:16 Scale

by Model Expo Plank-on-Frame Kit

As captain of the HMS Bounty, William Bligh demonstrated an obsession with paltry matters. Too hastily provoked, he antagonized officers and crew with frequent and uncontrolled outbursts. With tempers already flaring and resentment simmering, a trivial matter of coconuts stolen from the ship s store provoked a true mutiny. On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and his sympathizers took over the ship, casting Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters adrift in the Bounty s 23-foot launch.

In a remarkable feat of seamanship, Bligh navigated the dangerously overcrowded boat on a 47-day voyage to the Dutch colony of Timor, equipped only with a sextant and a pocket watch. He recorded the distance as 3,618 nautical miles. While struggling to survive, he kept a log and produced highly accurate charts and surveys of the seas and the terrain, such as the Fijian Islands and the northeast coast of Australia.

The Bounty s launch was typical of boats issued to Royal Navy ships of the period. Historically accurate and highly detailed, Model Expo HMS Bounty s Launch kit is based on original plans from the Nautical Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. It features true plank-on-frame construction with laser-cut wooden components, laser engraved rabbet, and bearding lines. Beautiful cherry wood is provided for the frames and deck beams. Hull and quarterdeck planking, floorboards, and mold stiffeners are flexible basswood. The fitting package replicates authentic gear, including ten oars, eight lathe-turned wooden Model Shipways Barrels, wooden chest, cast metal anchor, brass gudgeons and pintles, plus cotton sails and cordage. Five sheets of plans and illustrated instruction manual assure trouble-free assembly.

Model Expo Kit No. MS1850

Length 17-1/4" / Height 14-3/4" / Beam 5-3/8" / Scale 3/4" = 1 (1:16)

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Prototype model, CAD design, drawings and instruction book by Bob Crane

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4.5

Great Beginner Model

I have done a number of wooden ship models over the years and always been disappointed with the outcome. Recently I purchased this model and I am thrilled with the quality of the instructions and the quality of the parts. Finally, instructions that are easy to follow and parts that actually help the modeler produce a quality result. Bravo ModelExpo I hope to see more kits like this in the future!

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Reviewed by: Mary from Arizona on 10/22/2022

First time builder

Really a question, not a review. I am excited to be on this journey as a first time builder. The directions are not very clear. Page 7, the molds 1-15, there seem to be two sets, numbered 1-15. Do I then glue the like pieces together? Page 7, glueing on sheer tabs...many of the strips of wood seem the same, I don’t want to cut the wrong pieces. Is it the 4 strips taped together? noted as construction tabs) on the parts list? Thanks for any help you can provide.

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