Model boat kit

HMS Cruiser

Kit by Caldercraft

Cruiser gave her name to the largest class of sailing warship, more than a hundred brig rigged sloops built between 1797 and 1815 for escort and convoy work. The class carried sixteen 32 pounder carronades and two long 6 pounders, and its ships served in every theatre of the Napoleonic Wars.

The kit is 1:64 scale with a double plank on bulkhead hull, CNC cut walnut parts and hemp rigging. The model is 850 mm long, and Caldercraft says it suits a novice or intermediate builder.

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