Model boat kit

USS Constitution

Kit by Bluejacket

USS Constitution is the 44-gun frigate designed by Joshua Humphreys and launched in 1797, known as Old Ironsides after the War of 1812.

Bluejacket's 1/8 inch scale kit (K1018) shows her as she was from 1812 to 1815. It has a carved basswood hull that is solid to the gundeck with two decks to fit out, over 2,600 fittings, photo-etched brass and resin boats.

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