Artesania Latina 1/48 HMS Surprise Royal Navy Frigate Wooden Kit (22910)

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Most wooden boat kits require skill and patience to assemble. The easiest are usually those supplied with either a solid or plastic (ABS) hull so the masts and rig are the hardest part. Harder but the most usual form of construction for the hull is plank on frame and that requires the most patience and skill. Always a great value hobby, some models can literally take months to complete.

Building model ships is an absorbing hobby, but it can be even more enjoyable if the correct tools are used. There are some specific tools necessary to do the job, such as a good hand drill with a selection of miniature drill bits, something in the region of 0.5mm and 2mm as a general rule. Small files and wood rasps are very usefull, not just for cleaning up the decorative fittings, but also taking off any waste wood when releasing frames from laser cut sheets. A small pin hammer is a must, and can be used in conjunction with the Amati pin pusher, this clever little device saves on injured digits by allowing you to guide a tack gently into the frame with precision. Obviously a good selection of modelling knives is crucial, and the Expo metal shaft handles allow for a variety of cutting blades to be fitted, not to mention specialist chisels & gouges. Curved blades are best for making straight cuts, whilst a straight blade allows for intricate cuts. Miniature needle nosed pliers allow for manipulating small fittings as would a good set of tweezers. Vices and clamps are effectively a third hand, and a good magnifyer is also important, preferably one that's suspended on a free standing base. Fortunatly Antics supply a fantastic range of modellers tools from Expo. Some are some very specific tools for period ship building, plank benders for example reduce the risk of frustrating splitting or breaking of the often wafer thin planking strips, and the Amati Loom-a-line is an excellent rigging frame for building vessels with difficult to rig ratlines. see our hints and tips page for more info.

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Artesania Latina 1/48 HMS Surprise Royal Navy Frigate Wooden Kit (22910)
Built at Le Havre in 1794 as a 24�� 8lbs long guns French Corvette L Unite, she was captured in 1796 by the British and renamed HMS Surprise. This event boat inspired novels of Patrick O'Brian and shared the lead role in 2003 with actor Russell Crowe in the film Master and Commander.

The kit includes wooden planking; masts and spars; metal and wooden fittings; decorations; cloth for sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.Scale 1/48, Length 1334mm, height 950mm, breadth 480mm

The Unit was a corvette of the French Navy built in 1794, lead ship of her class. She was designed by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait, who was in charge of her construction at Le Havre. She armed with 24 eight-pound and 8 four-pound long guns. She took part in the Third Battle of Ushant by escorting the dismasted Revolutionnaire as she was in tow of the Audacieux. She was captured by surprise on 20 April 1796 at Annaba by HMS Inconstant, frigate captain Le Drnec, sick of smallpox, being incapable of directing resistance. The Unit was rechristened HMS Surprise and re-classed by the British as a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate. She was initially re-armed with 24 eight-pound long guns on her upper deck, plus 4 twelve-pound carronades and 8 four-pound long guns on her quarter deck, and 2 twelve-pound carronades and 2 four-pound long guns on her forecastle. She was later re-armed with 24 32-pound carronades instead of the nine-pounders on her upper deck, and eight more of the same on her quarter deck and forecastle, as well as 4 six-pound long guns as chasers. She gained fame for the cutting-out expedition in 1799 of HMS Hermione. Hermione's crew had mutinied, and had sailed her into Spanish possession in Puerto Cabello. Captain Edward Hamilton of the Surprise led a boarding party to retake the Hermione and, after an exceptionally bloody action, sailed her out of danger under Spanish gunfire back into British control. She was sold out of the Service at Deptford in February 1802

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