Caldercraft HMS Sherbourne 8 Gun Royal Navy Cutter 1763 Wood Kit 164 Scale

  
Caldercraft HMS Sherbourne 8 Gun Royal Navy Cutter 1763 Wood Kit 1:64 Scale. Cutters evolved during the second quarter of the Eighteenth Century. They soon gained a deserved reputation for their speed, which was not unnoticed by smugglers who soon adopted the Cutter as their preferred smuggling craft. Cutters carried a large disproportional area of sail for their size and also served as advice yachts, packet boats and, during wartime, privateers. She was designed by Sir Thomas Slade, the designer of the famous Victory and was built and launched in 1763.

A remarkably long career for such a small vessel. Sherbourne was 54' 6" long, 19' wide and had a draught of 8' 11".

She carried a compliment of 30 men and was 85 tonnes. Armament consisted of 8 x 3 pounder carriage guns and 10 swivel guns. Kit includes 8 x 3pounder guns, 10 swivel guns, Walnut CNC cut parts, Double plank on bulkhead hull, Black & natural hemp for rigging, Full size plans and comprehensive instruction manual making this an ideal introduction to plank on bulkhead modeling. The item "Caldercraft HMS Sherbourne 8 Gun Royal Navy Cutter 1763 Wood Kit 164 Scale" is in sale since Thursday, October 13, 2016.

This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Model Kits\Wooden & Matchstick Kits". The seller is "arrowmodels" and is located in Scarborough. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Bahrain, Brazil, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El salvador, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam, Russian federation.

1. MPN: 9010
2. Brand: Caldercraft
3. Scale: 1:64
4. EAN: 5055426700909