Constellation 27"

Item  #  Constelation-27

Constellation 27"
 
  • Sold Fully Assembled - Just pull this model ship out of the box and display, there is no rigging to tie or mast to assemble.
  • 27" H x 4" W x 20" L (1:72 scale).  5 Lbs.
  • Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull of the ship model one at a time).
  • Built with rare, high quality woods.
  • Hand painted the actual colors of Enterprise yacht.
  • Fabric sails with detailed stitching.
  • No plastic parts.
  • To build this model ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual yacht.

 
 
CONSTELLATION won in 1964. She was a quite elegant all-round boat, which was selected as Cup Defender over the large and powerful AMERICAN EAGLE, which was only superior in heavy weather. This should have been a tip off to the future but the true significance of having to design the smallest possible 12-Metre for Newport conditions was not generally appreciated until Australia II lifted the Cup in 1983. The reason 12-Metres form an exception to the axiom "design big" is the idiosyncrasy of the rule, particularly the prescription of increased displacement with length.
     
     
 Constellation 27" $89.95
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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