Robert E. Lee Mississippi
– Amati Kit –
Dimensions: 60 cm (length)
Scale: 1:150
Materials: wood, metal, canvas
Difficulty: ***
Product description:
If you have already built a few models and are looking for a new challenge, this kit offers an opportunity to develop your ship modelling skills. The materials used in this wooden model largely match those of the original ship. The parts are assembled using glue and nails.
The plans supplied in the box guide you through construction step by step in English and Italian.
Laser-cut parts ensure accurate dimensions.
Paint and glue are not included.
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Ship history
America’s first highways were its great rivers, which enabled trade and transport to grow. Steam power and the ideas of Fulton and Livingston, early riverboat builders, made upstream navigation possible. The pursuit of speed inspired remarkable races. One of the most famous was the 1870 contest between Natchez and Robert E. Lee, from New Orleans to Saint Louis. Robert E. Lee won the 750-mile race in 3 days, 18 hours and 14 minutes.
The kit includes a solid wooden hull, turned smokestacks, photo-etched brass stanchions and decorations, white-metal windows, doors and paddle wheels, wooden planking for the deck and cabin, metal accessories, plans and detailed instructions.