Other fittings include ten machine turned brass cannon, cast metal anchors and cabin doors, bras eyebolts and decorative pieces. Full sized plans and detailed instruction book lead you through each phase of the assembly. H.M.S. Pandora was a 24 gun sixth rate built at Deptford in 1779. She is best known for her voyage to Tahiti to bring back Fletcher Christian and his band of Bounty mutineers. Quality hardwoods include basswood, walnut and mahogany.
Kit is laden with finely detailed ornamentation and all necessary fittings.
Pre-finished blocks, buckets, deadeyes, belaying pins and tackle are boxwood. Stern decorations, figurehead, anchors, lifeboat, ship s wheel, pumps and gunports have been precision cast in metal. Lanterns, stanchions, rail wire and rings are genuine brass. Cloth flag and sails, netting and four diameters of rigging bring your model to life. Illustrated instruction manual, full sized plans and display board are also included.