Tim Reynaga Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) This is the Life-Like Hobby Kits reissue of Pyro’s U.S.S. Constellation model from 1966. The U.S.S. Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship built for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1855, she served for close to a century before finally being retired in 1954. During her long career Constellation performed a wide variety of duties including trade protection, Civil War blockade duty, cargo transport, and as a training ship. She brought humanitarian relief for the 1879 Irish famine, and even served as the reserve flagship for the then-Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, Admiral Ernest J. King, in 1941. Perhaps Constellation’s most significant contribution was early in her career with the slave trade patrol, during which she captured three slave ships and freed a total of 705 slaves. She is now preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore, Maryland. I happened to pick up a rather battered copy of the kit on the cheap a while back, but the real appeal of this model is as a reminder of a trip to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore with my dad a few years ago (that’s him in the foreground). We made the trip without the wives or kids, so we were able to do all the “boring” guy activities – USS Constellation, National Museum of the U.S. Navy at the Washington Navy Yard, USCG Taney, the Chesapeake light ship, junk food dinners every night – without fear of trying the patience of loved ones. It was great! This model will be a Christmas gift for my dad. 🤗 Edited December 24, 2020 by Tim Reynaga 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Superb build,your Dad will surely love it.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Incredibly beautiful! Are the ratlines and rigging from the kit or your own additions? Ps. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself in the little corner of the world i call home. If anybody reading this ever considers visiting the Constellation, I thoroughly recommend it. It is a fantastic museum ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Very well done! Few of those kits could have looked this good. And what a fabulous gift for your dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 10 hours ago, SoftScience said: Are the ratlines and rigging from the kit or your own additions? Take a look at his WiP and all will be revealed. Great work Tim. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Courageous said: Take a look at his WiP and all will be revealed. Great work Tim. Stuart Oh wow! Even more incredible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Great build Tim and a superb WIP too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Beautiful model, well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hewitt Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Excellent model ,thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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