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Model Shipways USS Constitution Cross-Section 1797 Scale Wooden Ship 1:76 Model KitThe Part Everyone Wishes They Could See Most ship models show you the outside of the ship. This one shows you how she was built. Why spend months planking a massive 48 inch hull when the most fascinating part of "Old Ironsides" is hidden deep inside? The Model Shipways USS Constitution Cross Section reveals the decks, framing, cannon batteries, rigging, and internal structure normally concealed beneath layers of hull planking. Based on modern
The Part Everyone Wishes They Could See
Most ship models show you the outside of the ship. This one shows you how she was built. Why spend months planking a massive 48-inch hull when the most fascinating part of "Old Ironsides" is hidden deep inside?
The Model Shipways USS Constitution Cross-Section reveals the decks, framing, cannon batteries, rigging, and internal structure normally concealed beneath layers of hull planking. Based on modern restoration research and documentation from America's most famous warship, this remarkable model offers a rare look into the engineering and craftsmanship that made the USS Constitution a legend.
The result is less a ship model and more a museum exhibit you build yourself.
⚓ All the Detail. Less of the Grind.
Let's be honest: Most builders love looking at a fully rigged Constitution, but not everyone loves spending months planking a massive hull, installing hundreds of feet of repetitive rigging, and trying to find shelf space for a four-foot-long warship.
The Constitution Cross-Section delivers the most visually fascinating part of the ship while eliminating much of the tedious labor. You still get authentic planking, rigging, and wooden ship-modeling techniques. But every hour spent building contributes directly to details that remain completely visible on the finished model.
The Constitution Cross-Section delivers the highest-density "cool factor" of the ship while eliminating
⚓ A View Inside "Old Ironsides"
Unlike traditional ship models, your craftamnship isn't hidden when you're done. The open, cutaway design invites people to lean closer and explore the ship's construction:
Inspect all four complete, historically accurate decks (no shortcuts or missing levels here).
Follow the massive timber framing and internal ladders.
Study the fully detailed cannon batteries and deck furniture.
Most ship models are admired. This one gets studied.
⚓ Based on Modern Restoration Research
This highly detailed cross-section represents the USS Constitution using research derived directly from Navy drawings, photographs, and documentation associated with the ship's actual preservation work in Boston Harbor. It provides a historically flawless glimpse into the architecture of America's most celebrated warship.
Premium Materials Throughout
Every component in the box has been selected to create a museum-quality display piece. Nothing feels generic; everything feels purpose-built:
Precision Laser-Cut Framework: A robust 5mm laser-cut plywood bulkhead and false keel system creates a rigid, commercial-grade foundation that completely prevents warping and maintains perfect alignment throughout construction.
Fine-Grained Basswood Planking: Premium basswood, a favorite among master modelers for its smooth finish, clean workability, and crisp appearance when stained or painted.
Authentic Copper Sheathing: Includes premium self-adhesive copper foil to accurately recreate the protective hull plating that became one of the ship's most recognizable features.
High-Quality Fittings: High-detail cast Britannia metal fittings, photo-etched brass detail sheets, brass belaying pins, and genuine walnut blocks and deadeyes.
Premium Rigging Materials: Jewelry-quality, German-made non-stretch rigging line supplied in multiple sizes and colors to accurately represent standing and running rigging.
Instructions That Actually Guides
Many ship model kits assume you already have a master's degree in 18th-century naval architecture. This one doesn't.
The kit includes:
96 pages of highly detailed, step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions.
5 total sheets of plans, including two full-size plan sheets measuring approximately 4 feet long.
Detailed parts maps and clear assembly drawings.
Whether you're building your first advanced ship model or your fifteenth, the documentation guides you logically through every major stage of construction.
(Honestly, the only way we could help more is if we provided emotional support.)
A Perfect Companion Piece
Built to the exact same 1:76 scale as the full-hull Model Shipways USS Constitution (MS2040), this cross-section makes a stunning companion display. Place them side by side to showcase both the majestic exterior of "Old Ironsides" and the intricate craftsmanship hidden within.
Or simply tell visitors: "I built the Constitution... well, the interesting part."
Specifications
Attribute |
Specification |
Manufacturer |
Model Shipways |
Kit Number |
MS2045 |
Scale |
1:76 (5/32" = 1') |
Finished Height |
32" |
Finished Width |
16" |
Finished Length |
4" |
Construction |
Laser-Cut Wood |
Planking Material |
Basswood |
Fittings |
Britannia Metal, Brass, Walnut |
Rigging |
German Non-Stretch Nylon |
Plans Included |
5 Sheets |
Instruction Manual |
96 Pages |
Is This Kit Right For You?
Perfect For
✓ Builders fascinated by historic naval architecture
✓ Modelers who enjoy structural details and craftsmanship
✓ USS Constitution enthusiasts
✓ Builders seeking a museum-quality display piece
✓ Anyone wanting a highly detailed project without committing to a full-size ship-of-the-line
✓ Modelers looking to develop planking and rigging skills before tackling larger warships
Probably Not For
✗ Someone looking for a quick weekend project
✗ Builders seeking a snap-together plastic model
✗ Those who specifically want a fully enclosed hull presentation
The Bottom Line
The Model Shipways USS Constitution Cross-Section gives you something most ship models can't:
A look beneath the skin of America's most famous warship.
You don't just build "Old Ironsides." You discover how she was built.
Instructions - English Part 1
Instructions - English Part 2
Anweisungen - Deutsch
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★★★★★ 5
Delightful and entertaining
Format: Kindle
314. The History of Tom Jones: a foundling by Henry Fielding (Novel-Audible/E Book-Fiction) 5* I read along with the Audible of the novel which I found a highly delightful and entertaining experience.
The narrator, Bill Homewood, who performed the audio version of the work was excellent doing the various characters as well as the invisible narrator (author) of the story. The Synopsis is as follows:
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire—though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature.
It is rather brilliant, and there is no lack of shenanigans as we follow Jones through his history and the reader never knows when and where the author will abruptly go off on a tangent, told in a most eloquent manner, end with a flourish and no doubt tossed his quill down and took a bow. I am either taken in by some farce or thoroughly enchanted by this author. As Fielding is rather the loquacious writer this read comes in Audible time at almost 38 hours or roughly 1,000 pages but worth every minute spent on it.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
★★★★★ 5
An epic nearly 300 years old
Tom Jones is the comical history of a young man who was adopted into a rich family and faces a brother who is against him all while they grow into maturity. It’s kind of like the first part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure except with Jonathan and Dio being reversed and with no vampires, but there is a moment where someone gets really scared while watching the ghost in hamlet so there’s at least some notion of the supernatural. Getting into it though, it’s an easy read despite it’s length encompassing 18 books, it’s honestly fascinating that it was able to be written so cleanly considering how many gaps there must of been between these books being written, it reads to us as a consistent narrative, but to imagine the wait and changing times that must have occurred during the duration to the story is really interesting to consider. The role and function of the narrator is probably the only real glimpse of this in narrative as he’s really just talking to us in the first chapter of every book, but the narrator being so clever and charming makes the only thing of interest be him and the relationship we form to him. It’s an incredible experience that I can recommend the entire story for alone. Getting to know the narrator is like talking to an old, reliable friend and it’s worth reading into nearly 300 years on.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
★★★★★ 3
Jone's Tome
This book seems more likely to be enjoyed by literary academics than by folks looking for a good story. While Henry Fielding is indeed a learned man of letters and does write in a fine and high style with many subordinate clauses, the actual substance thereof is no better than more earthy pedestrian fare.
To put it plainly, I found most of the book a rather tedious slog. This is my personal subjective opinion only as I do believe Henry Fielding is well esteemed by serious literary scholars who undoubtedly see the matter quite differently. I am judging this book purely by my own personal enjoyment of the actual narrative and plot construction, and by my difficulty in teasing out the subordinate clauses which are so bound up with this age of writing. Imagine a very learned and erudite professor trying to tell you a common bawdy tale, but taking forever to do it while using the most stuffy language.
I had thought that my deeper background in reading many Victorian era novels would qualify me to enjoy this one, but the language was a little too dense to make it an enjoyable read. I was however able to follow the story as well as the side epistles the author directly addresses the reader with (which I find to be an annoying device also much used in that era).
I did read the whole thing and did take pleasure in some parts, but I must confess my bias towards this earlier era of novel writing. It takes very learned men of their age and has them writing long-winded tales of inferior construction when compared against later centuries. I know this is not their fault any more than you can blame a champion athlete of his time for having his record broken decades later when methods have universally improved.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015
★★★★★ 5
Text is nearly 300 years old…!!! 😅😅😅
Read this publication alongside Cliff Notes. It’s a fun book, but the Latin poems and phrases can be intimidating. In addition, watch the movie. It’s an old text, so utilize resources to develop your understanding. 📚📖📙📘📗📕
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Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2026
★★★★★ 4
The book itself is five stars!
This is a review of the Oxford Classic Kindle edition.
The book itself is one of the greatest novels ever written; this is maybe the third time I've read it. Fielding is a master of irony, by which I mean genuine irony, not the mean sarcasm that often passes for irony these days. Fielding is never mean-spirited. His irony is generous and his humor is benevolent. His characters are three-dimensional, never all good or all bad. Before reading this, I had been re-reading several Dickens novels, and the contrast is enormous. A Dickens villain is a villain to the core, and his heroes (and especially his heroines) are saints. Tom instead is a young man with many faults, but a great heart. Sophia, his beloved, is a genuinely good person, but she's got a certain fiery spirit, and has her moments of doubt and remorse.
I advise you to read every word of this novel. It's divided into books, and the first chapter of each book is an address to the reader, expounding Fielding's theories on literature and on human nature. An impatient reader might be tempted to skip these, but that would mean missing a lot of worthwhile and enjoyable reading.
I have some quibbles with the Kindle edition. There were some mistakes in the passage from print to pixels, but they were not excessive. The biggest problem is that the excellent notes often have a reference to another note, with the page number, e.g., a note might be only "See note on page 85." As the book proceeds, more and more of the notes are references to earlier notes. However, there is never a link to these earlier notes, and when reading a Kindle, finding the note on page 85 is not an easy matter. Other than that, the Kindle edition is a pleasure to read.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2013