Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422

Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422

Revell

RE 05422

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  • Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422
  • Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422
  • Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422
  • Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422
  • Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422
  • Clipper Cutty Sark - Revell 05422

Details

Product details:

    Scale: 1/96
    Length: 914 mm
    Width: 95 mm
    Height: 558 mm
    Number of parts: 698

Box Contents:

    Building instructions
    Plastic frames with parts
    Stand

Plastic model for assembly and painting. The product does not contain tools, glue and paints.

Basic adhesives and tools needed to build the model:

    Adhesive for plastic models
    Cyanoacrylate adhesive
    Scalpel
    Tweezers
    Hand drill
    Pliers
    Brushes
    File

Revell
RE 05422

Data sheet

Scale
1/81 - 1/100

Description

The Cutty Sark tea clipper was built in 1869 at the Scottish shipyard in Dumbarton. Three masts, the sail area of ​​almost 3,000 m² ensured a high average speed of over 17 knots. Interesting is the origin of the name of the sailing ship and the galloon adorning its bow, representing the witch Nannie Dee (a character from the poem of Robert Burns): a drunkard riding a horse noticed dancing witches in skimpy shirts. He shouted at them "what a cutty sark!" (translating from Old Scottish: what a short shirt!). They got angry and followed him, led by the witch Nannie Dee. The drunk stuck his spurs into the horse's sides and started to run, but Nannie was faster. She had pulled off the horse's tail. Therefore, the female figure on the cutty sark's bow holds a ponytail in her hand. The Cutty Sark made its first tea voyage to China in 1870. However, it was not a good time for tea clippers: the Suez Canal was opened in 1869, which shortened the route to China by almost 5,000 km. In addition, steam-powered ships appeared, which further shortened the tea voyages. In 1896 the Cutty Sark was sold to Portugal where it was converted into a brigandine. However, in 1923, the English bought the ship back, which was widely echoed in England. So much so that the new whiskey was named Cutty Sark, and the image of the clipper was on the label. This brand was a marketing success and the manufacturer sponsors the world-famous Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races (Operation Sail) sailing event. Standing in a dry dock in Greenwich, the Cutty Sark is a tourist attraction in London.

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