1/88 856 Lindberg Joseph Conrad Cadet School Ship - (ex-Pyro / Life-Like)
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
Dated 1986 and from the original 1960s Pyro large-scale molds. Measures 15.5 inches long when assembled. The Joseph Conrad was built in 1882 in Denmark as the Georg Stage. Alan Villiers bought the ship in 1934 and saved it from the breakers. He renamed it Joseph Conrad for the famous maritime author. The ship made a famous round-the-world voyage from which Villiers wrote three books about the travels. The ship is now a museum ship at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut and is still used for static sailing ship training. The kit is nicely detailed for it's time. Includes billowing sails and rigging guide. Molded in dark wood brown and white. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
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