Pyro 1/200 Portuguese Man-O-War Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai - Flagship of Vasco de Gama, C209-300

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Pyro 1/200 Portuguese Man-O-War Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai - Flagship of Vasco de Gama, C209-300 plastic model kit

1/200 C209-300 Pyro Portuguese Man-O-War Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai - Flagship of Vasco de Gama

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

Very rare Larger-scale hardbox issue from 1966. There are only two 15th century war carrack ships that have made into plastic models - this one and the Henri Grace a Dieu, also by Pyro. Pyro had a tendency to produce historically significant models regardless of the popularity. I am thankful today that Pyro made these kits, but in the long run this practice did not help them. Pyro eventually sold the plastic kit business to Life-Like. The Portuguese carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai was launched in 1520. She had the typical higher-castled construction and carried 140 cannons. In 1523 she was the flagship of the famous Vasco da Gama. The kit is well detailed and molded for that time and includes pre-formed ratlines, rigging line and billowing sails. The model measures about 14 to 15 inches long when assembled. The instructions include completed model photographs that are intended to be used as for rigging diagrams. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one gun barrel. Otherwise complete with all other parts, thread and instructions.

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