09257 Life-Like Monitor and Merrimac - From ex Pyro Molds
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
1970s issue from the original high-quality Pyro molds. The Monitor is 10 inches long and the Merrimac is 11 inches long when built. These models are considered superior to the Lindberg kits in detail and accuracy. They features full hulls, propeller & rudder detail, separately molded cannon & deck fittings, flags, ventilators and more. Never started. Both have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes instructions. The Monitor and Merrimac are the two American Civil War ships that spelled the end of the wooden ship age. In March of 1862, the Merrimac put to sea to raise the Union Blockade off the St. James. There she sank the Cumberland and Congress. The Monitor, the Union's only ironclad and the first turret ship, was rushed to the scene. The epic battle between the two iron-clad ships ended in a draw, with the Merrimac suffering a little more damage than the Monitor. The Merrimac was blown up to avoid capture; the Monitor sank in a gale in 1862.
$65.00