Tender “Avos” 1806 - Wooden Construction Kit of the Russian-American Company

Description of the “Avos” Tender Construction Kit

Features and Details of the Wooden Model

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MK0303(P) Tender “Avos” 1806, 8-gun tender of the commercial fleet of the Russian-American company, 1:72 scale

A detailed wooden 2-masted schooner kit, reconstructed according to archival documents and drawings. An easy-to-build internal hull design allows the kit to be built even by non-experienced modelers. The design compensates for the flexing of the material, so it is not Preliminary straightening of the frames or keel frame is necessary if they have bends.
The kit is double planking, with pre-cut strips, both in draft and finish.
The kit contains 68 mm Yawl MK0103, to be used as a lifeboat.

Brief historical reference
The 8-gun tender “Avos” was launched on 1st July 1806 г. in Novo-Arkhangelsk, Alaska (now Sitka, USA). It was a first ship of the commercial fleet of the Russian-American company.
On July 27, 1806, the tender "Avos", commanded by the twenty-two-year-old Marshal Gavrila Davidov and with a crew of 12 local craftsmen, set sail. for a secret expedition to establish the interests of the Russian Empire in the waters around the Southern Kuril Islands and Sakhalin. The expedition also included the ship "Juno" and was generally led by Lieutenant Nicolay Khvostov
During the 1808 sailing season, the tender “Avos” under the command of Lieutenant Sukin was transporting goods to America.
On October 11, 1808, while sailing from Kadiak to Novo-Arkhangelsk, during the storm, the tender "Avos" sank. near the coast of Chichagov Island near the Alexander Archipelago.
The tender "Avos" had a short, but legendary fate in the history of Russia, America and even Japan, which had mixed assessments of historians, but widely known because of the first popular Russian rock opera by A.Rybnikov and A.Voznesensky “Juno and Avos”. He told us about the adventures of Russian sailors and the selfless love on the California coast of the Russian ambassador Nicolay Ryazanov and the young María Concepción Argüello (Conchita).

The built model has the following dimensions:
Length: 420 mm
Width: 175 mm
Height: 420 mm
Scale: 1:72

This wooden kit includes:
A special hull design, which compensates for the deformation of the materials
Double pre-cut planking
All details are laser cut
The marked bevel on the looms
Detailed text, photographic instructions and drawings
Patterns and fabric for sewing sails

Instructions in English, German and Russian

Master Korabel kits won the GOLD award at the World Model Ship Championships in Kaliningrad in 2016 in class C-8 (NAVIGA) and have won awards at the NAVIGA competitions in Poland and the Czech Republic.


Specifiche:

Weight : 0.00 Kg

 
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