Artesania Latina 1:48 - Merchant Vessel HMS Bounty.
Discover the HMS Bounty, wooden model made in the stage of one of the most famous mutiny in history. Captain William Bligh was loaded onto a boat with 18 loyal sailors and held a great feat by sailing more than 3,500 nautical miles for 47 days until reaching port, losing the life only one of his men. Guided by our detailed step by step instructions you can complete your replica of this legendary ship, which includes the ability to leave open one of the sides of the hull to see in detail the interior of the vessel.
In December 1787, HMS Bounty departed from England for Tahiti to transport bread trees to the Caribbean, finding a great storm that forced them to change course and arrive in Tahiti several months late. This delay forced them to remain on the island several months until it was again possible to collect the shoots from the bread tree.
The crew became habituated to the customs of the natives and established relations with women of Tahiti, almost forgetting their condition of English sailors. After many difficulties on the part of Bligh to reimpose the discipline, undertook trip the 4 of April of 1789, producing the mutiny twenty-four days later.
Build your 1:48 scale model of the HMS Bounty merchant vessel, scene of one of the most famous riots in the history of navigation. The system of assembly of this model by means of false keel and frames approximates its design to the one of the real ship.