{"product_id":"css-mississippi-1-200-orel-367","title":"CSS Mississippi 1:200 Orel (367)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCSS Mississippi 1:200 – Confederate River Ironclad Card Model Kit – Orel 367\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale - \u003cstrong\u003e1:200\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Sheets - \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssembly Instruction Language - \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish, Polish, Russian, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a detailed scale replica of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCSS Mississippi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most ambitious ironclad warships constructed for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:200 scale card model kit from Orel (No. 367)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e represents the large casemate ironclad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCSS Mississippi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, built at New Orleans between 1861 and 1862. Designed as a powerful armoured warship for the defence of the Mississippi River and surrounding waters, she was intended to become one of the strongest vessels in Confederate service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstruction progressed slowly due to shortages of materials, machinery and skilled labour. CSS Mississippi was still incomplete when Union forces captured New Orleans in April 1862. Unable to finish or evacuate the vessel, Confederate forces burned her to prevent her from falling into enemy hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Orel model is supplied across \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 A4 sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and features good-quality printing with a moderate level of detail. 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