{"product_id":"uss-dictator-1-200-orel-393","title":"USS Dictator 1:200 Orel (393)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSS Dictator 1:200 Card Model Kit – Orel 393\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 pioneering American ironclad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Dictator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with this impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:200 scale card model kit from Orel (No. 393)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Dictator was an ironclad monitor designed by the famous Swedish-American engineer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Ericsson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the American Civil War. Following the historic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle of Hampton Roads in March 1862\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the United States Navy continued the development of heavily armoured monitor-type warships. Ericsson subsequently designed a much larger vessel intended to combine the monitor concept with improved performance for operations beyond sheltered coastal waters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Dictator was an exceptionally large monitor for its time, displacing around 4,000 tons. She featured the characteristic low freeboard and single rotating gun turret associated with Ericsson's monitor designs, creating one of the most distinctive American warships of the Civil War era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommissioned in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 1864\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, USS Dictator entered service too late to participate in the major naval engagements of the American Civil War. She was placed in reserve in September 1865 before returning to service in 1869. After another period in reserve, Dictator was recommissioned in 1874 during heightened tensions between the United States and Spain. Her naval career eventually ended when she was sold in 1883.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrel's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:200 scale USS Dictator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an unusual and historically fascinating subject for enthusiasts of early ironclads, monitors and American naval history. Despite the relatively compact size of the finished model, the kit has a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efairly high level of difficulty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is therefore recommended primarily for experienced card model builders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe model is supplied as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 A4 sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish-language assembly guidance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐ Key Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Genuine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrel card model kit – No. 393\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Detailed model of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Dictator ironclad monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScale: 1:200\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 × A4 sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish-language guidance included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Represents an important early US Navy armoured warship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Distinctive low-freeboard monitor design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Single rotating gun turret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Designed for experienced card model builders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Fairly high level of modelling difficulty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Excellent subject for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Civil War naval collections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✔ Ideal for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehistoric warships, ironclads and monitor models\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrel 393 USS Dictator 1:200 Card Model Kit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recreates one of the most distinctive American ironclad monitors of the Civil War era. Designed by John Ericsson and commissioned in 1864, USS Dictator represented an ambitious attempt to develop the monitor concept into a much larger and more capable warship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith its unusual appearance, fascinating naval history and challenging construction, this kit makes an excellent addition to a collection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUS Navy ships, Civil War ironclads and historic warship models\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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