Frigate Hermione La Fayette. 1:89 Wooden Model Ship Kit

About the Model

Artesania Latina is proud to present its new model of the French boat, Hermione La Fayette. The model has been made from the original ship plans and created through 3D design, making it a 100% new model. Our passion for crafts is immense.

Kit Contents

The 1:89 scale model is made with high precision laser cut plywood parts; birch veneer; wooden and brass parts; high-quality photo-etched brass parts; and everything necessary to build this amazing model. The cotton sails are sewn by hand and ready to be placed on the model. The kit has an exhibition base to expose the model once it is finished. With full digital instructions: more than 2,000 clarifying step-by-step images.

Additional Details

As additional sets to give the model more realism -not included in the Hermione La Fayette Model Kit, the modeler can purchase a Set of 14 Metal Figures (22517-F) to be assembled and painted. You can also add the Set of Water-Based acrylic Paints for Hermione La Fayette Model Ship (277PACK4). We remind you that they both are sold separately from the ship model kit.

History of the Hermione La Fayette Frigate

On March 21, 1780, the young Marquis La Fayette boards on the Hermione, direction America to fight on the side of the American insurgents who were fighting for their independence. Two years earlier, at the arsenal of Rochefort, on a step near the Corderie Royale, the Hermione was built. Two centuries later, in 1997, the building of faithful replica of Hermione, which in 2015 has completed the same journey as the original ship. Artesanía Latina has the official license of the Hermione La Fayette Association.