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Flagship Models specializes in American Civil War warship and weapons model kits, "how to" modeling CDs, decals, and photo etched detail sets for ship models. All our kits are multi-media which means they include cast resin, metal parts, decals, computer designed instructions, and photo etched details. Our new site features an advanced shopping cart and interactive drop down menus. If you have any suggestions how we can improve our new site, please contact us.
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Flagship Models Inc. is seeking authors to write articles to add to our growing line of “how to” modeling and project CDs. We are seeking authors who are capable of writing interesting ship related articles on vacuum form, wood ship construction, card model ship construction, rigging, scratch building, and other related modeling subjects. Above average modeling skills are a must to ensure the quality of our product. The author MUST be capable of taking close up, in progress, and overall photos of their work for submission. We pay competitive rates for accepted solicited articles. Interested potential authors should send a few sample photos (close ups and general) taken by you of models you have built for consideration, a copy of an article you have written (or supply a URL) is welcome as well. If you’re interested, please contact us for details.
NOW AVAILABLE!
NEW! 1/192 USS PASSAIC (MONITOR CLASS) NEW!
Union River Monitor
Flagship Models introduces our latest American Civil War warship kit, the USS Onondaga twin turret river monitor.
USS Passaic (1862-1899)
USS Passaic, first of a ten-ship class of 1335-ton ironclad monitors, was built at Greenpoint, New York. Passaic's combat service began on 23 February 1863, in Wassau Sound, Georgia, where she took part in the capture of a blockade-running schooner. Passaic was one of nine ironclads that attacked Fort Sumter, off Charleston, South Carolina, on 7 April 1863. She received serious damage at that time and had to go to New York for repairs. Returning to the war zone in late July, Passaic kept busy over the next two months bombarding Confederate fortifications at the harbor entrance. Among other contributions, her gunfire helped to reduce Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, facilitating its capture in early September. Passaic spent the remainder of the Civil War operating in South Carolina and Georgia waters.
After more than a decade in reserve, USS Passaic was sold in October 1899.
This great new kit comes complete with everything needed to build a museum quality model of this influential warship including an extensive photo etch sheet.
