Take to the high seas with this tabletop gaming 180gun brig-sloop of war miniature! She is armed with 18 heavy carronades, and 2 medium long chase guns. This kit comes un-painted, and un-assembled. The ship hull measures 10 x 2.75 centimeters and is suited for 5 to 6MM scale war gaming.

This kit is based on USS Argus and or USS Syren but can easily be used to represent any period brig sloop of war . Brig Sloops like this were the destroyers of the era … small but fast and powerful!

6MM scale Captain’s Edition : This is the latest 6MM version of this kit featuring MSLA resin 3D printed hull, masts, shrouds and sails. The kit features an improved resin that has high detail but maintains part flexibility. The goal of the Captain’s Edition is to get a model on the table for gameplay in a faster manner then previous versions.

Historic ship type:

USS Argus was built in 1803, and served with distinction for a decade, with Action in Tripoli, the Barbary wars, and the War of 1812.

She was the ship of Marine legend Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon, who stormed the batteries of Derna after Argus and the squadron with her had silenced the city’s guns.

During the War of 1812, she cruised the Atlantic coast taking six prizes while evading a British squadron for 3 days! She then broke out of blockade at New York and carried diplomatic officials to France before setting sail on a commerce raiding cruise where she captured and burned 19 vessels before her luck ran out. Exhaustion, and perhaps, overconsumption of wine from her last prize made the crew less then up to fighting shape when HMS Pelican spotted the smoke from her final burning prize.

Pelican had been sent to hunt down Argus to stop the massive destruction of shipping that was making insurance rates sky high! With the lucky spotting of the smoke, Pelican was able to close in. Argus was lighter armed but chose to fight rather then run despite being faster and able to escape. Thus, Argus was captured, ending her career August 14, 1813.