KIT 0388 85038800200 BON HOMME RICHARD The first USS Bon Homme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a frigate in the Continental Navy. She was originally and East Indianman, a merchant ship built in France for the French East India Company in 1775, for service between France and the Orient. She was given to commander John Paul Jones on February 1779 by King Louis XVI of France as a result of a loan to the United States.On 23 September 1779 after a bitter engagement with the HMS Serapis the USS Bon Homme Richard was victorious but shattered, on fire and leaking badly defied all efforts to save her and sank at 11:00 on 25 September 1779. Your Monogram model features a detailed deck, a custom display stand, 14 crew figures, molded rat lines, sails, black thread and jute for rigging, chain and decals. * REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES * A REPETER PLUSIEURS FOIS * REPEAT PROCEDURE * OPTIONAL PARTS * DECAL * ASSEMBLY CAUTION * REPETEZ ` ` LE PROCEDE ` ` * PIECES EN OPTION * DECAL COMANIE *ATTENTION `D ASSEMBLEE ` * CEMENT TOGETHER * A COLLER * REMOVE AND THROW AWAY * A RETIRER ET JETER * DO NOT CEMENT * NE PAS COLLER READ THIS BEFORE YOU BEGIN * Study the assembly drawings. * Each plastic part is identified by a number. * In the assembly drawings, some parts will be marked by a star ( ) to indicate chrome plated plastic. * For better paint and decal adhesion, wash the plastic parts in a mild detergent solution. Rinse and let air dry. * Check the fit of each piece before cementing in place. * Use only cement for polystyrene plastic. * Scrape plating and paint from areas to be cemented. * Allow paint to dry thoroughly before handling parts. * Any unused parts may be discarded. LIRE CE QUI SUIT AVANT DE COMMENCER * Etudier les schémas de montage. * Chaque pièce en plastique est identifiée par un numéro. * Sur les schémas de montage, certaines pièces sont marquées d'une étoile ( ) pour indiquer qu'elles sont en plastique chromé. * Pour une meilleure prise de la peinture et des autocollants, laver les pièces en plastique avec une solution détergente peu concentrée. Les rincer et les laisser sécher à l'air. * Vérifier que chaque pièce s'ajuste bien avant de la coller en place. * N'utiliser que de la colle pour polystyrène. * Gratter les parties à coller pour enlever le chrome et la peinture. * Laisser la peinture bien sécher avant de manipuler les pièces. * Toute pièce inutilisée peut être jetée. This paint guide is provided to complete this kit as shown on the box. Ce guide de peintures est fourni pour reproduire le modèle réduit qui apparaît sur la boîte. Red Brown Dark Brown Light Brown Black Red Rouge brun Brun foncé Brun clair Noir Rouge DECAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cut desired decal from sheet. 2. Dip decal in water for a few seconds. 3. Place wet decal on paper towel. 4. Wait until decal is movable on paper backing. 5. Place decal in position on model, face up and slide backing away. 6. Press out air bubbles with a soft damp cloth. 7. Milkiness that may appear is for better decal adhesion and will dry clear. Wipe away any excess adhesive. 8. Do not touch decal until fully dry. 9. Allow the decals 48 hours to dry before applying clear coat. NOTE: Decals are compatible with setting solutions or solvents. DIRECTIVES D'APPLICATION DES AUTOCOLLANTS 1. Découper l'autocollant désiré de la feuille. 2. Tremper l'autocollant dans de l'eau pendant quelques secondes. 3. Placer l'autocollant mouillé sur une serviette en papier. 4. Attendez que l'autocollant puisse être déplacé sur son support en papier. 5. Mettre l'autocollant en position sur le modèle face sur le dessus et faire glisser le support pour l'enlever. 6. Appuyer avec un chiffon doux humide pour éliminer les bulles d'air. 7. La substance laiteuse qui peut apparaître est destinée à améliorer l'adhésion de l'autocollant et devient incolore au séchage. Essuyer pour enlever tout excédent d'adhésif. 8. Ne pas toucher l'autocollant tant qu'il n'est pas bien sec. 9. Laisser l'autocollant sécher pendant 48 heures avant d'appliquer une couche transparente. REMARQUE: Les autocollants sont compatibles avec les solutions de fixage ou les solvants. White Gray Wood Tan Bright Blue Gold Blanc Gris Bois Havane Bleu brillant Or If you have any questions or comments, call our hotline at: (800) 833-3570 or, please write to: Revell Inc Consumer Service Department, 1850 Howard Street Unit A, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 Be sure to include the plan number (85038800200), part number, description, your return address and phone number. Visit our website: www.revell.com Revell Inc Elk Grove Village, IL. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved.
1 2 RIGHT HULL STARBOARD SIDE RED BROWN HULL / DECK / BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY REPEAT PAINT SCHEME FOR BOTH SIDES 38 BOW GRATING DECK 7 QUARTER DECK WOOD ALL ROPES LIGHT BROWN LIGHT BROWN 6 MAIN DECK WOOD LIGHT BROWN 5 FORECASTLE DECK WOOD (BOTH SIDES) ALL ROPES LIGHT BROWN DESIGNS (GOLD) BOTH SIDES 1 LEFT HULL (PORTSIDE) RED BROWN GUN PORTS () GUN DOORS () GRAY (BOTH SIDES AT WATERLINE) 4 BOW BULKHEAD 84 LARGE EYEBOLTS 8 FORECASTLE BULKHEAD GOLD BELL 84 SMALL EYEBOLTS 84 LARGE EYEBOLTS 84 LARGE EYEBOLTS 85 (2) CREWMEN 85 (2) CREWMEN THERE ARE 14 CREW MEMBERS. PLACE ON DECKS LARGE EYEBOLTS SMALL EYEBOLTS Kit 0388 - Page 2
2 BULKHEAD / STERN assembly 9 QUARTER DECK BULKHEAD 84 LARGE EYEBOLTS GOLD 62 REAR STERN CASTLE TRANSOM LIGHT BROWN 3 MAIN DECK / NAME PLATE assembly 29 AFT MAIN DECK PIN RAIL 42 LEFT QUARTER DECK LADDER 28 FORWARD MAIN DECK PIN RAIL 40 LEFT FORECASTLE LADDER 39 RIGHT FORECASTLE LADDER 28 FORWARD MAIN DECK PIN RAIL 89 NAME PLATE LOCATOR EAGLE, HEAD 41 RIGHT QUARTER DECK LADDER 29 AFT MAIN DECK PIN RAIL 87 SD CROSS PIECE GOLD FLAG POLE FLAGS BRIGHT BLUE FIELD WITH STARS RED AND STRIPES ON FLAG 85 (2) CREWMEN 86 CENTER BOLSTER 88 NAME PLATE SCROLL PANEL () BRIGHT BLUE LETTERING Kit 0388 - Page 3
4 MAIN / FORE DECK ASSEMBLY 14 LEFT 15 FORWARD MAIN MAST 35 BARGE GRAY WITH BAND 13 RIGHT TIE DOWN WITH THREAD TO EYEBOLTS 19 CAPS 85 (2) CREWMEN 43 SHORT CANNON BARRELS (REPEAT FOR OTHER SIDE) 22 GUN CANNON 10 RIGHT 12 FORWARD 11 LEFT 20 BIT 19 CAPS 20 BIT 21 GUN CARRIAGE LIGHT BROWN 27 CATHEAD 20 BIT 85 (4) CREWMEN 36 RIGHT BOW LADDER 37 LEFT BOW LADDER 20 BITS 27 CATHEAD 20 BIT Kit 0388 - Page 4
5 QUARTER DECK ASSEMBLY 23 TILLER BRACKETS LIGHT BROWN 17 LEFT 18 FOREWARD 24 TILLER DRUM LIGHT BROWN 25 STEERING WHEEL 20 BITS 16 RIGHT 20 BIT 20 BITS 85 (2) CREWMEN 83 BUMPKIN 43 (12) STARBORD SIDE SHORT CANNON BARRELS 31 LANTERN HALF GOLD 30 LANTERN HALF GOLD 43 (12) PORT SIDE SHORT CANNON BARRELS 83 BUMPKIN CUT OUT FROM PRINTED DECAL PAPER (LANTERN GLASS) Kit 0388 - Page 5
6 MAST ASSEMBLY 69 FORE TOP GALLANT MAST 76 MAIN TOP GALLANT MAST 80 MAST TOP MAST 68 FORE TOP MAST CAP 75 MAIN TOP MAST CAP 67 FORE TOP MAST CROSSTREE 74 MAIN TOP MAST CROSSTREE 79 MAST LOWER CAP 66 FORE TOP MAST 73 MAIN TOP MAST 78 MAST LOWER PLATFORM 65 LOWER CAP 64 LOWER PLATFORM 72 MAIN MAST LOWER CAP 71 MAIN MAST LOWER PLATFORM 77 MAST LOWER MAST 63 LOWER MAST 70 MAIN MAST LOWER MAST 3 BOW SPRIT RIBS (INSIDE HULL) RIBS (INSIDE HULL) RIBS (INSIDE HULL) Kit 0388 - Page 6
7 DEADEYES / RATLINE ASSEMBLY 59 RIGHT UPPER MAIN 58 LEFT UPPER MAIN A 52 RIGHT LOWER MAIN 56 RIGHT UPPER 57 LEFT UPPER 55 RIGHT LOWER B C 46 RIGHT MAIN DEADEYES 49 RIGHT DEADEYES 51 RIGHT LOWER A 54 LEFT LOWER C B 45 RIGHT FORWARD DEADEYES 48 LEFT DEADEYES 50 LEFT LOWER 44 LEFT FORWARD DEADEYES 47 MAIN PORT DEADEYES 53 LEFT LOWER MAIN COMPLETED NAME PLATE 26 GUN PORT DOORS 26 GUN PORT DOORS Kit 0388 - Page 7
8 9 SAIL / ANCHOR ASSEMBLY 101 UPPER TOPSAIL 98 MAIN TOP GALLANT SAIL NOTE: SAILYARDS ON ALL SALES SHOULD BE SQUARE WITH THE DECK AND SQUARE WITH A LINE FROM STERN TO BOW. SAILS AND ARE OMITTED FOR CLAIRTY 60 RIGHT UPPER 61 LEFT UPPER 95 FORE TOP GALLANT USE BOBBIN THREAD C B THREAD RIGGING 99 SPANKER 94 FORE LOWER TOPSAIL A 93 FORESAIL 81 CROSSJACK YARD PAINT NOTE: ALL YARDS AND EMBOSSED ROPE TIES - A 97 MAIN LOWER TOPSAIL B 96 MAIN SAIL C 100 LOWER TOPSAIL 10 BOw / STERN RIGGING PORT SIDE 32 ANCHOR BAR LEFT HALF MAST LINE 92 FORE TOP MAST STAYSAIL 33 ANCHOR BAR RIGHT HALF 34 ANCHOR 91 INNER JIB SALE STARBOARD SIDE 1" LINE FIRST RIGGING BLOCK 90 SPRIT SALE Kit 0388 - Page 8 LINE 3" PIECE OF CHAIN LINE LINE TO CATHEAD LINE TO CATHEAD Kit 0388 - Page 9
8 9 SAIL / ANCHOR ASSEMBLY 101 UPPER TOPSAIL 98 MAIN TOP GALLANT SAIL NOTE: SAILYARDS ON ALL SALES SHOULD BE SQUARE WITH THE DECK AND SQUARE WITH A LINE FROM STERN TO BOW. SAILS AND ARE OMITTED FOR CLAIRTY 60 RIGHT UPPER 61 LEFT UPPER 95 FORE TOP GALLANT USE BOBBIN THREAD C B THREAD RIGGING 99 SPANKER 94 FORE LOWER TOPSAIL A 93 FORESAIL 81 CROSSJACK YARD PAINT NOTE: ALL YARDS AND EMBOSSED ROPE TIES - A 97 MAIN LOWER TOPSAIL B 96 MAIN SAIL C 100 LOWER TOPSAIL 10 BOw / STERN RIGGING PORT SIDE 32 ANCHOR BAR LEFT HALF MAST LINE 92 FORE TOP MAST STAYSAIL 33 ANCHOR BAR RIGHT HALF 34 ANCHOR 91 INNER JIB SALE STARBOARD SIDE 1" LINE FIRST RIGGING BLOCK 90 SPRIT SALE Kit 0388 - Page 8 LINE 3" PIECE OF CHAIN LINE LINE TO CATHEAD LINE TO CATHEAD Kit 0388 - Page 9
11 A main mast rigging AND THREAD LINES ARE OMITTED FOR CLAIRTY USE BOBBIN JUTE THREAD ON RIGGING BLOCK B Kit 0388 - Page 10
12 C MAIN MAST RIGGING CONTINUED D RIGGING BLOCK STARBOARD SIDE BUMPKIN Kit 0388 - Page 11
13 E MAIN MAST / RIGGING A AND THREAD LINES ARE OMITTED FOR CLAIRTY RIGGING BLOCK MAST MAIN MAST Kit 0388 - Page 12
14 RIGGING CONTINUED B C RIGGING BLOCK Kit 0388 - Page 13
15 COMPLETED SHIP BOW MAST MAIN MAST MAST STERN Kit 0388 - Page 14
16 decal placement STARBOARD SIDE PORT SIDE STARBOARD GALLEY REAR WINDOW DECAL STARBOARD GALLEY SIDE WINDOW DECAL PORT GALLEY SIDE WINDOW DECAL PORT GALLEY REAR WINDOW DECAL Slide flag decal off backing and wrap around rigging line after cementing in place Kit 0388 - Page 15
17 HISTORY A HISTORY OF JOHN PAUL JONES' FLAGSHIP The BON HOMME RICHARD was the flagship of John Paul Jones during the Revolutionary War, and is remembered for her role in the sea battle with the SERAPIS which resulted in one of the most remarkable naval victories on record. There were no naval battles off the coast of the United States during the Revolutionary War, but on the other side of the Atlantic John Paul Jones carried his country's new ensign to dazzling heights, circling the British Isles while taking many prizes and raiding the coast. Originally, the BON HOMME RICHARD was the DURAS, a worn-out French East India man. The ship was assigned to Jones by the French government and was renamed by him after Benjamin Franklin's POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, because, he said, he had obtained her by following one of its maxims. She was a one deck vessel and had 21 guns on each side, mainly 12 pounders, with three 18 pounders aft near the water line. On September 23, 1779, off the east coast of England, Jones intercepted a British fleet of naval stores conveyed by the SERAPIS, and the COUNTESS OF SCARBOROUGH. The later vessel was captured by one of Jones' squadron. About 7 o'clock in the evening, a moonlight night, the RICHARD engaged the SERAPIS, a two deck vessel with 25 guns on each side, 10 of them 18 pounders, a much greater armament than the RICHARD carried, and with far more penetrating power, To neutralize the advantage, Jones' policy was to fight at close range, and he maneuvered the RICHARD alongside the SERAPIS stem to stern with their gun muzzles touching and lashed the two ships together. The battle raged on. Two of Jones' 18 pounders burst at the first fire; his lighter guns were gradually silenced by the SERAPIS, and the sides of his vessel were shot away, so that shots from the SERAPIS passed through without touching anything. The RICHARD caught fire in several places. A frightened petty officer let the 200 or 300 British prisoners loose and ran to tear down the colors. Jones broke the hysterical officer's head with a pistol but while a lieutenant of the RICHARD set the prisoners to the pumps. In answer to British captains' inquiry if he was ready to surrender, Jones replied " I have not yet begun to fight"' though the SERAPIS was firing heavily and his own guns were nearly still. Meantime, however, the deadly musket fire from the RICHARD made the service of the upper guns on the SERAPIS almost sure death; and they too were silenced; a cannon shot brought down her mainmast; the combustibles thrown from the RICHARD wrapped her upper deck in fire; and a bucket of hand grenades set off a mass of cartridges strewn along the decks, killing or wounding nearly all of those around and wrecking five big guns. Just then, the SERAPIS struck her colors, though four of her guns were still firing and the ship was sound. After three and one-half hours of bloody battle the BON HOMME RICHARD was victorious. But 302 men of the RICHARD gad been killed or wounded, and she was in terrible condition. Jones transferred to the SERAPIS and tried to tow the BON HOMME RICHARD to a friendly port; but two days later she had to be abandoned and the gallant shop sank about on hour after her crew had left her. Kit 0388 - Page 16