This model is built near to scale. It includes a lot of exterior detail. It is based on drawings, models and all the factual resources we could find. The model also includes the models of the guns that were fitted in the CSS Virginia. Ballistic models of each of the weapons are also included. The model is fully textured and accurately painted. The model has been exported to a few other formats for your use. These are available here. The models of ballistics are accurate based on the research we completed and are provided here in max format. We did not export these to other formats. CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War;