Cottage Industry Models started in 1996, seeking to create the most accurate and well-researched Civil War ship kits on the market. Already model builders themselves, they wanted to bring kits to the market that we would like to buy: Easy to assemble, well made components, and as historically accurate as possible. We have succeeded in many of these respects. Most notable, Their models of the C.S.S. Hunley are based off of the actual vessel, after her recovery off the coast of Charleston. Their Hunley kits are the most accurate in the world.