Sharke – Mantua

$240.00

Sharke 783 Scale 1:50 Length 900mm.

Description

Sharke (MA783) Scale 1:50 Length 900mm.

This is a fine model of a schooner built in1711 at the Deptford dockyards on the Thames. The Sharke is armed with 8 -10 cannons and 8 -12 falconets. She was a fast and effective coastal vessel.

A plank on frame construction, the kit contains:- Building plans with general details, English instructions, lost wax brass castings walnut or lime planking, wooden masts and spars, brass and walnut fittings, laser etched details, rigging cord and silk flag. All sheet ply sections are laser cut for accuracy.

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Additional information

Weight10 lbs

Brand

Mantua

Mantua Model has been a major manufacturer of ship and flight models from Italy for decades. With its large and richly equipped historical ship models such as the Sovereign of the Seas, San Felipe or Royal Caroline, Mantua Model has set absolute standards and he was the first to introduce laser cutting technology into the model making industry. Well-known Italian designers have drawn long-term model classics for Mantua Model that have become an integral part of the world of model making. But Mantua Model also has very interesting flight model kits, such as the large Cessna Cardinal, in its range in flight model construction through the takeover of the well-known manufacturer Aviomodelli.