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The package includes a set of plywood parts, a set of wooden slats of various cross-sections, a blister with small parts, brass parts, a set of drawings and a multi-language manual.
Mantua Model Vasa 1:60 scale non-floating mock-up kit from 1626. The ship of the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus II, which was supposed to ensure supremacy in the Baltic Sea, is one of the most famous ships, due to its tragic sinking during the first voyage. Wood parts, moldings, fittings, rigging, plans, etc.
The Vasa was built in 1626-1628 by the Dutch shipbuilder Henrik Hybertsson for the Swedish king Gustav Adolf II. The aim was to secure supremacy in the Baltic Sea. The ship had a displacement of 1400 tons and a huge area of 1150 square meters, length 62m and height 50m. raised between 1959 and 1961. The tall ornate superstructure with two gun decks and an unusually high number of guns reduced the ship's stability. The Vasa set sail on her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fired one ceremonial salvo and as she was leaving port was hit by successive gusts of wind, heeling so that water entered her through the open gun ports and the Vasa sank. The ship sailed approximately 1,500 meters and at least 30 crew members perished on board. Vasa was discovered in 1956 by private explorer Anders Franzén and the ship was recovered. Today, the Vasa is in port in Stockholm.
An extensive kit of a large non-floating model of a historic ship for demanding modelers. The beautiful and large ship Vasa in 1:60 scale from 1768 has a length of 1180mm, so it can be processed in great detail. In the plastic blister, you will find a huge number of mock-up wooden and metal elements, a hardware set with the largest number of carefully made and gold-plated castings, processed to the smallest detail, which you will directly use during construction. A number of 1:1 scale drawings allow you to compare manufactured parts with drawings and thus achieve high accuracy. The model is very laborious and therefore not intended for beginners.
The stylish box with a photo of the finished model is carefully, tastefully and qualitatively graphically designed and contains the name, technical data and scale of the model.
After opening the lid of the box, you will find wooden parts of the plywood model, a set of moldings, small parts sealed in bags, a set of drawings and a manual.
The set contains a complete set of drawing documentation of the model in a 1:1 scale with images of individual details. The drawing shows to scale the assembly assemblies, their completion, including masts and booms and the method of tying the rigging. The multilingual construction process provides a framework for the logical assembly of individual components.
Only experienced modelers with many years of construction experience, who have a complete overview of the issue and have mastered all the technologies and working procedures for building static model ships, should start building ship models with the construction difficulty Expert. It is also necessary to have experience with the processing of various materials, gluing, coloring and orientation in drawings and the determination of own construction procedures. The instructions here are only an orientation aid for the construction process.
These models are very comprehensive and detailed with almost museum quality, which are built by experienced modelers for months and even years.
Italian manufacturer Mantua Model has been a major manufacturer of ship models for decades. With its large and richly equipped kits of historic ship models such as Sovereign of the Seas, San Felipe or Royal Caroline, Mantua Model set high standards and was the first to introduce laser cutting technology to the model industry. Well-known Italian designers designed for Mantua Model an assortment of well-known and classic models that have become an indispensable part of the modeling world.
For construction, we recommend buying tools, glue and paints.
Building model ships requires the right tools. We recommend an excellent set of Modelcraft tools for ship modelers (set of 12 pieces), or Modelcraft tools for modelers (set of 18 pieces). We also recommend the purchase of nylon clamps and indispensable modeling pins. We recommend a modeling mat for editing, precise cutting, gluing parts and also as table protection.
For gluing, we recommend universal dispersion glue and Robitronic instant glue medium 20ml. We recommend acrylic enamel paints for coloring. Apply colors with quality brushes (flat brushes for surfaces, round brushes for details).
