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The package includes laser-cut wooden parts, planks, decks, masts, metal and wood fittings, metal castings and brass-etched decorations. The detailed building plan with English description consists of 9 sheets.
The kit of the non-floating model of the ship Amerigo Vespucci in a scale of 1:100, in detailed design and rich rigging. The 1 meter long model will be a gem in your collection. For greater durability and stability, the kit includes double planking. As an accessory, a set of sails can be purchased for the model. Build a model of this ship, considered the most beautiful vessel in active service.
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.
The stylish box with a photo of the finished model is tastefully and graphically designed and contains the name and scale of the model.
After opening the lid of the box, you will find wooden parts of the plywood model, moldings, small parts in plastic bags and a manual.
The set contains complete pictorial documentation with the construction process, the individual steps are carefully displayed. The parts in the building plan are numbered.
The Italian manufacturer Mantua Model has been an important 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).
