HMS SURPRISE MODEL SHIP -MAGNIFICENT, WOOD, HANDCRAFTED

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MAGNIFICENT NEW WOOD HANDCRAFTED MODEL. FULLY ASSEMBLED AND READY FOR DISPLAY. THE SHIP IS CRAFTED FROM THE FINEST WOOD AVAILABLE, THE SAILS ARE LINEN, THE CANONS METAL AND THE FLAGS SILK. THIS SHIP MAKES AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS CHRISTMAS GIFT! IT WILL MAKE THAT SPECIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE EXTREMELY HAPPY. THIS SHIP CANNOT BE COMPARED TO LESS EXPENSIVE MODELS. Models such as this model can be found at times displayed in galleries in the 5 star resorts like The Venetian or Caesar Palace Las Vegas. From New York to Los Angeles, from London to Paris and Seoul to Tokyo, you can find the ships in the center of gorgeous galleries. Museums also display the model ships; celebrities own the ships and television channels like ABC, or NBC use the ships in their shows. Some have also been purchase by cruise ship companies, a movie studio and a famous magazine. The model is 37"long x32"high HMS SURPRISE - Made famous in the movie Master and Commander. The original HMS Surprise was built in 1794 by the French and named L'Unité . She was captured on April 20, 1796 at Bone on the Algerian coast by HMS Inconstant and rechristened HMS Surprise. She gained fame for the cutting-out expedition in 1799 of HMS Hermione . Hermione' s crew had mutinied, and had sailed her into Spanish possession in Puerto Cabello . Captain Edward Hamilton of the Surprise led a boarding party to retake the Hermione from the mutineers and, after a sharp action, sailed her out of danger under Spanish gunfire back into British control. She was sold out of the Service in February 1802. The current HMS Surprise is a replica of HMS Rose and later renamed HMS Surprise. She was sold to the 20th Century Fox film studio in 2001 to be used in the making of the film Master and Commander in which she portrayed the fictional Royal Navy frigate Surprise with a story based on several of the books by Patrick O'Brian . After the film was complete, the ship was purchased by the San Diego Maritime Museum who restored her to sailing condition as of September 2007. The ship has officially been reregistered as HMS Surprise in honor of her role in the film. It is planned that she will sail again October 28, 2007. Only the highest quality woods like rosewood, ebony, blackwood, mahogany and teak are used in building this model ship. In general, this is how the following woods are used:Ebony (for blocks and small details) English Sycamore (for the hull)Rosewood (for the hull)Blackwood (for the hull)Mahogany (for the masts, squares, crow nests)Cherrywood (for the deck)Canons, muskets, anchors and other tiny details are made of metal (for decoration)Sails and rigging lines are made of linen. Flags are made from material not plastic. The model is handcrafted from scratch by skilled craftsmen. The ship is built according to scale of the original ship through original plans or, pictures using plank on frame construction. The hull is joined by multi-pieces of dry thin wooden bar together. Inside the hull a special glue is used which helps thin wooden bars stay close to one another and not split, crack or twist when the weather changes. The construction method is entirely by hand and it takes hundreds of man hours to finish. INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGH PAYPAL ONLY. THE SHIPPING CHARGE SHOWN IS FOR THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ONLY. AVAILABLE TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ONLY. THE MODEL SHIP IS NOT A TOY AND SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM CHILDREN. Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! read more

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