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HMS SURPRISE XL 53" wooden ship model wood sailing boat

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Sold Date: 03/23/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Transportation and Vehicles

HMS SURPRISE
XL 44" handcrafted wood ship model

Dimensions: 53" (long) x 15" (wide) x 37" (high)

Scale: 1/48.
Dimensions: 53" (L) x 15" (W) x 37" (H) or (135 cm x 37 cm x 94 cm)
Note: this HMS SURPRISE ship model is shipped to you fully assembled and ready for display, except that the bowsprit is not in position during shipping to reduce damage risk and to save on shipping cost. Installing only involves tightening rigging lines since they're correctly attached to the bowsprit.

This premium quality HMS SURPRISE ship model is masterfully crafted 100% by hands from scratch. The workmanship is exquisite and is a wonderful example of the finest handicraft. The model is in perfect and brand new condition, with no flaws to mention but eye catching and amazing details of a real charming piece of art. Even though photos couldn't capture very well its elegance and stylish design, you can see this object's glamour from the excellent curved hull to tiny decor parts. All of those little details add finishing touches to the boat. The replica is ideally suited for collectables or gift purposes. It's supplied with an attached base for display. Imagine a great centerpiece of your home or office which will accent any décor. Let your HMS SURPRISE ship model be the center of attention in your room.
Built from scratch by experienced master modelers and skillful craftsmen. Hundreds of hours of careful and talented work spent into each model.
Plank on frame construction: reproduce closely the structure of the real ship. The keel is set, the frame is setup, then the hull is planked like a real ship would be planked.
Extensive research: sophisticated drawing plans obtained from libraries, museums ensuring an accurate replica.
XL large scale: make it possible to incorporate almost all details of the real ship into model.
Properly choosy wood for each application: straight close grain, durable quality hardwoods used such as rosewood, mahogany, teak, jackfruit, apple, and along with various other exotic wood.
Elaborate rigging: correct rigging line in different diameters, exact HMS SURPRISE's rigging scheme. Linen - the best material for rigging lines is used.
Realistic weathered cloth sails: full size but lightweight, smooth and tightly woven.
Color scheme: meticulously painted to the actual HMS SURPRISE.
Thousands of handcrafted details: proportioned, accurate in scale, well-finished, correctly painted.
Completed as a work of art. Stand included to support the model. It's ready to display this incredible replica proudly!
This model is carefully secure and packed inside a wooden crate and a carton box to insure a safe transportation.
HMS Surprise is a tall ship used in the making of the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, in which she portrayed the Royal Navy frigate named for Surprise.
The real HMS Surprise was a corvette of the French Navy named Unité, built in 1794, and captured on 20 April 1796 at Annaba by HMS Inconstant. Unité was renamed HMS Surprise because another French ship also named Unité had already been taken into the navy. Surprise was re-classed by the British as a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate, though she carried twenty four 32 pound carronades on her main deck, eight 32-pounders on her quarter- and fore- decks and two (or four) long 6-pound cannons as chasers. This led to difficulty in her rating, considered a fifth rate from 1797-98 but a sixth rate the rest of her commission. Also, she bore the main-mast of a 36 gun ship, just as unusual as her large armament. Under Captain Edward Hamilton, the Surprise sailed in the Carribean for several years, capturing several privateers. She gained fame for the cutting-out expedition in 1799 of HMS Hermione. Hermione's crew had mutinied, and had sailed her into the Spanish possession of Puerto Cabello. Captain Edward Hamilton of Surprise led a boarding party to retake Hermione and, after an exceptionally bloody action, sailed ...