Archive for 2 July 2017

HMS Victory Copper Clad Bottom Wooden 38.5 Tall Ship Model Sailboat

HMS Victory Copper Clad Bottom Wooden 38.5 Tall Ship Model Sailboat

The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. The HMS Victory model has a real copper clad hull bottom. The bottom of the model has been covered with strips of copper and then encapsulated in fiberglass, so the copper should stay in perfect condition. Was launched on 7th May 1765. The Victory’s fame… (read more)

Yorktown Battleship Wwii Signature Le 172/1943 Franklin Mint With Dust Cover

Yorktown Battleship Wwii Signature Le 172/1943 Franklin Mint With Dust Cover

YORKTOWN CV-10 WWII AIRCRAFT CARRIER. THIS FRANKLIN MINT SIGNATURE EDITION IS AN AUTHENTIC RECREATION OF THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT CARRIER, SECOND OF THE ESSEX-CLASS CARRIERS WHICH FORMED THE CORE OF THE FAST CARRIER TASKFORCES OF WWII. IT ALSO ICLUDES A BRASS NAMEPLATE ON THE BASE, HAND SIGNED BY REAR ADMIRAL JAMES W. CONDIT WHO SERVED ON… (read more)