18th-Century HMS Surprise Exotic Ship Model
L: 27.5 W: 8.25 H: 26.75 Inches. Our spectacular HMS Surprise model is handcrafted from beautiful wood such as rosewood, mahogany, teak, and along with various other exotic wood. The hull is constructed using a plank on frame method, each strip of exotic wood are carefully joined together to form a smooth hull. This model is completely hand-built to spec by skillful and creative master craftsmen; you will be amazed at how real it looks. They are all connected to numerous full-size fabric sails with detailed stitching, all rigging are painstakingly fastened by hand in matching colors. On the main deck, you will come across 2 wooden boats situated in a large rectangular area with 2 wooden bunkers, a wooden/metal steering wheel, and a wooden bunker with a telescope. On the poop deck, there’s a navigational area with 2 metal steering wheels for the captain and 1 wooden cabin. There are metal railings surrounding the beak deck area toward the quarter deck area. You can easily spot 2 rows of numerous metal cannons on both sides of the hull. An attached wooden stand with a nameplate engraved “HMS Surprise 1794″ is standard on this model. Our model was built according to scale through original plans, pictures, and drawings. We absolutely use no plastic parts only the highest quality wood and metal parts. Our HMS Surprise model comes fully-assembled and ready to be displayed. The Surprise was painstakingly re-created to look like a vessel from the Revolutionary War Era. Rose when launched in 1970 in Nova Scotia, and for more than 30 years it served as a sail-training vessel, primarily along the East Coast. In the movie, a fictional British frigate named the Surprise and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. The movie, directed by Peter Weir, was based on a book by author Patrick OBrian. Surprise resides dockside at the San Diego Maritime Museum and is still seaworthy. If an item arrives damaged or defective, please notify us of any damages or defectiveness within 7days of arrival to get a return authorization; then send us the Photos or damages/defects If applicable Once we assess the damages two options are open. When deemed fixable, we will send parts to repair the model.