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HMS Surprise 38" Limited
SOLD FULLY ASSEMBLED - THIS IS NOT A MODEL SHIP KIT 38" long x 12" Wide x 29" High (1:66 Scale) Includes a numbered Certificate of Authenticity signed by HMS Founder and Master Builder Richard Norris as only 50 will ever be made. Museum quality with many features not available in a model for under $5000 or in any model kit Amazing details: planked deck with nail holes tied-down cannons barells buckets cannon ball racks rudder chains and more. Meticulously painted to the actual HMS Surprise Masterfully stitched thick canvass sails that hold their shape and do not wrinkle Metal anchors and turned brass cannons Advanced rigging techniques with over 200 blocks/deadeyes Perfectly taught rigging of various colors and thickness to ensure authenticity Authentic lifeboats - not flat bottomed Requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans. Built with rare high quality woods such as cherry walnut oak birch and maple. The model rests perfectly on a large wooden base between four arched metal dolphins (marble base pictured). To build this ship extensive research was done using various sources such as museums drawings copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship.
