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San Felipe Limited 38
Finely-crafted, elegant details define King Phillip’s grand warship the San Felipe as museum-quality features define these LimitedEdition scale replica tall ship models of the famous galleon. Attentive devotion to historical accuracy ensures the precision of SanFelipe’s every detail as she sailed in her grand heyday. Serving as the centerpiece of an office, meeting room or den, or perhaps setting an auspicious and elegant nautical tone for a family living room or corporate boardroom, this Limited Edition tall model ship is certain to inspire with her noble spirit.
38" Long x 15" Wide x 32" High (1:72 scale)
- Built from scratch over hundreds of hours by master artisans
- Accurate scale replica tall ship models of the San Felipe
- Museum Quality features not available in other tall ship models under $5,000 or any kit
- Over 2,000 individual hull pieces, with more than 150 carved adornments
- Detailed scrollwork, carvings, beakhead and railed quarter balconies with hand-painting
- Historically correct sails
- Extensive rigging with hundreds of single, double and triple deadeyes
- Gun carriages tied-down to deck to reduce recoil
- Ropes on every gun-port door
- Clear window panes in deckhouse
- Realistic lifeboats with oars and numerous other deck features
- Numerous additional deck details such as cannon balls, barrels, rope coils, cleats, etc.
- Individual wooden planks used in plank-on-frame hull construction
- High quality woods include walnut, cherry, birch, teak and rosewood
- 200% more rigging than 30” model features over 200 blocks and deadeyes
- Gun ports actually cut into the hull
- Amazing Details, including:
- Planked deck with nail holes
- Authentic scale lifeboats with oars
- Curved wooden staircases ascend aftcastle and forecastle
- Over 100 individual cannon arm the ship
- Solid brass cannon fire through actual gun ports
- Cannonball racks, buckets, barrels, rope coils and other nautical items adorn decks
- Lattice grates, rudder chains, wooden ladders and planked steps
- Four metal anchors on anchor-chains
- Masterfully stitched, heavy canvas sails hold shape and do not wrinkle
- Taut rigging with varied thread gauge and color
- Three delicate lanterns astern
- Limited production run only 50 of this tall ships model will ever be made
- Wooden display base features four arched dolphins
- Pictured with marble base (available for purchase)
- Extensive research of original plans, historical drawings and paintings as well as actual photographs ensures the highest possible accuracy
