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Mantua Models H. M. S Victory Free Glues Wooden Ship Kit FREE NEXT DAY Delivery
For a limited time only we are offering Free Glues with this kit, Deluxe Materials Roket Max AD45 and Speed Bond AD10. Lord Nelson’s Flagship, The Victory , famous for the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This fine Mantua model offers hours of modelling and a finish second to none. Exquisite detail featuring brass lost […]
Mantua Models HMS Victory Period Ship Kit (high spec) FREE NEXT DAY Delivery
Lord Nelson’s flagship famous for its role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. One of our finest models with a finish second to none. 1.3m (51) with wooden life boats and copper plating. Exquisite detail featuring brass lost wax castings, box and walnut fittings, silk flags, wooden dead eyes, blocks and rigging. Supplying model […]
Mantua Models Sovereign of the Seas Model Ship Kit FREE NEXT DAY Delivery
She was launched in 1637 and set the design of ships for the next 200 years. No such lavish display of ornamentation had ever been seen before or since and the cost was astronomical. A plank on frame construction, the kit contains:- Building plans with general details, English instructions, lost wax brass castings, walnut or […]
Mantua Panart San Felipe 1690 1 75 Wooden Scale Model Kit
Mantua Sergal #787 HMS Sovereign of Seas 178 Scale Wood Ship Model Kit em cr
It was built by Peter Pett (later a Commissioner of the Navy), under the guidance of his father Phineas, the King’s master shipwright, and was launched at Woolwich dockyard on October 13, 1637. As the second three-decked first-rate (the first three-decker being Prince Royal of 1610), she was the predecessor of Nelson’s Victory. She was […]
Mantua Panart #738 HMS Victory 178 Scale Wood Ship Model Kit em cr
HMS Victory stands today as the world’s oldest commissioned warship. Still manned by Officers and Ratings of the Royal Navy, the Victory has seen over 220 years of almost continuous naval service. Best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar, the Victory currently has a dual role as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief […]
Mantua Panart #747 S. Felipe 175 Scale Wood Ship Model Kit em cr
The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. The San Felipe displaced more than 1000 tons and was armed with 104 guns, enabling her to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. The San Felipe’s role in the war against […]
Mantua 798 Le Superbe 175 Double Plank-on-Bulkhead Wood Ship Model Kit em jh
At 1,029 tons, she carried adequate provisions to remain at sea with a crew of more than 600 men for up to six months. King Charles was so impressed by her majestic size and beautiful ornamentation that he ordered Dean (England’s foremost naval architect) to copy her lines and design. Mantua’s kit is double plank […]
Mantua MA776, H. M. S. Victory Wood Ship Model Kit, 198th Scale RN JG
She is best known as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She was also Keppel’s flagship at Ushant, Howe’s flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis Flagship at Cape St. This kit has been in a closet for years, it is an older version of the Mantua Victory. The box is in […]
Mantua MA741, Amerigo Vespucci Wood Ship Model Kit, 184 Scale Unbuilt jg sh
Her home port is Livorno, Italy. In 1925, the Regia Marina ordered two school ships to be built following a design by Lieutenant Colonel Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-cannon ships of the line. The first of these two ships, the Cristoforo Colombo, […]