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USS Constitution Tall Ship Wooden Model 38 Copper Bottom Old Ironsides New

This Copper Bottom USS Constitution model was built by the plank on bulkhead method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak wood together on the hull). The model is built exactly to scale as the original USS Constitution was. The task required craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. The bottom of this […]

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HMS Victory Admiral Nelson Tall Ship Copper Bottom 38 Wood Model Boat Assembled

It is able to move from 15 to 17 kilometers per hour and weighed as heavy as 7 tonnes, including guns. It was launched in 1765 and was most famous as Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Nelson was shot and killed during the battle. It has been restored and […]

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Copper Bottom USS Constitution Tall Ship Model 38 Old Ironsides Wooden New

This Copper Bottom USS Constitution model was built by the plank on bulkhead method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak wood together on the hull). The model is built exactly to scale as the original USS Constitution was. The task required craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. The bottom of this […]

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USS Constitution Tall Ship Assembled 38 Copper Bottom Built Wooden Model Boat

The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. The bottom of this model is clad in copper and the copper has been coated with fiberglass resin to preserve it. This was an early form of bottom paint and was done to ward off barnacles and the Toredo worm (a wood boring worm). USS […]

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Model Shipways USS Constitution 48 Model Ship Kit Including Copper Sheets

Based on 1927 Navy drawings. Plank-on-bulkhead construction featuring laser cut parts. Copper sheets for hull plating. This was my grandfather’s kit. The box has been opened (see pictures) but everything is in excellent condition. Please contact me with questions or if you’d like any additional information. The item “Model Shipways USS Constitution 48 Model Ship […]

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1859 HMS CONWAY Naval Training School Ship Copper Hull 38 Tall Ship Model

38″ (long) x 10″ (wide) x 28. Condition: New (fully assembled). Ready to display, not from any sort of kit. Made of finest wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood. Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model sailboat by skillful craftsmen and artisans. Individual wooden planks used in hull construction […]

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