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Mantua Model 757 Mercator Belgian School Ship 1120 (KIT) Modeling

April 18, 2025 | mantua

The Belgian school of Belgian origin “Mercator” was launched in 1932 and guaranteed the education of the future officials of the merchant Navy until 1960. Since 1961 this splendid boat-hole has been transformed into a museum. Now the “Mercator” is moored in the port of Ostenda where it is accessible to the public during the […]

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Brand new, exquisitely detailed Mantua Sergal wooden ship kit the Mercator

April 1, 2019 | brand

The barque Mercator lies at anchor in Ostend, Belgium. She was built in Scotland and launched in 1932. She participated in several races, winning the Oslo-Ostend race. She brought back two Moai (giant statues) from Easter Island. Her last trip was to Lisbon for the commemoration of the quincentenary of the death of infant Henry […]

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Mantua Models Mercator Tall Wooden Ship Kit Plank on Frame 757

October 2, 2017 | mantua

This splendid three masted vessel was transformed in 1961 into a museum and is open in the summer months in the Ostend shipyards. A plank on frame construction, this Mantua kit contains:- Building plans with general details, English instructions, lost wax brass castings, walnut or lime planking, wooden masts and spars, brass and walnut fittings, […]

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