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WASA / 32" Museum Quality Wooden Ship Model Sail Boat!
It shows incredible detail and the best of its category | Seller: atalto ( 3423  )
End Time: 2008-07-26 20:29:21 GMT
Bids: 7
Current Price: $26.00
Location: Houston, Texas
Time Left: 0 Seconds |  | | For More Details: Click here | | WASA
( Limited Detailed Rigging Edition )
Truly a masterpiece!
Most Beautiful Incredible Detail and the Best of Its Category!
Meticulously crafted figurehead and head rails in quality metal material, size scale and color all according to the historical ship. Stern windows and taffrail decoration are sculptured with excessive attention to detail and all with first class craftmanship. Accurately reflect the beauty of the original WASA-- not like some others, merely larger in size, but ignore details and facts, disrespectful of history.
This auction is for an exquisite 1:80 scale model of the WASA, with details including bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms and foot ropes, carved full sails running and standing rigging with carved scale blocks, dolphin-striker, safety nets, carved fiddle-end prow with coat-of-arms, anchor with chains and hawse pipes, catheads, bitts, stove pipe, sail winch, belaying rails and pins, companionway, helm and tiller, ship's bell and other details. The planked hull with open gun ports with metal guns, pressed stern and quarter gallery decoration boarding companionway!
Measurements overall - 32" (L) x 12" (W) x 28" (H)
NICE LARGE TEAK WOOD BASE
The ships are built from scratch. They are not pre-fabricated kits that someone puts together. All handcrafted from real wood taking many hours of tedious labor.
Individual hull planks bent and shaped, wood is then placed piece by piece form the hull and deck. If you look closely, you can see the nails used to secure the strips of wood to the internal ribs. This attention to detail alone sets us apart from competitors. Some Admiral's Line ships utilize double plank on frame construction. Wood is cut piece by piece and put over the base of the ship's hull to the water line. It's a lot of work and creates a fantastic look.
Incredible quality & detail, one of the owner's favorites!
The rigging, stitching and attention to detail on each ship is outstanding.
The ship is made from fine quality wood such as teak, mahogany, oak, rosewood and ash.
100% money back guarantee!
About 'WASA':
The Royal Warship Vasa capsized on her maiden voyage in August 1628 and never once fired her guns at the enemy. Raised in 1961 the Vasa is the only well preserved 17th century warship in the world. She has her own museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
I start of by telling about the sons of the 16th century King Gustav Wasa . Gustav Vasa created the modern nation-state Sweden. There is also the story of Gustav II Adolf, grandson of Gustav Vasa.
You may also read about early 17th century Stockholm. Then follows an article about the Vasa, containing various information about the ship, the disaster in 1628 and her raising in 1961. Finally there is the story of the Vasa´s many sculptures and their hidden meaning. There is a lot to be learned from studying the decorations of the Vasa. The many sculptures adorning the ship are expressions of various ideas and beliefs of that age. Facts about the swedish King Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden at the time of Vasa´s building, are abundant when learning about the sculptures.
No assembly required
100% Scratch Built
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PACKING:
Professionally packaged 100% secure. The ship is packed in double carton box outside for maximum protection.
SHIPPING & HANDLING:
- Item is shipped within ONE business day after receiving payment, and tracking information is available upon request
- Shipping/handling charge is $95 to anywhere within U.S.A. (48 states)
- Bidders from Hawaii, Alaska, PR and other international locations please email us before bidding for shipping information.
- Shipping & handling charge is non-refundable.
- Local pick up is $45. Sales Tax: 8.25 % in Texas
- Shipping cost to Canada: $180 Standard Ground shipping
BID WITH CONFIDENCE
Good Luck!
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*Display and Protect your 'WASA':
This beautiful high quality rosewood display case fits for the 32 inch 'VASA' model. Let your model shows more great looking and prevents dust and dirt from damaging your model. The case is beautifully made from solid rosewood. It comes with a separate base covered by soft navy blue cotton flannel. The display case is shipped to you flat packed and GLASSES ARE NOT INCLUDED, assembling takes just a few minutes. You can buy either glass or plexi-glass at your local glass store.
Your price for the display case is $149 including insurance shipping in the continental US.
(The retail price is $399)
 
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