NEW Mantua Models S. Felipe 1690 Wood Ship Boat 175 Kit No. 747 Sails Included

  

The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. The San Felipe's role in the war against the British and French was to help protect Spanish settlements and harbors, to transport treasures, and to safeguard the long and hazardous passage back to Spanish ports. She went down to the bottom of the ocean with several tons of gold. The Panart kit features the following: A double plank on frame hull construction, building plans with general details English instructions, 185 sculpted solid bronze parts are cast in the lost wax method, 110 machine turned brass cannons, wooden masts and spars, brass and walnut fittings, etched brass details, rigging cord.

All sheet ply sections are laser cut for accuracy. Scale 1:75 Length: 965mm Width: 380mm Height: 700mm. Box has some wear, but all parts included and in new condition.