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Ready for Immediate Display - Not a Model Ship kit
This museum quality replica of the Californian topsail schooner is a highly accurate and detailed scale model yacht designed for the discriminating sailboat enthusiast. This fine tall ships model of the twin-masted clipper ship and official State tall ship of California is perfectly sized for any small shelf, desk or mantle.
24" Long x 5" Wide x 16" High (1:45 scale)
- Built from scratch by master artisans
- Individual wooden planks used in plank-on-frame hull construction
- High quality woods include cherry, birch, maple and rosewood
- Extensive rigging and historically accurate sails
- Gun ports actually cut into the hull
- Amazing Details, including:
- Planked deck with nail holes
- Finely carved eagle and detailed painting on stern
- Rope coils, deck cleats and other nautical items adorn decks
- Lattice grates, rudder chains, wooden ladders and planked steps
- Solid brass cannons and metal anchors
- Masterfully stitched, heavy canvas sails hold shape and do not wrinkle
- Taut rigging with varied thread gauge and color
- Meticulous painting accurately matches the actual Californian
- Removable base features Californian nameplate
- Extensive research of our tall ship models from original plans, historical drawings and paintings as well as actual photographs ensures the highest possible accuracy