Artesania Latina Cutty Sark
The well-known ship Cutty Sark is now a wooden model, it is an amazing artwork. The modeling kit of this beautiful tea clipper includes all the parts needed to complete the 1:84 scale model. High quality woods and metals, cotton threads, hand-sewn sails ready to be placed... Live again the voyages to the East during the 19th Century with the fastest boat of the time!
Scale: 1:84
Length: 1032mm
Height: 624mm
Width: 350mm
Artesania Latina Cutty Sark
HISTORY OF A LEGENDARY SHIP: CUTTY SARK'S MODEL
Discover the Cutty Sark, wooden model of this legendary ship -tea clipper class- of the XIXth Century. Built for the tea race and one of the fastest ships of its time, it is preserved as a museum vessel in the town of Greenwich, United Kingdom. Launched in Dumbarton (Scotland) in 1869, Cutty Sark was dedicated in his early years to the tea race, trying to unite China and London in the shortest possible time during eight 'tea seasons'.
In the same year of its launch, the Suez Canal was opened, which made the route much shorter and gave advantage to steamers. It was possible to cross the Suez Canal for a sailboat, but it was difficult and expensive, conditions for sailing in the Red Sea are far from ideal. Later it would be dedicated to the trade of wool from Australia, being the fastest boat in these routes during a decade, and it also would be used for the transport of goods between Porto, Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Lisbon and the Portuguese colonies. Finally, in 1954 it would be transferred to dry dock and become a museum ship.
CONTENTS OF THE CUTTY SARK MODEL KIT
Build your 1:84 scale wooden model of the Cutty Sark, legendary clipper. The model of this beautiful sailboat has a system of construction by means of false keel and frames, reason why the assembly of the replica to scale approaches the construction of the real clipper.
The Cutty Sark modeling kit contains high precision laser cut board parts, hardwoods, brass, cast iron and fabric. For the assembly you will be able to follow our complete full colour step-by-step guide in 7 languages, accompanied by the full scale drawings of the ship when it’s finished.
Scale: 1:84
Length: 1032mm
Height: 624mm
Width: 350mm
