Panart Royal Caroline 1749 Royal Yacht 1:47 Scale Wooden Model Ship Kit.
The Royal Caroline was built at Deptford shipyard in 1749 as yacht for the English Royal Family. She served for many years, during which time she sailed all around the world. She was finally broken up in 1820. This beautiful ship had an extremely competitive line for racing as well as a rich set of ornamentation all around the hull.
Specifications:
Scale 1:47
Overall length 830mm
Planking: Double
Panart Royal Caroline 1749 Royal Yacht 1:47 Scale Wooden Model Ship Kit.
The Royal Caroline was built at Deptford shipyard in 1749 as yacht for the English Royal Family. She served for many years, during which she sailed all around the world. She was finally broken up in 1820. This beautiful ship had an extremely competitive line for racing as well as a rich set of ornamentation all around the hull.
The Panart kit features the following: A double plank on frame hull construction, building plans with general details English instructions, full set of lost wax brass castings walnut and lime planking, wooden masts and spars, brass and walnut fittings, etched details, rigging cord. All sheet ply sections are laser cut for accuracy.
Specifications:
Scale 1:47
Overall length 830mm
Planking: Double
The Mantua Model group of Italy is one of the largest model manufacturers in the world. Mantua Model manufacture all types of boat, ship, aircraft and car kits, and are renowned for their wooden model ship kits. Mantua Model manufacture three brands of model boat kits: Mantua, Panart and Sergal.
Panart kits are a brand from Mantua Models. The range includes not only period ships, but more modern vessels and also a selection of open ship boats. The models themselves are superb quality and certainly rate amongst the best within their class. All of the main ply sections, frames keel etc. are laser cut to ensure accuracy. The hulls are double planked with pre-cut keels and frames. Hull planking usually consists of walnut and balsa or lime. The fittings supplied are made from various materials, including brass, walnut, boxwood. The decoration can be either laser engraved wood, cast metal and/or photoetched brass. The castings are formed using the lost wax process to ensure a very detailed finish. Comprehensive plan sheets and build instructions are included.
