Panart San Felipe Spanish 104 Gun Man of War 1690 1:75 Scale Wooden Model Ship Kit
A famous first class Spanish vessel, the "San Felipe" was first launched in 1690, this 104 gun ship with it’s high degree of ornamentation is fairly typical of the Spanish navy of that period.
Specifications:
Scale 1:75
Length: 965mm
Width: 380mm
Height: 700mm
Planking: Double
Panart San Felipe Spanish 104 Gun Man of War 1690 1:75 Scale Wooden Model Ship Kit
The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. She was a lead ship of the famous Spanish Armada. The San Felipe displaced more than 1000 tons and was armed with 104 guns, enabling her to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. 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.
In 1705, she participated in a furious and heroic battle between 12 Spanish ships and 35 British ships. After 24 hours of battle, she was captured by an English ship, but was so badly damaged that she could not be salvaged as a prize. 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.
Specifications:
Scale 1:75
Length: 965mm
Width: 380mm
Height: 700mm
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.
