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Two versions available.
Non painted hull made of walnut or the stern painted blue with the hull made of cherry. Currently, only the non painted walnut model is available
38" long x 15" Wide x 32" High (1:75 scale)
The highest quality San Felipe available under $5,000.
Fully Assembled - compare to Mantua ’s model kit (not assembled, just the pieces) which cost $769.
Built from over 2,500 pieces (100 machine turned brass cannons, over 150 sculpted hull fittings, parts adorn the hull.
Hollow-hull/plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull one at a time).
Built with rare, high quality woods such as walnut, cherry, teak, birch and rosewood.
Perfectly taught rigging with over 200 blocks/deadeyes, varied thread color and thickness.
14 masterfully stitched, thick canvass sails that hold their shape and do not wrinkle
Meticulously hand painted to the actual San Felipe
Amazing details – planked deck with nail holes, oars in the lifeboats, authentic lifeboats, rudder chains, and more.
Rests perfectly on a large wood base between four arched dolphins (marble base pictured).
To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as the original plans, drawings and paintings.
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