Handcrafted Plank on Frame Construction
Our model ships are handcrafted, built for quality and authenticity. Some of the highlights include:
· This model ship is handcrafted, put together piece by piece, similar to the construction of an actual ship. There are no model kits used here.
· Our model ships are built plank on frame construction (hollow hulls) - ribs on the inside, piece by piece on the hull and deck. If you look closely, you can see the nails used to secure the strips of wood to the internal ribs.
· You’ll appreciate the detail of the rigging, the stitching on the sails, and the fantastic craftsmanship.
· The lines on the ship are working lines. They can be tightened and loosened.
· This model ship comes with a solid wooden stand and a brass nameplate.
· Included with the model ship is a copy of her history printed on antiqued paper along with a stand. This is displayed beside the ship.
· Our model ships are imported from all over the world from master craftsmen who specialize in model boat building.
· This model ship is carefully packaged with foam supports, double-boxed, and shipped with the utmost care.
· No assembly required!
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Old World Trading Model Ships
Old World Trading Company provides high quality handcrafted wooden decorative ships. Their models are all crafted, through hundreds of hours of labor, to bring a realistic scale of the original ship. Each ship is unique in its consistency of wood, rigging, labor, and expertise.
Old World Trading ships are made from high-grade wood materials that bring a sense of class and elegance with each model. Their line of historical ships span through the centuries of boating, including the classic Cutty Sark, Titanic, Flying Cloud, USS Constitution, HMS Victory and many more. You only need to view one ship to realize the sense of high seas adventure that bestowed each deck. They are the ideal gift for the person who has everything, but wants something more.
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Model Ship History
The art of ship modeling has existed since ancient Egypt, where they were used in burials and believed to carry the soul into the afterlife. Some of the oldest ship models found, date from the 12th century and have occasionally been found mounted in churches, where they were used to bless the ships and those who sailed on them. Through the earlier centuries, and even into the 18th century, virtually all small craft and many of the larger ships were built without any formal plans being drawn. Shipwrights were apprenticed to their craft at an early age and the art was passed down from father to son.
During the several wars between France and England, seamen who were taken prisoner sought relief from boredom by building ship models from scraps of wood and bone. This evolved into an art form and the models were sold to the public. For the most part, the models had carved wooden hulls covered with thin veneers of bone or ivory, and other parts of the model such as masts and spars were also carved from bone and ivory. To this day they remain highly sought after, valuable collectibles.
Ship modeling got off to a rather slow start in the United States. Many of the older models from the turn of the century, 1900 on, were models built by seamen who spent their off-duty hours whittling models of ships they were serving on.
Today there exists national and international sources of ship's plans, dimensions, construction techniques, types of wood and other materials to use in the building of models. There are numerous books and periodicals devoted to the craft.
Our model ships are built 'plank on frame'. In this technique, the model is built just as the full size wooden ship is constructed. The keel is laid down in a manner which keeps it straight and true. The sternpost and stem are erected, deadwood and strengthening pieces inserted, and a series of shaped frames are built and erected along the keel to form the internal framework of the model. The planks are then applied over the frame to form the external covering. Our model ships are also made from the actual blueprints for the original vessel.
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Shipping
Our Old World Trading ships normally ship within 5 business days. They are carefully packaged in crates or very strong boxes, supported with forms to insure their protection during shipping. They are mailed via Fed Ex Ground to further protect them and for expedient delivery. Instructions on how to unpackage the ship are found after opening the first box.
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