Also an untouched kit I have in my shelf waiting for better times, or a shipwright touching her.
"HMY Royal Caroline, 1749" - scale 1:47 by manufacturer Panart / Mantua, available also via Victory Models or Krick
The history of the vessel mentioned by Panart:
Royal Yacht the Royal Caroline was built at Bedford 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.
Royal Caroline Model Ship was a Royal Yacht built for the use of George II and his wife, Queen Caroline. She was sailed for pleasure cruises by the Royal Family and as a transport for members of the court sailing between England and Holland.
On the latter occasions, she was accompanied by as many as four frigates, and when the King was on Board, accompanied by the First Lord of the Admiralty, her distinguished captains included Sir William Cornwallis and Sir Hyde Parker.
In 1761, the vessel was renamed Charlotte (later Royal Charlotte) for George’s III Princess Sophie Charlotte.
The Model Specification
The kit description by the manufacturer / retailer:
The kit features the following: This advanced kit is suitable for ship kit builders who previously built two or more models of a similar style.
A double plank on frame hull construction, building plans with general details English instructions booklet, 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.
Ship model Royal Caroline is favorite wooden scale kit from Mantua - Panart manufacturer. It is popular for its good quality and the customers often buy it as a valuable and nice gift. Scale model kit Royal Caroline from Mantua - Panart contains necessary building material and parts. That is why the modeler can focused only on building of this nice wooden tall ship model.
The Look Inside of the box:
the first view when opening the box, on top the decorations
under the decoration the wooden strips visible, as well as three boxes with small parts, metal parts, blocks, rigging, etc.
The photo etched plate on the right photo is not any more in the kit which is now for selling, the manufacturer chnaged this part, it is now a laser cut
The decorations - metal casted - looks nice and detailed, but off course not wood, like the new actual kits have
The wooden strips are looking good, not the highest class of timber, but good
The CNC cutted parts a sharp and clean, nevertheless the choosen timber is a little bit strabge with the sort of timber, extreme grain is visible
Surprisingly not much wood in the box........POB typical kit
To the end of this post a beautifull built model of the Panart kit......... The drawings attached to the kit you will find in the following post
"HMY Royal Caroline, 1749" - scale 1:47 by manufacturer Panart / Mantua, available also via Victory Models or Krick
The history of the vessel mentioned by Panart:
Royal Yacht the Royal Caroline was built at Bedford 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.
Royal Caroline Model Ship was a Royal Yacht built for the use of George II and his wife, Queen Caroline. She was sailed for pleasure cruises by the Royal Family and as a transport for members of the court sailing between England and Holland.
On the latter occasions, she was accompanied by as many as four frigates, and when the King was on Board, accompanied by the First Lord of the Admiralty, her distinguished captains included Sir William Cornwallis and Sir Hyde Parker.
In 1761, the vessel was renamed Charlotte (later Royal Charlotte) for George’s III Princess Sophie Charlotte.
The Model Specification
- Scale 1:47
- Length: 830 mm
- Difficulty: 3
- Part No.: MM750
The kit description by the manufacturer / retailer:
The kit features the following: This advanced kit is suitable for ship kit builders who previously built two or more models of a similar style.
A double plank on frame hull construction, building plans with general details English instructions booklet, 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.
Ship model Royal Caroline is favorite wooden scale kit from Mantua - Panart manufacturer. It is popular for its good quality and the customers often buy it as a valuable and nice gift. Scale model kit Royal Caroline from Mantua - Panart contains necessary building material and parts. That is why the modeler can focused only on building of this nice wooden tall ship model.
The Look Inside of the box:
the first view when opening the box, on top the decorations
under the decoration the wooden strips visible, as well as three boxes with small parts, metal parts, blocks, rigging, etc.
The photo etched plate on the right photo is not any more in the kit which is now for selling, the manufacturer chnaged this part, it is now a laser cut
The decorations - metal casted - looks nice and detailed, but off course not wood, like the new actual kits have
The wooden strips are looking good, not the highest class of timber, but good
The CNC cutted parts a sharp and clean, nevertheless the choosen timber is a little bit strabge with the sort of timber, extreme grain is visible
Surprisingly not much wood in the box........POB typical kit
To the end of this post a beautifull built model of the Panart kit......... The drawings attached to the kit you will find in the following post