The kit comes from China's Aliexpress.com and costs about $30. It arrives as a small flat box only long enough for the main mast and for the keel length. It is hand painted. The gold scroll work on the sides is painted in with a gold pen, then the white is painted around it with a tiny brush. Small laser engraving lines help a lot. The only non-wood parts are 16 small metal nails used to secure four over-stressed side runner strips.
The boat-builder at Maritime Model Guild, Ottawa, 04 April 2017. |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |
1678 Dutch royal barge |