Artesania Latina 1/84 1869 Cutty Sark Tea Clipper Scaled Wooden Model Ship Kit

The well-known ship Cutty Sark has now a wooden model; it is amazing artwork. Discover the contents of this kit in this video

Build your 1:84 scale wooden model of the Cutty Sark, legendary clipper. The model of this beautiful sailboat has a system of construction by means of false keel and frames, the reason why the assembly of the replica to scale approaches the construction of the real clipper.

History Of A Legendary Ship: Cutty Sark's Model

Discover the Cutty Sark, a wooden model of this legendary ship -tea clipper class- of the XIXth Century. Built for the tea race and one of the fastest ships of its time, it is preserved as a museum vessel in Greenwich, United Kingdom. Launched in Dumbarton (Scotland) in 1869, Cutty Sark was dedicated in his early years to the tea race, trying to unite China and London in the shortest possible time during eight 'tea seasons'.

In the same year of its launch, the Suez Canal was opened, which made the route much shorter and advantageous to steamers. It was possible to cross the Suez Canal for a sailboat, but it was difficult and expensive. Conditions for sailing in the Red Sea are far from ideal. Later, it would be dedicated to the trade of wool from Australia, being the fastest boat in these routes during a decade. It would also be used to transport goods between Porto, Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Lisbon and the Portuguese colonies. Finally, in 1954 it would be transferred to dry dock and become a museum ship.

• High-precision laser-cut board, birchwood, brass, cast iron, woven cotton yarns & hand-sewn candles
• Pre-sewn sails
• Step-by-step colour instructions
• Open or closed hull-bands allowing viewing of the interior ship
• Museum-quality wooden model
• Includes exhibition display stand

• Scale: 1/84
• Type: Wooden Ship
• For Ages: 14+
• Dimensions: 1032 X 350 X 624 mm