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REDOUTABLE 1791
The French ship that
silenced the British flagship and killed Nelson at the
battle of Trafalgar
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About the construction of the
Redoutable
wooden scale model:
- Built from scratch over
hundreds of hours by master artisans
- High quality woods include cherry, birch, maple and
rosewood
- Double
plank-on-frame
construction (very
important)
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Copper-plated bottom:
individual copper pieces that were weathered unevenly to
create a realistic look (no paint, no fake lines.)
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Blackened metal cannons and wooden carriage.
Under the main deck, all guns are "real" guns which
have proper barrels and wooden carriages which sit on 2
real decks under the main deck. These
guns are not simple barrels inserted into a solid hull
like in a cheap model.
- Authentic Extensive rigging system comprised of many
different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and
deadeyes
- Full length masts and bowsprit per construction plans
- Beautiful three-dimensional stern gallery
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History of
Redoutable:
The Redoutable was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of
the line of the French Navy. At the Battle of
Trafalgar, Redoutable rushed to cover the flagship
Bucentaure when the ship following her failed to
maintain the line. She tried in vain to stop
Nelson's
HMS Victory from breaking the line and
raking Bucentaure, and then engaged her with furious
cannon and small arms fire that silenced the British
flagship and killed Nelson. As her crew
prepared to board Victory, HMS Temeraire raked her
with grapeshot, killing or maiming most of her crew.
Redoutable foundered in the storm of 22 October.
Dimensions and price of
the Redoutable
model ship:
37" T x 28" T x 11" W $5,690 Shipping
and insurance in the contiguous US included. Other
places: $600 flat rate.
Model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit to start the process.
Click on this link for
lead time.
Illuminate the model for
special occasions, dimly lit room:
$300. Powered by a
standard 9v battery hidden under the base for your
convenience.
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For display case, please
click here:
Model Ship Display Case
ModelShipMaster.com
produces the finest
and most accurate tall ship model in the world. We do not attach a name
to a ship's stern and say it is that ship. We
never cut the bowsprit and masts short in order to save shipping
cost. We refuse to paint copper color onto a wooden hull
to make a false appearance of a copper plated bottom.
Our guns under the main deck are 'real' and our
boats are real wood, not plastic casting. Ask
www.stephensandkenau.com to confirm those features
and you'll be surprised they won't.
Don't be fooled by some
model makers out there who freely claim their models
"museum grade" or even "true museum quality. Their ships
are wrong on many counts. The hull is horrible. Some
parts are oversized yet others undersized. Plenty are
wrong; many are missing. Go here to learn more: what
to look in a
tall ship model.
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Models
arrived monday afternoon 16th what good service.
Unpacked and in position they are an asset to the
collection and most of all a credit to you and your
craftsmen. Contact you soon re further work.
Kind regards Ken B."
"Please advise a
price and manufacturing time for the following ships.
HMS NEPTUNE 1797 and HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1786. both 1:
90 scale. Regards Ken"
For related interest to
the Bucentaure, click to check out our beautiful
Bucentaure,
HMS Victory,
Redoutable,
as well as
Belle Poule that
brought emperor Napoleon's remains back to France in
1840.
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