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WASA (VASA) model ship

wasa model

About the construction of the Wasa (Vasa) wooden model:

- Built from scratch over hundreds of hours by master artisans
- Exquisite woodworking. High quality woods include cherry, birch, maple and rosewood.
- Metal figurehead and other decoration. Sharp decoration that no other models in the market can match
- Double
plank-on-frame construction
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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 cheap models.
- 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
 (We never cut them short for the convenience of packing and low cost shipping.)

vasa model

wasa ship model

History of the WASA (VASA) model ship:

Named for the royal house, Wasa was built to represent the power and glory of the great King Gustave II of Sweden when the country was the dominant military force in the Baltic.

Wasa was built to be the most powerful and beautiful warships ever to sail the seven seas. She measured 220 feet in length, had masts that were 150 feet high, and carried more than 150,000 square feet of sails. After three years of construction by over a thousand skilled craftsmen, she was launched on October 10th 1628.

Overloaded with cannons and gold sculptures, the ship went no more than 15 yards on her maiden trip. A sudden gust laid her on her beam-ends. Water rushed in through the open gun ports and, within a matter of minutes, she went down in over 100 feet of water.

Wasa remained under water for more than three centuries. In 1959, the Swedish government spent $3 million to pull her from the sea floor and transferred her to Statens Sjohistoriska Museum on the Stockholm waterfront. Wasa’s more than a thousand sculptures and fragments constitute the largest collection of mannerist-style seventeenth-century wooden sculpture in the world. She is the most popular tourist attraction in Sweden nowadays.

Dimensions and price for Wasa model:

41" long x 35"tall x 14" wide.
This model is our third-generation model. We are at fifth now. See the photo below for a sample of our fifth generation. Email us for price.

"The Wasa model has arrived in perfect condition. It is a very beautiful model and I am really very happy with it. You should congratulate your craftsmen for their wonderful work. If you are launching new models please let me know.
 
Best regards,
Philippe Vanderstegen
BELGIUM
Ju
ly 18, 2008

Learn more about the Wasa ship here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)