Soleil Royal Wooden Tall Ship Model Sailboat 28" Boat

Soleil Royal Handcrafted Wooden Model Tall Ship 28"

This museum quality, highly detailed, expert level, tall ship model is Brand New, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).

This tall ship model was specially designed & built by the plank on frame method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood together on the hull). The tall ship model is built exactly to scale as the original Soleil Royal was with many details. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.

The Le Soleil Royale was a French 104 gun ship of the line and was launched in 1669. She remained unused for years till 1688 when the Nine Years War broke out, then the warship was recommissioned with 112 guns.

The Soleil Royal was a good sailing ship and her decorations were amongst the most beautiful and elaborate of all baroque flagships. She was named in honor of the Sun King, Louis XIV who had chosen the emblem of the Sun as his personal symbol.

One of the most powerful ships of her day, she met her demise while beached in Cherbourg for repairs after the Battle Of Barfleur. She was attacked by 17 ships, which she managed to repel with artillery fire. Unfortunately a fireship set her stern on fire and the fire soon reached the powder rooms. There was only one survivor of the 800+ man crew.

The flagship was sumptuously decorated with wooden carvings depicting a variety of motifs emblematic of the French monarch. The taffrail was embellished with a rendering of the sun god drawn across the sky by a team of horses, while the ornate figurehead showed a seahorse flanked by winged maidens.

The model measures 28" long from bow to stern. It's a fabulous ship model that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.

Highlights about this model tall ship:

• 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on frame” construction method
• Included with this expert level tall ship model is a solid wood base with a brass name plate
  
• Size: 28" overall length x 27" height x 10" width
  
• Condition: New (fully assembled)
• Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model sailboat
• Completed model contains thousands of details created by skillful master craftsmen.
• Made of finest wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood.
• Chrome and brass fittings and ornaments constitute the excellence of this model
• Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic
• This model went through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop

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