Product Description
This high quality, highly detailed, expert level, Goto Predestinatsia model is fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).
Goto Predestinatsia (God's Predestination, literally The Providence of God).
This Goto Predestinatsia Tall Ship Model was specially designed & built by the plank on bulkhead method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany together on the hull). The sailboat model is built exactly to scale as the original Goto Predestinatsia was with many details. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.
This beautiful Goto Predestination model has black, blue, and off-white colors painted on the sides of the hull. It features plank on frame, three decks, and two rows of ferocious metal cannons on each side of the ship. The front bowsprit and three large masts are connected securely using advanced rigging and lines painstakingly knotted and fastened by hand. Each yard has an attached hand-stitched rolled-up sails made of fine linen. Metal anchors and a wooden rudder are visible on the front and rear of the ship. On the deck, there are metal stationed cannons, authentic hand-built lifeboats with ribs and planks, wooden cabin, wooden bell tower, wooden windlass, and many other spectacular ornaments. There is also an exquisite detailed admiral’s quarter on the stern with beautiful handcrafted metal lantern, statues of dolphins and its riders, and other unique embellishments.
The Goto Predestinatsia (God's Predestination) was launched in Russia on April 27, 1700. She was the first Russian ship of the line and was designed by Peter the 1st from plans that he had brought from England. It was the first ship built by the Russian goverment not by private entrepreneurs (who had been building ships of mediocre seaworthiness) and was the pride of the Russian navy.
The Goto Predestinatsia was a 58 gun warship, she had 26-16 pounders, 24-8 pounders and 8-3 pounders. The ship was 120 feet long, had a beam of 64 feet and a crew of 253.
The model measures 22" long from bow to stern. It's a beautiful highly detailed boat model that is sure to become a prized family heirloom.
Highlights about this Predestination model tall ship:
- 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on bulkhead” construction method
- Included with this expert level sailboat model is a solid wood base with a brass name plate
- Size: 22" overall length x 21.5" height x 7.5" 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 western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany.
- 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
A larger Goto Predestinatsia Model & Many More Model Tall Ships Are Available.
