Handcrafted "Queen Elizabeth 2" Ocean Liner Wooden Model Ship
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This museum quality, highly detailed, Ocean Liner model is Brand New, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).
This beautiful Ocean Liner model is handcrafted from beautiful wood such as rosewood, mahogany, teak and along with various other exotic woods. It is then painted in her original colors with an outer coat of clear vanish. The hull is constructed using plank on frame method, each strip of exotic wood is carefully joined together to form a smooth hull.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 has sailed 5.5 million nautical miles - that's more than any other ship ever (the equivalent of traveling to the moon and back 13 times), she has carried almost 2.1 million guests and completed 24 Full World Cruises. The QE II is the fastest merchant ship in operation, the QE2 can go faster backwards than most cruise ships can go forwards!
This wooden model cruise ship is completely hand built by skillful and creative master craftsmen, you will be amazed at how real it looks. The Queen Elizabeth 2 Ocean Liner model was built according to scale through original plans and pictures.
This ocean liner model measures 41" long from front to rear. It's a fabulous model that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.
This model has all the little details that would amaze you the moment you see them. Just look at them and you will highly appreciate not only the skills but also the time that master craftsmen spent on this model.
This Cruise Ship Model would make a nice addition for your Maritime Collection, Restaurant or Pub. Please take a look in my store for more Ship Models and a Display Cabinet with plexiglass sides to preserve this model and protect it from dust is available for only $149.99!
Actual Specifications of the Queen Elizabeth 2
- Length: 963 feet
- Beam: 105 feet
- Beam at Bridge Wings: 117 feet
- Draft: 32 feet
- Height (Keel to Funnel): 204 feet
- Gross Tonnage: 70,327 tonnes
- Guest Capacity: 1,778
- Crew: 1,016
- Top Speed: 32.5 knots
- Power: Diesel electric
- Propulsion: 9-cylinder 58/64 medium speed turbo-charged diesels driving two 400-ton GEC electric motors.
- Stabilizers: Four Denny Brown
- Cost: £29,091,000
Since her launch in 1969, Cunard has spent 15 times that amount in refitting!
Highlights about this ocean linermodel:
- 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on frame” construction method
- Included with this Ocean Liner Model is a wood base with a brass name plate
- Size: 41" length x 13" height x 6" width (102cm length x 32cm height x 15cm width)
- Condition: New (fully assembled)
- Hundreds of hours where required to finish this cruise ship model
- Completed wooden model contains thousands of details created by skillful master craftsmen.
- Made of finest wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood.
- All the wood is naturally seasoned and kiln dried before use to make sure that the completed product withstands any climate
- Inside the hull, we use high quality epoxy which helps the thin wooden bars to bond close to one another and not split, crack or twist even in variable climatic conditions.
- 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 boat went through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop
- Just the perfect gift for home or office decorator, boat enthusiast or passionate collector
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