Santa Maria ship model kit ***

Santa Maria

• Dimensions: 78 cm (length) × 35 cm (width) × 52 cm (height)
• Scale: 1:50
• Materials: wood, metal, rope
• Difficulty:***
• If you have already built a few models and are looking for a new challenge, this kit offers an opportunity to develop your ship modelling skills. The materials used in this wooden model largely match those of the original ship. The parts are assembled using glue and nails.

  The enclosed plans guide you through construction step by step.

  Laser-cut parts ensure accurate dimensions.

  Paint, glue and tools are not included.

• Ship history: It was the flagship of Columbus in 1492, when he set out for the unknown to reach India by sailing around the world. But against his will, he discovered a new continent, America. Although he did not learn about this in his lifetime. The probable size of the ship is approx. It was 23 meters long and 7.8 meters wide. Apart from Noah’s Ark, undoubtedly the most famous ship in the world is Santa Maria – the ship in command of Christopher Columbus, which sailed from Palos, southern Spain on August 3, 1492, together with the Pinta and the Nina. Columbus’ flagship of the largest unit was the 80-ton nao Santa Maria. Unfortunately, we don’t know exactly what the ship looked like. The only way to get an idea of ​​what the ship looked like is to read the biography of Columbus written by his contemporary, Father Las Casas, or to look at paintings of Flemish merchant ships from the late fifteenth century. On the way to the Canary Islands, the Pinta was damaged, and while it was being repaired, its lateen sail was changed to a nao sail.