Matthew Turner – Starters Pack

Matthew Turner – Starters Pack

$462

Dispatched by May 17, 2024
Skill Level

Scale

1 to 48

Length

34.5" (870mm)

Height

27.5" (630mm)

Manufacturer

Modellers Shipyard

SKU

MS3005

Why not think about getting the Matthew Turner – Starters Pack which includes:

> Matthew Turner model kit;

> Beginners Tool Kit – Basic covering all your beginner modeling needs;

>The Complete Beginners Guide to Model Ship Building – 104 page ebook & 5 DVD practicums covering Hull Planking, Deck Planking, Masting & Rigging

This unique set provides the easiest possible introduction to the world of modeling.

You won’t need to purchase any further tools, books or DVD practicums.

Don’t delay, why not get started today on your new hobby which we know will bring you many hours of enjoyment.

Launched at Sausalito, California in April 2017 the brigantine Matthew Turner is the largest wooden sailing ship to be built in the San Francisco Bay Area in more than 100 years. Built of Douglas fir and Oregon white oak Matthew Turner has an overall length of 132 feet (40m), a beam of 25 feet (7.6m) and displacement of 175 tons (160 tonnes). Since the keel was laid in October 2013 over 600 volunteers have worked on building the vessel along with a highly experienced team of professional ship designers and builders.

The ship pays homage to the ship’s namesake. Matthew Turner (June 17, 1825 – February 10, 1909) was an American sea captain, shipbuilder and designer. He constructed 228 vessels, of which 154 were built in the Matthew Turner shipyard in Benicia, California. He built more sailing vessels than any other single shipbuilder in America, and can be considered “the ‘grandaddy’ of big time wooden shipbuilding on the US Pacific Coast.

The main inspiration behind building Matthew Turner was the Turner designed brigantine Galilee, launched in 1891. Galilee spent much of her career as a packet, making swift passages back and forth between San Francisco and South Sea ports. She ended her days on the Sausalito mudflats – Galilee Harbor is named for her – but her stern is preserved at Fort Mason and her stem at Benicia.

This model of Matthew Turner is expertly designed having a layered hull construction to make assembly easy and straightforward. All laser cutting is clean and crisp and all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. The English building instructions provide highly detailed step-by-step descriptions supported by color photos of the model being built.

Additionally, a 4 DVD set on Building the Matthew Turner is available – in this video set a master modeler demonstrates every step of building the model.

Matthew Turner – Instructions

Skill Level

Scale

1 to 48

Length

34.5" (870mm)

Height

27.5" (630mm)

Manufacturer

Modellers Shipyard

SKU

MS3005

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