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Scale 1 : 50, length 99 cm, width 30 cm, height 86 cm, More photos: of entire ship, of details. Click on the photos for high resolution pictures! Price 3900 Euro, plus transport cost The ship type bomb galiot Bomb vessels needed to withstand the powerful downwards recoil of the mortars. Small beamy structures like the Dutch galiots were well suited for this. The bomb vessels were difficult to sail, in part because they typically had the masts stepped farther aft than would have been normal in other vessels of similar rig, in order to accommodate the mortars forward and provide a clear area for their forwards fire. The bomb galiot model, photos and dimensions The ship model was built to plans of . Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There are several views of the entire ship model taken from all directions, and several closer views of hull, deck and rigging. If you click on a photo you will get that photo in high resolution. Only these high resolution photographs show how much work and handicraft ability were put in the model. Viewing the high resolution photos: If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a larger screen with the photos. The high resolution photos are about 12 megapixel. So they are about 5 - 15 times larger than your 0.8 - 2 megapixel computer screen. Most browsers by default downsize the pictures to screen size, so you cannot see all the details of the ship models. To see the original resolution move the mouse over the pictures and click on the magnifying lens. This model of the Dutch bomb galiot is a beautiful and detailed, excellent piece of work by an experienced model builder. The ship model is 1 : 50 scale. Length is 99 cm, width 30 cm, height 86 cm. The ship can be taken out of the stand, i.e. for transport. Price of the ship model and transport The price of the model is 3900 Euro, plus transport cost. The ship model is available at my showroom in Recklinghausen. Please contact me, if you are interested in the ship model. Here you find how to order a ship model and how the transport can be arranged. Dr. Michael Czytko, Kuehlstr. 31, D-45659 Recklinghausen, Germany, Tel. +49 2361 59757, Fax +49 2361 29729, email: michael.czytko@t-online.de . If you come by car, it is easy to find my home. |
