Wedding Gondola scale 1:20 478mm 19 inch wooden ship model kits
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The Bottom and glass cover in display not including
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Scale 1/20
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Length 478 mm
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Width 65 mm
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Height 64 mm
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All Laser cut
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Detail instruction
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suit for gift or beginner
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This boat model kit is designed according to the Gondola ship used for weddings in Venice today.
The hull pattern is designed according to the Italian style. According to the regulations of the Venetian government, “the only space that can be used by these ship owners is that there are only the stern and two golden seahorses of the strings, as well as the flowers on the boat." So we made some special features, such as the angel wing-shaped vase, the cupid on the armrest, the chrysanthemum pattern on the sofa cushion, the heart-shaped base, etc. The romantic character, and therefore we named "Gondola" for this Gondola.
History:
The gondola is propelled by a person (the gondolier) who stands facing the bow and rows with a forward stroke, followed by a compensating backward stroke. Contrary to popular belief, the gondola is never poled like a punt as the waters of Venice are too deep. Until the early 20th century, as many photographs attest, gondolas were often fitted with a "felze", a small cabin, to protect the passengers from the weather or from onlookers. Its windows could be closed with louvered shutters—the original "venetian blinds". After the elimination of the traditional felze—possibly in response to tourists complaining that it blocked the view—there survived for some decades a kind of vestigial summer awning, known as the "tendalin" (these can be seen on gondolas as late as the mid-1950s, in the film Summertime). A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
Gondolas are hand made using 8 different types of wood (fir, oak, cherry, walnut, elm, mahogany, larch and lime) and are composed of 280 pieces.[5][unreliable source?] The oars are made of beech wood. The left side of the gondola is made longer than the right side. This asymmetry causes the gondola to resist the tendency to turn toward the left at the forward stroke. It is a common misconception that the gondola is a paddled vessel when the correct term is rowed i.e. "I rowed my gondola to work".
