Item is in new condition and unused. Box shows some shelf life with a small tear on the top.
The San Rafael Children's Model Ship Kit is manufactured by Mini Mamoli. Mini Mamoli model ship kits feature solid hulls that are pre-carved and perfectly shaped. They are well detailed, with fine grained wood dowels for the masts and spars and individual planking strips for the decks. Scaled fittings include metal parts, cotton rigging and silk-screened flags. One to one plans and simple instructions make these an easy 15 to 20 hour kit.
Scale 1:115
Length: 325mm
Height: 275mm
This Wooden model kit comes with a pre-carved hull.
This ship was a typical ‘redonda’ caravel with two masts of square sails and one lateen sail. It had a light hull with low immersion, which gave this ship an excellent handling in rough seas. Other ships of this period were heavier and less manageable. The San Rafael took part in the African coasts expedition of the Portuguese explorer, Alfonso Goncalvez.