Wooden model ship of Santa Maria caravel (nao from 15th Century) at 1:65 scale. This fabulous naval modeling kit is a must on your ship collection. It contains high quality parts. The model is aimed at modelers with an intermediate level of skills. Reference 22411N Data sheet Material: Wood Minimum Agel: 14 Years Scalel: 1/65 Model Measurementsl: 503 X 264 X 498 Mm Exhibition Base Included? Yes Does It Include Pre Sewn Sails? Yes SANTA MARIA CARAVEL WOODEN MODEL KIT: ESSENTIAL MODEL SHIP
The wooden ship modeling kit of Santa Maria Caravel at 1:65 scale cannot be absent on the collection of faithful replicas of any naval modeler, its construction is inescapable because it is one of the essential boats in naval history of the planet. It is aimed at fans of this hobby with an intermediate level of skills for the construction of this wonderful scale model.
The modeler will find in this kit parts of high-quality birch wood cut with precision thanks to a laser; magnificent details made of metal and photo-etched; unbeatable and reinforced sails made of cotton, ready to be placed -this model includes the templates in die-cut cardboard to be able to paint their characteristic crosses-; and, as a bonus so that the model can be perfectly exposed, a wooden exhibition base with a nominal metal plate.
HISTORY OF NAO SANTA MARIA: WRONGLY CALLED CARAVEL Yes, it is possibly the most important ship in history because it was the one where Christopher Columbus was when he discovered America at the end of the fifteenth century, specifically, in 1492. Santa Maria Nao, wrongly called 'caravel' -the other smaller two boats were really caravels, La Niña and La Pinta-, although the three ships were considered caravels in the original documents.
The adventure began not to discover a new continent, but to find a new safe route to the Pacific Ocean. The first stop was in Canary Islands, specifically, in La Gomera in order to collect more supplies and fix the damages that the nao could have, built with wood from Cantabria.
In October 12th, after several crew riots, the cabin boy Rodrigo de Triana spotted 'land': first they arrived at Guanahani Island, which they called San Salvador, in the Bahamas archipelago, until it reached another one that he named La Española -currently, Haiti-, which did bring Santa Maria "tomb". During the night of December 24th, the nao remained stranded because of a sandbank, due to a malpractice of the lookout man.