"A" QUALIY

CLASSIC

PRESTIGE

Single Planking

Double Planking

Double Planking

Some nails on hull

No Nails

Nails each plank on both hull and deck

Sapelia & Pine wood

Teak, Cyprus & Iroko wood

Oak, Ebony, Niove, Natte & Palissander wood

Generally painted

Occasional paint to match original ship

Colour acheived by use of different woods

Cannon parts in lead. Minimum detail - i.e. no buckets, barrels etc.

Good deck details. Wooden cannon parts. A few buckets, barrels etc. Fixed doors and windows

Excellent deck details. Wooden cannon parts. Cannon balls, buckets barrels. Opening doors & windows

Cannons in lead and one size

Cannons in brass or lead in different sizes

Cannons in brass or bronze and in scale to the actual size. Also different types of cannon

Mostly cast metal decorations

Detail hand carvings in wood. Some cast metal

Some exceptional detailed wood carvings by experienced craftsmen

Standard dowel masts

Strong, fine dowel masts

Masts made from hard woods

Good rigging with ropes and blocks

Good rigging with ropes and blocks

Very dense and detailed rigging with blocks and tackleon topsails & decks

Machine made sails

Fine sails with detailed stitch lines

Hand-made sails with a lot of detail, i.e. close stitch lines, reefs, reinforcement. Tinted to look "aged"

Stained MDF bases with wooden supports

Hardwood bases with brass or wooden supports dependant on size

Special bases & supports dependant on the type of vessel and it's style