BILLING BOATS - The WASA Model #440 partially built For Sale


BILLING BOATS - The WASA Model #440 partially built
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BILLING BOATS - The WASA Model #440 partially built:
$150.00

The WASA (pronounced VASA) was one of the most famous warships ships in the history of boat building. This was the biggest and most \"gunned warship that Sweden ever made, and it was ordered built when boat building was still a bit of a mystery...and stick but with our engineering science. This boat sunk because of being top heavy without enough ballasts on it\'s maiden voyage in 1627, and layed on the bottom of the Stockholm harbor for centuries. Because of the cold waters and only a light salt content of the North Sea. Making a long story short, in the late 1950s, the Swedish government \"re-found\" the ship and realized it was essentially in perfect condition and needed to be raised. I first saw it in early 1960\'s on a trip home to see my Grandma. It was floating at a dock just below the service so that the air would not destroy the boat.- then in a covered floating museum -with water being sprayed on it 24/7 - then at the floating museum with the boat acclimated to the air and the history of the boat being preserved along with the boat. Of note is when they brought the ship up, there was butter that was still good after more than 300 years on the bottom of the Stockholm Harbor.
With that said I wanted to build the model, 200.00and got pretty far. I steamed everyone one of those planks and nailed everyone of those brads by hand. 100s of brads (I use to have the count), So the shell is done, BUT I do not have time to complete the model and I would rather get it to someone who will complete it, than let it sit any longer.
I hope one of you ers are interested. It is worth the effort, and everything is there.
I prefer PAYPAL and suggest USPS Priority mail.

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