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Vega SS (1872)
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SS Vega (1872) Model Ship
The SS Vega (1872) was a Swedish Barque built in Bremerhaven, Germany in 1872.
About the SS Vega Wooden Scale Model Ship
The SS Vega was custom built from the following information:
- The original construction drawings.
About the construction of the SS Vega Wooden Scale Model Ship
- The hull is built using the Double Plank-on-Bulkhead construction method
- The bulkheads and keel are cut from marine grade pine plywood
- The first layer of planking is done plank by plank using Mahogany planks
- The second layer of planking is done using Mahogany Veneer strips
- The deck is made of Anagre, a light brown timber from the Amazon
- The gunwale and stringers are made of American Walnut
- The fife rails and pin racks are made of American Walnut
- The deckhouses and gangways are made of Teak
- The masts and yards are made of Mahogany dowels
- The sails and ropes are made of linen
- The model is painted with acrylic paint
- The ornaments are cold cast in bronze and painted
Member of The Nautical Research Guild
