Occre Golden Hinde 1:85 Scale Model Ship Kit

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Drake left the Pacific coast, heading southwest to catch the winds that would carry his ship across the Pacific, and a few months later reached the Moluccas, a group of islands in the western Pacific, in eastern modern-day Indonesia. While there, Golden Hind became caught on a reef and was almost lost. After the sailors waited three days for expedient tides and dumped cargo, they freed the barque. Befriending a sultan king of the Moluccas, Drake and his men became involved in some intrigues with the Portuguese there. He made multiple stops on his way toward the tip of Africa, eventually rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and reached Sierra Leone by 22 July 1580.

All heller 1/72 models and scale models are manufactured in Trun, France. With a catalog that counts more than 300 models, Heller is known for its miniature models. Moreover, its line is suitable for beginners as well as modeling professionals around the world. What types of Heller models are there? Drake’s command consisted of 180 men in five ships with The Pelican being the flagship. The expedition cleared Plymouth in 1577 and reached the coast of southern Brazil, proceeding to the River Plate, and then on to Puerto San Julian, reaching the Brazilian coast in 1578. At the entrance to the Strait of Magellan, Drake rechristened his ship, Golden Hind.Drake captured the Nuestra Señora de la Concepción off Colombia, which had the largest treasure up to date, over 360,000 Pesos which was about half the English Crown’s revenues for a year. Drake sailed north, claiming this land Nova Albion. In September the Golden Hind landed in either the Palau or Ladrones Islands. Spending a month caught in the maze of islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Drake weighed anchor on a nonstop journey of over 9,700 miles without any incidents. A full sized, sailable reconstruction is viewable on the south bank of the Thames and this kit gives you the chance to build your own scaled down replica. Aside from model ships, Occre are known for models that cover railway, trams and vintage vehicles. We are confident that their kits are among the best, so you won’t be disappointed with their product offering. The French company produces plastic and acrylic models of different scales. Specifically, the scales are 1/400, 1/125, 1/72 and 1/35. He set out from Plymouth on 15 November 1577, but bad weather threatened him and his fleet. They were forced to take refuge in Falmouth, Cornwall, from where they returned to Plymouth for repair.

On 26 September, Golden Hind sailed into Plymouth with Drake and 59 remaining crew aboard, along with a rich cargo of spices and captured Spanish treasures. The Queen's half-share of the cargo surpassed the rest of the crown's income for that entire year. Drake was hailed as the first Englishman to circumnavigate the Earth.As a family business, Dusek take their work seriously and really do care for the customer. You will not be disappointed by their range of products, which we are proud to offer to you! The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

Drake's fleet suffered great attrition; he scuttled both Christopher and the flyboat Swan due to loss of men on the Atlantic crossing. He made landfall at the gloomy bay of San Julian, in what is now Argentina. Ferdinand Magellan had called here half a century earlier, where he put to death some mutineers. All our models in transit are fully insured. In the unlikely event that the model is damaged in transit, The Model Shipyard must be notified immediately. Arrangements will then be made for the model to be returned to the studio in South Africa where it will be inspected and repaired. If the model cannot be repaired to its original splendour a replacement model will be built and sent to you. The Golden Hind Model Ship Kit is manufactured by Mamoli Model Ship Kits & Mamoli Model Boat Kits. Mamoli focus on historical accuracy and fidelity of scale. Mamoli wooden model ship kits offer a large variety of subject matter to please almost everyone. The materials used in their wooden model ship kits are always first class and the plans are highly detailed. The Golden Hind was an English Galleon – Sir Francis Drake About the Golden Hind wooden scale Model Ship The Golden Hind was an English Galleon with an armament of 18 guns, built in Plymouth, England and launched in 1576 with a complement 85.Starting with only one kit in 2007, Dusek is a family business that is all about quality and passion. Now, they offer a bigger range of model kits and always keep their eyes open for new customer offerings. Five galleons departed on December 13, 1577 from the port of Plymouth in England. Captained by Francis Drake with the galleon The Pelican. The completed model makes an impressive display, and is certainly a model you will enjoy making, and be proud to show off. In 1577, Queen Elizabeth chose Sir Francis Drake as the leader of an expedition intended to pass around South America through the Strait of Magellan and to explore the coast that lay beyond. The queen's support was advantageous; Drake had official approval to benefit himself and the queen as well as to cause the maximum damage to the Spaniards. This would eventually culminate in the Anglo–Spanish War. Before setting sail, Drake met the queen face-to-face for the first time and she said to him, "We would gladly be revenged on the King of Spain for divers injuries that we have received." The explicit object was to "find out places meet to have traffic." Drake, however, acted as a privateer, with unofficial support from Queen Elizabeth. She was best known for her Global circumnavigation between 1577 and 1580 under Sir Francis Drake. The Golden Hind was first known as The Pelican and later renamed by Drake. The choice of name was political, to compliment his patron Christopher Hatton, who sponsored Drake’s world voyage. Hatton’s family coat of arms was a Golden Hind.