Mantua

This Mantua Santa Maria kit teaches you the basics of hull construction, planking and rigging. Each kit contains a laser cut keel, frames and other wooden parts, rigging line, pictorial assembly instructions and a display cradle

The sloop Jamaica was built in the Bermuda dockyard in 1710. She was purchased to act as a cruiser for the West Indian trade companies

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax castings, and wooden fittings, etched brass detailing, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:45

Length: 810mm.

Skill Level 3

A lovely model of an English cutter built in 1712 at the Bermuda shipyards. The second mast was a later addition to increase sail power and speed up the commercial connections with the East Indies.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax brass castings and wooden fittings,laser etched detailing, and silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:45

Length: 670mm.

Skill Level 3

Schooner built in1711 at the Deptford dockyards on the Thames. She is armed with 8 -10 guns and 8 -12 falconets. She was a fast and effective coastal vessel.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax brass castings and wooden fittings, laser etched detailing, and silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Length: 900mm.

Skill Level 3

Mantua/Sergal 1/150 Golden Star English Brig Kit 769
Scale model of an English Brigantine (Brig), popular in the 17th. and 18th. centuries.

This nicely finished kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax castings and wooden fittings, etched brass detailing parts, and cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, covering every step of construction.

Scale 1:150, Length: 520mm.
Skill Level 2

A very nice scale model of a typical Viking longboat. This would be a good choice for a beginner into the world of plank on frame ship modelling and with care he will achieve a fine display model.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts, spars and oars, metal, and wooden fittings, detailed brass shields, and cloth for sails.The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:40, Length: 510mm.
Skill Level 3

Mantua/Sergal 1/47 HMS Racehorse British Bomb Ketch Kit 793
Reproduction of a ketch strengthened by the British for Arctic exploration which also had the ability to withstand the pressures of large mounted mortars and were referred to as bomb vessels, the Racehorse together with similar vessels was used during wars with Russia. Nelson served as midshipman on a similar ship to this model.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,meta and wooden fittings, laser etched detailing, and silk flag. The instruction booklet detailed covers every step of construction.

Scale 1:47, Length: 590mm.
Skill Level 2

Length 410mm
This striking Police Launch epitomises the type used by MOD Marine Units for overt counter-terrorism policing of HM Naval Bases and high-profile armed patrolling of strategic waterfront locations. Replicating a modern workhorse the model drives well in most conditions, excels in calmer water and looks very much the part, displacing a neat bow wave and leaving a tidy, satisfying wake.
Requires Additional items

Mantua models HMS Bounty
Model Length 400mm
Plank on Frame wooden model kit designed for the novice boat builder

The Mantua/Sergal  720 1/200th wooden kit of the  H.M.S Victory Nelsons Flagship includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, with metal and wooden fittings, cloth for the sails is not included. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. Scale 1:200, Length: 620mm.

Mantua/Sergal 1/16 Armed Pinnace British Navy 1803 Kit 748

Scale 1:16, Length: 620mm. Skill Level 3

Third ship of Columbus' expedition, Pinta was a square sails caravel. The sails consisted of a square foresail and great mainsail, while the mizzenmast, supported a long yard for lateen triangular sail. It had a poop quarterdeck and, unlike the sister-ship Nina, also forecastle. The Pinta was the fastest of the three ships, confirming the logbooks, which indicated that this caravel was during the voyage often ahead of the two other ships.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,lost wax castings and wooden fittings, etched brass detailing,cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:50, Length: 420mm.
Skill Level 3

Mantua/Sergal 1/50 Nina Christopher Columbus's Caravel 756
The Nima (the Spanish word for "little girl") was one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage towards the Indies in 1492. The real name of the Nina was Santa Clara. The name Nina was probably a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Nino. She was a caravel-type vessel. The other ships of the Columbus expedition were the caravel Pinta and the Carrack-type Santa Maria. The Nina was by far Columbus' favorite. She was originally lateen sail rigged caravela latina, but she was re-rigged as caravela redonda at Azores with square sails for better ocean performance. There is no authentic documentation on the specifics of the Nina's design. Often said to have had three masts, there is some evidence she may have had four masts.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax castings, and wooden fittings, etched brass detailing, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:50, Length: 400mm.
Skill Level 3

This is a reproduction of the type of two masted brig commanded by the infamous pirate captain William Kidd (1645-1701).

Scale 1:100

Length: 456mm.

Skill Level 2

Mantua/Sergal 1/30 Roman Bireme Warship Caesar 770

A superb wooden construction kit to build a model of a Roman bireme warship dating from about 30BC.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is wooden deck planking, masts and spars, metal and wooden fittings, and cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:30

Length: 620mm.

Skill Level 3

This ship was originally built as a collier in Whitby and was bought and refitted by the Royal Navy in 1768. The works included the addition of a further deck to provide cabin accommodation. She was then re-launched under her new name "Endeavour" and went on to become famous as Captain Cook's ship in his scientific journey's of discovery.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax castings and wooden fittings, etched brass detailing, and cloth flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:60, Length: 810mm.
Skill Level 2

Mantua/Sergal 1/98 HMS Victory Nelson's flagship in 1805 Kit 776
This kit makes up into a fine model of the flagship to Admiral Lord Nelson during the battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 and is the most famous of the great British fighting ships. She can be visited at Portsmouth dockyard where she is preserved for posterity.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax brass castings and wooden fittings, laser etched detailing, and silk flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:98, Length: 1100mm.
Skill Level 4

Originally privately built and launched as the Bethia, she was sold to the Royal Navy and was renamed Bounty when first commissioned. When she sailed out of Bristol in the winter of 1787, her commander William Bligh was 33 years old and together with Fletcher Christian was destined to become the two main characters in the famous mutiny on 28th. April 1789.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax castings, and wooden fittings, etched brass detailing, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:60, Length: 810mm.
Skill Level 3

Mantua/Sergal 1/124 Thermopylae English Tea Clipper Kit 791

Mantua/Sergal 1/50 HMS President British Frigate Wooden Kit 792
Typical light frigate built in Britain in the early 18th century. These ships were very fast and manoeuvrable and helped to give English supremacy of the seas during these troubled times.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, exotic wood strip for hull planking, wood for deck planking, masts and spars, lost wax brass castings, wooden fittings, laser etched detailing parts, and a silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, covering every step of construction. Good value! 

Scale 1:50, Length: 520mm.
Skill Level 2