HMS Surprise was originally built at Le
Havre in 1794 as a 350-tonne, 32-gun corvette, but in 1796 it was
captured by the British Navy and renamed HMS
Surprise. She was re-armed and classified as a
sixth-rate frigate.
She inspired the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by
Patrick O'Brian and featured in the 2003 film Master and
Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Artesania Latina worked together with the National
Maritime Museum of London to create this model and has the
exclusive copyright worldwide.
ModelSpace gives you the opportunity to buy this top quality
model kit in a number of different ways, depending on your budget
and spare modelling time. You can choose whether to buy the kit
outright, or break down your kit into monthly instalments to spread
out the cost.
If you choose to buy monthly, you will receive a full set of
expanded step-by-step instructions to download at
our download centre, along with a monthly magazine
featuring the story behind HMS Surprise and
articles covering the history of sail and seafarers. We will send
you an email to let you know when these are ready for
download. Please note that these are in PDF format and you can
see an example here /media/66021/hms_surprise_combined.pdf
With your fourth despatch you will receive a magnificent
aluminium-cased tool kit FREE worth over £40! The items
include:
- Modellers drill
- Drill bits
- Round nosed pliers
- Cutters
- Nailer
- 2 metal files
- Swan necked tweezers
- Cutting tool & blades
- Plank bender
