Our spectacular HMS Surprise model is handcrafted from beautiful wood such as rosewood mahogany teak and along with various other exotic wood. The hull is constructed using a plank on frame method each strip of exotic wood are carefully join together to form a smooth hull. This model is completely hand built to spec by skillful and creative master craftsmen; you will be amazed at how real it looks. The ship has a clear varnished coating follow with amazing details. On the ship you can come across incredible features such as: wooden bowsprit foremast mainmast and mizzen mast. They are all connected to numerous full-size fabric sails with detailed stitching all rigging are painstakingly fastened by hand in matching colors. On the main deck you will come across 2 wooden boats situated in a large rectangular area with 2 wooden bunkers a wooden/metal steering wheel and a wooden bunker with a telescope. On the poop deck there?s navigational area with 2 metal steering wheels for the captain and 1 wooden cabin. There are metal railings surrounding the beakdeck area toward the quarter deck area. You can easily spot 2 rows of numerous metal cannons on both side of the hull. In addition you will find supplementary crafted metal parts on the ship such as: anchors lantern statues and much more...There?s also a wooden rudder held with metal to help the ship maneuver in the right direction. An attached wooden stand with a nameplate engraved ?HMS Surprise 1794? is standard on this model. Our model was built according to scale through original plans pictures and drawings. We absolutely use no plastic parts only the highest quality wood and metal parts. This model is carefully secure and packed inside a wooden crate for easy shipping purposes. Our HMS Surprise model comes fully-assembled and ready to be display.