Typhoon-class submarine model, 1:400 scale
The Typhoon ballistic missile sub, with two titanium hulls, can withstand a direct torpedo hit. At 558' long with a submerged displacement of 48,000 tons, she is able to break through 10' polar ice caps. In The Hunt for Red October, Captain Marco Ramius (played by Sean Connery) piloted one of these nuclear leviathans of the deep. These 1:400 scale models are completely handcrafted with remarkable precision by skilled model builders in Severodvinsk, Russia (where submarines are still built today). Brass propellers. Stainless steel masts/capstans. Intricately detailed conning towers, fins, rudders, antennae and flags. On wooden display platform with Lucite® hood. Entirely handmade by experts, ensuring scale and historical accuracy. A must for sub commanders and Tom Clancy buffs. Prepare to dive! 16".
USS Yorktown model, 1:350 scale
On April 15, 1943, the USS Yorktown CV-10 was commissioned at the shipyards in Newport News, VA. Dubbed The Fighting Lady, she and her aircraft sank 199 ships, including the largest battleship ever built, the Yamato. She saw service in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Before she was decommissioned in 1970, she participated in the recovery of the first astronauts to orbit the moon. Crafted entirely by hand in mahogany. Incredible detail (each takes about 1,000 man-hours to complete). Complete with over three dozen hand-painted scale aircraft. Mounted on handsome mahogany stand atop brass posts. Brass name plaque. 30" long, 5" beam.Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery. Express delivery not available on this item.
Hand-signed Bell X-1 model
On October 14, 1947, a young test pilot named Chuck Yeager broke the "sound barrier" (760 mph) and changed history. His craft was Glamorous Glennis, a bullet-shaped, experimental Bell X-1 rocket plane. Re-created in 1:32 scale and signed by the now-famous Yeager. Meticulously handcrafted from solid mahogany, then intricately hand-painted and coated with clear lacquer to protect it for generations to come. Mounted on a handsome display stand with story plaque. 10˝" wingspan.
French bugler figurine
These Napoleonic-period horsemen, handcrafted and historically accurate in every detail, gallop off the pages of history. Intricately hand-painted, the artist spends days with a fine brush creating muscle tone on their mounts, addin gexpression to their faces and bringing gleam to their weapons and instruments. Beautifully mounted on felt-bottomed wooden base. 5˝" tall. 54mm format.
