Corel - PRINS WILLEM WOOD SHIP KIT 1:100 SCALE

Prins Willem by Corel

Plank-on-Bulkhead Wood Ship Model Kit

Launched in 1650, the Prins Willem was probably the largest vessel in the service of the Dutch East Indies Company, sailing with a crew of 254, plus 22 wives and children. After only one commercial voyage, she was taken into the Dutch Navy and refitted as a warship. She fought in the Battle of Duins in 1652 under the command of Admiral Witte de Witt.

Corels's Prins Willem ship model kit is based on a 17th century model on display at the Rijsmuseum of Amsterdam, depicting the Prins Willem as a warship. Construction is double plank-on-bulkhead with pre-cut parts. Ready-to-use fittings of fine hardwoods (basswood first planking and walnute for the second), gilded cast metal and photo-etched brass are typical of Corel's attention to quality. Generous instructions (5 pages in English) and highly detailed plans (10 sheets with step-by-step illustrations) help you build an accurate replica and an impressive model.

In our view ... Corel represents the very best of European model ship construction kits. 

Advanced Level Corel Kit No. SM40

Length 29-1/2" / Height 23" / Scale 1:100