Artesania Latina Wooden Ship Kits 1/ 60 HMS ENDEAVOUR Wooden Ship Kit

Renewed in 2021, we present the wooden model ship of the HMS Endeavour at 1/65 scale, Captain James Cook's boat for his adventure sailing to Australia. The new modeling kit for the bark, formerly a coaling ship, HMS Endeavour contains birch and linden wood parts -high precision laser cut-, oak and linden veneers, much more realistic finishes with redesigned and very detailed photo-etched and die-cast details, and hand-sewn sails ready to be placed. For its assembly, it has extensive and precise instructions step by step with enlightening images on DVD format with more than 500 pages. In addition, it includes as a bonus the nominative base for the scale model exhibition. Now you can light it up thaks to the LED light pre-installation that the modelers have created!

Discover the HMS Endeavour wooden model, a beautiful coal freighter ship from XVIII Century reconverted for the long expeditions of James Cook by the great South Sea.

This ship was launched in 1765 and was chosen by James Cook three years later to prepare his historic trip, the HMS Endeavour was part of important discoveries. Australia was discovered, and Tahiti and numerous islands were located; animal and plant species unknown in Europe were also discovered. For the first time it was calculated with great precision the position in latitude by mathematical formulas.

The contribution of James Cook trips to navigation, seamanship and geographical exploration are of historical importance.

CONTENTS OF THE HMS ENDEAVOUR SHIP MODELING KIT

Build your 1/60 scale model of the HMS Endeavour, an emblematic boat in maritime exploration during XVIII Century. Its construction using false keel and frames brings the assembly of your model closer to the construction of the real ship.

The HMS Endeavour modeling kit contains high precision laser-cut board parts, fine woods, brass, die-cast and hand-sewn sails. For the assembly you will be able to follow our complete full colour guide step-by-step in 4 languages, accompanied by the planes to scale of the boat.