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Model Shipyard – accurate models from intense research
Model Ship Yard are the designer builders of the very famous Stephens & Kenau sailing ship models, and you are invited to come to their coastal model shipyard studio and see their craftsmen actually working on the job while you walk around their studio. When you are down in the Garden Route, a visit to their famous shipyard is an absolute must.
Model Ship Yard's studio is part of the Mossel Bay Maritime Museum and on permanent display. You will enjoy the Bartholomew Diaz Caravel... these historic sailing ship models are ranked amongst the best in the world, because at Model Shipyard they ensure authenticity and craftsmanship.
The exciting and intriguing history of these ships is what turns out such exquisite models such as the HMS Bounty model. Their historical ships are highly researched because they want to understand all that a certain ship endured in it's life on the high seas in order to bring out the perfect reproduction of the models.
For instance, a model with a size of 1.98 would take about four months to research and develop and at least 445 man-hours to build it! The prices of these life-like models are worked out according to the number of hours spent, materials used and the size of the model requested. Excellent value for money as you get exactly what you are paying for!
At Model Shipyard, they are the only designers and builders of the Stephens & Kenau range of model ships in the world, and other websites that claim they have Stephens & Kenau ship models don't. These master craftsmen just smile, as it shows that the quality of their workmanship is so unique and perfect that others go to extraordinary lengths to copy them.
Model Ship Yard is often commissioned by film and interior design companies overseas for custom projects, and it's not unusual for them to travel abroad with the entire crew to build their models.