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RMS "OLYMPIC" : SUPERB MODEL OF "THE SHIP MAGNIFICENT" 3FT LONG- 1 OF 6 MADE!

$ 897.07

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
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    Description

    RMS  "OLYMPIC"
    A STUNNING MODEL OF "THE SHIP MAGNIFICENT"
    FOR THE TRULY DISCRIMINATING COLLECTOR
    THIS MODEL DEPICTS THE "OLYMPIC" IN HER POST-WORLD WAR 1 ERA (C 1920s)
    1 OF JUST 6 PRODUCED BY MODEL SHIPMASTER
    I purposely commissioned this model of the Olympic in her post-ww1 career to further set her apart from the many Titanic models on the market.
    CRAFTED OF COURSE IN HARDWOODS AND PLANK ON FRAME CONSTRUCTION
    NEVER PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYED
    36" LONG,  4" WIDE, 13" TALL (from bottom of plinth to top of mainmast)
    PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW TO LEARN WHY THIS MODEL IS IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CLASS THAN THE 9 MODELS ON THE MARKET TODAY!
    AVAILABLE HERE AT 00 BELOW THE ORIGINAL COST
    NOTE!  PHOTOS OF THIS MODEL ARE OF THE
    ACTUAL MODEL
    YOU WILL GET, NOT SOME PROTOTYPE !
    PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR 2 MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS OF THE "OLYMPIC"- A SUPERB OIL PAINTING AND A VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1920s INTERIORS BROCHURE!
    ITEM DESCRIPTION
    :
    This model was one in a series of the great ocean liners I commissioned from Model Shipmaster.  These models were the realization of a lifelong dream to have large scale models of ships for my ocean liner collection.  When I met the owner of Model Shipmaster back in 2006, we teamed up to create models that had never been made before. I was his technical advisor to make sure the models would be as accurate as possible. The results were, and are, stunning.   They gained worldwide attention; so much so that other model ship builders (in Vietnam) started making "knock offs" of lesser quality. Those are the models that flood the market today; in their own rights, they aren't bad for the price, but they're a completely different "animal" than the models I collaborated with Model Shipmaster on.
    Look at the photos, and compare to the lesser ones;
    starting with the hull- this model has the hull plating details instead of just flat hull sides; look at the steam pipes on each funnel, ours are proportionate; look at the masts; the cheaper models are way too thick; look at the lifeboats, big differences there; the funnels are more correct; the railings are more to scale; the windows are superior; on and on the list goes.  Even the plinth is actual hardwood and more befitting a high quality model than the inexpensive composite plinths.   Of course, there is a market for the inexpensive models; but you get what you pay for.  I've always been a believer in if you're going to do something, do it as well as you possibly can.  I believe this model reflects that attention to detail and accuracy.
    I am selling this model for
    00.00 less
    than the current price available on Model Shipmaster.  You should check it out on their website.  www.modelshipmaster.com  Also better photos as well.
    A footnote:
    Virtually all of the following models of great ocean liners were done originally for me by Model Shipmaster:  Australis, Lurline/Matsonia, Bremen/Europa,(1929/30 Versions)  Rex and Conte di Savoia, Ballin's big three (Imperator, Vaterland, Bismarck and their later iterations), Aquitania, Queens Mary and Elizabeth, Normandie, Ile de France (50s) Liberte, Andrea Doria, and of course this model of the Olympic. We followed attention to detail, and I'm particularly proud of the differences we did to create accurate models of, for instance, the Bremen and Europa.  For instance, the differences of the funnels, the forward superstructure windows, the stern shapes, etc.  None of the mass-market Vietnamese models make these differences. They use their knockoff of our Bremen for BOTH and this is incorrect.   On the Ile De France, the model I commissioned was for the post-war 50s Ile and sports the correct funnels and rear superstructure.
    I purposely commissioned a model of the Olympic in her post-ww1 career to further set her apart from the many Titanic models on the market.
    IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS:  PLEASE READ  THE FOLLOWING SO THAT THERE ARE NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS.
    1) PAYPAL ONLY.
    2) AS-IS, FINAL SALE.  NO RETURNS, EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS.
    3) SHIPPING:
    THIS IS A NEW, UNDISPLAYED MODEL IN "PERFECT" CONDITION.   THIS MODEL IS PACKED WITHIN A WOODEN CRATE. VERY SECURE.  IT WILL BE SHIPPED FEDEX GROUND TO THE US, AND FULLY INSURED FOR THE PURCHASE COST.   FRAGILE STICKERS WILL BE EMBLAZONED ON THE OUTER BOX.  PLEASE NOTE THAT SHOULD THE MODEL ARRIVE DAMAGED, THIS WILL HAVE HAPPENED IN TRANSIT IN THE CARE OF FEDEX.  IT IS UP TO YOU, THE BUYER, TO MAKE THE CLAIM WITH FEDEX.  YOU BUY WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING.    ALSO, THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT SOME SMALL PART MIGHT COME LOOSE IN TRANSIT;  IT WILL BE UP TO YOU, THE BUYER TO EFFECT ANY SMALL REPAIRS.