Hello All,
I've always enjoyed ships and have purchased a few display ships over the years, but I saw one that looked amazing to me, and I took my chances on it, because I think it would be neat to restore a bit. I'm sure it's not worth a ton, or that I stumbled on to some secret treasure, but for the price I paid for it, I doubt I could of gotten a smaller display ship. It's alittle over 3 feet long and about 2.5-3 feet high.
I'm curious as to what real ship, if any the model is based upon. I've googled and searched and I've came up blank. It doesn't appear to be a common one. I'm also curious, how to go about restoring the missing cannons and Lion heads on both sides of the ship (Missing about 4 cannons and 2 lion heads)
Here are some photos, It's got a lot of ornate pieces that appear to be carved wood and not plastic, and the symbol on the back best resembles a british crest with two lions?
Thank you guys for looking, and if any good resources exist for replacing the ropework as it's a bit loose (or maybe I shouldn't) -i'd love to read them.