Excellent "homeward bound" antique large model ship cased diorama 32 1/2" signed. $2,500.00. buy it now. or best offer. it is an incredible estate find with canvas sails, an elaborate complexity of rigging and care to the utmost details. this is a great piece of folk art and looks amazing. it can certainly be a centerp.... A diorama to compliment my three 1930’s working model boats in my display cabinet the three model boats were on display but it seemed a good idea to arrange a quayside to make a more interesting display.. Model ship building, pirate boats, dioramas, tall ships, scale model ships, flying dutchman, black pearl ship, model sailing ships, wooden ship find this pin and more on boat & ship models by rocketfin hobbies ..
A maritime scene will inevitably contain one or more vessels which at typical ‘pond model’ scales will produce quite a large diorama, and, whilst buildings or harbour walls may be ‘sliced’ to fit the scene, a truncated ship will look unnatural and distract the eye.. Building a diorama instead of a normal model had the advantage that in the diorama, the model was protected inside the framework and could easily be stowed below the bunk or behind the sea chest. nowadays, such antique sailing ship dioramas are valuable collectors' items.. The model is by tamyia in 1:700 scale with white ensign models photo-etch super-details. u-boat bunker in 1:700 scale-this diorama shows a german u-boat bunker shared with s-boats. the diorama was built by dong hwan seo of the korea model warship club. various 1:700 scale models were used for the diorama..
