Part of the Spanish fleet, Montanes fought the French frigate Achilles at the Battle of Trafalgar. A 74-gun ship-of-the-line, Montanes carried 62 cannon, 8 swivel guns, 2 stern chasers and 2 bow chasers.

OcCre’s Montanes gets our vote not only as the best new ship kit, but the best ever made. From its purity of design, degree of authenticity and quality of materials, this kit is tops!

Plank-on-bulkhead construction features laser cut plywood, boxwood and walnut parts. Double planking is done in lime wood and African walnut. An amazing array of fittings includes a variety of hardwood blocks and deadeyes, masts and yards, mast hoops and laser cut grating. Bell, transom windows, hinges, eyebolts, rings and belaying pins are brass, and a sheet of photo-etched brass parts duplicate ornamentation. Stern gallery decorations, chimney, bell tower, door frames, anchors and cleats are cast metal. Armament consists of machined brass cannon barrels on metal carriages. Figurehead, nameplate and other small parts are burnished metal. Cotton rigging line in is plentiful in two colors four diameters. A full complement of sail, consisting of 22 different pieces, is pre-sewn and ready to mount. Nine plan drawings and clearly written instructions, accompanied by corresponding color photos, pave the way for a model as magnificent as the original ship.

Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days.

OC15000RETAIL PRICE: $769.99SALE PRICE: $615.99