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Gia Nhiencraftsmen model makers of Vietnam
For more than twenty years, family artisanal workshops have started production in Vietnam of wooden boat models, taking advantage of the local exotic wood resources. With practice, quality progressed quickly, and the models of historical sailing ships - Soleil Royal, Friesland, Superbe, Protecteur, Wasa, Victory etc reach a remarkable level of quality today, and demand for these models comes from the whole world.
Each ship scale model is reproduced accurately to the original ship. The hulls are made in planks on couples, like the originals, and exclusively out of wood. The ornaments and figureheads are reproduced out of metal.
Gia Nhien is also specialized in the manufacture of models of motor sport boats (famous Italian and Ameraican runabouts of the 1920s to today), always with the same standards of quality of manufacture. The hulls and bridges are thus varnished in several layers, with a sandpapering between each layer, so as to create a soft grain. Leather, brass and fabric are used for the completions.
You can also visit pictures of the construction process for these ship models. |  |
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Some creations from Gia Nhien | | | | | | | | | | |
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