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NAVY BOARD MODELS Contemporary Navy Board or dockyard models can be seen in most maritime museums, and are considered by many to be the ultimate expression of the model shipwright’s craft. These models always had exposed stylised framing beneath the lower wale, and much of the deck planking was omitted. They were made during the period 1650 to c.1780. This type of model presents a great challenge to today’s model makers, covering research, construction and the carving of the baroque-style decorations which covered the bows and sterns of these beautiful ships. The names of some of the early model makers, who were sometimes master shipwrights, are known. George Stockwell (1729-1805) left his signature on pieces of paper put inside his models during construction - they have only recently been discovered.
'Charles' Stuart yacht 1675 Scale 1/48 By Keith Smith, 1989
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