BRAZZERA 72cm. 28.35'', 1:32
Bracera is a Croatian sailing cargo ship, whose hull is between 15 and 17 meters long, which appears already in the sixteenth century as a logical result of the evolution of the ship round, navis rotunda, an old cargo ship.
Even in the fifteenth century, some types of ships differed from the other ships of Brac in the Adriatic and brought the name of type and markings or Bracana.
In the sixteenth century there was next to the Adriatic bragagnu from Chioggia, the braganja Brac. At first our fishermen called her ćozota and the other was called brazzera by the Italian fishermen of Chioggia and Venice, from which of the name bracera today.
Not always has the same features of construction and narrowly defined purpose and is not exactly defined as the most recent bracera from the eighteenth century.
The term bracera is found in Kotor along up to the entire eastern Adriatic coast, across the lagoon of Venice to Ancona.
The first written record of this ship on the Croatian Adriatic comes from Venetian sources, brazier, 1556 and the first Croatian sources we learn that bore a similar name, bracijera in 1878. year.
There is no solid source of origin of her name. Researchers have come to different conclusions. Some of them thought that her name came from the island of Brac, where it would be born, while others named after the main propulsion system, or rowing, from brachium, braccio, the arm muscles. Others thought that she was named to the purpose of small sailing boats as the gallery, speronera, manzera etc.
Features of this MarisStella Model Ship Kit:
This is a model with completely furnished interiors, store and cabins, which makes it very beautiful and interesting. The keel and the posts are made of solid walnut wood, like all the elements below the deck and the deck. The sails are embroidered on the cloth. In the box there are 11 plates laser cut. There are bars and all the necessary material ... the model is designed for experienced modelers. You will really enjoy in the realization of this model.
The Upgraded project contains
-new designs; 2 sheets measuring 900x1000mm each, 35.43''x39.37''
-thick A4 color instruction booklet, 140 pages
-photo-etched brass sheets: 2 sheets, 0.5mm and 0.9mm of thickness
-9 types of light and dark rigging threads with all rigging materials
-pre-sewn sails
-more high quality wood materials
-laser-cut wooden sheets, 11 sheets
All required materials for constructing this model are included in the kit.
The instructions are written in English, Italian and Croatian.
Masters of the Adriatic
Masters of the Adriatic are entirely MarisStella projects. From the very beginning they were intended to present the most famous Adriatic traditional single- and two-masted small sailboats to a new generation of modelers. Every vessel is made to a scale of 1:32 created especially for modeling these craft.
Models made from these kits have won many medals at modelling competitions and are made by new modellers time and again.
The ship models are:
Trabaccolo 80,9cm, 31.85'', 1:32
Pelig 87,9cm, 34.61'', 1:32
Brazzera 72cm, 28.35'', 1:32
and
Stilac 61cm, 24.02'', 1:32
.
The Stilac model is an ideal step from an advanced beginner to a mid-level modeller. It is simple to make and is an exact copy of the original vessel, as are the majority of MarisStella kits. The one exception in the entire MarisStella program is our model of the famous Hvar galley. There is a certain amount of artistic flair allowed in this model created decades earlier in the hands of the old famous master Mr. Verle, the grat ship modeler.
Saint Jerome 16th c. 68CM, 26.77'', 1:75
which is definitely a priceless pearl.
From the program for beginners, course 2, one simple and beautiful ship model can be included among these models. It belongs to the Old Seller program and is;
Brazzera 54,8cm 1:41 Old Seller
. Included in the comprehensive course for beginners, level 2, this model connects new modelers with the famous masters of the Adriatic...
Related projects
Step above
As a link between easy to build models and more advanced projects, we offer a series of easy to build kits from MarisStella Model Ship Kits and The Old Seller lines. If you have already mastered the basics of model ship building, these kits will guide you into and through more demanding projects, that are not too complex for a careful model builder.
The "Step above" program is the next step for ship modelers who have mastered our beginner's courses at the first, second and third levels, and are prepared to start work on a larger project. The instructions in these projects are like all MarisStella kits, highly detailed, but they still allow independent thinking and planning. All you need is the ability to read blueprints.
The assembly kits that we have included in this program, which connect other programs from our assortment, are:
from the program "Masters of the Adriatic",
Štilac 61 cm, 24.02'', 1:32
from the program "Dalmatian boats",
Trajta – Leudo of the island of Korcula 63,8 cm, 25.12'', 1:20
from the program "Fleet of the Republic of Dubrovnik",
Ragusian Galley 18th c. 78cm, 30.71'' , 1:75
and from the program "Illyrians, Masters of the Eastern Adriatic",
Novilara - Picenian and Liburnian ship 6oo BC 69cm, 27.17'', 1:35
.
Saint Jerome 16th c. 68cm, 26.77'', 1:75
project. It is an exception to the entire MarisStella program and is a model of the famous Hvar galley. This model is a priceless pearl for any modellers collection. It was created decades ago by the old famous master Mr. Verle, a great ship modeler.
Advanced Work
In English we define the qualifications of the ship modeler to enable them to decide on the level of models they want to build in this program. They are:
Intermediate level
. This means a model maker should have built at least three or more models to a reasonably high standard. This level will enable the modelbuilder to choose models from the MarisStella list without any problems. These are all unique works that were presented to the world for the first time through this line of kits.
HMS Ontario 81 cm 1:48, 31.89''
,an 18th-century British Royal Navy Snow Brig that played her part in the defence of Lake Ontario in Canada;
HMS Speedy 93cm 1:48, 36.61''
,another 18th century British Royal Navy beauty. A well-known and attractive brig. One of the sips mentioned in the novels of the author Patrick O'Brian;
Barque 'Stefano' 112,1 cm, 44.13'' 1:63
,a beautiful mercant ship hailing from the port of Dubrovnik. The vessel’s information comes directly from the notes of the captain of the time;
from the program "Masters of the Adriatic" we suggest:
Trabaccolo 80,9 cm, 31.85'' 1:32
, ...
Pielego 87,9 cm, 34.61'' 1:32
... and ...
Brazzera 72 cm, 28.35'' 1:32
;
from the program "Dalmatian Boats" we suggest:
Pasara 44,3 cm, 17.44'' 1:14
, ...
Gaeta 48,0 cm, 18.90'' 1:14
... and...
Gaeta falkusa 70,4 cm, 27.72'' 1:20
;
from the program "Fleet of the Republic of Dubrovnik" we offer:
Ragusian Carrack 16th c. 77,5cm, 30.51'' 1:59
, ...
Argosy – Ragusian Galleon 16th c. 71,7cm, 28.23'' 1:59
... and ...
Ragusian Cog 16th c. 65cm, 25.59'' 1:48
and from the program "Illyrians, Masters of the Eastern Adriatic",
Liburnian ship, monoreme 56,9 cm, 22.40'' 1:63
.
Of course,
Saint Jerome 16th c. 68 cm, 26.77'' 1:75
is a special project that we recommend as a very interesting and beautiful model. It is a model with an artistic flair that is definitely a priceless pearl that was originally created decades ago.