A relatively small, deep draft and heavily armed snow. A snow was defined by having an additional trysail mast directly aft of the mizzen and only carrying a gaff for a loose footed spanker (no boom). This snow was built like her deep draft European ocean going cousins, quite the exception to most other shallow draft Great Lake vessels. The original was built at Carleton Island, Upper-Canada in 1779 and was lost in a storm with the loss of all hands. Ontario now rests in cold fresh water at the bottom of Lake Ontario, having preserved her extremely well and she is in a remarkably good condition to this day. Preserved as a ‘war-grave’, no further exploits of her wreck-site are allowed. This wooden model kit has been reconstructed from the Admiralty drawings for dimensions and detailed information and drawings taken from the actual wreck, having a quite significant amount of differences from the Admiralty drawings. She was a rather unique vessel.
She has been pieced together from the original Admiralty drawings and information from the actual wreck. Artfully reconstructed by
The Art of Age of Sail .
This is a wooden model ...
Photo etched sheets :
...89,7mm x 282,6mm brass ;
...89,7mm x 140,7mm brass .
17 laser-cut sheets :
...7 large sheets ; 7 medium-sized sheets ; 3 small sheets .
Instruction booklet : new technique of instruction making :
...87 sheets of clear short text ;
... ...24 A4 gray-scale cad illustrations ;
... ... ...118 A4 color cad illustrations .
Designs; 4 sheets measuring 900x1000mm each, 35.43''x39.37''
Wood, fittings and rope are the first class quality .
Even though this model kit is fully complete and ready to be built out of the box, several parts to make construction easier are available for purchase in addition to the kit .
Addition , if desired, novelty in the Model Ship Kits' world :
...Set of HMS Ontario semi-finished sails by MarisStella ;
...Ontario 3D printed mold for Stern and (Quarter-Galleries) Badges ;
...Ontario 3D printed Bow decoration .
''... Within the set of the semi-finished sails, which modelers have to sew and complete, is one single sail that is sewn completely, and modelers have to add bolt ropes and other ropes on it. This sail is an example of a completely sewn sail. ..''
See more about the project and technical solutions in the news section:
HMS Ontario 1/48 scale 31.89`` 81cm Model Ship Kits MarisStella
Must see about the new kit :
ONTARIO Pro.2024.
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.
Marisstella product lines, programs and courses
At the moment, MarisStella has three production lines to offer to the model ship builder. These are:
MarisStella Model Ship Kits
,
OldSeller
and
I Start Early
Is a production line that you can find out more about right here.
While the entire offer is divided into seven programs, each of which includes a special group of ship and boat models, we also launched a beginner’s course 1 divided into levels to allow a beginner to practice and build their skills. The beginner's course is divided into three levels:
level 1
,
level 2
and
level 3
.
Seven MarisStella programs You can find at the following links:
Dalmatian boats
…
Masters of the Adriatic
…
Fleet of the Republic of Dubrovnik
…
Saint Jeronim; a special project with an artistic touch
…
Illyrians; masters of the Eastern Adriatic
…
Step above
…
Advanced works
…
