This kit is part of the MarisStella School of Ship Modeling. Master this skill and make a model from this photo and many others. Mastered skill is priceless! ...

It is not necessary to say many words about the famous Christopher Columbus’s boat Santa Maria. The model is described in great detail. The sails are embroidered on the cloth. Structural elements are laser cut..

A continuing of the Batelina model ship school. You will master the planking, rigging and sail making. After constructing this model, you are capable for building one of the following models.

This is
Beginner Set: Level 3

The instruction is written in English and Croatian. This is exceptional for this model. Other models have instructions written in English, Italian and Croatian.

The project contains
-designs; 2 sheets measuring 900x1000mm each, 35.43''x39.37''
-thick A4 instruction booklet, 531 pages; about 70 pages in English and about 70 pages in Croatian, there are about 400 pages with isometric illustrations (black and white)
-photo-etched brass sheets: 2 sheets, 0.5mm and 0.9mm of thickness; 7.16''x3.55'' each
-9 types of light and dark rigging threads with all rigging materials: 142 meters of rigging threads, 62 deadeyes and rigging blocks, and all other metal and wooden elements for rigging
-NEW from MarisStella: photo-etched 14th century rigging blocks; 132 rigging blocks, 6 types
-pre-sewn sails with detailed illustrated instructions for making sails that explains literally every step
-more high quality wood materials
-laser-cut wooden sheets, 8 sheets

All required materials for constructing this model are included in the kit.

On the MarisStella beginner’s package and for advanced beginners in general;

Dear beginners,
at MarisStella, we have prepared an entire multi-course program that will help you build museum-quality ship models. Our courses build on each other and will very quickly show you how to go from complete beginner to an intermediate level ship modeler.

All you need to do is follow the instructions. We have arranged them in a series to help you progress from one level to the next.

To start with, we have set up a complete beginner's course, level 1. More about the first level can be found here:
Beginner set: Level 1

Beginner set: Level 1 contains three separate steps:
Neretvanska Trupa (boat from the river Neretva) 50cm, 19.69'', 1:8
Optimist Dinghy 39cm, 15.35'', 1:6
Batelina – a boat of the Croatian coast 34cm, 13.39'', 1:10
... of course, you can try each of these three steps separately.

As a continuation of our course, we have prepared the OldSeller program, which brings you to level 2. The kits are as follows:
Brazzera 54,8cm 1:41 Old Seller
Small Galley of Ragusa 17th c. 57cm 1:95 Old Seller
Nava of Ragusa 16th c. 63,1cm 1:63 Old Seller
In this second part, level 2, you will build some of the real gems of ship modeling from our part of the Adriatic Sea. In addition, these models will bring you to the top level, Level three. SANTA MARIA 65cm, 25.59'', 1:60, Beginner Set: Level 3 .

These three levels make up a superbly prepared series of models written in the form of courses, all with illustrated instructions. When you have mastered this package, you should be able to build any intermediate level ship model from almost any manufacturer.

In spite of their beginner and intermediate levels, each of these ship models is a very advanced work. We must emphasize that you should not underestimate the work involved, even an expert modeler would find these kits test their skill level. When finished, these models are very beautiful and make terrific gifts or for your home.

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 …