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Unique handcrafted wooden model ships built by Bruce Forster. My model ships are scratch built from hand picked woods & represent thousands of hours of craftsmanship. Specializing in, but not limited to, the ships of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin from the novels by Patrick O'Brian.

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HMS Surprise
302surprise.jpg  Sixth rate frigate, originally the French Unité, captured by the British navy in the Mediterranean on April 20, 1796, when the name was changed to the HMS Surprise.
Scale: 1:90 -  Dimensions 25" x 31" - Price $18,000
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Gunstation
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 Typical English upper-deck gun station, this SCRATCH BUILT model features a 3" handturned cannon with accoutrements. Woods include walnut, maple, fir, rosewood, oak, moradillo. Everything on this neat litle model is HANDMADE.

Dimensions 5.75" x 4.25" x 2.25" - Price $550

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Aubrey-Maturin Series Books
Reader's Cove is a large independent bookstore and a safe harbor for readers in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Aubrey-Maturin series books can be found online at Reader's Cove bookstore. 
 
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