Mantua Model Ships

https://www.mantuamodelshop.com

Mantua Model (also known as Mantua Modellismo or Mantua Model Group) is an Italian manufacturer of wooden ship model kits based in Roverbella, in the Mantova province of Lombardy. A Facebook listing for the company notes "Modellismo per tutti dal 1963," while retailer descriptions describe it as a firm that has existed for over 50 years producing period model boat kits. The company built its reputation on large, elaborately detailed wooden ship model kits using plank-on-frame and double-planked construction, and was among the first manufacturers to introduce laser-cutting technology to the model shipbuilding hobby. As one retailer describes it, the parts in Mantua kits "are laser cut for maximum precision," and kits typically include quality timber, cast metal and photo-etched fittings, and multilingual instructions and plans. Mantua's catalog spans historic sailing ships and naval vessels such as the Amerigo Vespucci, HMS Victory, Soleil Royal, Sovereign of the Seas, San Felipe, Cutty Sark, Bounty, Endeavour, and Constitution, generally offered in scales from about 1:50 to 1:200, as well as radio-controlled boats like tugs and motor yachts. The brand operates alongside related Italian model-making brands Sergal and Panart, and its kits and spare parts are distributed internationally, including through a long-standing UK distributor and a Benelux distributor.

Kits

	Kit	Ship	Scale	Status
No image	Cutty Sark (MA789)	Cutty Sark	1:78	Available
No image	HMS Victory (Panart/Mantua 738)	HMS Victory	1:78	Available
	Le Superbe (798)	Le Superbe	1:75	Available
	Lynx Baltimore Schooner (Art. 745)	Lynx	—	Available
No image	HMS Victory 1:78 (Sergal/Mantua 782)	HMS Victory	1:78	Available
No image	HMS Victory Bow Section (Panart/Mantua 746)	HMS Victory	1:78	Available