Special Effects Ship Model from "The Sea Hawk." Five years after Captain Blood made him a swashbuckling star, Errol Flyn...

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Special Effects Ship Model from "The Sea Hawk." Five years after Captain Blood made him a swashbuckling star, Errol Flynn returned to the high seas as a privateer in The Sea Hawk (1940), also directed by the great Michael Curtiz. Neither movie used actual ships in the filming of their epic sea battles, relying instead on process shots and miniatures such as this one. This highly detailed model features tiny cannons, rigging, and other elements made of wood, canvas, and string, and is in surprisingly good condition considering its age and no doubt some heavy use. (The center mast has a significant split near the top, however.) It measures roughly 17" x 17" and comes with a wood display stand.

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