Scale: 1:8. A model of the half midship section of the clipper ship Highflyer (1851) made in wood and metal. The lower hull to just below the waterline has been constructed in wood with a section of planking removed to show the disposition of the frames. Above this area a large section of hull planking has been fixed right up to the level of the bulwark and capping. Internally the model shows a keelson, ceiling planks, deck beam shelves and spirketting, all of which are stained in a dark mahogany and varnished. The deck pillars, beams and a small section of deck plating are made in metal and illustrate the method of fitting these components to the wooden hull by a series of metal knees. The whole model is mounted on a pair of wooden keel blocks and further supported by a pair of angled wooden, octagonal-shaped props at the turn of the bilge, all of which are secured to a large wooden rectangular baseboard finished with a moulded edge.