I haven't got any blueprints but I did visit the Dawn Treader at MovieWorld in Coomera, south of Brisbane. I believe the dimensions of the ship were based on the Endeavour Replica, an accurate replication of Captain Cook's ship when he discovered the Eastern Coast of Australia. You could do worse than explore the link I gave you to the Australian Maritime Museum, which also has a link to pdf documents about that ship's dimensions.

Also, I've other pictures including souvenir photos being sold at Movieworld. One of these is a picture of the Dawn Treader's dragon head which apparently was detachable.

We had to walk up a stairway onto the deck of the Dawn treader, done in marvellous detail which you can see in the film. I do have other pictures which I bought at the time which I have to process before I can put them here. That is, if you want me to do so. Meanwhile, these are a few I've got available right now. You need to expand some, due to my having shrunk my original photos for use online here on Narniaweb.

This is a detail of the Dawn treader side railing. The chewed bits are the sea serpent attack.

This is a picture of the name plate on the stern of the Dawn Treader.

This is a detail of the ship's bell. The one facing is Lord Rhoop. I was looking at the opposite side when my husband snapped this picture.

I've also stored this photo of the ship, though I think NarniaWeb might have it somewhere or other, and it would be also available on Google.

This is the stern of the Dawn Treader. It was quite large and it towered over us.

Best of luck with your model making. I only wish I could do something like that myself.

Wow, the right person found my post. I have been studying your pictures for months now. I would love to see your remaining undeveloped pictures.

By any chance, do you recall the full statement on the mast that appears in gold lettering?

By any chance, do you recall the full statement on the mast that appears in gold lettering?

Funny you should mention about the mast - a long while ago i came across a photo album on Picasa which featured a collection of photos of various little parts of the ship lying around on a dusty looking floor for some unknown reason, but i never really had a reason to post them up to NarniaWeb till you just asked

http://picasaweb.google.com/nuggiemdubois/NarniaProps#

Anyway, amongst the photos are several close-ups of the two semi-circular sections which made up the engraved base to the mast, including the motto i think you are looking for, and also if you so wish you could even transcribe every single name that was carved onto it

There are also photos of the other fixtures and fittings and ropes and whatnot.

Here is one of my pictures of the mast. By the way, this detail was well over my head, and even my husband's head. Part of the legend says ...may we give thanks to the crew of the (Dawn Treader).. The rest is names of those who took part in the venture.

Here is a picture of the belaying pins which look like little gnomes. Belaying pins and ropes are very important in the ship's rigging.

This is my best picture of the deck of the Dawn Treader. The two fauns, one of which is a statue of Mr Tumnus, carry a pole between them, which holds up the ship's bell. This was a fascinating object, quite big, and the seven lords were part of the moulding around the bell. You couldn't step on the fretwork where the fauns were, to have a really good look at the bell, because of OH&S reasons. There was nothing underneath the deck to support people there, and they didn't want any accidents to tourists. Behind this centrepiece you can see the stairs going up to the Ship's helm, either side of Caspian's cabin door which you can see between the stairs. This door was kept shut again because the ship was made to fit over a gimbal.

I do have some other pictures, such as a different angle of the stern of the ship, and of the head and the tail. Unfortunately I am in a couple of the photos which might not be so useful for you. Or would it?

Wow, as much as the movie had issues, I still love the detail put into the boat! *loves all the pictures*

If anyone does make a scaled model of the boat, I'd love to see it!