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Beautiful, brand new wooden model ship kit by Mantua the USS Constitution
It first launched on October 21st, 1797 in Boston, and is on display in the port of Boston to this day. This is a plank-on-frame hull construction, featuring lost wax brass castings. Walnut and lime planking, wooden masts and spars, etched brass details, rigging cord, silk flag, and brass and walnut fittings for a museum […]
Beautiful, brand new wooden model ship kit by Mantua Sergal La Couronne (778)
La Couronne was an emblematic flagship of the French Navy built in 1636 by Cardinal de Richelieu. She was built in accordance to Richelieu’s plans to renew the French Navy, modeled after a series of ships built by the Dutch. This is a double plank on frame kit, with well detailed building plans for a […]
Beautiful, brand new wooden model ship kit by Deans Marine the SS Redshanks
Known as a “Raised Quarter Deck” coastal steamer, these small ships were larger versions of the famous “puffer” Bridge and engines were aft and the leaving a well deck forward protected by bulwarks. By far the most popular size of these vessels was between 120- 150 feet. Constructed in 1920, the Redshanks is representative of […]
Beautiful, brand new Amati wooden model ship kit the Xebec
This famous vessel with lateen sails derived from the “Xebec” used by the Barberian pirates. Armed with 14 cannons of medium caliber and 6 culverines for action at close range, the “Xebec” was also used for coastal defence from Spanish Navy to fight against pirates. Oars made traveling possible even in case of lull. This […]
Beautiful, brand new Caldercraft model ship kit the Milford Star side trawler
This side trawler, so typical of the thirties and forties, was converted to a peace time trawler from one of eight Round Table Class minesweepers built around 1943 for war service. The design is based on the hull lines of Star of Orkney, a trawler built in 1936. The hull is a fully-detailed GRP molding […]
Beautiful, Intricate Model ship kit by Deans Marine the Liz Terkol
Stolt Lis Terkol is one of a group of nine sister vessels designed to carry IMO Class 2 Chemicals. The cargo space is divided in thirteen tanks and two slop tanks. The hull is double skinned over the tank area and heavy fuel oil is carried in the engine room wing tanks and in the […]
Beautiful, brand new wooden model ship kit by Billing Boats the RMS Titanic
The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, and was one of the deadliest […]
Beautiful, brand new Mantua Panart wooden model ship kit the Royal Caroline
Five and six millimeter poplar keel and bulkheads ensure an exceptionally strong hull. The included fittings are of superb quality, in a variety of pre-finished hardwoods, photo-etched brass and gilded cast metal. Seven sheets of plans and very detailed instruction manual guide you to the completion of this resplendent model. This brand new kit comes […]
Beautiful, brand new Blue Jacket wooden model ship kit the USS CONSTITUTION
Her accuracy is based upon three years of painstaking research by Larry Arnot, reading deck logs and maintenance records. As an attestation to her authenticity, our kit has been named The Official Kit of the U. It contains over 2600 fittings, 20 different sizes of scaled rigging cord, much photo etched brass, and resin deck […]
Beautiful, brand new Amati model ship kit the Dorade
A small ocean-going yacht with beautiful lines, the “Dorade” was used for regatta racing in the early 1930’s. Amati’s easy-to-build kit features a one-piece ABS plastic hull fitted with laser cut wooden interior structure. The wooden deck is covered with individual planking strips. A wealth of wooden and turned brass fittings, photo-etched brass detailing, two […]