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Model Shipways 18th Century Armed Longboat 124 Scale Wood, Metal & Photo-etched

For beginners and experts alike. A true plank-frame armed captain’s longboat in 1:24 scale measuring approximately 24 from bowsprit to tip of boom. Every wood detail in the original longboat has been captured in 9 sheets of laser-cut basswood (no plywood) and over 60 basswood strips and dowels. Thirty-six cast Brittania metal (lead-free pewter) detail […]

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Model Shipways USN PICKET BOAT #1 124 SCALE

Model Shipways Usn Picket Boat #1 1:24 Scale The Boat That Sunk The Albemarle Picket Boat #1, a steam launch, was built in 1864 to support of the U. Navy’s blockade of the Confederacy. Outfitted with a spar-torpedo, she could also attack larger enemy vessels. On the dark night of 27-28 October 1864, Lieutenant William […]

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Model Shipways FLYING FISH 196 SCALE

Model Shipways Flying Fish 1:96 Scale by Model Expo Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit Donald McKay, one of the greatest designers of his time, built the Flying Fish in 1851 at East Boston Massachusetts. Plank-on-bulkhead construction by Model Expo features laser cut basswood keel and 21-piece bulkhead set. Stem, sternest, rudder, stern pieces and planksheer are also laser […]

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2012 Model Shipways Charles W. Morgan 1841 Wailing Bark Model Ship Kit

We have thousands of collectibles in stock. Please follow our store as the rarest items go fast! 2012 Model Shipways Charles W. An individual 2012 Model Shipways Kit No. What condition is it in? In good overall condition. Many of our products are vintage, meaning they are over 20 years old. Some will have wear […]

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Model Ship Flying Cloud 196 Scale Mamoli Model number 41 MV41

This clipper appeared in the USA about 1820. Flying Cloud, the masterpiece of builder Donald McKay, was built in East Boston in 1851. She acquired a high reputation during the’Gold Rush’ in California, making the passage from New York to San Francisco in a record time of 88 days, 22 hours and a half, never […]

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Model Ship Nina 150 Scale Mantua Model number 756

La Nina Model Boat Kit. La Nina is a caravel made famous after its participation in the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, when he journeyed to the West Indies in 1492. The name’La Nina’ means the girl in Spanish, but this was a nickname for the boat, her real name being Santa Clara. The nickname’La […]

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Model Shipways Schooner Yacht America 1851 POF Model Kit 1/64 Scale Brand New

In 1851, a syndicate of NYYC enthusiasts built and raced America and captured the One Hundred Sovereign Cup at the annual regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, England. In 1857, the trophy was donated to the NYYC, renamed the Americas Cup, and thus was the beginning of the Americas Cup races as we know […]

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Model Shipways FAIR AMERICAN 14 GUN PRIV 148

Plank-on-bulkhead construction uses high quality basswood, the preferred wood of professional modelers. All structural hull parts and major fittings are laser cut, so they fit together with remarkable ease. Kit contains over 60 cut or shaped wooden parts, plus 120 extra wood strips for a second layer of planking, should you wish to build your […]

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ZHL MODEL Version Misticque French Xebec 1750 Wood Model Ship Kits

ZHL MODEL Misticque French Xebec 1750. The Misticque built in the Marseilles shipyards around the middle of the eighteenth century, and sailed until the beginning of the nineteenth. She was a three master, being equipped with a lateen sail on the foremast, and square sails on both the main and mizzen masts. If becalmed or […]

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Model Shipways 1/24 Picket Boat #MS2261

Box has been opened, but all laser cut parts, etc. Have not been removed from their sheets or protective tubing. Glue and paints not included.

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