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Amati Xebec 28 Wooden Tall Ship Model Kit Historic Series Barbary Pirates
The Xebec (or Sciabecco) Is part of Amati’s Historic Model Kit Series. The kit includes wooden and metal fittings, wooden pre-cut keel and frames, flags and sails, rigging lines, masts and spars. The plan set includes 4 large sheets of plans plus a full color, step-by-step instruction booklet. All text is given in Italian, but […]
Elegant, classic Amati model ship kit the HMS Bounty
Armed with 4 cannons and 8 culverins, the vessel became famous above all for the mutiny of her crew. The “HMS Bounty” is one of the most beautiful models in Amati’s selection. This kit includes pre-cut keel and frames, double hull planking, deck planking, all decorations, photo-etched features, cloth sails, and flags. This brand new […]
Amati Viking Drakkar 17 Ship Model Kit Historic Series King Olaf Ormen Lange
The kit includes plank on bulkhead construction, laser cut keel, frames and deck, wooden mast and yard, sailcloth, rigging, resin and hardwood fittings, construction plans and instructions. Some prior experience using hand tools recommended. Length 17.3″, Height 10″ Scale 1:50. Gold gleamed on bows and silver glittered on each vessel. The fleet was magnificent and […]
Amati HMS Fly 32 Wooden Tall Ship Model Kit Victory Series Swan Class 1776
The HMS Fly is part of Amati’s Victory. This kit is intended for the seasoned modeller. Victory Model kits feature laser-cut parts, high quality scale fittings, photo-etched brass parts for fine scale detail, high quality woods, detailed plans, and instructions in English. The wooden pedestal and brass columns are not included with the kit. Length […]
Beautiful, brand new wooden model ship kit by Amati the Venetian Polacca
Appeared in the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of the 18th century. At the time the Adriatic Sea was rife with Dalmatian, Greek, and Turkish pirates. The Venetian Polacca kit includes a pre-cut keel, frames, decks, wooden planking, sails. Wood/metal accessories for a museum quality finish. This brand new kit comes with detailed English instructions, […]
Beautiful, brand new Amati model ship kit the HMS Fly Swan Class sloop (1775)
The British Admiralty commissioned a sixth-rate Swan Class sloop in August of 1775. The keel was laid in January, 1776 and H. Fly slid off the launching ways on September 14, 1776. She displaced 300 tons, measured 97′ and 7 on deck and carried a crew of 125. Sixteen cannon and 16 swivel guns served […]
Elegant, Finely Detailed Wooden Model Ship Kit by Amati Greek Bireme
This is a superbly detailed and accurate model of the Greek/Athenian Bireme. When built, the Greek Bireme made use of cutting edge technology. With a particularly deadly bow ram, she fought bravely against the Persian fleet at the historic Battle of Salamis. The Bireme was managed by 44 oarsmen working in two banks of oars […]
Beautiful, Museum Quality Wooden Model Ship Kit by Amati Chinese Pirate Junk
Junks like these plied the seas, rivers and harbours of China and Hong Kong. Captains of Clippers carrying tea and spices to Europe were often unable to tell whether these junks were peaceful merchants or ferocious pirates, until it was too late. Small calibre canons remain the differentiating factor between merchant junks and pirate junks. […]
Robert E Lee Wood Model Ship Kit by Amati
Historic 19th century steamboat paddlewheeler wood kit is exceptionally realistic. The hull is solid pine, and many other wooden parts are pre-cut birch. The superstructure is a modeler’s delight with its pilot house, cabins, machine turned smokestacks and boilers. A sheet of photo-etched brass parts gives your model eye-catching precision and detail. White metal windows, […]
Chinese Pirate Junk Wood Model Ship Kit by Amati
Plank-on-bulkhead construction features pre-cut beech and walnut parts, walnut and brass fittings and eight burnished metal cannon. The kit also includes sail cloth, two large sheets of plans and building instructions. Tools, glue and paint are not included. Although complete plans and instructions are included, the limited English instructions provided require critical thinking and some […]