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Beautiful, brand new OcCre model ship kit the Santisima Trinidad
The SantÃsima Trinidad was built in Havana and launched on 2nd March 1769. It was the biggest warship of the 18th century, with 130 guns. After taking part in the naval campaigns of the late 18th and early 19th century, it last saw active service at the battle of Trafalgar, under the ensign of rear […]
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. […]
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 […]
Amerigo Vespucci Beautiful, Brand New Mantua Panart Wooden Model Ship Kit
This rare vintage kit from Panart is in 1/66th scale. The finished model will be 1255 mm long. The lid and the box have some damage but all the model parts are unopened and new! This Model was acquired from a model shop and may have been opened. As far as we can tell everything […]
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 […]