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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 […]
Elegant, brand new model ship kit by Nordic Class the SS Bohuslän
The steamship SS Bohuslän was built at Eriksbergs Warf in Gothenburg in 1913. For more than 40 years, the Bohusläns traffic route was between Göteborg and Lysekil-Smögen-Gravarne (Kungshamn) on the Swedish west coast. Later, it was used as a ferry between Sweden and Denmark or Norway until it was taken of to be scrapped in […]
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 […]
Brand new, electric RC capable Deans Marine model ship kit the Vospar Tobruk
The weapons fit are impressive for such a small craft, consisting of one DP 4 gun, four 40mm single bofors in powered mounting and 5 x 2 rocket flare launchers. To this end she carries a crew 0f 5 officers and 58 men. The “Tobruk” is fitted with lower power engines than the latter i, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]