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Syren US Brig model ship by Model Shipways 1/64 scale 33 long kit MS2260
This kit is new unused condition. With laser cut wood parts and a great 130 Page illustrated assembly manual. My kids would give me models for Christmas and my birthdays. I like the older American models mostly Sterling. But having built all of those models my kids started to by the European models not only […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Model Shipways RATTLESNAKE US PRIVATEER 164 SCALE
Model Shipways Rattlesnake Us Privateer 1:64 Scale. By Model Expo Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit The privateer. Was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1780. Despite her moderate size of 89 feet on deck, she was fast and weatherly. She sailed with 85 men and carried twenty 6-pounders. She captured over a million dollars worth of British goods on […]
Model Shipways BLUENOSE CANADIAN SCHOONER 164 SCALE
Model Shipways Bluenose Canadian Schooner 1:64 Scale. By Model Expo Plank-on-Bulkhead Kit. Was built in Nova Scotia in 1921 to fish the rough waters off the coast of Newfoundland. A salt banker type, she stayed out until her holds were full, using salt to preserve the catch. Was lost on a reef near Haiti in […]