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Model Shipways

Speciality kits designed and made in the USA. Model Shipways have been manufacturing wooden ship model kits since 1946 and are known for the use of high quality materials, precision cut parts and clearly written, highly detailed instructions and plans. There is something for everyone, the solid hull ships are designed for the first time modeller and the true plank on frame and plank on bulkhead are more suitable for the more advanced model ship builder.

Speciality kits designed and made in the USA. Model Shipways have been manufacturing wooden ship model kits since 1946 and are known for the use of high quality materials, precision cut parts and clearly written, highly detailed instructions and plans. There is something for everyone, the solid hull ships are designed for the first time modeller and the true plank on frame and plank on bulkhead are more suitable for the more advanced model ship builder.

Speciality clamps and vice designed exclusively for building model ships. Fair-A-Frame guarantees a straight keel with perfectly aligned bulkheads every time!Designed to accommodate virtually any size keel, Model Expo Fair-A-Frame makes plank-on-bulkhead hull assembly fast and accurate.Fair-A-F..
£27.77
The Ropewalk turns ordinary thread into realistic 3-strand scale rope quickly and easily. No complicated mechanics, bobbins, rails or trucks. The Ropewalk has only two main parts the gear head and the tail end. It lays up (twists) any thread or cordage into high quality rope in all the necessar..
£27.77
MS1457 - 18th Century Longboat
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True plank on frame ship kit. Designed for the advanced modeller, these kits follow true plank on frame construction just as the real boats were built.  The longboat is not an overnight build. In fact, expect to invest at least 30 hours to do it right. We have replicated every plank and be..
£35.00
MS1458 – 21 Foot English Pinnace (1750 – 1760)
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True plank on frame ship kit. Designed for the advanced modeller, these kits follow true plank on frame construction just as the real boats were built. The pinnace was a lightly built, carvel planked boat. Designed to be rowed it had fewer than ten oars. Its only duty was transporting the capta..
£38.88
MS1460 - 18th Century Armed Longboat
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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..
£69.44
MS1470 - Lowell Grand Banks Dory MS1470 - Lowell Grand Banks Dory
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Part 1 of the new Model Shipways Shipwrights Series. A great introduction to model ship building. This is the first boat in a series of progressive model tutorials. Brief History Dories were developed on the East Coast in the 1800’s and were descendants of the French settlers’ bateaux of the ..
£19.44
MS1471 Norwegian Sailing Pram MS1471 Norwegian Sailing Pram
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Part 2 of the new Model Shipways Shipwrights Series. A great introduction to model ship building. This is the second boat in a series of progressive model tutorials. For this second, intermediate kit, some previous knowledge is necessary in order to be successful. If you have already built t..
£33.33
MS1472 Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
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These boats were developed in the late 1800s for fishing and lobstering and were prevalent in Muscongus Bay, located on theEast Coast, north-east of Portland, Maine. They had sleek lines and were fast sailing with two wet tanks to hold their catch. This is not a 'first time' kit and it is st..
£38.88
MS1475 Nonsuch 30 Sailboat - New (July) MS1475 Nonsuch 30 Sailboat - New (July)
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If you’re not familiar with the Nonsuch line, they were manufactured in Ontario, Canada in various sizes and were in production until the mid-90s. The simple unstayed rig, single sail and high-quality construction made them quite popular and many are still sailing.  Kit comes with a larg..
£72.22
MS1850 – HMS Bounty Launch
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True plank on frame ship kit. Designed for the advanced modeller, these kits follow true plank on frame construction just as the real boats were built. Plank on Frame ConstructionLength: 438mmHeight: 375mmBeam: 130mmScale 1:16Intermediate Level As captain of the HMS Bounty, William Bligh d..
£60.00
Classic solid hull ship kits. Designed for the first time modeller, these kits come with a solid hull that just needs a little shaping and sanding.The "Dapper Tom" an 8-gun topsail schooner, is to great extent, typical of Baltimore Privateers of a stormy decade when ships were at the mercy of any st..
£122.22
MS2015 – Fair America War Brig (1789)
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Classic solid hull ship kits. Designed for the first time modeller, these kits come with a solid hull that just needs a little shaping and sanding. Model Shipways' Fair American is a reproduction of a model built over 200 years ago, now on exhibit at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum at Annapolis, ..
£133.33
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