Historic Ships

08/17/2023

The newest kit in our inventory is the historic American Baltimore clipper privateer Grecian from the War of 1812. This is a newly released 1/64-scale wooden kit from our friends at Vangaurd Models.

See the listing here: https://www.historicships.com/product/the-baltimore-privateer-schooner-grecian-1812-vanguard/

05/27/2023

05/24/2023

We think that one of the best kits produced by the Spanish ship model kit manufacturer OcCre, is HMS Beagle. For decades, ship modelers have been stuck with some pretty awful kits of this most famous ship of exploration. But OcCre's appears to be based on some well known research and development that was done by Karl Heinz Marquardt, and published in his book of the Anatomy of the Ship series.

This kit normally sells for $239.99, but we're keeping to our original pricing of $209.00, complete with a pre-sewn set of sails, saving you lots of work. This is an intermediate level this that can be yours today. Great gift for Father's Day or any day. Order your HMS Beagle kit here: https://www.historicships.com/product/hms-beagle-160-scale/

04/22/2023

Seaworthy Small Ships: Great projects for kids and adults for outdoor operation. These rubber-powered boats are inexpensive, easy to assemble and paint. And, when you're all done, you can take them out on a nice day and sail them on a pond, pool, or small lake.

We have several to choose from of different levels of complexity:

Seaworthy Small Ships has developed a unique fleet of handcrafted, free sailing, wooden model boat kits that are inspired by years of experience with model boat builders. These kits are not just for kids, they are for adults too. Whether a beginner or experienced modeler, you will find these kits re...

01/06/2023

¡Hola a nuestros amigos en México y América del Sur y Central! Hemos agregado la selección de idioma a nuestro sitio web Historicships.com. Entonces, visite nuestro sitio en https://www.historicships.com, ubique la selección de idioma en la esquina superior derecha de la página web y haga clic en el idioma de su elección.

11/04/2022

We haven't posted any photos of our products here in way too long! How about this, one of the new products this year from Vanguard Models of the UK.

This is the Barking Well Smack "Saucy Jack" a fish carrier used to haul live catch from the fishing grounds back into port. This is a lovely 1/64-scale kit in the highest quality parts you'll find in any kit today: Laser cut and engraved parts in MDF and pear wood; a laser-etched and cut maple wood deck complete with laser engraved treenail detail; High-resolution 3D printed parts; double planking in lime wood, with beautiful pear wood finish planks; full-color, english language instruction manual, and 12 sheets of plans!

https://www.historicships.com/product/saucy-jack/

11/04/2022

It's time to start thinking about your holiday shopping needs! We have a veritable ARMADA of wooden ship model kits and other related products. Got someone in the family who is a ship modeler? Maybe yourself???

Select from a wide range of wooden ship model kits here at Historic Ships. Everything from rowboats to galleons. We have a huge assortment and getting new products in all the time.

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07/31/2021

Just released today is a new kit that's not a sailing ship, but a historic one nonetheless. Amati Model of Italy, just released their long anticipated 1:200-scale, 50" long wooden kit of the German Battleship Bismark.

The kit is now available to order – we have the kit in stock, and ready to ship. But, it's a big kit, so make sure you have room to display it once it's complete. But, don't worry, it will take you a while before you have to figure out where you're going to display it.

The kit features single plank-on-bulkhead construction and lots of parts. Many detail parts are injection molded plastic - probably as a weight saving measure, as this kit already weighs close to 20 pounds. But Amati claims that the kit also includes some 2266 photo-etched parts. We didn't bother to count them, but there are a lot, so we'll taken them at their word.

Find the kit in our online shop at: https://www.historicships.com/product/battleship-bismark-kriegsmarine-1941-by-amati-model/

07/18/2021

As long as our posts have been introducing the smallest and largest kits from the Dutch wooden ship model kit manufacturer Kolderstok, why stop now?

Here's a model kit on the easier end of the scale. This is a 1/50-scale model of the small Dutch ship Duyfken. The ship is well-known for explorations of Australia and New Guinnea, and for her many other explorations and service.

This 25.5" long model features laser-cut framework with single-layer walnut hull planking. It is described as a difficulty level of 1 or 2 on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the most difficult.

Kit is available for $259. Find more information or order here: https://www.historicships.com/product/duyfken/

07/04/2021

We haven't posted anything in a while. Last time, we introduced a couple of the smaller kits from the new Dutch manufacturer Kolderstok. How about something big?

Here's the 17th century 80-gun ship of the line, De Zeven Provincien, which served as Admiral Michiel de Ruyter's flagship during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1672-1673.

This is a 1/72-scale wooden model kit that measures just under 36" long and 33-1/2" tall. An advanced kit in every way, but with illustrated instructions written in Dutch and English. This kit is currently in stock and on sale for $799.

https://www.historicships.com/product/de-zeven-provincien/

05/29/2021

Following up on last week's post showing the simplest of the Kolderstok kits, this week, we introduce Kolderstok's Statenjacht kit, a 1/50 scale wooden model kit which Kolderstok ranks as a difficulty level of 2 on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the most difficult.

The Statenjacht was a type of ship that was built by many Dutch cities and provinces in the 17th and 18th centuries to transport and entertain VIPs.

The kit consists of laser-cut frames, walnut planks and various other laser-cut parts. The building instructions (in Dutch, English and German) are based on photos. The completed model is just over 19" long and just over 20" tall, we have the kit in stock and on sale for $209.

https://www.historicships.com/product/statenjacht/