MSY Catalogue 2012 - Section 1 - Modellers Shipyard

Dear Modeller 

We are a leading supplier of world class historic wooden model ship kits, plans, books, instructional DVDs, tools, ship fittings and timbers. We offer our customers a 

worldwide mail service. 

As experienced modellers we’re dedicated to providing you with assistance and advice with all your modelling needs. Whether you’re 10 miles or 10,000 miles away 

we'll be able to assist you personally. 

For those interested in Australian maritime history, we manufacture our own colonial series of wooden model ship kits. 

Successful completion of a model ship does not demand any particular skills. Rather, it simply requires neatness, an “eye” for what looks right, an unhurried methodical 

approach and above all, patience. 

Models are built in four main stages: 

1. The framework and deck assembly 

2. Individual planks are shaped and fitted to the hull and the masts and yards are assembled. 

3. The hull and masts are painted and/or varnished. 

4. The “standing’ and “running” rigging are completed. 

Whilst the time necessary for completion will depend on the complexity of the particular model, as well as the keenness of the modeller, it should be said that even the 

smaller models in our range will take some time to finish. A time scale of between 6 and 12 months from start to finish would not be unusual. Our kits are divided into 

skill levels so we know you will find a kit that is right for you. 

The project should always be seen as a pleasure rather than a chore with any minor problems that crop up adding to the ultimate satisfaction of building your model. We 

encourage you to take photos of your work as you progress to record the development of your model. 

If you are a beginner and would like to find out about more about model ship building why not think about enrolling in one of our online courses. These courses will be 

available in our online learning centre soon. 

We are a ‘one stop shop’ for ship modellers. Our priority is your order and we ensure that we despatch all orders as quickly as possible. If you are passing through the 

Blue Mountains you are most welcome to call in, see our showroom, and collect your order in person. 

You’ll find our website interactive and easy to navigate. Our shopping cart system is encrypted for maximum security to make credit card transactions safe and secure. 

You can save time by ordering directly through the site or you can phone, fax or email your order. 

We look forward to serving you in the near future. 

Modeller’s Shipyard 

Welcome to Modeller’s Shipyard 

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CONTENTS 

Welcome 

Page 

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Contents ii 

Questions & Answers iii 

Our Catalogue iv 

Our Guarantee iv 

1.0 KITS 1 

1.1 Modellers Shipyard 2 

1.2 Amati 12 

1.3 Corel 20 

1.4 Euromodel 32 

1.5 Krick 36 

1.6 Mamoli 38 

1.7 Mantua 50 

1.8 Occre 64 

1.9 Soclaine 68 

1.10 Victory Models 72 

1.11 Ships in Bottles 78 

1.12 Yachts 80 

1.13 Cannons & Catapults 86 

1.14 Junior Kits 92 

2.0 TRAINING MATERIALS 102 

3.0 TOOLS 108 

4.0 BOOKS & CATALOGUES 128 

5.0 PLANS 134 

6.0 SHIP FITTINGS 138 

7.0 DECORATIONS 164 

8.0 TIMBER 190 

9.0 DISPLAY 192 

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 

Who are Modellers Shipyard ? 

Modellers Shipyard has been serving modellers for 30 years. We are a family business. Importantly though, we are experienced modellers so we know what you are 

talking about when you ask for assistance. If you would like to visit us, please phone for an appointment. When people do visit we want to make sure we give you our full 

attention. 

Do I need any previous modelling experience? 

Many of our customers have never built a model before contacting us. We offer kits, tools and DVDs for the first time modeller. 

What tools are needed? 

We offer a beginners tool pack which contains all the tools your will need to get started with your hobby. We also provide a range of tools for the more experienced modeller. 

Do I need any books? 

All our kits provide instructions which tell you what to do. We have an extensive range of books and also offer great training DVDs on different aspects of modelling. 

Should I built a kit or make a model from scratch? 

We recommend that first time modellers build a kit. Kits have the advantage of introducing modellers to the approaches and techniques of wooden model ship building. 

For people who decide to build from scratch we recommend that you have access to a very good workshop, range of tools, and are able to make your own planks and 

most of the fittings yourself. 

What is double planking ? 

This is a simple method of applying two layers of planking to the hull, instead of one. The first layer is usually limewood, or a similar timber which is soft and easy to work 

with. The second layer is thinner and more decorative timber such as walnut or mahogany. This layer looks beautiful when vanished. The advantage of this method is 

that any ‘hills’ or ‘hollows’ or mistakes in the first layer can be levelled off before the second layer is fitted. 

Do all models have sails? 

Generally models in which sails are not shown in the photograph do not have ready made or cloth and patterns in the kit. When a photograph of a model, does have a 

sails either fully set or furled , sail cloth and pattern is supplied. A few such as the ‘ Shenandoah, ‘ ‘Flying Fish’ and ‘Resolution’ have ready made sails supplied with the 

kit. We can supply ready made sails at an extra cost. 

Is a display baseboard included in the kit? 

This depends on the manufacturer. Generally Mantua do not include a display base in their kits, however some do have a simple ply cradle. Most other kits do have a 

display base of some sort, but it may vary from that shown in our catalogue or on the lid of the box. A decision on the final display baseboard can be left until the model is 

complete. 

Is it better to paint or clear vanish? 

That’s up to you- most kits have been designed with a variety of naturally coloured timbers, with the idea that you will use vanish. Varnishing can be easier than painting. 

Is a name plate included? 

Sometimes. If you are wondering whether the kit you wish to purchase has a nameplate, please give us call. We can supply name plates at an extra cost. 

Which models are suitable for a child? 

We offer a range of models for children, just check out catalogue. 

Why buy a model ship from an internet based business? 

We specialise in wooden model ships and carry a larger range of stock than the local hobby shop. We offer a personalised service for all your modelling needs. We 

have customers on every continent including Antarctica. 

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OUR CATALOGUE 

Our Catalogue contains colour photographs and descriptions of all our stock. We have endeavoured to present all information clearly to assist you in your choice. If you need any further 

clarification or details on any item please email or phone us. We are very happy to provide additional information if required. 

We consider all items in our Catalogue as normal stock and we endeavour to hold all those listed. There may be times however, when an item is temporarily out of stock or unavailable at 

the time of your order. If this is the case we will tell you so, giving you an honest appraisal, based on the suppliers’ information, of when you can expect delivery. 

Our Catalogue should be read in conjunction with our current Price List. Our current Price List will be supplied with our Catalogue along with an Order Form. The prices presented in the 

Price List are correct and applicable at the time of printing. However due to currency exchange rate variations, changes in manufacturers’ prices, variations in international air freight fuel 

surcharges and postal charges, prices may vary. The item price applicable at the time of placing an ordering will be applied. 

Modellers with access to the internet can place their order online from our secure web site at www.modelshipyard.com.au Alternatively you can place your order by phoning or faxing 

an order form to our office. You can also place your order by posting an order form to our postal address with a cheque or money order or include your credit card details. Before placing 

an order please read our Ordering Information & Conditions, Postal & Packaging Charges, Our Guarantee and our Terms & Conditions presented in our Price List. By placing 

and order with us you agree with our Terms and Conditions. 

Our business hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday (closed Public Holidays) 

Our postal address is: PO Box 150 Ph: 02 4739 3899 

Blaxland NSW 2774 Fx: 02 4739 3877 

Office & Showroom: 35 King St, Glenbrook NSW 2773 

If you’d like to visit our office and showroom it is essential to phone first so we can make sure we can give you all the time you’d like. 

OUR GUARANTEE 

If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase return it in its original condition within 30 days from the date of purchase for a full refund or exchange. (Conditions 

Apply—see below). We also Guarantee to replace any missing or broken part in your kit for up to 30 days from the date of purchase. 

When you receive your kit please carefully and thoroughly examine all the contents and familiarise your self with the plans, instructions and contents. If there is a missing 

or broken part please advise us immediately. Please check carefully as some parts of a model kit have to be made by the modeller from timber and fittings supplied in 

the kit. What may appear to be missing is in fact in the kit but has to be made by the modeller. 

If you wish to modify your kit in any way from that originally supplied we are able to supply the parts and fittings as an extra. 

Conditions 

1. A $20 Restocking & Administration Fee will apply to all returns or exchanges. 

2. We cannot accept any partially built kits or items that have been altered or damaged in any way after receipt. 

3. We cannot accept the return or exchange of any DVD unless the DVD is faulty. 

4. We cannot accept the return or exchange of any plans. 

5. If returning goods please pack them carefully and securely. Also include a copy of the original invoice you received with your order. Returns should be by Australia Post and prepaid postage is the 

responsibility of the sender. 

If you would like to discuss our Guarantee or the Conditions please call our office. 

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KITS 

Model ship building is a rewarding and creative hobby. Whether you’re building a model for the first time or you’re an experienced modeller, you’ll find a kit here that will 

bring you many hours of enjoyment. We have high quality kits that everyone can afford. Our kits are imported from Italy and we manufacture our very own kits relevant 

to Australian colonial maritime history. 

We have identified a number of kits that would be suitable if you are building a model kit for the first time. These are identified as Skill Level 1 & 2. Also we have a few 

models that would be suitable for a 12 + years old child with adult guidance which are identified as Skill Level 1. All our kits have been categorised under Skill Levels. 

These levels are explained below. 

All our kits come with all timbers, fittings, plans and instructions to complete the model. Also all our model ship kits have two layers of planking (double planked) except 

where identified. 

Skill Levels 

We have divided all our kits into six Skill Levels. These levels are described below. All Skill Levels require the modeller to be able to follow written instructions and 

to read and interpret plans & drawings. 

The Skill Levels are: 

Skill Level 1 (SL1) kits can be built without prior model building experience, using simple hand tools. Some parts in Skill Level 1 kits require cutting & fitting of timbers. 

Kits in this skill level are suitable for a 12+ year old child to build with adult guidance. 

Skill Level 2 (SL2) kits require slightly more skill and some prior experience using hand tools. Some parts in Skill Level 2 kits require cutting, fitting and shaping of timber 

pieces. 

Skill Level 3 (SL3) kits are intended for the person having some prior experience building wooden model kits. Skill Level 3 kits contain parts that require cutting, fitting, 

shaping and fabricating wooden and possibly metal parts. 

Skill Level 4 (SL4) kits are intended for the experienced modeller. Before building a Skill Level 4 kit it is recommended the modeller construct a Skill Level 3 kit. 

Skill Level 5 (SL5) kits are for the experienced period model ship builder. 

Skill Level 6 (SL6) kits are for the expert period model ship builder. 

The three most important characteristics for a successful modeller are patience, patience and yet more patience. Before cutting or gluing anything give a lot of thought to 

the task at hand, re-read the instructions, re-examine and interpret the plans. If in doubt contact us for assistance, sometimes just talking with another modeller 

can help clarify the issue at hand. 

Modelling wooden ships is a very rewarding and creative hobby. Take your time and enjoy the craft. 

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1.1 Modellers Shipyard 

MODELLERS SHIPYARD has been manufacturing model kits since 1986. They are the only manufacturer of wooden model 

ships in Australia. Their historically accurate kits are faithful interpretations of the original vessels. Their Australian colonial 

series of model ships is extremely popular. The comprehensive plans and high detailed English instructions will assist you 

throughout the whole construction process. All kits are double plank on bulkhead construction and only use the highest quality 

parts and fittings. 

We also have available a 2 DvD set on ‟The CompleTe guide on how To Build The Colonial SChooner 

Port Jackson‟. FOR FuRTHER InFORMATIOn SEE THE TRAInIng MATERIALS SEcTIOn OF THIS cATALOguE. 

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COLONIAL SCHOONER PORT JACKSON 1803 

In September 1788, only 18 months after the founding of the new colony on the 

shores of Port Jackson – now better known as Sydney Harbour, governor Arthur 

Phillip sent a message to his superiors in England requesting two vessels to be sent 

out in frame, with a few shipwrights to put them together. After considerable delay, 

drafts were prepared for a “Schooner for Port Jackson”. 

The original drafts are still in the national Maritime Museum, greenwich, England and 

are the raw material on which our drawings and kit of the “colonial Schooner Port 

Jackson” are based. 

We have no records available to show whether in fact our schooner was actually 

constructed or if so what become of her, however, our model is in every way an 

accurate representation of an early Australian colonial schooner as constructed by 

the infant industry that emerged during the 15 years waiting for a completed response 

to Governor arthur Phillip‟s original request. 

A drawing of the “Mercury” owned by Mary Reiby an early Sydney merchant appears on the 

Australian $20 currency note. The „Mercury” is identical to the “Port Jackson-Schooner”. 

A double plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut plywood. The kit comes 

complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and metal fittings. all parts 

and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes thirty two a3 pages of detailed 

instructions with full colour photographs and diagrams. 

Size: L:590mm H:450mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTMS1000 

COLONIAL SCHOONER PORT JACKSON 1803 - Deluxe 

In September 1788, only 18 months after the founding of the new colony on 

the shores of Port Jackson – now better known as Sydney Harbour, governor 

Arthur Phillip sent a message to his superiors in England requesting two 

vessels to be sent out in frame, with a few shipwrights to put them together. 

After considerable delay, drafts were prepared for a “Schooner for Port 

Jackson”. 

The original drafts are still in the national Maritime Museum, greenwich, 

England and are the raw material on which our drawings and kit of the 

“colonial Schooner Port Jackson” are based. 

We have no records available to show whether in fact our schooner was 

actually constructed or if so what become of her, however, our model is in 

every way an accurate representation of an early Australian colonial schooner 

as constructed by the infant industry that emerged during the 15 years waiting 

for a completed response to governor Arthur Phillip’s original request. 

A drawing of the “Mercury” owned by Mary Reiby an early Sydney merchant 

appears on the Australian $20 currency note. The “Mercury” is identical to the 

“Port Jackson-Schooner”. 



and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes thirty two a3 pages of detailed 

instructions with full colour photographs and diagrams. This deluxe model 

includes copper plates. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTMS1000A 

1.1 MODELLERS SHIPYARD 

Order on line at www.modelshipyard.com.au or phone 02 4739 3899 3

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HM CUTTER MERMAID 1817 

The HM cutter Mermaid was built of teak in calcutta; she was less 

than a year old when commissioned on 16 October 1817. For the 

next 3 years lieutenant Phillip Parker King, Rn, used the Mermaid 

for her designated task of “Exploring and Surveying the coast of 

Australia”. Mermaid survived three voyages of discovery under 

King‟s command but it was the third voyage involving a complete 

circumnavigation of the Australian mainland which draws closest 

scrutiny. on 8 May 1819 Mermaid sailed north, conducting the first 

reliable survey of the great Barrier Reef Inner Route, opening it 

to commercial trafic. From then onwards King ran running surveys 

along the entire coastline until, with Mermaid leaking badly, he knew 

this survey was over. At the location King named careening Bay, 

the hull was patched up for 3 weeks until 9 october. During this time 

King carved “HMc Mermaid 1820” on the single Boab tree at the 

rear of the bay. this example of historic graffiti remains to this day. 

Mermaid sailed and entered the calm waters of Sydney cove on 9 

December 1820, some 25 weeks and 3 days since sailing, having 

circumnavigated the continent. unfortunately, ironically, she ran 

aground in the very route she had opened to shipping off the present 

site of cairns, in 1829, and was lost. In January 2009 the wreck of 

the Mermaid was found by a team of marine archaeologists from the 

Australian national Maritime Museum. The site of the wreck has now 

been declared a maritime heritage site. 

A double plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut plywood. 

The kit comes complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden 

and metal fittings. all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. it 

Includes 48 pages of detailed instructions with photographs and 

diagrams, and 4 sheets of construction plans. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 


WE ALSO HAvE AvAILABLE A 2 DvD SET On “The CompleTe guide on: how To Build The hm CuTTer mermaid” 

FOR FuRTHER InFORMATIOn SEE THE TRAInIng MATERIALS SEcTIOn OF THIS cATALOguE 

HM CUTTER MERMAID 1817 - Deluxe 

The HM cutter Mermaid was built of teak in calcutta; she was less than a year 

old when commissioned on 16 october 1817. For the next 3 years lieutenant 

Phillip Parker King, Rn, used the Mermaid for her designated task of “Exploring 

and Surveying the coast of Australia”. Mermaid survived three voyages of 

discovery under King‟s command but it was the third voyage involving a 

complete circumnavigation of the Australian mainland which draws closest 

scrutiny. on 8 May 1819 Mermaid sailed north, conducting the first reliable 

survey of the Great barrier Reef inner Route, opening it to commercial traffic. 

From then onwards King ran running surveys along the entire coastline until, 

with Mermaid leaking badly, he knew this survey was over. At the location King 

named Careening bay, the hull was patched up for 3 weeks until 9 october. 

During this time King carved “HMc Mermaid 1820” on the single Boab tree at 

the rear of the bay. this example of historic graffiti remains to this day. 

Mermaid sailed and entered the calm waters of Sydney cove on 9 December 

1820, some 25 weeks and 3 days since sailing, having circumnavigated the 

continent. unfortunately, ironically, she ran aground in the very route she 

had opened to shipping off the present site of cairns, in 1829, and was lost. 

In January 2009 the wreck of the Mermaid was found by a team of marine 

archaeologists from the Australian national Maritime Museum. The site of the 

wreck has now been declared a maritime heritage site. 

A double plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut plywood. The kit 

comes complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and metal fittings. 

all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes 48 pages of detailed 

instructions with photographs and diagrams, and 4 sheets of construction plans. 

This deluxe model includes copper plates. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 




WE ALSO HAvE AvAILABLE A DvD “The CompleTe guide on: how To Build The Colonial Sloop norfolk”. 

FOR FuRTHER InFORMATIOn SEE THE TRAInIng MATERIALS SEcTIOn OF THIS cATALOguE 

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COLONIAL SLOOP NORFOLK 1798 

The Sloop norfolk was built on norfolk Island in 1798. The 25 ton sloop was 

constructed from norfolk Island pine. governor Hunter lent the norfolk to Bass and 

Flinders with the task of proving the existence of a strait between the mainland and 

van Diemen‟s land (named tasmania after 1856). Flinders and bass were under 

orders to pass through the strait and return by the south of van Diemen’s Land. 

Flinders, captain, george Bass, and there eight crew departed Port Jackson on the 

7 October 1798. They had been allowed twelve weeks for the voyage. In her they 

completed the first circumnavigation of van Diemen‟s land. 

They made many important discoveries on this voyage. On the north coast of 

van Dieman‟s land they spent time exploring Port Dalrymple, the future site of 

Launceston. On christmas day they climbed Mount Wellington which now overlooks 

hobart, tasmania‟s capital. the norfolk sailed back into Port Jackson on the 12 

January, 1799. governor Hunter, upon Flinders recommendation, named the newly 

discovered passage, Bass Strait. 



and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes twenty nine a3 pages of detailed 

instructions with full colour photographs and diagrams. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:36 


COLONIAL SLOOP NORFOLK 1798 - Deluxe 

The Sloop norfolk was built on norfolk Island in 1798. The 25 ton sloop was 

constructed from norfolk Island pine. governor Hunter lent the norfolk to Bass 

and Flinders with the task of proving the existence of a strait between the 

mainland and van Diemen‟s land (named tasmania after 1856). Flinders and 

Bass were under orders to pass through the strait and return by the south of van 

Diemen’s Land. 

Flinders, captain, george Bass, and there eight crew departed Port Jackson 

on the 7 October 1798. They had been allowed twelve weeks for the voyage. In 

her they completed the first circumnavigation of van Diemen‟s land. they made 

many important discoveries on this voyage. on the north coast of van Dieman‟s 

Land they spent time exploring Port Dalrymple, the future site of Launceston. 

On christmas day they climbed Mount Wellington which now overlooks Hobart, 

tasmania‟s capital. the norfolk sailed back into Port Jackson on the 12 January, 

1799. governor Hunter, upon Flinders recommendation, named the newly 

discovered passage, Bass Strait. 



and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes twenty nine a3 pages of detailed 

instructions with full colour photographs and diagrams. This deluxe model 

includes copper plates 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:36 




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COLONIAL BRIG PERSEVERANCE 1807 - Standard 

The colonial Brig Perseverance was owned by Robert campbell, a noted Sydney 

merchant of the time. Campbell launched his first ship the Perseverance, a 136 ton 

brig, at the site of australia‟s first shipbuilding yards in 1807. 

in 1810, the Perseverance was fitted out for a trip to the southern oceans on which 

the ships captain Frederick Hasselborough discovered two new sealing grounds, 

campbell Island which he named after his employer, and Macquaire Island, named 

after the governor of new South Wales at the time. 

Sadly on his return voyage to campbell Island, captain Hasselborough, drowned 

when his jollyboat capsized in Perseverance Harbour, campbell Island, 4th 

november 1810. 

The last voyage of the Perseverance began on the 7th September 1828, when she 

departed Sydney headed to new Zealand. In October 1828 she was wrecked on 

campbell Island. The Perseverance, was employed in the Southern new Zealand 

trade the whole of her career, with the exception of a short period when used as a 

hulk at Sydney. 


complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and metal fittings. all parts and 

fittings are of the highest quality. it includes 56 pages of detailed instructions with 

diagrams, and 6 sheets of construction plans. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 

Order Code: KtMs1003 

We also have available a 3 DvD set “The CompleTe guide on: how To Build The Colonial Brig 

perSeveranCe”. FOR FuRTHER InFORMATIOn SEE THE TRAInIng MATERIALS SEcTIOn OF THIS cATALOguE. 


COLONIAL BRIG PERSEVERANCE 1807 - Deluxe 

The colonial Brig Perseverance was owned by Robert campbell, a noted Sydney 

merchant of the time. Campbell launched his first ship the Perseverance, a 136 ton 

brig, at the site of australia‟s first shipbuilding yards in 1807. 

in 1810, the Perseverance was fitted out for a trip to the southern oceans on which 

the ships captain Frederick Hasselborough discovered two new sealing grounds, 

campbell Island which he named after his employer, and Macquaire Island, named 

after the governor of new South Wales at the time. 

Sadly on his return voyage to campbell Island, captain Hasselborough, drowned 

when his jollyboat capsized in Perseverance Harbour, campbell Island, 4th 

november 1810. 

The last voyage of the Perseverance began on the 7th September 1828, when she 

departed Sydney headed to new Zealand. In October1828 she was wrecked on 

campbell Island. The Perseverance, was employed in the Southern new Zealand 

trade the whole of her career, with the exception of a short period when used as a 

hulk at Sydney. 

A double plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut plywood. The kit comes complete 

with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and metal fittings. all parts and fittings are of the 

highest quality. It Includes 64 pages of detailed instructions with diagrams, and 6 sheets 

of construction plans. This deluxe model includes copper plates. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 

Order Code: KtMs1003a 

We also have available a 3 DvD set “The CompleTe guide on: how To Build The Colonial Brig 

perSeveranCe”. FOR FuRTHER InFORMATIOn SEE THE TRAInIng MATERIALS SEcTIOn OF THIS cATALOguE. 


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ISABELLA - Paddle Steamer 1912 

Paddle steamers formed a vital part in opening up the inland of Australia. The inland 

river system of the Murray, Darling, Lachlan and Murrumbidgee formed a network to 

connect inland communities across the Australian states. Paddle steamers have been 

plying these inland waters since 1853 travelling along the river system from Goolwa 

at the mouth of the Murray to the inland towns of Bourke on the Darling, Wagga 

Wagga on the Murrumbidgee and Forbes on the Lachlan. 

The PS Isabella is typical of the working boats that plied the river system in the late 

1800s to the early 1900s. Working boats like her towed cargo barges up and down 

the rivers, servicing the needs and providing vital links for the inland communities to 

the outside world. The kit is plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut board. 

all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes 12 sheets of detailed 

instructions with extensive colour photographs. 

Size: L:420mm H:150mm W:150mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:60 


LONGBOAT - HMS Sirius 1786 

the hMs sirius was the flag ship of the First Fleet. this frigate, under the command 

of Captain arthur Phillip, led a fleet of 11 ships carrying 1350 convicts, sailors and 

other passengers, to establish the first settlement in new south Wales. the fleet left 

england on 13 may 1787 and after a monumental journey taking eight months the 

fleet arrived in botany bay between 18-20 January 1788. 

The largest boat of the HMS Sirius was the longboat. The primary propulsion of the 

longboat was oar power. A pair of men would sit abreast on a single thwart, one man 

pulling a starboard oar, the other the port (or larboard) oar. the main duty of the 

longboat was to carrying dispatches or transporting the officers to and from shore. 

The HMS Sirius Longboat would have been used to transport captain Arthur Phillip 

ashore in Sydney cove to raise the union Jack and claim eastern Australia for Britain 

on the 26 January 1788. 

The HMS Sirius Longboat was also equipped with a collapsible sailing rig making her 

a speedy sailer allowing her to be employed to explore the environs of Port Jackson. 

this model of the hMs sirius longboat is double planked with limewood as the first 

layer and teak as the second layer. all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. 

The kit comes complete with fully detailed written building instructions with extensive 

colour photographs. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:24 




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the hMs sirius was the flag ship of the First Fleet. this frigate, under 

the command of Captain arthur Phillip, led a fleet of 11 ships carrying 

1350 convicts, sailors and other passengers, to establish the first 

european settlement in new south Wales. the fleet left england on 

13 May 1787 and after a monumental journey taking eight months to 

complete the fleet arrived in botany bay between 18-20 January 1788. 

two years later, when the fledgling colony of new south Wales was 

struggling to support itself, the HMS Sirius and the HMS Supply were 

sent on a special voyage to transport marines and convicts to norfolk 

Island to lessen the burden on the new settlement. It was here that the 

sirius foundered when it struck a reef off sydney bay (Kingston) on 

norfolk island and was finally wrecked on the 19th March 1790. 

The HMS Sirius had a relative short career, playing a minor role in 

Britain’s withdrawal from America and a major role in British expansion 

into the Pacific. the hMs sirius was originally named the berwick, and 

was built in 1780-1781, at London’s Rotherhithe, then a shipbuilding 

village on the Thames. The Berwick was purchased by the British 

navy prior to completion and fitted out as an armed storeship. initially 

stationed at the nore, off Sheerness at the mouth of the Thames. She 

made several voyages to America during the period 1782-1785 she 

1.1 MODELLERS SHIPYARD 1.0 KITS 

HMS SIRIUS 1786 FLAGSHIP OF THE FIRST FLEET 

visited Halifax harbour, nova Scotia, new York and the West Indies 

before returning to Deptford on 5 February 1785. 

on the 23 august 1786 orders arrived from the admiralty to the navy 

Board to prepare the Berwick to be employed on “foreign service”. On 

the 12 October 1786 Admiral Howe wrote to the navy Board requesting 

his Majesty’s storeship the Berwick, be registered on the list of the 

Royal navy as a 6th Rate by the name of the Sirius. The Berwick had 

been recommissioned as the 20 – gun HMS Sirius to escort the First 

Fleet to Australia in 1787-88. 

A double plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut plywood. The 

kit comes complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and 

metal fittings. all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes 

97 pages of de-tailed instructions with diagrams, and 10 sheets of 

construction plans. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:48 


WE ALSO HAvE AvAILABLE A 6 DvD SET “The CompleTe guide on: how To Build The hmS SiriuS””. 

FOR FuRTHER InFORMATIOn SEE THE TRAInIng MATERIALS SEcTIOn OF THIS cATALOguE. 


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MARY BYRNE - colonial Ketch 1826 

The colonial ketch Mary Byrne was a typical river and coastal vessel of the early 

australian colonial period. During this period of 1800‟s vessels of this nature 

were common in Port Jackson and took supplies to the communities on the 

Hawkesbury River. 

These vessels were vital to the survival and expansions of settlement areas. 

Providing settlements with much needed supplies and a link to the rest of the colony. 

Due to there shape ketch‟s could easily manoeuvre in all sizes and depths of 

harbours, coasts and rivers for loading and unloading cargo. 


complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and metal fittings. all parts and 

fittings are of the highest quality. it includes a detailed instructions with photographs 

and diagrams, and construction plans. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 


MARY BYRNE - colonial Ketch 1826 – Deluxe 

The colonial ketch Mary Byrne was a typical river and coastal vessel of the 

early australian colonial period. During this period of 1800‟s vessels of this 

nature were common in Port Jackson and took supplies to the communities on 

the Hawkesbury River. 

These vessels were vital to the survival and expansions of settlement areas. 

Providing settlements with much needed supplies and a link to the rest of the 

colony. Due to there shape ketch‟s could easily manoeuvre in all sizes and 

depths of harbours, coasts and rivers for loading and unloading cargo. 

A double plank on bulkhead construction with laser cut plywood. The 

kit comes complete with all timber, rigging cord, and wooden and metal 

fittings. all parts and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes a detailed 

instructions with photographs and diagrams, and construction plans. The 

deluxe model includes copper plates. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 


HMS SUPPLY - Brig Rigged Sloop 1788 

The HMS Supply was launched in 1759, originally an armed trader of 170 tons, 

she was employed to carry naval supplies between the Thames and Channel 

ports for the first 27 years her working life. On the 13 May, 1787, she left 

Portsmouth captained by Henry Ball with the First Fleet under the command of 

Captain Arthur Phillip. Serving as the naval tender and armed companion of the 

First Fleets flagship HMS Sirius. The HMS Supply arrived at Botany Bay on 18 

January 1788. 

After the establishment of the initial settlement at Port Jackson, Supply was the 

link between the colony and Norfolk Island, making 10 trips. Following the loss 

of HMS Sirius in 1790 she became the colony’s only link with the outside world. 

She left for England in November 1791 and reached Plymouth on April 21 1792. 

She was sold at auction in July 1792. She was renamed the Thomas and Nancy 

and carried coal on the Thames until 1806. 

Size: L: 610mm H:580mm 

Grade: sl3 

Scale: 1:6 




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HMS SIRIUS 1786 - Deck cannon 

The HMS Sirius was the Flag Ship of the First Fleet. This frigate, under the command 

of Captain arthur Phillip, led a fleet of 11 ships carrying 1350 convicts, sailors and other 

passengers, to establish the first european settlement in new south Wales. the fleet 

left england in May 1787 and after a monumental journey taking eight months the fleet 

arrived in botany bay in January 1788. two years later, when the fledgling colony of 

new South Wales was struggling to support itself, the HMS Sirius and the HMS Supply 

were sent on a special voyage to transport marines and convicts to norfolk Island to 

lessen the burden on the new settlement. It was here that the Sirius foundered when it 

struck a reef off norfolk island and was finally wrecked on the 19th March 1790. 

In January 1791 capt. John Hunter decided to attempt to salvage the ship’s guns. 

One of the cannons salvaged was returned to Sydney and used as a signal gun 

at South Head. In 1907 the Sirius cannon was installed at its current location in 

Macquarie Place, sydney to mark the place where the british flag was first hoisted 

and eastern Australia was claimed for great Britain on the 26 January 1788. 

The HMS Sirius Deck cannon is a great short term project. The kit comes 

complete with all fittings and timber as well as easy to follow step by step written 

instructions supported by extensive colour photographs. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:20 


HMS SIRIUS 1786 - cross Section 

the hMs sirius was the flag ship of the First Fleet. this frigate, under the 

command of Captain arthur Phillip, led a fleet of 11 ships carrying 1350 

convicts, sailors and other passengers, to establish the first european 

settlement in new south Wales. the fleet left england on 13 May 1787 and 

after a monumental journey taking eight months to complete the fleet arrived in 

botany bay between 18-20 January 1788. two years later, when the fledgling 

colony of new South Wales was struggling to support itself, the HMS Sirius 

and the HMS Supply were sent on a special voyage to transport marines and 

convicts to norfolk Island to lessen the burden on the new settlement. It was 

here that the sirius foundered when it struck a reef off sydney bay (Kingston) 

on norfolk island and was finally wrecked on the 19th March 1790. 

The HMS Sirius had a relative short career, playing a minor role in Britain’s 

withdrawal from america and a major role in british expansion into the Pacific. 

The HMS Sirius was originally named the Berwick, and was built in 1780- 

1781, at London’s Rotherhithe, then a shipbuilding village on the Thames. The 

berwick was purchased by the british navy prior to completion and fitted out as 

an armed storeship. Initially stationed at the nore, off Sheerness at the mouth of 

the Thames. She made several voyages to America during the period 1782- 

1785 she visited Halifax harbour, nova Scotia, new York and the West Indies 

before returning to Deptford on 5 February 1785. 

on the 23 august 1786 orders arrived from the admiralty to the navy board to 

prepare the Berwick to be employed on “foreign service”. On the 12 October 

1786 Admiral Howe wrote to the navy Board requesting his Majesty’s storeship 

the Berwick, be registered on the list of the Royal navy as a 6th Rate by the 

name of the Sirius. The Berwick had been recommissioned as the 20 – gun 

HMS Sirius to escort the First Fleet to Australia in 1787-88. 

A cross section enables the reproduction of internal details much more 

realistically. The model is completed by highly realistic accessories such as 

bunks, barrels, buckets, ballast and tables. 



and fittings are of the highest quality. it includes detailed instructions with 

photographs and diagrams, and construction plans. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:48 




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1.2 Amati 

AMATI has been manufacturing model kits since the 1920s. They blend the principle of old world craftsmanship and modern 

design techniques. Amati kits are faithful interpretations of the original vessel. All materials are of the finest available and plans 

and instructions are always excellent and easily followed. Amati has integrated computer based design and the latest materials to 

produce high quality kits. This approach has placed Amati at the forefront of innovative kit manufacturing. 

ADVENTURE - Pirate Ship 1760 

Edward England, the scourge of the African Waters; John Calico Rackam, who 

plundered West Indies together with his lady pirate Anne Bonny; Bartholomew 

Roberts, who became a pirate for love of novelty and change; Edward Teach, better 

known as Blackbeard: these were the men who led crews of violent and homeless 

sailors to the plundering of towns and ships. 

Size: L: 780mm H: 560mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:60 

Order Code: KTAM1446 

ALBiON - 18th Century Merchant Ship 

This merchant ship was used along Swedish, Finnish and Danish coasts, patrolling 

for contraband weapons, especially during the 1700s wars. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


ARNO xi fERRARi - Hydroplane 1953 

At the beginning of the 1960s Nando Dell’Orto, the famous motor-boat racer, decided 

to put a 12 cylinder Ferrari engine on a 3 point hull prepared by the Cantieri Timossi 

shipyard. The hull was designed for inboard races (class 800 kgs). The engine was 

prepared by Rinaldo Tinarelli, who was known as “the wizard” , the structure of the 

hull was made of wooden joists covered with marine plywood. The engine fairing and 

the stern fin, both colored in Ferrari red and with Ferrari markings, became a symbol 

of power and aggressiveness. A highly detailed model and is suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:8 


ARROW - Gunboat 1814 

This highly detailed model represents a gunboat galley of the American navy, used 

during the victorious battle of Lake Champlain in 1814, against the British fleet. 

These vessels were very agile and well armed, utilising both cannon and carronades. 

They were a very important contributory factor in the war of US independence. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:55 


BLUENOSE 1 - Fishing Schooner 1921 

Bluenose a 285 ton schooner, is the fantastic winner of “the International Fisherman’s 

Trophy” in 1921. Entry to the contest was strictly confined to genuine fishing vessels. 

Bluenose was entered for the challenge in 1921 and from then on she won every single 

race for which she entered. 

Size: L: 540mm H: 450mmm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:100 


HMS BOUNTY - Armed Transport 1787 

Although built as a merchant ship, the Bounty was assigned to the Royal Navy, 

where she was used for exploration voyages. Armed with 4 cannons and 8 

culverins, the Bounty became famous for the mutiny of her crew in the South 

Pacific. The Bounty is one of the most beautiful models in the Amati collection. The 

reconstruction of this famous ship has been made possible thanks to the original 

plans of the British Admiralty. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


BRAGOZZO - Venetian Lagoon 

A symbol of the city Chioggia and its traditions, the Bragozzo is the most famous boat 

of the Venetian lagoon. Every boat is built following the experience of the carpenters. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


1.2 AMATi KiTS 


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CHiNESE piRATE JUNK - Qing Dynasty 

The last thing a clipper ship, loaded with tea and spices, wanted to see was a Chinese 

Pirate Junk, bristling with cannons. Junks such as this dotted the rivers and harbours of 

China and Hong Kong, and it was often impossible to tell whether or not they belonged 

to merchants or pirates until it was to late. Kit is single planked. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:100 


DOMiNiCA - Armed English Schooner 1812 

The Dominica was an armed schooner that took part in the War of 1812 between the 

American Colonies and England. This war was extensively fought at sea and the battle 

between the Dominica and the clipper Decatur is famous. Kit has a pre-built resin hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:65 


EGYpTiAN CARRiAGE - Royal Carriage 

A beautifully detailed Egyptian style carriage built for Maria Cristina of Borborne in 1819 

for the Carnival Gala in Turin. 

The kit includes pre-cut wooden features, wooden spokes and columns, brass 

decorations, velvet paper for interior covering, brass chains, gilded metal Egyptian 

figurehead, plans and detailed assembly instructions. 

Size: L:340mm H: 200mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:24 

Order Code: KTAM1601/01 

EGYpTiAN SHip - Sahure Dynasty 

Typical vessel used during the reign of King Sahure, this Egyptian ship carried cedar 

and ebony from Lebanon to Egypt. Shipbuilders of that era did not use pegs but relied 

on rope to keep their ships afloat. Keel, frames and deck were tightly tied together. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


GRAND BANKS - 46’ Modern Schooner 

The construction of this boat begins in 1968 from an idea of Mr Robert Newton, who 

was looking for a ship that suited his particular needs. The development started from 

a working boat, the trawler, quite common in North America and particular in the New 

Foundland area where the Grand Banks are located. Comes with a fibre glass hull 

and is suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:20 


GREEK BiREME - Ancient Warship 480BC 

Superbly detailed and accurate model of the Greek/Athenian Bireme. A fast and 

fearsome battleship, the Bireme was manned by 44 oarsmen working on two banks 

of oars. The protruding bow was a useful tool for ramming enemy ships during close 

range fighting, as the Persian fleet discovered at the Battle of Salamis. The style of 

vessel changed little from 480BC to late Roman Empire times, so the model could be 

used as a basis for a Roman vessel. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:35 


GREEK GALLiOT - Privateer 1821 

The Greek War of Independence 1821-1827 was characterized by the numerous 

combats of the Greek privateers against the Turksih-Egyptian ships. These galleons 

were very swift, with swallow draft, they could hide inside the narrow gulfs of the 

Aegean islands and then attack enemy vessels. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:65 


HANNAH - US Schooner 1775 

One of the first ships of the US Navy was the Hannah, a fishing schooner of 78 tons. 

She was bought by George Washington to fight the powerful British Navy. Kit has 

prebuilt resin hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:70 




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MAYfLOWER - English Galleon 1620 

The Mayflower is very well known since the Pilgrim Fathers crossed the Atlantic 

Ocean on this galleon. They arrived in Cape Cod Bay where they founded the city of 

Plymouth in 1620. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


NEW BEDfORD WHALEBOAT - 1860 

The New Bedford whaleboat was a light swift craft. It was planked with rot-resistant 

cedar only half an inch thick with lapstrake construction. It was double ended so 

that it could change direction quickly and easily. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


pOLACCA -Venetian Cargo Ship 1750 

The Polacca appeared on the Mediterranean Sea, it was used either as an escort 

ship, merchant or cargo. The Venetian fleet on the Adriatic Sea employed the 

Polacca to protect the shipping routes of Venice from pirates. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


NiNA - Caravel of Columbus 1492 

On 12th October 1492 Christopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, set the royal 

flag on an island of a completely unknown world to Europe. With his small fleet of the 

Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, Columbus set of to reach the Indies. After 36 days at 

sea and a voyage of 2400 mile, he landed exactly as he had promised. Even so he 

had not reached the Indies. Columbus arrived at Watlings Islands in the Bahamas. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:65 


piNTA - Caravel of Columbus 1492 



Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, Columbus set of to reach the Indies. During Pinta’s first 

stop at the Canary Island it replaced its lateen sails with square sails. After 36 days 

at sea and a voyage of 2400 mile, he landed exactly as he had promised. Even so he 



Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:65 


Q-SHip HUNTER – British Navy 

This model represents a merchant ship, armed as a schooner, built at the beginning of 

the last century and mainly used as a collier. The Hunter was firstly owned by the British 

Merchant Navy. Then the Royal Navy took it over for its sailing qualities especially fit for the 

North Seas and decided to transform it into a Q-ship. When war broke out it was equipped 

with false structures that concealed its deckweaponry. This structure could be easily removed 

and the hidden deck guns could be used to fire against the enemy, especially submarines. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:60 


RiVA AQUARAMA - Italian Runabout 

The Riva Aquarama, came on the market in 1963 as a development of the 

twin engined Tritone. It is the last heir of the well known tradition of mahogany 

runabouts. In fact it is still built today as 30 years ago. A highly detailed model that 

is suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:10 


RMS TiTANiC - Olympic Class 1912 

RMS Titanic was a class passenger liner built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard 

in Belfast, Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world. During her 

maiden voyage she struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank some hours later 

after breaking in two. The Titanic disaster ranks as the worlds worst peacetime 

maritime disaster. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:250 




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Robert E. LEE - River Steamboat 1870 

The first highways in America were the great rivers, which permitted the growth of 

commerce and transport. The advent of steam permitted the upstream navigation 

on rivers. The search for speed inspired marvellous competitions. One of the most 

famous races is that between Natchez and Robert E. Lee, held in 1870 between New 

Orleans and Saint Louis. After 750 miles of water the Robert E. Lee won the race, 

covering the distance in 3 days, 18 hours and 14 minutes. Solid hull kit. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


ROGER B TANEY - US Cutter 1832 

This ship was used by the U.S coast guard. It was an armed schooner and it featured 

a large sail system, in fact this Revenue Cutter could endure very high rates. The new 

rudder mechanism, which replaced the old tiller was a very important characteristic. 

Kit includes pre-built resin hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:60 


SANTA MARiA - Carrack 1492 



Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, Columbus set of to reach the Indies. After 36 days at 

sea and a voyage of 2400 mile, he landed exactly as he had promised. Even so he 



Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:65 


SWEDiSH GUNBOAT - 1775 

The Swedish Gunboats were extremely light and easy to manoeuvre. The gunboats 

were armed with a medium calibre gun, mounted at the stern on a sliding carriage. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:40 


ViKiNG SHip - Drakkar 

These Drakkers were decorated with a dragon head figurehead and could reach 48 

metres long. Drakkers had to be light and extremely manoeuvrable. When in a fleet, 

its captain could conquer entire worlds just showing it off. The sight of the fleet itself 

would terrorize the enemy. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


WELLS fARGO STAGE COACH - Wild West 1820’s 

A beautifully detailed kit of a United States Wells Fargo stage coach, which was 

used so much during the ‘Wild West’ period. (1820’s - 1900) . 

The kit is very detailed, the cabin, wheels and chassis are finely realised miniatures 

of the full size coach, but are quite easy to assemble, thanks to the materials (which 

are laser cut for the wood parts and photo etched for the metal parts), and very 

comprehensive construction plans and instructions. 

A full compliment of luggage and two exact scale Winchester rifles (Modelled in 

wood and brass) are included with the kit, together with leather material for the 

seats - brass buckles for the leather straps found both on the luggage and carriage 

itself - even a pad-lock for the money chest! 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:10 


xEBEC - Armed Vessel 1753 

Armed with 14 cannons of medium caliber and 6 culverins for action at close range, 

the Xebec was also used for coastal defence for the Spanish Navy to fight against 

pirates. Oars made travelling possible even in case of a lull in wind. This is a very 

attractive and very detailed kit, and captures the lines of this type of vessel perfectly. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:60 




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1.3 Corel 

COREL has been manufacturing models ship kits since the early 1970s. Their kits are historically accurate and all kits contain 

high quality timbers, cast metal fittings and photo-etched brass parts. Corel kits are of an intermediate size allowing for display in 

smaller areas. 

AL BAHRAN - Arabian Dhow 

The model reproduces a typical dhow used in the waters surrounding the Arabian 

Peninsula for fishing and coastal trading. During the colonial occupation, the Italian 

Navy armed them with 37mm guns. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTCOSM036 

HMS BELLONA - 74 Gun Ship 

The HMS Bellona was one of the most famous 74-gun ships of the British navy. 

Construction of the Bellona began at Chatham shipyards in 1758. Launched on the 19th 

February 1760, she sailed on 8 April, to join the battlefleet which was then blockading 

Brest. She would go on the serve across the globe in a career that spanned over 

50 years. The Bellona served in the Navy until February 1814 she was broken up at 

Chatham in September 1814. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:100 


AMPHION - 18th Century Swedish Yacht 

Designed and built as a fast vessel for the use of king Gustav III of Sweden, it was 

also used in naval battles such as the victorious Battle of Svenskund against the 

Russians. Launched in 1778, it was built to a design of Fredrik Chapman in the 

Djurgarden shipyard in Stockholm. The ship was schooner-rigged and this, together 

with the tapered line of the hull, gave it exceptional sailing qualities. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:40 


BERLIN - 17th Century Brandenburg Frigate 

The BERLIN was one of the first charter frigates put at the disposition of Frederic 

William by the Brandenburg Navy. Built in Zeeland in 1674, the vessel formed part 

of the Brandenburg fleet until 1688. The model reproduces the vessel down to the 

tiniest details. The instructions include 4 large life-size plates, and a full instruction 

book accompanied by a large number of diagrams and some photos of the model. 

Single Planked. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:40 


COURONNE - French Ship of the Line 1636 

The first great ship to be completely designed and constructed by the French. On the 

orders of Cardinal Richelieu, the work was entrusted to the famous master craftsman 

Charles Morieur of Dieppe. The ship was completed in 1636 in the La Roche Bernard 

shipyard and was one of the most imposing vessels of that time. She was built to compete 

with the ever larger ships of other European navies, England in particular. Twelve sheets of 

plans and step-by-step instructions make for trouble-free construction. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:100 


DOLPHYN - Dutch Privateer 1750 

An attractive ketch launched in 1750 armed with 10 cannon and 6 culverins. This 

privateer is easy to assemble thanks to the clear construction drawings and detailed 

instructions. The relatively large scale has enabled us to reproduce faithfully the 

numerous superstructures and decorations. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


EAGLE - Armed Merchant Sloop 

During the Anglo-American War of 1812-14 the US Navy used merchant sloops that 

were strengthened and armed. One of them, the Eagle, was captured in early 1813 

when she incautiously ventured into the British-controlled Richelieu River. The British 

used her to raid ports and shipping on Lake Champlain during the war. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:85 


1.3 COREL KITS 


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HM ENDEAVOUR - Bark 1768 

When the Endeavour set sail from Plymouth - on 26 August 1768 under the command 

of the famous captain James Cook, the expedition’s ostensible purpose was to study 

and observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun. However, a more pragmatic 

reason was to be relayed to her captain by the Admiralty in additional instructions; 

namely, to search out the southern Pacific for signs of the postulated continent, Terra 

Australis Incognita (Unknown southern land). 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


FLYING FISH - Schooner 1860 

Designed by the famous shipbuilder Jeremiah Burham, The Flying Fish was launched 

in 1860 in Essex, Massachusetts. Thanks to its enormous amount of sail it carried, the 

Flying Fish was one of the fastest vessels of the Gloucester fishing fleet, transporting 

the fish caught on the famous Banks to the market ports in record time, with obvious 

advantages in terms of sales and earnings. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


FLATTIE - Chesapeake Bay Fishing Boat 

The term Flattie indicated in local slang, a boat typical of Chesapeake Bay on the northeast 

coast of the United States. The Flattie reached its peak in use in 1880-1890. Originally 

used to carry local products it was later widely used for the collection of oysters and 

crabs. This was carried out ploughing the depts. With a short, strong net bag, dragged 

from the boat by a cable. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 


LEIDA - Dutch Pleasure Boat 

This lightweight pleasure boat (yacht) can be distinguished from other models of 

its period by the side stabilisers which are typically Dutch, and the large triangular 

spanker, without a boom, tied to the long gaff or bar, supported in the middle by 

the halyard and sloping downwards until the lower end rests almost at the base of 

the main mast. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:64 


LLAUT - Spanish Fishing Boat 

The Llaut is the boat typical of Majorca, the large island of the Balearis (Spain). 

Attributable to a wide range of Catalan boats, the Llaut, like all popular boats, 

was the result of a complex historical evolution and structural adjustment to uses 

and environments. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 


HALF MOON - 17th century Galleon 

In 1609, Captain Henry Hudson aboard the Half Moon was trying to find a North 

west passage to Asia when he discovered a bay into which a river 500km long 

drained. After sailing up the river, Hudson took possession in the name of the Dutch 

government, baptising it the North or Maurice River in honour of the Prince Nassau. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


HMS GREYHOUND - 20 Gun Frigate 1720 

The Greyhound was a frigate with 20 cannons, launched from the Deptford shipyard 

on February 13, 1720. Little is known of its seafaring history, it seems that together 

with other very similar ships, it was used in the Mediterranean to fight the pirates that 

plagued the coasts. The Greyhound was very elegant, refined and soberly decorated. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:100 


MISTICQUE - French Xebec 1750 

This model, is based upon drawings of an original example conserved in a famous 

French museum, reproduces an unusual Mediterranean sailing ship of the mid 18th 

century, armed with 18 guns. The Polish-style xebec was a modification of the classic 

style known as lateen because the three masts carried triangular sails. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 




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PARANZA - Adriatic Fishing Boat 

The term Paranza indicates an Italian boat typical of the central Adriatic, 

once diffused along the entire coast between the mounth of the Savio and the 

Gargano. Constructed along the coast of Marche, Abruzzo and Molise, the boats 

were generally used for deep-sea fishing with trawl nets, and to a lesser extent 

for light transport. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 


RANGER - American Cutter 1823 

The Ranger was one of the typical American cutters built in the first half of the 19th 

century and basically used for surveillance and coastguard duties. It was armed with 

a large carronade installed in the centre of the deck that rotated on a circular guideway, 

permitting rapid fire from both sides of the hull with a single weapon. Note the 

particular elegant line of the Ranger, emphasized by the depth of the keel at the stern. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


HMS RESOLUTION - Cutter 17th Century 

Making an appearance in the early 1700s, the cutter was rigged with a single mast 

carrying a large spanker with a gaff and boom, jibs and flying jibs and one or more 

square stern- sheets. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


REALE DE FRANCE - 17th Century French Royal Galley 

The galley, a warship characterised by a streamlined shape, can be traced to 

the Mediterranean ships of classical antiquity. The galley’s date back to the 12th 

century, its period of greatest expansion was the 16th century. Its original function 

was a vessel of war having been lost, the last galleys around the 18th century as 

status symbols. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


SLOUP - Brittany Oyster Boat 

The Sloup was a boat of the Anchorage of Brest, in Brittany on the north-west coast 

of France. It was used to collect shellfish, and to a lesser extent oysters and other 

types of shellfish. The first locally constructed Sloups made their appearance in 

1912 and were diffused, with alternate phases until 1926, the year that the work of 

the small shipyards of the Anchorage resumed with vigour. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 


HMS PEREGRINE - Sixth Rate 1686 

The HMS Peregrine is based on one of the original plans of Keltridge’s times, for the 

admiral, and is the reproduction of a small vessel classified as ‘sixth rate’ armed with 

18-20 small caliber cannons, built in 1686 for the fleet of King George III. These type 

of vessels were too small and lightly armed to participate in the great naval battles 

and were, therefore, used for other purposes, such as to escort cargo ships, for 

exploration, transporting messages or for the travel of important persons. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:96 




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VICTORY - Mid Ship Cross Section 

The HMS Victory, is the name of Nelsons Flagship, on which he was killed at 

Trafalgar. The battle of Trafalgar was one of the most famous battles in history, 

bitterly fought on the 21st October 1805, between English and French-Spanish 

fleets. This is one of the few ships of those times which has reached us in a 

perfectly preserved state. Begun in 1759 and launched in 1765, she was subjected 

to several rebuilding’s before arriving at Trafalgar. 

A completely updated cross section of the H.M.S Victory enables us to reproduce 

the internal details much more realistically, in particular the masts. The model is 

completed by highly realistic accessories such as casks, barrels, buckets, and flag. 

Size: L:60mm H:715mm W: 325mm 

Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:24 


WASA - Gun Deck Section 

The Wasa, a 64-gun royal Swedish vessel, sunk in Stockholm harbor the same day 

it was launched, due it is said, to a violent gust of wind. The hull, badly sailed, titled 

frighteningly and water gushed through the open portholes. The vessel quickly sunk 

to peak, reaching a depth of 35 meters. It was on 10 August 1628. Construction 

of the ship started in 1625, under the supervision of the Dutch architect, Henrik 

Hybertson. 

This model reproduces a section of the left bulwarks, with part of the deck and 

underlying battery deck; besides the hull structure, particular care has been paid to 

the cannon and gun carriage, and to the historically documented reconstruction of 

all the relevant equipment. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 


MIRAGE - 84 Gun First Rate Ship 

The Mirage, is a true reproduction to scale of a first-class admiral ship, armed with 

84 guns, belonging to the French navy in the time of Louis XIV. The Mirage was 

built during a period in which even some essentially sea-going characteristics of the 

men-of-war were sacrificed to the exigencies of aesthetics. This resulted in a tight 

rivalry between architects, artists and woodworking masters to apply decorations 

and trimmings, the masters of the ship, once arrived in the open sea, hurried to 

remove to make their ship easier to handle. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:75 


HMS NEPTUNE - 58 Gun Warship 

Reconstructed on the basis of original shipyard models perfectly preserved in 

the Greenwich Naval Museum, represents a 3rd class vessel, which took part in 

the battle at La Hougue on 2 June 1692, where the English fleet commanded by 

Admiral Rooke, defeated the French fleet commanded by Admiral Tourville. The 

Neptune has decorations that are typical of the Royal vessels of the period and 

reproduces the decorative part of the famous Admiral Prince in a smaller scale. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:90 




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SCOTLAND - Baltic Ketch Yacht 1775 

A ship dating back to the end of the 18th century, belongs to the category of 

the Baltic-Ketch yachts and was chiefly used for the transport of goods and 

passengers. Traditionally being called a “work boat”, so called because it was 

mainly used for commercial purpose. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:64 


SHENANDOAH - American Cutter 1804 

The model Shenandoah is a reproduction of a ‘custom cutter’ of the period of the 

American Civil War. This term is generally used to indicate smaller vessels used for the 

rapid transport of precious, perishable goods long the Atlantic coast, and in operations 

of support and provisions to the larger fleet. The common feature of these vessels was 

the sails, which besides high speed, guaranteed a discrete possibility of maneuvers, 

even with rough seas. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


SIRENE - 18th Century French Frigate 

This 30 gun French frigate is famous because of its designer, the well-known naval 

architect Fredrik Chapman. In addition to the drawings, all the calculations relating 

to the construction and the hydrodynamic resistance of the vessel are provided in 

Chapman’s “Architectura Navalis Mercatoria”, published in Stockholm in 1768. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:25 


YACHT D’ORO - Brandenburg Yacht 17th Century 

17th century armed yacht from Brandenburg. This vessel, also known as the “New 

Yacht” or “Great Yacht”, was built in Kolberg in 1678-1679 by the ship builder 

Peckelherius. Single Planked. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


TONNANT - Privateer Corvette 18th Century 

In the last quarter of the 18th century, privateers were generally small fast merchant 

vessels. Carrying a large area of sail and highly armed with small calibre guns. unlike 

“pirate” ships, these vessels flew their national flag. The corvette Tonnant, a late 18th 

century French privateer, was particularly representative of this class of vessel. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


TOULONNAISE - Armed Merchant Schooner 

Launched in Toulon in August 1823, the Toulonnaise served in the Spanish War under 

Captain Joursin, was stationed at Barcelona and then sailed to Cadiz where it took 

part in the bombardment of the port. In 1832 it was completely overhauled at Brest 

and parts of the internal and external gunwales, the waterways and the planking of 

the bridge were replaced and the entire poop deck superstructure was redone. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:75 


HMS UNICORN - 18th Century Frigate 

An elegant frigate, designed for the British Fleet by Chapman at the end of the 18th 

century. Like the original, our model is armed with 24 guns on the open fighting 

deck and 8 guns below, all complete with gun mountings and wheels. The sleek and 

tapered line of the hull and the impressive masts make this an extremely striking and 

beautiful ship. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:75 




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PRINS WILLEM - Dutch East India Company 1650 

The Prins Willem was probably the largest square stern ship of the fleet of the 

Dutch East India Company. Fitted out at Middleburg in 1649-1650, the Prince 

William was subsequently modified for use as a warship. In addition to demolishing 

the forecastle and the stern bulkhead, 6 firing ports were added, three on each side. 

For a brief period, the Prins Willem was the flagship of the famous Admiral Witte de 

Witt. Returned later to the Company, it once again traded with the Indies between 

1653 and 1660. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:100 


HMS VICTORY - Nelson’s Flagship 1805 

The flagship H.M.S. Victory is famous because of one of the most celebrated naval 

battles of modern times, fought off Cape Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 between 

the British fleet commanded by Admiral Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet. 

Accurately restored in its equipment and the original colours, the Victory is now 

a museum moored in the dry-dock at Portsmouth. This model is based upon the 

original British plans. A popular and beautiful model. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:98 


WAPPEN VON HAMBURG - 17th Century Brandenburg 

The 58 gun, Wappen Von Hamburg was commissioned by Admiral Karpfanger, and 

she was then employed, very successfully as a heavily armed Convoy Escort Ship. He 

engaged and sank a large number pirate ships during her short but colourful career. On 

October 10th, 1683 fire broke out on board in the port of Cadiz. The magazine exploded 

killing Admiral Karpfinger and 22 others and destroyed the ship. This model unique of its 

kind, has been designed to offer an excellent model in terms of quality. Single Planked. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:40 


WASA - Swedish Frigate 1628 

The Wasa, a royal Swedish vessel with 64 guns sank in the waters around 

Stockholm on the day it was launched (10 August 1628) as the result of a violent 

gust of wind. The ship settled in 35 m of water. Construction on the vessel started 

in 1625, under the direction of the Dutch architect Henrik Hybertsson. While some 

guns and a few other objects had been recovered earlier, it was only possible to 

bring the ship to the surface in 1956. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:75 




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1.4 EuroModel 

EUROMODEL produce the most authentic and intricately detailed wooden model ships. Each is a masterpiece. 

From the accuracy of their design to the range of materials. Their kits are historically accurate and rich in detail. 

These kits are best for the experienced model builder. 

AJAX - English Frigate 1765 

Launched in Plymouth in 1765, Ajax was armed and supplied five years later, when it sailed 

for its first trip to North America In 1786, during a winter mission in Atlantic, it ran into a severe 

storm that seriously damaged it. The storm lasted three days but with some temporary repairs, 

it managed to reach Scotland after a journey lasting forty five days. Within a month, some 

major repairs were carried out and it set sail to Plymouth. 

Ajax sailed for the next twelve years but was disarmed and abandoned in the Plymouth navy 

yards. However, in 1801, the Admiralty was keen to expand its fleet and decided to utilize again 

some disarmed ships like the Ajax. At the end of 1802 the ship sailed with the Mediterranean 

fleet and participated in the Toulon siege with other English ships, amongst which was the 

famous HMS Victory, commanded by Admiral Nelson. On 21st October 1805 Ajax participated in 

the Trafalgar war, where it damaged a Spanish ship and sunk a French one. 

Size: L: 720mm L:760mm 

Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:72 

Order Code: KTEM99/005 

DERFFLINGER - 17th Century Felucca 

Prior to 1684, ‘Derfflinger’ was named ‘Wolkensaule’. It was purchased in Danzica 

in January 1681 by Benjamin Raule and was used during the war against Spain 

(May1681) declared by Prince William Frederick. It was 110 feet long and 23 feet wide; 

it was armed with 3 – 16 cannons and crewed by about twenty men. From 1686 – 

1693 the felucca sailed the Western Africa and India routes. The ‘Friedrich Wilhelm Zu 

Pferde’ had been its escort as well as the ‘Hoffnung’ during the trips up the Western 

Africa coast and up to the Shetland Islands. 


Grade: SL5 

Scale: 1:66 


LYDE - 18th Century English Schooner 

The Lyde was built in an English shipyard near Plymouth around 1787 as an armed 

cargo boat. It was used as a transport for war materials to support the English ships at 

the siege of Genova during the Napoleonic Wars. 

Size: L: 740mm, L:570mm 

Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:70 


SCHIFFETTO CARLOFORTINO - Mediterranean Fishing Boat 

The term ‘schifetto’ comes from the word “skiff” that means lance boat. The 

schifetto belongs to the generic category of the “gullets”, very wide spread over the 

Mediterranean. The schifetto was the ancient boat used by the Carlofortinians (people 

of Carloforte or indeed Sardinia) for the creel fishing of lobsters. The schifetto contained 

an inside fish pond for maintaining live lobsters. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:15 


HMS FALMOUTH - English India Companies of 1752 

The Falmouth was launched in Blackwall, England in 1752. It was the first trading vessel of 

the English India Companies and showed a close resemblance to a warship in sail plan and 

rigging, with the most up to date reef points to her topsails The ship was equipped with a large 

amount of artillery, unusual for the trading vessels of that period. In that she was run along the 

lines of naval discipline was due to the fact that the vessel could sail alone without any convoy 

ship, since its rich load was a good bounty for all the enemy vessels and pirate ships. 

The Falmouth could easily combat a war-ship of the same tonnage, thanks to its crew of 180 

experienced men including the best trained gunners. The superiority of the crew was partly 

due to the incentive granted to each gunman allowing each individual to transport his 

own 5 tonnage of goods there and 2 tonnage back. These goods were usually sold as 

smuggled goods to the black market. The Falmouth was of 499 tons and was in service until 

1764 completing five voyages for the East India Company. She was lost on her sixth voyage, 

wrecked in 1766. 


Grade: SL5 

Scale: 1:75 


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MORDAUNT - 4th Rate English Vessel 1681 

The Mordaunt was launched at Deptford, near London in 1681. It was commissioned 

by a syndicate of shipowners headed by Lord Mordaunt. However, he later became 

the sole owner of the vessel, when the other members left that association. 

The aim in having such a greatly armed private ship was to eliminate the war ship 

stock. This idea aroused some suspicion; therefore the Ambassador of Spain 

presented his complaints to the Court of St. James, asserting that a warship owned by 

private people could have been easily taken by the Elector of Brandenburg, who was 

completing a fleet to move against Spain. 

The vessel was sequestered, and Lord Mordaunt was forced by the Court to limit the 

armament and crew. In 1683, the ship was seconded into the Royal Navy, where it 

remained until 21 November, 1693, when it disappeared in the open sea of Cuba. A 

model of this ship is showed in Greenwich Museum. 


Grade: SL5 

Scale: 1:60 


FRIEDRICH WILHELM ZU PERDE - XVII° CENTURY 

Built between 1660 and 1661, the Friedrich Wilhelm zu Perde was a formidable 

German vessel of 900 tons. Sailing to Africa and the Shetland Islands, she carried a 

crew of 250 men and 50 to 60 cannon. She was engaged by three French warships on 

October 30th, 1692 when France was at war with the Brandenburg Empire. The first 

round of fire from the French killed the captain and set the Friedrich Wilhelm on fire. 


Grade: SL6 

Scale: 1:70 


LA RENOMMEE - 18th Century French Frigate 

There were two Renommee’s built in France, one in the 17th Century and 

this one in the 18th Century. Launched in 1744 at either Byrone or Brest, La 

Renommee was a one-off 40-gun ship designed by Antoine Groignard with 30 

12-pounders and 10 8-pounder guns. She was captured by the British Navy 

(HMS Dover) 27 September, 1747 and converted into a 30-gun fifth-rate frigate 

as the HMS Renown and served until she was broken up in 1771. 

However, this type of frigate is very important in the evolution of ships of the 

British Navy because it inspired the development of a series of fifth-rate frigates 

equipped with only thirty guns of large calibre, all placed on the second deck. 


Grade: SL5 

Scale: 1:70 


ROYAL WILLIAM - First Rate English Vessel 1790 

Launched in 1719 at Portsmouth. In 1782 Royal William took part in the 

navy operations which led to Gibraltar’s liberation. Also in that same year, 

the ship was involved in the salvage attempt of Royal George, which 

overturned in Spithead causing the death of 900 persons. In the end it was 

assigned as anchor-watch at Portsmouth, until 1813 , then demolished. Its 

survival for almost a century compares strongly with the typical six year life 

span of so many other ships. It had a crew of 730 men and a 1600 tonnage. 


Grade: SL6 

Scale: 1:70 


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1.5 KRICK 

KRICK have excellent quality German manufactured kits. Hulls are double planked, with pre cut keels and frames. 

The decks and superstructure are pre cut. The kits come complete with all fittings, plans and English building instructions. 

ALERT - US Cutter 1800 

Alert is one of many armed cutters built in the early 1800’s to aid the curtailing of smuggling. 

The cutter was an extremely fast ship, with its sleek hull and vast amount of sail, it could 

out run any other craft. To allow the boat to sail faster and closer to the wind, it was fitted 

with large sails and built with a wedge-shaped, deep hull. The Alert has been fitted with a 

rotating cannon located on deck mid-ship, giving a very good picture of what the boat’s work 

involved. Extremely detailed plans and drawings show all stages of construction along with a 

comprehensive instruction manual. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:24 

Order code: KTK20240 

GULNArA - Steam and Sail 1834 

Built in England in 1834, Gulnara is a perfect example of the transition from sail to 

steam, making this model an interesting and unusual subject. She was bought by the 

Sardinian Navy for escort and mail duties. The Gulnara was fitted with an oscillating 

steam engine made by the company Fawcett & Preston, Liverpool. When under sail, 

a section of the paddles could be folded back to reduce resistance. With her slim 

and elegant hull, interesting superstructure complete with boiler and high stack, and 

harmonious sails, the model Gulnara is a treasure from the pioneering days of steam. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


KArL & MAriE - German Freight Boat 

The Karl and Marie is based on a typical German freight boat, which were built from the 

18th century for use in the East Sea. This type of boat is called the Galeasses, but was 

nothing to do with the Mediterranean Galeasses. The wide hull allows for a large cargo 

and was extremely stable but not very fast. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:40 


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1.6 Mamoli 

MAMOLI began more than 20 years ago by the designer Luigi Volonté, whose long experience allowed him to 

personally set up and follow a production. Mamoli’s period model kits are renowned for the clearness of their 

plans, with full perspective drawings and fully described in four languages. All kits are double planked and 

come complete with all materials necessary to build a first-rate model. All materials are of the high standard. 

alERT - American Schooner 

Commissioned in 1818, the schooner Alert was pressed into privateer service for action against 

smugglers along the American coast. Her sleek hull lines and large sail area made for great 

speed and agility on the high seas. Equipped with a main cannon that rotated 360 degrees, she 

was able to target the enemy advancing from any direction without changing course. She was 

decommissioned (possibly sold) in 1829 and taken off the U.S. Coast Guard’s list of active ships. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:45 

order Code: KTMV55 

aMERiGo VESPUCCi – Italian Training Ship 

Amerigo Vespucci a 3 mast fully rigged sailing ship is an exact scale model of the famous school 

ship of the Italy. She was launched in 1931 at the Navy`s ship yards of Castellammare di Staia 

Naples, and carried out many voyages before World War II. The period of the war was the only 

time the ship has not been active. The elegant, three-masted full rigger serves as the training 

vessel of the Italian Naval Academy. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:150 

order code: KTMV57 

HMS BEaGlE - Darwin’s Brig 

HMS Beagle was the ship in which the naturalist, Charles Darwin, sailed around the world 

between 1831 and 1836. The Beagle visited sites like the Galapagos Islands and the Great 

Barrier Reef. The rich variety of animal and plant species that Darwin saw on the voyage led 

him to develop his theory of evolution. Beagle made three voyages of exploration. 

During the first to South America between 1826 and 1830, the captain, Commander Pringle Stokes, 

shot himself in a fit of depression and was replaced by Robert Fitzroy He was also given command 

for the second voyage to South America and then around the world. Fitzroy invited the young 

naturalist Charles Darwin to accompany him. The voyage lasted nearly five years and became one 

of the most famous and important voyages of exploration ever made. After the Beagle’s third voyage, 

which was a survey of Australia, the ship became a Coast Guard watch vessel. She was moored 

permanently in the River Roach in Essex until 1870 when she was sold for scrap. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:64 


BlaCKBEaRD - Pirates Ship 

What we know about the exploits of Blackbeard, the ill-famed pirate, is a mix of history, legend 

and fiction. Edward Teach, this should be his real name, boarded and plundered an enormous 

number of ships, what brought him the fame of ‘Terror of the Seas’, although this adventurous 

life of his lasted only twenty months. He was such a terrifying personage, that his victims were 

paralyzed and surrendered just by seeing him. 

Size: l: 520mm H: 350mm 

Scale: 1:57 

Grade: SL2 


BlaCK PRiNCE - Privateer schooner 1775 

During the Revolutionary War (1774 - 76) private vessels were commissioned by the colonial 

rebel government to prey on British commerce and to capture, when possible, British ship. At the 

time of the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin was ambassador to France. He allowed to buy 

French built corsairs through an important ship broker. These corsairs were the predecessors of 

the Baltimore Clippers. The ships were painted black so as to be nearly invisible at night. They 

were named Black Prince and Black Princess. The crew were Portuguese seamen but captained 

by an American. They preyed on the British trade in English coastal waters and for over a year 

nearly destroyed Britain’s trade with the rest of the world. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:57 


BlUE SHaDoW - United States Navy Brig 1778 

The brig Blue Shadow was built in 1778 for the America Navy. Equipped with 12 guns, it is 

characterized by the very high masting and by the amount of sails, in addition to the classic 

one, formed by the studding-sail and by the top gallant studding sail, both on the main and 

on the fore mast. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:64 


HMS BoUNTY - British Frigate 18th Century 

Although built as a merchant ship, the Bounty was assigned to the Royal Navy, where 

she was used for exploration voyages. The Bounty became famous for the mutiny of 

her crew. The ship set out Spit head in December 1787, final destination Tahiti. On the 

return voyage, owing to the strict discipline imposed by the captain, discontent began to 

spread through the crew and it soon turned into a mutiny. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:65 


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HMS BoUNTY – Armed Transport 1787 

The name of the Bounty, frigate of the British Navy, is indissolubly tied to its captain’s Bligh and to 

vicissitudes which caused the crew to mutiny. Christian Fletcher, the boatswain, took command 

of the ship and forced Bligh to embark on a life-boat with 18 still faithful men. After a dangerous 

navigation for more than 4000 miles, Bligh reached the isle of Timor and afterwards England. 

The Bounty went to Pitcairn Isle where Fletcher and the remaining men settled. Only 20 years 

later the group landed in Tahiti was captured and tried by the English Court-martial. Only three 

seamen where condemned, while the others were acquitted. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:100 


CaTaliNa - Dutch pleasure yacht 

The first Lemster barges were built in 1876 in the shipyard Gebr. De Boer in 

Lemmer, Fiesland. The Lemster barge originally was a fishing vessel for use on the 

Northern part of the then still open Zuiderzee, where during wind against tide often 

very foul seas developed. Therefore the ship was designed to be very seaworthy 

and she had very good sails, making the Lemster barge one of the best and 

beautiful Dutch round sailing yachts. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:35 


CSS alaBaMa - Steam and sail sloop of war 1862 

CSS Alabama,the most famous ship of the American Civil War,was a steam and sail 

sloop of war built for the Confederacy in 1862 by John Laird Sons & Co. in Liverpool, 

England. Under Captain Raphael Seames CSS Alabama engaged Union ships in the 

North Atlantic and the West Indies doing immense damage to the Union’s maritime 

trade. After leaving Cherbourg, France, where she had docked for repairs CSS 

Alabama was assaulted by Kearsage. Although CSS Alabama fired more rounds than 

her heavily armoured opponent she lost the battle and was sunk off of Cherbourg. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:120 


ENDEaVoUR - Bark 1768 

James Cook, the great discoverer of the Pacific region, was handed over the 

command of a scientific exploration trip to the South Pacific in 1768. The ship to 

be used for this project was the Endeavour, Its solid structure made it extremely 

seaworthy. The Endeavour left Plymouth with direction of Cape Horn and reached its 

port of destination, Tahiti in April 1769. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:100 


FlYiNG CloUD - American clipper ship – 1851 

The clipper appears in the U.S.A. about 1820. The American builder create quite a new ship, without 

imitating schemes and models of the old continent and they obtain immediately such results as to 

influence the world shipyards techniques. Flying Cloud, the masterpiece of builder Donald McKay, was 

built at East Boston in 1851. It acquired a high reputation during the Gold Rush in California, making the 

passage from New York to San Francisco in the record time of 88 days, 22 hours and 30 minutes, never 

equaled so far. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:96 


GolDEN HiND - Sir Francis Drake’s Galleon 

This 18 gun privateer was used by Sir Francis Drake to circumnavigate the globe. Departing in 

December 1577, the Golden Hind, was the only vessel to return successfully from Drake’s expedition 

(five vessels originally set out from England). She returned to drop anchor in Plymouth Sound on 26 

September 1580, only the second vessel to have circumnavigated the globe, after the Portuguese 

explorer Magellan. Drake brought a huge amount of bounty back to England with him. This enabled him 

to pay all of his investors, including Elizabeth I, forty seven times their original stake in the expedition. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:53 


GRETEl - 18th Century Pleasure Yacht 

Built around the middle of the 18th century from a drawing by Frederik Af Chapman, 

Gretel is a wonderful example of a pleasure boat of that time. The interesting sail plan 

certainly would have granted a good speed to the hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:54 


HaliFaX - British colonial schooner 1774 

Born as packet-boat, Halifax was purchased in1768 by the Royal Navy and transformed at Portsmouth 

into a typical colonial schooner of the time. These alterations included raising the cabin platform to obtain 

more storage space below, elevating the bulwarks with openings for the 6 guns and building a new railing 

with 6 culverins. The outer changes made to the hull as well as to masting and rigging altered deeply 

the original aspect. The sources concerning the life of this ship are extremely contradictory. It sailed 

prevailingly along the American coasts in a rather complex period of history of this country. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:54 




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HUNTER - British armed cutter 1797 

The Hunter is based on a typical late 17th century cutter, built for the British Navy in 

various forms. These ships were built to capture the smugglers, who, incidentally, 

were the first to use this type of ship (it seems that the English shipyards built them 

in pairs: one for the smugglers and one for the Customs). The Hunter was used as a 

coastguard vessel and also for military functions such as port survey, scout, warning 

and so forth. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:90 


il lEUDo - Merchant Launch 

The origins of the Leudo are rather uncertain. According to suppositions probably 

having a content of truth, the Leudo comes from a type of medieval boat with two 

masts inclined towards the prow with lateen sails. It may afterwards have lost the 

foremast, replaced by a bowsprit with jibs, making manoeuvring easier. It was used to 

carry cargo across the Mediterranean Sea. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:32 


lE CoUREUR - French Lugger 1776 

The lugger was a kind of ship used by the French pirates of the Revolution and of the Empire. It 

is a type of ship equipped as a bragozzo, with 3 masts, a very long bowsprit, several jibs, topsails 

and some foretopsails. It was built by the Denys de Dunkerque and launched in 1776. The career 

of this ship was short because it was captured by the English on 17th June 1778 during a battle, 

between the frigate La Belle Poule and the frigate Arethusa. The destiny of the ship after it was 

captured by the English is not widely known. Was it taken back by the French in 1782 as stated by 

some authors? Or was it captured by the Americans off Terranova in 1780? 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:54 


l’oRENoQUE - French Steam and Paddle Frigate 

L’Orenoque was one of the first French frigates with mixed propulsion, sail, built 

in 1848. She displaced 2,568 tons. Although she was provided with a mechanical 

propulsion advanced in concept, she kept the typical masting of the frigates of that 

time. Scarcely armed, she was mainly used to transport troops. The richness of 

the superstructures, reproduced with refined performance and faithful scale, the 

characteristic paddle-wheels and the classic masting give the model. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:00 


la GloiRE - French 34 guns frigate 

A 34-gun frigate belonging to the French Navy, LaGloire was launched in 1778. Her 

armament consisted of 26 twelve pound guns on the battery deck, plus 4 six pound 

guns and 4 carronades on the main deck. Mamoli’s model shows her with wooden 

hull exposed during her first year of service. In June of 1779, her hull was sheathed 

with copper plates. La Gloire was planned by the shipbuilding engineer Guignace, 

and was launched at St.Malo in 1778. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:90 


lEXiNGToN - American brig 

The Lexington belonged to a small fleet of merchant ships, which were hastily converted 

into war ships in Philadelphia between 1775/77. Under captain John Barry’s command the 

Lexington was successfully engaged in battle on April 7th, 

1776 against the corvette Edward. Later that same year the Lexington was captured by 

the British frigate Pearl. The crew then recaptured the boat in a daring move and returned 

it to Baltimore. On September 20th, 1777 on a return trip from France the Lexington was 

captured by the English cutter Alert. After a fight of more than three hours the Lexington 

ran out of ammunition and had to surrender. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:100 


MaRSEillE - French Schooner 1764 

Reconstruction was carried out on original drawings of that time of a ship meant for shooting 

training. She is equipped with 24 three-pound guns mounted on a special gun carriage fixed 

on the board-side and with other 2 guns of retreat of the same gauge. Characteristic are the 

2 six pound fighting guns equipped with a gun carriage without wheels sliding on a special 

guide free with a rotation of 180 degrees. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:64 


MaYFloWER - Pilgrim Fathers boat 1620 

The Mayflower is very well known since the Pilgrim Fathers crossed the Atlantic 

Ocean on this galleon. They arrived in Cape Cod Bay where they founded the city 

of Plymouth in 1620. On board of the Mayflower, in the 1620 they joined the coasts 

of Virginia where they ratified with the “Mayflower Contact” the constitution of a real 

state, the first nucleus of the United States of America. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:70 




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NEWPoRT - Baltimore Clipper 

At the beginning of the 19th century in America, numerous vessels with racy lines 

were been built. They were very fast and easy to head: the famous clippers of 

Baltimore. They were either used as coastguard vessels, dealing with smugglers and 

pirates, or used as escort vessels and troopships. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:57 


PoRTSMoUTH - English Merchant Brig 

Built in 1796, the English Brig Portsmouth was a typical example of a commercial unit 

adapted for private ring activity and legalized it with the socalled mark letters or reprisal 

letters granted to anyone who was able, privately, to arm a vessel and to recruit a crew. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:64 


PURiTaN - American Sloop 1885 

Designed by Edward Burgess, she was just under 100 feet long. Part of her ballast 

was fastened to the keel, making her very stable even in high winds. Like 

many other of her class, she was equipped with a sliding keel. In 1885 under the 

command of Captain Aubrey Crocker, she defended the America’s Cup against 

the English cutter Ginesta, and won in only two races. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 


RaTTlESNaKE - 20 guns Privateer Ship 

The privateer ship Rattlesnake was built at Plymouth, Massachusetts, around 1779, allegedly to 

designs by John Peck. At various times it carried from 14 to 20 guns and its complement consisted 

of 85 men. It was captured off the American coasts in 1781 by the British 44-gun ship Assurance. 

It was taken to England, where it was renamed Cormorant and its lines were redrawn. With its 

reduced dead rise and its very sharp fore lines the Rattlesnake must have been very fast. It had a 

detached forecastle and quarterdeck, linked by removable gangways, unshipped during the battles. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:64 


RoTER loWE - Dutch Galleon 1597 

Built in the Netherlands in 1597, the Roter Lowe (Red Lion) was a versatile 18 gun 

scouting vessel. Bought in 1601 by the Council of Königsberg on account of the 

Elector of Brandenburg. It was in service as a vedette-boat in Pillau from 1602 to 

1605 under captain Peter Hintze’s command. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:55 


SaNTa MaRia - Columbus Flagship 1492 

The Santa Maria was the flagship of the Columbus fleet. Columbus nicknamed it 

“Nao”, but at the very beginning its name was La Gallega. Its owner Juan de la 

Coas chartered it to Columbus for his journey to the unknown world. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


Sao MiGUEl - 16th Century Carrack 

Portuguese merchant ships like the Caracca Atlantica played a vital part in the Age 

of Exploration. They were full rigged to run before prevailing winds, large enough to 

hold precious cargoes of spices, and armed for protection against hostile natives and 

greedy pirates. When Magellan sailed around the world, his entire fleet consisted of 

these vessels, known as carracks. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:54 




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HMS SWiFT - Colonial Brig 1776 

The brigantine Swift was built in the colonies in 1776. She was captured by the Royal 

Navy and sailed under the British flag between 1776 and 1778. 

Size: L: 425mm, H:395mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:70 


USS CoNSTiTUTioN - United States Frigate 1797 

U.S.S. Constitution, with 54 guns, was launched in 1797. Given the nick name of ‘Old 

Ironsides’ after a sailor saw a cannonball bounce off her hull, the USS Constitution 

has won every battle she’s ever fought. Resting in Boston Harbour, she is the oldest 

commissioned US warship. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:93 


USS CoNSTiTUTioN - Mid Ship Cross Section 

This model has plenty of detail without many of the complexities of scale ship 

modeling. Hull sections are preformed poplar plywood, ready for planking. Fittings 

include walnut deadeyes, blocks, gun carriages and barrels; burnished metal cannon 

and lots of copper and brass hardware. Silk flag, rigging, water casks and hardwood 

pedestal are all includes. Six sheets of plans and instructions are easy-to-follow. 

Size: H: 670mm W: 330mm L:75mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:93 


ValiaNT - 12 Gun English Brig 

The Valiant is based on a typical 12 gun English brig of the 18th Century. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:66 


HMS ViCToRY - 104 Gun First Rate Vessel 

The first rate vessel H.M.S. Victory, with 104 guns, was launched at Chatham in 

1765. It was in service for a long time under the command of famous admirals. Its 

name was indissolubly tied to Nelson’s in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It is the boast 

of the English Navy and is still preserved at Portsmouth. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:90 


HMS ViCToRY - Nelsons Flagship 

The HMS Victory was Nelsons Flagship, on which he was killed at Trafalgar. The 

battle of Trafalgar was one of the most famous battles in history, bitterly fought on the 

21st October 1805, between English and French-Spanish fleets. Begun in 1759 and 

launched in 1765, she was subjected to several rebuilding’s before arriving at Trafalgar. 

The Victory once again took to the sea on 14th January 1922, to Portsmouth 

where she is still visible in dock. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:150 


YaCHT aMERiCa - Schooner 1851 

The yacht America was a 19th century racing yacht which gave its name to the 

international sailing trophy it first won: the America’s Cup. Designed by George Steers 

and built in William Brown’s shipyard in 1851. Its name is still the most important and 

celebrated in the history of world yachting. On August 22, 1851, the America won by 

over 20 minutes the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 53 mile regatta around the Isle of Wight. 

America carried off an overwhelming victory over the English squadron. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:66 


YaCHT MaRY - Royal Dutch Yacht 1646 

The Yacht Mary was built in the Netherlands and was presented to Prince Charles 

Stuard by the town of Amsterdam on the occasion of his proclamation to King of 

England. It is considered the prototype of the pleasure boats. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:54 




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HMS PRiNCE - 100 Gun First Rate Vessel 

Launched in 1670 HMS Prince was a first rate British warship caring 100 cannons. 

She was the British flagship during the battle of Texel in 1673 and became the stuff 

of legend throughout the Royal Navy after engaging in a relentless defence against 

a fierce attack by the Dutch fleet. HMS Prince is accurately and highly detailed with 

abundant transom ornamentation. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:144 


RoYal loUiS - First Rate French Vessel 1780 

The Royal Louis was a 3 deck vessel with 120 guns. Its captain was a Squadron 

Admiral. It was one of the most powerful first rank vessels belonging to the French 

Royal Navy at the time. Our model represents the Royal Louis according to the plans 

of 1779, when it was admiral ship of the blue and white Squadron, being part of the 

American Squadron, also called Earl Estaing’s. Our kit is particularly rich in accessories 

and decorations. Whoever knows how complex are the deck’s superstructures of 

this ship, can easily understand the problems we had to solve in order not to alter 

the real image. The several molten decorations of the transom are made precious 

by veneer insertions of precious wood. Thanks to the particular structure of the ship, 

the reproduction accuracy is such that, through a window of the stern balconies, it is 

possible to catch a glimpse of the complete inside deck’s dressing. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:90 


FRiESlaND - Dutch 80 gun ship 1663 

Friesland was a second rank vessel with 80 guns built around 1663, part of the great 

fleet of the United Provinces of Holland, consisting of 1700 units. In 1672, sided by 77 

vessels under De Ruyter’s command, on board of the admiralship “Zeven Provincen” 

it took part in the battle of Solebay with the allied Anglo-French forces. 

Thirteen sheets of plans and step by step instructions allow you to build an 

extraordinary showpiece. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:75 


HMS SURPRiSE - 18th Century British Frigate 

Originally a French corvette named L’Unite and armed with 24 nine pound long 

guns, she was designed by M. Forfait and was built at Le Havre. Captured in 1796 

by HMS Inconstant, L’Unite was rechristened HMS Surprise and converted by the 

British into a 28-gun sixth-rate, carrying 24 32-pound carronades on her main deck, 

eight more of the same on her quarter deck and forecastle, as well as 4 six-pound 

long guns as chasers. 

She gained fame for the cutting-out expedition in 1799 of HMS Hermione 

Hermione’s crew had mutinied, and had sailed her into Spanish possession in 

Puerto Cabello. Captain Edward Hamilton of the Surprise led a boarding party to 

retake the Hermione from the mutineers and, after a sharp action, sailed her out 

of danger under Spanish gunfire back into British control. She was sold out of the 

Service in 1802. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:75 




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cast metal and machined turned brass fittings. The detail provided in their range of large models is exceptional. 

aCHILLES - American Pilot Cutter 1815 

Originally named “Anna Maria” she was built in 1815 at the New York dockyards as 

pilot boat. The “Achilles” spent much of her time as a fast mail boat. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:43 

Order Code: KTMA794 

aLBatROS - US Coated Clipper 

A lovely model of the famous American Clipper “Albatros”, built in the Baltimore shipyards. 

She was typical of the fast efficient small ships produced by the Americans at that time. 

Kit is single planked. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:100 


aMERGIO VESPuCCI - Italian Sail Training Ship: Standard 

Amerigo Vespucci a 3 mast fully rigged sailing ship is an exact scale model of the 

famous school ship of the Italy. She was launched in 1931 at the Navy`s ship yards 

of Castellammare di Staia Naples, and carried out many voyages before World War 

II. The period of the war was the only time the ship has not been active. The elegant, 

three-masted full rigger serves as the training vessel of the Italian Naval Academy. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:100 


antEO - Harbour Tug 

This model is a replica of an Italian steam tug boat large numbers of which were built 

prior to the WW2. The model is highly detailed. Suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:30 


aRM 82 - Dutch Fishing Boat 

An attractive model of a typical Dutch fishing vessel. The hull is flat-bottomed, an 

aid against running aground in shallow water. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 


aRMED PInnaCE - Lancia Amarta 1800 

This model is an exact reproduction of a 10 meters long armed launch, which was used by 

the different navies during the 19th century. These launches were armed with naval guns 

of different calibre and type; in the bow section a cannon or carronade was installed while 

in the stern two more light, small cannons were placed to be aimed by hand. Usually, these 

boats were employed in coastal patrols or in escort services but, also demonstrated their 

wartime capacity in surprise actions attacking craft in difficulty. Due to their remarkable 

manoeuvrability, they were also in great numbers employed during landing actions, preceding 

the main fleet which moved slower and was more vulnerable. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


BLaCK FaLCOn - 18th Century Brig 

The Black Falcon was a two masted 18th century brigantine commanded by the 

infamous pirate Captain Kidd. Kit is single planked. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:100 


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aStROLaBE - French Sloop 1785 

The Astrolabe was a converted fluyt of the French Navy. She departed Brest on 1 

August 1785 under Paul Antoine Fleuriot de Langle, along with the Boussole under 

La Perouse. The expedition vanished mysteriously in 1788 after leaving Botany Bay 

on 10 March 1788. 

The fate of the expedition was eventually solved by Captain Peter Dillion in 1827 when 

he found remnants of the ships the Astrolable and the Boussole at Vanikoro Island in 

the New Hebrides. The ships had been wrecked in a storm. Survivors from one ship 

had been massacred while survivors from the other ship had constructed their own 

small boat and sailed off the island, never to be heard from again. Single Planked. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


HMS BOuntY - Armed Transport 1787 

The name of the Bounty, frigate of the British Navy, is indissolubly tied to its 

captain’s Bligh and to vicissitudes which caused the crew to mutiny. Christian 

Fletcher, the boatswain, took command of the ship and forced Bligh to embark on 

a life-boat with 18 still faithful men. 

After a dangerous navigation for more than 4000 miles, Bligh reached the isle of 

Timor and afterwards England. The Bounty went to Pitcairn Isle where Fletcher 

and the remaining men settled. Only 20 years later the group landed in Tahiti 

was captured and tried by the English Court-martial. Only three seamen where 

condemned, while the others were acquitted. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


BRuMa - Open Cruiser Yacht 

Bruma is a scale reproduction of an ocean going fishing boat, converted into a pleasure 

yacht. This is a plank on frame construction suitable either for radio control or as a fine 

display model. Suitable for RC. Kit is single planked’. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:45 


CaESaR - Roman Bireme 30BC 

A typical first century B.C. Roman war ship. This Bireme was driven by two rows of 

oars. Out riggers stabilized the ship and the wales protected the hull from the protruding 

bows of enemy ships. While fast under oar, this type of vessel capsized easily 

under too much sail. Single Planked. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:30 


GOLDEn StaR - English Brig 

An English Brigantine, popular in the 17th. and 18th. centuries. A brig is a vessel with 

two masts square rigged like a ship’s foremast and mainmast, but carrying also on her 

mainmast a fore and aft gaff-and-boom mainsail. In wide use in the merchant marine 

during the 17th and 18th centuries, the brig was introduced into English navel service 

from the 1770’s. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:150 


HM EnDEaVOuR - Bark 1768 

When the Endeavour set sail from Plymouth - on 26 August 1768 under the command 

of the famous captain James Cook, the expedition’s ostensible purpose was to study 

and observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the sun. However, a more pragmatic 

reason was to be relayed to her captain by the Admiralty in additional instructions; 

namely, to search out the southern Pacific for signs of the postulated continent, Terra 

Australis Incognita (Unknown southern land). Single Planked. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


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GORCH FOCK - German Sail Training Ship 

The Gorch Fock was built in Hamburg in 1933 as a training ship for the German 

Navy, the steel-hulled Gorch Fock was 242 feet long, with a 39.35 foot beam. Her 

three wood-and-steel masts were configured for barque rig, and she was outfitted 

with an auxiliary diesel engine. At the end of World War II, she was awarded as 

reparations to Russia. Based at Odessa on the Black Sea, she continues her career 

of training naval cadets. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:90 


KOn tIKI - South American Raft 

Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South 

Sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from South America. According to 

legend, this migration was led by the mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. Heyerdahl decided to 

prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. He built a replica of an Indian 

balsa wood raft and set sail from Peru on April 28, 1947 with five other adventurers. 

After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales and 

sharks, they sighted land - the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:18 


La ROSE - French Fishing Schooner 

Typical French fishing schooner used during the 1800s for catching cod in the rich 

Iceland fishing banks. These little ships were fast and manoeuvrable. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:47 


LYnX - Baltimore Schooner 1812 

A square topsail American schooner, the Lynx was launched from the Baltimore dockyards in the 

early 19th century. Her commission was dated less than a month after the declaration war, on July 

14th 1812. Built by Thomas Kemp to attack enemy merchant ships, she carried six 12-pounders and 

a crew of forty men. She took part in the Great Lakes Battle in 1812 and was captured by Sir John 

Warren’s squadron at Rappahnnock river on 13th. April 1813. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:62 


LE SuPERBE - 74 Gun French Fighting Ship 

Built in 1708, the third rate French ship Le Superbe was 143 feet long with a beam 

of over 40 feet. At 1,029 tons, Le Superbe carried adequate provisions to remain at 

sea with a crew of more than 600 men for up to six months. King Charles was so 

impressed by her majestic size and beautiful ornamentation that he ordered Dean 

(England’s foremost naval architect) to copy her lines and design. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:75 


HMS SHInE - English Cutter 1742 

A lovely model of an English cutter built in 1742 at the Bermuda shipyards. A second mast was a 

later addition to increase sail power to reduce sailing time to the East Indies. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:45 


MERCatOR - Belgium Sale Training Ship 1932 

The barque Mercator lies at anchor in Ostend, Belgium. She was designed as a 

training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was built in Scotland and launched 

in 1932. She was also used, mainly before WW II, for scientific observations, or as 

ambassador for Belgium on world fairs and in sailing events. She is now a museum in 

the marina of Ostend. Kit is single planked. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:120 


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MISSISSIPPI - River Steamboat 

A typical American steamboat that operated from the 1870’s to 1920’s the shallow 

draft of these fine boats allowed them to navigate all but the smallest of the main 

rivers. Suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


HMS PEREGRInE GaLLEY - Runner class 1700 

This fast cruiser was used to connect England with the North American colonies and was 

generally referred to as one of the “runner class”. She was built at the Deptford dockyard 

on the river Thames in 1700. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


HMS PRESIDEnt - Light Frigate 1700 

A fine model of a typical frigate built in England in the 1700s. These ships were 

very fast and maneuverable and helped to give the English superiority of the seas 

during these troubled times. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 


HMS RaCEHORSE - Bomb Vessel 

A scale model reproduction of a ketch strengthened by the British for Arctic 

exploration which also had the ability to withstand the pressures of large mounted 

mortars and were referred to as “Bomb vessels”, the Racehorse together 

with similar vessels was used during the wars with Russia. Nelson served as 

midshipman on a similar ship to this model. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:47 


ROYaL YaCHt CaROLInE - Royal Yacht 1749 

The Royal Caroline was built at Bedford shipyard in 1749 as yacht for the English Royal Family. 

She served for many years, during which she sailed all around the world. She was finally broken 

up in 1820. This beautiful ship had a extremely competitive line for racing as well as a rich set of 

ornamentation all around the hull. An exceptionally detailed and decorative model. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:62 


Santa LuCIa - Sicilian Cargo Boat 

This fine model of an unusual Sicilian light cargo boat servicing in the 

Mediterranean ports with a variety of goods including the very popular local wines. 

A large scale model giving great detail. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:30 


HMS SHaRKE - Sloop 1711 

Built in 1711 at the Deptford dockyards on the River Thames, she was designed for stealth 

and speed. Because of her shallow draught and minimal tonnage she could follow smuggler 

almost anywhere even up shallow rivers and over dangerous shoals. With her armament of 8-12 

cannons and 8-12 falconets she could easily take care of any smuggler who foolishly thought he 

could evade the Sharke. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


tHERMOPYLaE - Tea Clipper 1868 

The Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of 

Aberdeen. She was rigged with royal sails, single top-gallant and double top-sails. Thermopylae 

was designed for the China tea trade, and set speed records on her maiden voyage to Melbourne 

- 63 days, still the fastest trip under sail. In 1872 she raced the clipper Cutty Sark from Shanghai 

back to London and won by seven days after Cutty Sark lost her rudder. In 1895 she was sold to 

Portugal and used as a naval training ship. The Portuguese Navy torpedoed her at sea in 1906. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:124 


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tROtaMERES - Sailing Motor Yacht 

Built in Spain in 1958, this old fishing boat the Trotamares had seen better and 

more prosperous days. Then, with equal doses of love, patience and hard work, 

its owners restored it as a luxury charter yacht. Today, Trotamares is a familiar 

sight moored at the docks of Montecarlo or sailing the turquoise waters of the 

French Riviera. Suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:43 


tWEEn DECK SECtIOn - Gun Section 1800 

This interesting and well detailed scale model is a section through a typical English 

fighting ship of the early 1800s. 

Size: L:250mm W:250mm H:170mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:23 


uSS COnStItutIOn - American Frigate 1797 

Launched on October 21, 1797, the USS Constitution has won every battle she’s 

ever fought - over 40 of them! She earned her nickname “Old Ironsides” after 

a sailor saw a cannonball bounce off her hull. Resting in Boston Harbor, she’s 

the oldest commissioned US war-ship. USS Constitution went through several 

restorations during her career. A major restoration between 1993 and 1997 

prepared the frigate for her 200th anniversary. Single Planked. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:98 


WHaLEBOat - Lancia Baleniera 1850 

A scale replica of the type of whaling boat popular in the second half of the 19th 

century. The large scale of the model allows for the finer detailing on the insides of 

the boat to be shown. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


HMS VICtORY - Nelsons Flagship 1765 - Standard 

HMS Victory stands today as the world’s oldest commissioned warship. The 

Victory has seen over 220 years of almost continuous naval service. Best known 

for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 under the command 

of Admiral Lord Nelson. Launched in 1765 at Chatham Dockyard, the Victory 

was commissioned in 1778 and continued in active service for the next 32 years. 

In 1812 the Victory was retired from frontline duty and anchored in Portsmouth 

Harbour, on the south coast of England. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:78 


VICtORY LaunCH - 34ft Lifeboat 

The HMS Victory, is the name of Nelsons Flagship, on which he was killed at Trafalgar. 

The battle of Trafalgar was one of the most famous battles in history, bitterly fought on 

the 21st October 1805, between English and French-Spanish fleets. Begun in 1759 and 

launched in 1765, she was subjected to several rebuilding’s before arriving at Trafalgar. 

Having returned rather badly mauled to the same dock at Chatham where she had 

been constructed. The Victory once again took to the sea on 14th January 1922, to 

Portsmouth where she is still visible in dock. This finely detailed scale model of the 

type of sloop that was carried aboard Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship ‘Victory’. Excellent 

detail in this model. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


HMS VICtORY BOW SECtIOn - Deluxe 

The bow section is of Nelson’s famous flagship at the battle of Trafalgar. All decks 

are fully fitted to accurately replicate the construction and type of equipment in use 

at the time. Has copper plates for the hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:16 


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aMERIGO VESPuCCI - Italian Training Ship - Deluxe 

Amerigo Vespucci a 3 mast fully rigged sailing ship is an exact scale model of the 

famous school ship of the Italy. She was launched in 1931 at the Navy`s ship yards 

of Castellammare di Staia Naples, and carried out many voyages before World War 

II. The period of the war was the only time the ship has not been active. The elegant, 

three-masted full rigger serves as the training vessel of the Italian Naval Academy. 

This is a larger scale model, with much more detail with brass and gilded fittings and 

greater detail due to her larger scale. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:84 


CuttY SaRK - Tea Clipper 1869 

Built in 1869 at Dumbarton in Scotland, by the firm of Scott & Linton, for Captain 

John “Jock” “White Hat” Willis, and launched November 23 of that year. The Cutty 

Sark was destined for the China tea trade, at that time an intensely competitive race 

across the globe from China to London, with immense profits to the ship to arrive 

with the first tea of the year. In the most famous race, against Thermopylae in 1872, 

both ships left Shanghai together on June 18, but two weeks later Cutty Sark lost 

her rudder after passing through the Sunda Strait, and arrived in London on October 

18, a week after Thermopylae, for a total passage of 122 days. Her legendary 

reputation is supported by the fact that her captain chose to continue this race with an 

improvised rudder instead of putting into port for a replacement, yet was only beaten 

by one week. The Cutty Sark was then used in the Australian wool trade. Under the 

command of the respected Captain Richard Woodget, she did very well, posting 

Australia-to-England times of as little as 67 days. She was said to have been the 

fastest of any ship of her size. She is now in dry-dock at Greenwich. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:78 


San FELIPE - Spanish 104 Gun Man of War 

The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons 

of the XVII century. She was a lead ship of the famous Spanish Armada. The San 

Felipe displaced more than 1000 tons and was armed with 104 guns, enabling her 

to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. The San 

Felipe’s role in the war against the British and French was to help protect Spanish 

settlements and harbors, to transport treasures, and to safeguard the long and 

hazardous passage back to Spanish ports. In 1705, she participated in a furious 

and heroic battle between 12 Spanish ships and 35 British ships. After 24 hours of 

battle, she was captured by an English ship, but was so badly damaged that she 

could not be salvaged as a prize. She went down to the bottom of the ocean with 

several tons of gold. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:75 


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SOLEIL ROYaLE - 104 Gun Ship of the Line 

The Soleil Royale (Royal Sun) was a French 104-gun ship of the line, flagship of 

Admiral Tourville. She was built in Brest between 1669 and 1671 by engineer Laurent 

Hubac, and commissioned as the flagship of the escadre du Po-nant (squadron of 

the Ponant). She was said to be a very good sailing ship and her decorations were 

amongst the most beautiful and elaborate of all baroque flagships. The emblem of the 

“sun” had been chosen by Louis XIV as his personal symbol. 

The battle of Barfleur began on 19th May 1692 and lasted for almost two days. 

Having been badly damaged she disengaged together with three others and was 

systematically destroyed by cannon shot and fire by the Anglo/Dutch fleet. It was 

reported that her destroyers were ashamed to be a part of her destruction. 


Grade: SL5 

Scale: 1:77 


SOVEREIGn OF SEaS - 100 Gun First Rate Ship of the Line 

A 17th century British Royal Navy first rate ship of the line of 100 guns. Launched at 

Woolwich dockyard on October 13, 1637. She was the most extravagantly decorated 

warship in the Royal Navy, completely adorned from stern to bow with gilded carvings 

against a black background. At the time she was the most powerfully armed ship in the 

world. Until 1655 she was also exceptionally large for an English vessel. 

Sovereign became leaky and defective with age during the reign of William III, and was 

laid up at Chatham, ignominiously ending her days by being burnt to the water line as a 

result of having been set on fire either by accident, negligence or design. 


Grade: SL5 

Scale: 1:78 


HMS VICtORY - Nelson’s Flag-ship 1765 - Deluxe 

HMS Victory stands today as the world’s oldest commissioned warship. The 

Victory has seen over 220 years of almost continuous naval service. Best known 

for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 under the command 

of Admiral Lord Nelson. 

Launched in 1765 at Chatham Dockyard, the Victory was commissioned in 1778 

and continued in active service for the next 32 years. In 1812 the Victory was 

retired from frontline duty and anchored in Portsmouth Harbour, on the south 

coast of England. 

This model differs from the Standard version in that it includes the Ships boat set 

and the copper hull plating. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:78 


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1.8 OCCRE 

OCCRE kits use high quality materials, made with precision and a great degree of detail. To ensure easy, enjoyable kit assembly, 

all kits are accompanied by detailed instructions, subdivided into assembly stages with full colour photographs. All kits include 

wooden parts and double planking to make the perfect hull. 

ALBATROS - Schooner 

Schooners were ships used for different purposes, including coastguard work and the 

control of smuggling along the coast, as well as carrying out the functions of a small 

warship. Includes wooden display cradle and a metal nameplate. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:100 

Order Code: KTOC12500 

APOSTOL FELIPE - Spanish Galleon 

The Apostol Felipe was one of the six galleons built by Martin de Arana for King Felipe IV. 

It formed part of the “Silver Galleons”. This kind of galleon was used for transporting goods 

and treasures in the “Race for the Indies”. Its first voyage as a member of the galleon 

fleet was made in 1629, transporting treasures to Spain. It was an Admiral vessel of the 

Guardian Armada until 1633. It took part in the war of Brazil to recuperate Pernambuco and 

transported troops and money to Flanders, taking part in the battle of Dunas. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:60 

Order code: KTOC14000 

AURORA - Spanish Brig 

The 19th and early 20th centuries saw the greatest flow of navel transport between Spain 

and her overseas colonies, thanks to the commercial agreements that had been established 

with them. The Aurora is a good example of a brig. This kind of vessel was widely used for 

travel to the Americas as her rigging provided the best results in conditions of constant wind. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:65 


CALA ESMERALDA - Topsail Schooner 1916 

The topsail schooner “Cala Esmeralda” was built in Majorca between 1916 and 1919. 

With an American style in terms of her figure and a most elegant line of sail. This 

schooner was one of the largest and most beautiful to be rigged in Majorca. After 

1934 engines were incorporated into this type of schooner and they were used for the 

coastal trade up until the mid seventies. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:58 


CAZADOR - Spanish Xebec 

These picturesque and beautiful ships resembled the galleys in terms of their 

raised quarter-decks, although they were much easier to work, a much appreciated 

characteristic in the naval battles of the period, where they were involved in 

numerous daring actions. The xebecs played a decisive role as auxiliaries to fleets 

on missions of exploration, discovery, lookout and mail; specifically during the 

Algerian landings and the second siege of Gibraltar. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:60 


CORSAIR - Brig 

Originally a merchant brigantine it was transformed when it got into the hands of the 

corsairs, and fitted out with 16 cannons and 4 falconets, which all helped them to carry out 

their misdeeds with better chances of success. The corsair’s “trade” was in many cases 

practiced with the permission of the state, giving them carte blanche for piracy. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:80 


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DIANA - Frigate 1792 

The frigate Diana was launched on the 10th of March 1792. It formed part of the series of 

frigates known as “Mahonesas”, as they had been built in the city of Mahón. Thanks to its 

design, it could sail faster than its predecessors. It took part in the war against France along the 

Catalan coast although, during the war of Independence, its base was in Cadiz. As a member 

of the naval forces of Havana, it took part in battles against the corsairs in the Antilles and made 

various trips across the Atlantic. It was broken up in 1833 in the naval shipyard of Cartagena. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:85 


DOS AMIGOS - Brigantine Schooner 1830 

She was a slaver, one of the famous early 19th century Baltimore clippers. She was low-slung and 

fast, double-masted, small and agile, painted black to make it easier to hide herself off the African 

coast after slaving had been abolished. Her hull was modified, with space below decks to bring the 

slaves from Africa to Cuba for the sugar plantations. Her last voyage as a slaver was in 1830, sailing 

out of the port of Havana on 13th July, with a crew of 34 and armed with a single carronade, 16 

rifles and 15 pistols. She was captured by the British brig HMS Black Joke, with 567 African captives 

aboard. She was then put up for auction and purchased by the Commodore of the British Anti-Slavery 

Squadron, Jonathan Hayes, who converted into an interception ship and named her Fair Rosamond. 

She patrolled the seas around Cuba until she was withdrawn from service in 1843. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:53 


GORCH FOCK - German Sail Training Ship 

The present day Gorch Fock is the cadet training ship of the German Navy. 

She was built at the Blohm and Voss shipyard in Hamburg, based on the plans for the previous 

version, built in 1933. She was launched on 23rd August 1958 and is based at the port of the city 

of Kiel. 

She regularly participates in events organised by the Sail Training Association. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:95 


LA CANDELARIA - Bomb Vessel 

The Candelaria is a Mediterranean bomb vessel, the size of a brig but broader and with 

two masts: the main mast is positioned almost in the centre with a round rig and the small 

mizzen mast has a gaffsail. Between the main mast and the forecastle are the mortars. 

The Candelaria was designed and built to work as a floating battery when blockading 

ports or during sieges of sea forts. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:85 


MISSISSIPPI - Paddle Steamer 

These legendary riverboats sailed the Mississippi throughout the 19th century, following a route 

that passed through the most emblematic cities along the river’s banks, from its origins in Lake 

Itasca, Minnesota, to the mouth of the river, down in New Orleans. The main characteristic 

of these delightful wooden boats were the great, steam engine powered paddle-wheels. The 

shallow draft of these fine boats allowed them to navigate all but the smallest of the main rivers. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 


MONTANES - 74 Gun Ship of the Line 1794 

The Montañés represents the maximum level of perfection achieved by Spanish naval 

architecture, when Spanish ships-of-the-line were a match for those of any navy in the world. 

The figurehead of this ship is not the royal lion but a montañes (highlander), in gratitude for the 

financial contribution towards her construction made by the people of the mountains. She was 

launched in Ferrol on 14th May 1794. It is said that she was an extraordinary vessel, whether 

sailing close to the wind, running free or with a following wind, and that, more than any other 

ship, she kept her batteries out of the water. She was engaged in a number of battles, including 

Trafalgar, where she mounted 76 guns and 4 carronades with mortars, located on her quarter 

deck. On 6th March 1810, in a violent storm, she sank off the Bay of Cadiz. Includes nine plan 

drawings and clearly written instructions, accompanied by corresponding colour photos. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:70 


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PALAMOS - Fishing Boat 

The Palamós is a boat engaged in inshore fishing, with a multipurpose hull with 

characteristics that adapt perfectly to the outline and conditions of the Mediterranean coast. 

It is a type of vessel common to the coasts of Spain. A traditional, hand-built vessel, of the 

kind regularly turned out by any one of the many boatyards that line the Spanish coast. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:45 


SAN JUAN - Felucca 

Following the War of Independence, after Spain had lost her American colonies, 

merchant marine ships all but disappeared from the peninsula, leaving only small coastal 

sailing boats behind to re-establish the routes to the Antilles. Through the Royal Decree 

issued by Charles III, trade was re-opened with those colonies that remained faithful and 

it was the felucca, “San Juan” (El Glorioso), that made the first voyage. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:70 


SAN MARCOS - Portugese Galleon 

This galleon is a direct descendant of the “caracks”, large, distinguished galleons, 

originally Mediterranean based but later sailing the Atlantic. The name galleon was first 

given to a type of ship from Liguria, built at the start of the 16th century. Initially designed 

as merchantmen they were heavily armed, for defence against pirates and other enemies, 

but ended up, after 1570, becoming men of war. Although the galleons reached their 

greatest splendour when they plied the Atlantic, the height of their development, they 

were the result of accumulated experiences on the European Atlantic front and their 

experiences as merchantmen in the Mediterranean. 

In 1588, King Philip II of Spain put the Duke of Sidonia in charge of the Spanish Armada. 

With the goal of invading England, 131 ships and 17,000 men set out for Dunkirk, where 

they were to join forces with the Duke of Parma and pick up another 16,000 men. One 

of the most important ships of the fleet was the San Marcos, a Portugese galleon of 790 

tons. She carried 33 guns, 292 soldiers and 117 sailors. Heavily damaged during the 

battle and punished by high winds, San Marcos broke up on the reef 

between Mutton Island and Lurga just off Ireland’s west coast. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 


SAN MARTIN - Galleon 

The galleon named San Martin was built in Portugal and became Spanish property in 

1580. It was the flagship of the Spanish Armada. On 22nd March 1588, Alonso Perez 

de Guzman, the duke of Medina-Sidonia, admiral of the Spanish armada, unfurled his 

ensign on the galleon’s mainmast. This was one of the few ships that managed to escape 

the storms and the English fleet’s guns. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:90 


SANTISIMA TRINIDAD - 1st Rate Ship of the Line 

Built in Havana in 1769, Santisima Trinidad carried 120 guns on three decks. Badly 

damaged in the battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1799, she was rebuilt with the addition of a 

fourth deck and the number of cannon increased to 136, making her the largest ship of 

her time. In 1805, she sailed into the Battle of Trafalgar with a crew of 1,048 men and her 

immense 4-decked sides showing the barrels of her formidable guns. The British disabled 

and captured her during the battle. She sank in a storm the following day, ending her 35year 

service to the Spanish Navy. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:90 


SANTISIMA TRINIDAD - Cross Section 

Now, you can get a close-up view of the interior workings of the Santisima Trinidad, 

Spain’s largest battleship at the time of the Battle of Trafalgar. In many ways more 

interesting than the full hulled model, the cross section takes less time to build and less 

space to display. 

Built in Havana in 1769, Santisima Trinidad carried 120 guns on three decks. Badly 

damaged in the battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1799, she was rebuilt with the addition of 

a fourth deck and the number of cannon increased to 136, making her the largest ship 

of her time. In 1805, she sailed into the Battle of Trafalgar with a crew of 1,048 men and 

her immense 4-decked sides showing the barrels of her formidable guns. The British 

disabled and captured her during the battle. She sank in a storm the following day, 

ending her 35-year service to the Spanish Navy. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:90 


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1.9 SOCLAINE 

SOCLAINE (Maquettes Gamme Soclaine) has been manufacturing wooden period model ship kits since 1980. In that period they 

have become the leading French manufacturer in the area. The Soclaine range of model ship kits features: All wood construction, 

pre-cut frames, woods specially chosen for each type of model. Fittings in cast metal, brass and wood, linen cording, silk-screened 

sails. Detailed plans to scale with diagrams for each stage of assembly. 

LE BELEM - French Training Ship 1896 

The three-masted Bark Belem, the last survivor of the great French fleet of full-rigged ships. 

Launched on 10 June 1896, from the shipyard of Chantiers Adolphe Dubigeon in Nantes, 

France. She was originally a cargo ship, transporting sugar from the West Indies, cocoa, and 

coffee from Brazil and French Guiana to Nantes, France. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:75 

Order Code: KTSCBLM300 

LA RECOUVRANCE - French Frigate 1817 

La Recouvrance is a magnificent trisail frigate built on the plans of the Iris (1817) by 

the naval architect Hubert. After plying against the slave trade from Senegal, she 

cruised to Antilles and Brazil. Originally fitted out to a remarkable level at Rochefort 

in 1829, she ended her career in 1844 at Toulon. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCGR1600 

LE RENARD - French Corsair Cutter 1812 

Experienced and adventurous sailor Robert Surcouf commissioned “Le Renard” 

in 1812. It is a 70 ton cutter, armed with 10 carronades and 4 guns. The crew 

consisted of 46 men. On the 9th of September 1813, Le Renard victoriously led the 

last corsair combat. The ship was put to chase by the English ship “Alphea”, better 

armed with 16 guns and a first rate crew of 80 officers and men. The ensuing action 

included a nigh engagement. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCRS1030 

LE TONNANT - French Privateer 1793 

In the last quarter of the 18th century, privateers were generally small fast merchant 

vessels. Carrying a large area of sail and highly armed with small calibre guns, 

unlike “pirate” ships, these vessels flew their national flag. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCLT1200 

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SINAGOT – Oyster Lugger 1943 

The French name for this type of boat is sinagot, which literally means 

‘inhabitant of Sene’, a small village on the Morbihan Gulf in south-west 

Brittany. Earlier this century, approximately 300 of these small family 

dayboats fished for oysters in this inland sea, famous for its unique tidal 

regime, out into Quiberon Bay. Some remained in service up until the 

1960s. On traditional holidays, the sinagots pitted themselves in hardfought 

regattas. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:20 

Order Code: KTSCVA1040 

ST GILLES - French Mediterranean Coaster 1877 

St Gilles was designed to be suitable for navigation in shallow water as they are flat 

bottom ships. Many prints of that time bear witness to their importance regarding both 

their utility and number. Also, their flat bottom enabled them to extend their navigation 

along the Mediterranean coastline both for coastal traffic and for the lading of sea-going 

ships, thus providing the transport of Rhone timber, Arles quarry stones and cattle fodder. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCSA1015 

MARIE ADELAIDE - Herring Boat 1877 

The herring boats operated towards the end of the 19th century and had remarkable 

sea-keeping properties. Marie Adelaide is a fine example of this class of craft. When 

fishing for herring, the boat drifted with it nets secured forward. Nets were hauled 

over rollers, using a ten-bar capstan. The knock-down catch boxes on the deck were 

designed to receive the herring as fishing progressed, before the catch was prepared 

and sent below. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:55 

Order Code: KTSCHF1400 

LE PETREL - Cancale Fishing Smack 1908 

These smacks trawled off Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Granville, and Cancale and 

were unique to the English Channel. Once the sails were raised, only 2 or 3 

men were needed to manoeuvre the boat. Once a year, forming what was called 

the ‘caravan’, the smacks went out to dredge for oysters on the Grand Banks 

off Cancale and Granville. The last of the Cancale smacks disappeared off the 

French Atlantic coast around 1950. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCP1010 

YANN ET GAEL - Lobster Boat 1927 

It was in 1877 that a Breton fisherman from Camaret, bought a 62 ton herring lugger 

and had it fitted with a holding tank for live lobsters in the local shipyard. His plan 

was to fish for rock lobsters off the coast of Galicia, where they were abundant, and 

not exploited by the local fisherman. The Breton fisherman extended their lobster 

fishing to the coasts of Portugal, Spain and later Morocco and even Mauritania, which, 

being faraway and at the same time exotic earned them the nickname ‘Mauritania 

lobstermen’. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCYG1000 

ST GILDAS - Groix Tuna Boat 1908 

The Saint Gildas is the Dundee De Groix type boat manned for tuna fishing. In 1892, 

a shipowner from the Sables d’Olonne modified the classical form of fishing vessel by 

taking inspiration from lines of racing yachts. From this was born the Saint Gildas. A 60 

ton boat, with ample sail, 10 to 12 man crew, it fishes tuna on the line with long poles or 

‘tangons’ rigged with 7 lines linked together to make it possible to lift together without 

moving the spars lowered on each side in the fishing position. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:50 

Order Code: KTSCSG1020 

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1.10 VICTORY MODELS 

VICTORY MODELS are series of exact scale plank on frame range of models from Amati. The models make extensive use of laser 

cutting for all the wood sheets. The fittings, photo-etched brass, cast metal decorations and timbers are only the best available. 

The comprehensive plans and highly detail English instructions will assist you throughout the whole construction process. Victory 

Models are at the forefront of innovate kit manufacturing producing some of the highest quality kits available. 

LADY NELSON - 18th Century Cutter 

The cutter is a native British design and was developed originally by the smugglers 

of Folkestone and surrounding areas. I did not take long for the Navy to appreciate 

the merits of the cutter’s design and were employed in the Navy from the middle 

of the eighteenth century to counter the smugglers. The cutter was designed for 

speed, adopting an unusually large spread of sail for the size of vessel, deploying 

both fore and aft and square sails on a single mast. Cutters excelled at patrol 

and despatch duties due to their speed; however they were not suitable for close 

inshore work due to their deep draught. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:64 


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HM BOMB VESSEL GRANADO - 1742 

The Bomb Vessel Granado was ordered on 14th september 1741 and the contract 

was given to the Ipswich shipbuilder John Barnard. launched on 22nd June 1742. 

her construction work was overseen by the great Navel surveyor and architect 

Thomas slade who later designed Nelson’s Victory. Granado’s lines (and very 

uncommon carving work for such a vessel) suggest she was originally intended as 

a sloop. For the first 14 years of her operational career, Granado was indeed fitted 

out as a sloop, not a bomb vessel. 

From 1745 to 1748 Granado was mainly employed off the East coast of England 

intercepting smugglers and privateers. With the impending arrival of The Seven 

Years War the granado was recommissioned on 26th April 1756. It wasn’t until 

July 1756 that Granado was converted to her original role of bomb vessel, where 

she was refitted at Woolwich for Channel service. she was fitted with two 13 inch 

mortars, 4pounder carriage guns and anti personnel swivel guns. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:64 




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HMS PEGASUS- Swan Class 1776 

h.M.s. Pegasus was the sixth vessel built of the swan Class of ship rigged sloop, 

of which twenty five of the class were built from 1766 to 1780. Pegasus, as with the 

entire swan class was designed by Williams and her construction was ordered by the 

admiralty on 1st august 1775 to be built at sheerness Dockyard. The keel was laid in 

May 1775 and launched on 27th December 1776. The swan class of 6th Rate sloops 

were unusually attractive for the class of vessel, with not only very sleek hull lines 

but also the unusual amount of decoration for the size of vessel. They were built just 

before the admiralty issued orders that all vessels (especially lesser rates) were to 

have the minimal amount of decoration and carvings to save any unnecessary costs, 

due to the seemingly ever continuing war with France and other nations. 

There is little remaining about h.M.s. Pegasus’ operational career, but from what little 

evidence there is, Pegasus was commissioned mainly for convoy escort and dispatch 

duty. Pegasus had a very short operation career, foundering off Newfoundland on 

31st october 1777, her sister, h.M.s. Fly also foundered off Newfoundland some 

years later in 1802. The original plans of the Pegasus still exist, and it is with these 

plans the kit is based upon. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you 

through every step of construction. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:64 


MERCURY - Russian Brig 1820 

The Russian 20 gun brig Mercury was laid down in sevastopol on January 28, 1819. 

She was designed as a patrol ship to guard the northern Caucasus coast. Built 

of Crimean oak, with a shallow draught and equipped with oars, the Mercury was 

launched on 7 May 1820 and broken up on November 9, 1857. 

The Mercury fought in many important naval battles during her career; the most 

notable being a battle between the Mercury (commanded by lieutenant a. Kazarsky) 

and two other brigs against a whole fleet of fourteen Turkish ships, who were 

returning from the shores of anatolia. The Turkish fleet were in no doubt who would 

be the victors in this mismatched battle, but they did not take into account the sheer 

heroism and determination of the smaller Russian fleet, The Mercury was able to 

escape after a final and very powerful assault by the three brigs, ending the conflict. 

Mercury is one of the most famous vessels of the Russian Navy. 

The Mercury has 17 large plan sheets and over 40 page of construction booklet. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:64 




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HMS VANGUARD - ship of The line 1798 

This 74 gun Ship Of The Line was nelson’s Flagship at the famous Battle Of The nile 

on 1st/2nd august 1798. Nelson’s Vanguard was designed by slade (of Victory fame) 

and was one of fourteen 3rd rate 74 gun ships which formed the Arrogant class. The 

ship was ordered on 9th December 1779 and the keel laid down at Deptford on 16th 

october 1782. During this time, Britain was not at war so her build went ahead very 

slowly, being launched on 6th March 1787. 

This superbly detailed kit has been designed and researched using the latest 

information and technologies available, making the kit very easy to build with no 

sacrifice to even the finest detail. Comes with easy to follow step by step instructions 

and drawings. The materials included in the kit are only the very best available. 

Size: l: 1170mm h: 900mm 

Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:72 


HMS FLY - Swan Class 1776 

The h.M.s. Fly was the fifth of the swan Class of ship rigged sloop, of 25 vessels 

built from 1766 to 1780. Fly, as with the entire swan class was de-signed by 

Williams and her construction was ordered by the admiralty on 1st august 1775 to 

be built at sheerness Dockyard. The keel was laid in January 1776 and launched 

on 14th september 1776. h.M.s. Fly was commissioned mainly for convoy escort 

duty and dispatch duty. she did capture a French privateer, le Gleneur, off Portland 

after a long chase. In 1800 she captured another French privateer, the Cutter 

Trompeur off la hague. Fly continued convoy duties until she foundered and was 

lost off Newfound-land during 1802. 

The swan class were unusually attractive for the class of vessel, with not only very 

sleek hull lines but also the unusual amount of decorations for the size of vessel. 

The original plans of the Fly still exist, and on these plans the kit is drawn. 

The rich ornamentation of the original vessel is accurately reproduced. Clearly 

written instructions plus 12 sheets of detailed plans (3 of them dedicated to rigging) 

pave the way to a beautiful model with exceptional detail. 

The hMs Fly kit includes: Double plank on frame construction uses high quality 

structural parts. a comprehensive fittings package includes dowels for masts, 

boom and bowsprit. The rich ornamentation of the original vessel is accurately 

reproduced. You’ll find cast metal figurehead, stern ornamentation, quarter badge 

decorations and photo-etched brass for hull and stern decorations and more. 


Grade: SL4 

Scale: 1:64 




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1.11 SHIPS IN BOTTLES 

These wonderful kits contains everything you need to build the ship in a bottle you have always dreamed of. Pre-cut wooden parts, 

detailed fittings and a beautiful glass bottle is included in each kit. 

DUTCH GOLDEN YACHT 1660 - SHIP IN A BOTTLE 

In 1660 the City of Amsterdam gave a highly decorated yacht like this to Charles II, 

King of England. The King was so fascinated by this present that he enjoyed calling 

special races for this kind of boats, which were then called yachting. 

This wonderful kit contains everything you need to build the ship in a bottle you have 

always dreamed of. Pre-cut wooden parts, brass photo etched decks, keel and 

decorated bulwarks. A beautiful glass bottle is included in each kit. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:300 


HANNAH - US Schooner 1775 

During the American Revolution the British Royal Navy blocked all ports to stop all possible vessels bringing 

supplies to the Continental Army. General G.Washington decided to prepare what later become U.S Navy, in order 

to overcome these blockades. The first ship of his Navy was the Hannah, a fishing schooner of 78 tons launched in 

1760. Armed with 4 lbs cannons, was given to Captain Nicholas Broughton, who immediately took command of it. 

She continued to fight tenaciously for freedom until the end of the war. A beautiful glass bottle is included in each kit. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:300 


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1.12 YACHTS 

If you are interested in building a model yacht make sure to have a look at our great range of kits. We offer yachts to build that have 

featured at the Olympic games, sailed in Americas Cup and more. All yachts offer an elegant reminder of yesteryear. 

5,5 YACHT - International Class 

The 5.5 m S.I. (International Class) is one of the most common fixed keel regatta 

yachts included in the “formula” International Classes. The 5.5 m yacht was added to 

the existing 6,8 and 12 m yachts in 1949 when a special 5,5 m class was established. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 

Manufacture: Corel 


BRITTANIA - Racing Yacht 1893 

A fine scale model of the famous royal yacht sailed by the Prince of Wales. A gaff-rigged 

cutter built in 1893 for Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. It served him and his 

son, King George V, a long racing career. King George V’s dying wish was for his beloved 

yacht to follow him to the grave. On 10 July 1936, after the Britannia had been stripped 

of her spars and fittings, her hull was towed out to St Catherines Deep near the Isle of 

Wight, and she was sunk. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:60 

Manufacture: Mantua 


BRITANNIA - Racing Yacht 1893 

The yacht Britannia was built at the request of Edward VII, Prince of Wales. 

Designed by G.L. Watson, Britannia was the most imposing and important racing 

yacht of her day. While her lines and construction followed the conventions of the 

time, her modern rigging and huge sail area reflected new scientific innovations. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:64 

Manufacture: Mamoli 

Order Code: KTMV44 

CONSTELLATION - America’s Cup Defender 1964 

Constellation had a wooden hull and an overall windage of 1960 square metres. R.N Bavier, the 

skipper, lead to victory Constellation winning over Sovereign, the British contender. Kit includes 

preformed resin hull. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:35 

Manufacture: Amati 


DRAGON CLASS YACHT - International Class 

The Dragon is perhaps the most famous fixed keel monotype yacht in the international 

classes. Monotypes are regatta boats subject to strict rule which establish 

the shape, weight, dimensions, construction details and sail area. The Dragon 

was designed by Norwegian Johan Anker in 1929. In 1948 the Dragon became an 

Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich Olympics in 1972. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:25 



ENDEAVOUR - America’s Cup Challanger 1934 

The Schooner Endeavour staked a claim on the America’s Cup, winning the first two races. 

The third regatta was bound to be the most exciting. Fate played an unkind trick to Sir Thomas 

Sopwith, who failed and thus couldn’t win the America ‘s Cup. This is the America’s Cup 

Collection- wooden model. Includes a range of tools. 


Grade:SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



ENDEAVOUR - J Class America’s Cup 1934 - 1:80 

In 1934 the schooner Endeavour staked a claim on the America’s Cup, winning the 

first two races. The third regatta was bound to be the most exciting. Unfortunately 

fate played an unkind trick to Sir Thomas Sopwith, who failed and thus couldn’t win 

the America’s Cup. This kit includes pre-built resin hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



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ENTERPRISE - J Class America’s Cup 1930 

Harold S. Vanderbilt, head of the New York Yacht Club Syndicate, asked to Starling 

Burgess to design his defender. Burgess designed Enterprise, a technologically 

sophisticated yacht. One of the Burgess innovations was the rig of Enterprise and a 

very large boom, called Park Avenue, that allowed a curve to be put into the foot of 

the mainsail. Kit includes preformed resin hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



JENNY - Star Class Yacht 1911 

The Star was created in 1911 from lines drawn by William Gardner. Among 

monotype ships this one had appropriate measurements and ideal proportions. 

The most famous helmsmen took a liking to the yacht and thus made it popular all 

over the world. Over 9000 of these craft have been built in the past 90 years. It is 

still an Olympic class. Every sea and lake port vaunts the mooring of a Star, with its 

unmistakable lengthening line became at last familiar. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:12 

Manufacture: Mamoli 

Order Code: KTMV54 

RAINBOW - J Class America’s Cup 1934 

The Rainbow was designed by Starling Burgess, in order to defend the colours 

of the United States of America. The pilot was Mr.Harols S. Vanderbilt, who 

expressly wanted this yacht to challenge the strong con-tender Endeavour. Kit 

features plank on frame construction, laser cut keel frames and deck, double 

planking, metal and wood fittings, cloth sails and brass photo-etched parts. 

Includes a range of tools. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



RAINBOW - J Class America’s Cup 1934 

The Rainbow was designed by Starling Burgess, in order to defend the colours of the 

United States. The pilot was Mr. Harlos S.Vanderbilt, who expressly wanted this yacht 

to challenge the strong contender Endeavour. Kit includes resin hull, wooden deck, 

metal fittings and cloth sails. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



RANGER - J Class America’s Cup 1937 

This extraordinary America’s Cup Defender won 32 races out of 34, gaining respect and 

admiration of all its opponents. The Ranger had been conceived as a unique “regatta 

machine” and its hull could part the ocean at an incredible speed. Kit includes resin hull, 

wooden deck and planking, metal and resin fittings and cloth sails. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



SHAMROCK - J Class America’s Cup 1930 

Sir Thomas Lipton launched his fifth challenger, Shamrock V, some ten years 

after his fourth had lost. For his challenger, Lipton turned once more to Charles 

Nicholson, who produced a beautiful sloop. When the races started, Shamrock 

found herself pitted against Enterprise. In the best-of-seven series Enterprise won 

four, Shamrock failed to score a single victory. Kit includes prebuilt resin hull. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:80 



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COLUMBIA - America’s Cup Defender 1958 

Columbia was built in the Nevins Yacht Yard under the supervision of Olin Stephens. 

This 12 metre yacht had a wooden hull and could sail at very high speed. The 

skipper Briggs Cunning-ham inevitably took Columbia to the victory, winning over all 

contenders. Kit includes preformed resin hull. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:35 



CORSARO II - High Sea Regatta Yacht 1961 

This is the famous regatta sea-faring yacht of R.O.R.C 1st class type, designed by 

the Americans Stephens and Sperkman and built in 1960 by the Costaguta yard in 

Genoa Voltri. The living quarters can house 15 persons. In January 1961, Corsaro 

was included in the framework of the Italian Military marine Navy as a training yacht, 

for teaching the newly enrolled officers at the naval Academy with regard to lengthy 

navigation in all weather and sea conditions. Ploughing the waves of the Atlantic 

and Pacific Ocean, in particular, the boat has participated in numerous cruises and 

international regattas. A highly detailed model. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:24 



DORADE - Fastnet Yacht 1931 

Dorade is considered the very first modern yacht. In 1932 it won the Bermuda regatta 

and in 1933 it defeated all participants in the Fastnet. At that time the “Times” entitled 

it as “the smallest amazing yacht of the Ocean regatta ever built” This kit includes 

preformed ABS hull, wooden inside structure. Suitable for RC. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:20 



ENDEAVOUR - J Class America’s Cup 1934 - 1:35 

The Schooner Endeavour staked a claim on the America’s Cup, winning the first 

two races. The third regatta was bound to be the most exciting. Fate played an 

unkind trick to Sir Thomas Sopwith, who failed and thus couldn’t win the America’s 

Cup. Kit includes plank-on-bulkhead construction; laser cutted wooden deck and 

planking; brass and wooden fittings; photo etched brass details; cloth sails; plans 

and detailed instructions. 


Grade: SL3 

Scale: 1:35 



1.12 YACHTS 


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1.13 CANNONS AND CATAPULTS 

This range of period cannon and weapon kits all feature quality wood, cast brass barrels complete with brass, metal and wood 

fittings. The wood detailing is all laser cut to ensure accuracy of assembly and the plans provided are clear and detailed. These 

make for excellent display pieces 

AMERICAN COASTAL CANNON 

This small cannon was influential in the defence of the eastern coast of the USA for 

more then thirty years. Easy to handle, this cannon was ideal for gunnery training and 

could fire a high volume of explosive balls. 

Size: W:100mm x 150mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 

Order Code:KTMA806 

BYZANTINE CATAPULT 

This model is built from an original Byzantine 10th Century drawing. Strongholds shot 

arrows with acceptable precision and excellent efficiency. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


ENGLISH CARRONADE 

This English Carronade was built in Caron town Scotland, from which is taken the 

name. It was the first barrel cast in a pig foundry, really squat & with a short range, 

but terribly effective during naval battles at short distance. 

Size: W: 215mm x 215mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


FALCONET 

This Falconet was designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. A modern chassis with re-designed sighting 

allowing for easy training & particularly with rear loading makes this an excellent weapon. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


FRENCH NAVAL CANNON 

The front loading powder is the classic cannon of the first and second range 

vessels; it was shipped on the French vessel ‘Le Phenix’. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


FRENCH CARRONADE 

This Carronade was built by the French following the style of the English. The screwed site, stronger 

breech & gun carriage running track, made the French Carronade more efficient. The gun was placed on 

first and second rate vessels like the Toulonnaise. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 




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FRENCH MORTAR 

This nice model of a French fortress mortar was re-constructed from original plans. 

The barrel, large calibre, squat and short range, could fire explosive balls, loaded with 

stones, nails and scrap iron. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


LA VALLETTE 

This piedmontese powder can be considered the forerunner of the mountain artillery. The 

thin barrel and the light gun carriage could be disassembled quickly and lifted reasonably 

easy up the highest mountains. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


MORTAR 

An original muzzle loader designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. The shape of this old 

“gun” is very unusual & it was used during sieges. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


NAPOLEONIC GUN 

This 12 pounder was the most important of the field artillery of Napoleons infantry. 

When it was pulled by horses a limber was added for greater stability. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


NORMAN CATAPULT 

The Norman Catapult can be considered the fore-runner of the modern mortars and its 

use spread in England very quickly till the first muzzle loading powders were invented. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:12 


ROMAN ASSAULT CATAPULT 

It was built at the beginning of the decline of the Roman empire based on an 

original catapult placed in the Castel Sant’Angelo’s Museum at Rome. The 

construction is made with cut size wood with cast metal ornaments. 

Size: W:345mm H:250mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:12 




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ROMAN CATAPULT 

It is most elementary launching arm based on the bow principle, it was used for towns 

and citadels capture and defence. The Roman catapult launched stones or stone 

balls and sand leather bags to blind soldiers and riders. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


ROMAN TOWER 

The Tower was built in the age of Roman empire. An original Tower, taken from Roman 

documents, is shown at the Museum of Civilta Romana at Rome Eur. The kit contains all 

cut size wood and the metal cast head. 

Size: H:400m 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:22 


SCORPION 

This launching arm can be considered one of the modern cannon forerunners. 

The Scorpion launched iron balls, stones, and arrows at more than two hundred 

meters and with high precision as the 15 and 16 century powders did. 

Size: W: 110mm x 210mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


SPRINGARDA 

This Pontifical state’s typical gun takes its name from the loading system, ‘The 

Mascolo’. It is a movable breech and could be loaded on the ground with iron balls or 

stones. Some additional breeches increased the gunfire. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


TUSCAN CANNON 1746 

This Tuscan Mortar with its original name, was used for half a century in many 

infantry battles. Pulled by horses it could be moved very quickly with devastating 

effectiveness even at short range. 


Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:17 


WAR CARRIAGE 

We should call this original Leonardo da Vinci idea, the 15th, century tank. Pulled by 

a pair of horses, one mounted, was used to force a gap in the enemy infantry lines. 

Size: W:280mm 

Grade: SL2 

Scale: 1:12 




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1.14 JUNIOR MODEL KITS 

FELLUCA 

Typical and characteristic fishing boat used during the second half of the XIX Century. 

This model is great for a parent or grandparent to help build with a child. 

Size: L:410mm 

Scale: 1:16 

Grade: SL1 

Manufacturer: Amati 


TRABACCOLLO 

A small merchant boat, with masts, used in the Adriatic Sea. Great model for a parent 

or grandparent to help build with a child. 

Size: L:350mm 

Grade: SL1 



TANCOOK WHALER 

The first Tancook Whaler was built between 1860 and 1870 in Luneburg, on the island of Tancook. 

This is a perfect model for a parent or grandparent to build with a child. 

Size: L:450mm 

Grade: SL1 



AMERICA 

The fabulous schooner inspirer of the world yachting, launched in 1851, planned 

by Gorge steers in order to take part in England in the “100 Guineas Cup”, called 

afterwards “America’s Cup”. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:140 

Manufacturer: Mamoli 

Order Code: KTMM04 

AMERIGO VESPUCCI 

Amerigo Vespucci is the Naval academy ship of the Italian military navy. It was launched in 

1931 in Castellammare di Stabia’s dockyards. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:350 



GOZZO LATIN SAIL 

We named Mediterraneo our Gozzo with lateen sail because it reassumes the shape 

of a very popular boat in our seas. Every province faces the sea, it has a Gozzo with 

a traditional drawing with 2000 years of history. The sheer, the high prow and solid 

construction give to these hulls very sufe and “sea” and sail with every atmospheric 

condition. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:28 





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BLUENOSE SCHOONER 

It’s the most famous fishing schooner of that time. It was launched in 1920 besides 

operating a great Newfoundland reefs fishing codfishes annually, it participated to 

the fishermen Cup, prestigious regatta between Canadian and American people. 

The Bluenose won this cup for 17 years uninterruptedly. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:160 



BRIGANTE LEUDO 

The origin of the Leudo are rather uncertain. According to suppositions probably 


masts inclined towards the prow with lateen sails. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:122 



BRITANNIA 

Britannia was built for king Edward VII. It is considered by the English the most 

important and representative racing yacht of that time. It’s difficult to conceive 

a drawing that makes its lines be considered old-fashioned. Britannia keeps an 

extraordinary record of victories. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:177 



CAPTAIN MORGAN 

It was the typical brig of the XVII century, whose name derived from the most famous pirate: Captain 

Henry Morgan, who, with the Jamaican buccaneers took part in the various expeditions against the 

Spaniards in the Antilles distinguishing himself by his courage. He was then appointed 

Commander-in-chief of the English navy in the Antilles. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:135 



CUTTY SARK 

The Cutty Sark was, in 1869, one of the last sailing clippers to be built, and she 

is the only classic clipper still surviving. She is now preserved in dry dock at 

Greenwich London, England. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:240 



ENDEAVOUR YACHT 

It was the last English challenger of the J class in 1937 America’s Cup. Its defeat by the 

defender “Ranger” represented the end of an age. Fragile and expensive because of the 

constant research of new materials an the appliance of advanced technologies, these giants 

of the sea were dropped in favour of more agile ships. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:193 



FLYING FISH 

The Flying Fish, launched in the half of 1800, was a fishing schooner with a 

shooting building and a great surface of sails. For this reason, it was a model for 

ship builder of those years. For a long time Flying Fish was one of the most fast 

ships, and it became an excellent source of profit for its ship owners. They were 

able to out vie the competitors with transport quickness. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:100 





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BLACK QUEEN 

Many stories and legends tell about great sea battles during the 17th and 18th 

centuries. But they tell a little bit about a mysterious ship named “Black Queen”. It 

was commanded by a dreaded English pirate, with an unknown name. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:135 



HMS BEAGLE 

In June 1831, the HMS Beagle set sail from England under the command of 

Commander Robert Fitz Roy on a 4 year surveying mission. Accompanying Fitz Roy on 

this voyage was 22 year-old Charles Darwin. 

After three years of surveying the South American coast, the HMS Beagle reached San 

Cristobal (Chatham) in Septem-ber 1835. The Beagle spent 5 weeks in the Galapagos 

care-fully charting the archipelago. In the meantime, Darwin made careful observations 

about both the geology and biology of the islands. Darwin was particularly struck by 

the”differences between the inhabitants of the different islands”. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:121 



HMS BOUNTY 

The Mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny aboard a British Royal Navy ship in 1789 

that has been made famous by several books and films. The mutiny was led by 

Fletcher Christian against the captain, William Bligh. Bligh was then cast adrift in a 

small open boat with 18 loyal men. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:135 



HMS VICTORY 

First rank vessel with 104 guns – Launched at Chatman in 1765 – It was in service 

for a long time under the command of famous admirals – Its name was indissolubly to 

Nelson’s in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 – It is the pride of the English Navy and it is 

still preserved at Portsmouth. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:325 



II GOZZO 

The Gozzo has 2000 years of history. The sheer, the high prow and solid construction 

give to these hulls very sure and “sea” and sail with every atmospheric condition. 

Size: L:220mm 

Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:32 





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Il LEUDO 

The origin of the Leudo are rather uncertain. According to suppositions probably 


masts inclined towards the prow with lateen sails. It should afterwards have lost the 

foremast, replaced by a bowsprit with jibs, making the manoeuvres easier. The hull 

has a characteristic egg shape with a very accentuated bending weather conditions, 

unbearable even for stronger hulls. It was a cargo concerns – hard-ware – agricultural 

tools – hand-manufactured goods and cloths in the Mediterranean Sea. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:72 



MISSISSIPPI PADDLEBOAT 

Real steamboat with typical paddle-wheel sailing along the Mississippi river. It 

was used both for the conveyance of goods, mostly cotton coming from the vast 

plantations of the deep South, and for the conveyance of passengers in the great 

staging of show-boat. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:206 



NINA 

Nina was a classic caravel with pure latten rigging, with hanging sails in the midle 

point of the lateen yard and with shrouds hooked to ship’s broadside. It had no 

forecastle and it had a small quarter-deck. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:106 



NOAH’S ARK 

A well crafted boat of truly large dimensions , that Noah built under instruction from 

God in Biblical times for his family and for all the species of animals to enter in 

pairs, to be saved from the floods and deluge that were about to befall the earth. 


Grade: SL1 


Order Code: KTMM18A 

PINTA 

Third ship of the Columbus expedition, Pinta was a square sail caravel. The Pinta 

was the fastest of the three ships, confirming the logbooks, which indicated that this 

caravel was during the voyage often ahead of the two other ships. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:106 





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RAINBOW 

Rainbow J class defender of the America’s Cup in 1934. In spite of the fact that 

the Rainbow was built with the latest technology in ship building, the boat had 

difficulties trying to beat the challenging Endeavour, which proved to be very fast 

and dominated the first two races. It was one of the most dramatic challenges of 

the America’s Cup history. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:193 



SAN RAFAEL 

The San Rafael was a typical “redonda” caravel with two masts of square sails 

and one lateen sail. It had a light hull with low immersion, which gave this ship 

an excellent handling in rough seas. Other ships of this period were heavier and 

less manageable. The San Rafael took part in the African coasts expedition of the 

Portuguese explorer Alfonso Goncalvez. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:115 



SANTA MARIA 

The ship of the great navigator Christopher Columbus, who in 1492, discovered 

the New World – Class: Caravel – A type of swift ship with a light hull with 3 

masts, 2 square sails and a lateen one. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:125 



SHAMROCK 

Sir Thomas Lipton is considered to be the most tenacious challenger in the history of the America’s 

Cup. The model is the first construction of the Shamrock which lost against Columbia in 1899. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:70 



STAR GENZIANELLA 

The ageless and marvellous Star - Olympic Class Yacht. The Star Class was 

created in 1911 from lines drawn by William Gardner. It is still of Olympic class. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:132 



TAURUS 

Towboats, were a familiar sight in every American harbour and navigable tidal flat at the 

turn of the century. Until they were in function, they pulled large liners and pushed heavy 

barges with ease. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:87 



USS CONSTITUTION 

U.S.S.Constitution, American frigate with 54 guns , was launched on 21st of October 

1797. It had bigger dimensions, sails and equipment than the contemporary ships of 

the same class. Its strong construction earned its the name of “Old Ironsides”. 


Grade: SL1 

Scale: 1:330

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