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hms victory ship

Ship model of HMS Victory

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Manufacturer of the kit: Lee (Heller) Ship type: Military Engine type: Sailing and rowing Country of origin: United Kingdom Model scale: 1:100 The ship model of HMS Victory in the scale of 1:100 from the kit of the company Lee (Heller) was assembled in 1997. Assembling took me 9 months. The task was to assemble a model for a show-case with minimal modifications. That’s why bad threads are present in…

model ships

Model battleship Retvizan (Kombrig Kit)

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Kit manufacturer: Kombrig Ship Type: Military Engine type: Coal-steam Country of origin: Russia Model scale: 1:350 As part of the 1st Pacific squadron of Russian Imperial Navy it took part in July 1904 in the battle in the Yellow Sea. As a result, it returned with the remains of the squadron to Port Arthur. The ship was sunk before Port Arthur’s surrender to the Japanese in December 1904. In Japan…

plastic model ship

Galleon ship model Mayflower

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Kit manufacturer: Heller Vehicle type: Civic Engine type: Sailing and rowing Country of origin: United Kingdom Model scale: 1:144   English galleon “Mayflower”. The vessel, on which the first English colonists arrived in America, who became legendary “Founding Fathers”. Given that in America there is “aristocracy by birth”, true American aristocrat is the one who is descended from an ancestor who arrived exactly on “Mayflower”. In general, Heller’s kit made…

plastic ship model

Plastic ship model aircraft carrier USS America

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Kit manufacturer: Italeri Vehicle type: Military Engine type: Nuclear Country of origin: United States Model scale: 1:700 America is the US aircraft carrier of Kitty-Hawk class. The class was named after the first built aircraft carrier “Kitty-Hawk”, in total during 1960s 4 ships were built. In fact, they are an extension of the previous class, “Forrestal”. The main differences from the “Forrestal” class lie in the greater length of the…

wooden model kits

Mamoli wooden model kit Endeavour

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Manufacturer of the kit: Mamoli Vehicle type: Civic Engine type: Sailing and rowing Country of origin: United Kingdom Model scale: 1:100 Dear colleagues, here is a knight’s move! Wooden sailboat model of Endeavour assembled from Mamoli wooden model kit! So, about the model. That’s “Endeavour”, James Cook’s ship on which he went on his first trip around the world. Cook hasn’t managed to open Antarctica on it, but thoroughly investigated…

wooden model ship kits

Wooden model HMS Bounty

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Kit manufacturer of the kit: Constructo Vehicle type: Sailing and rowing Country of origin: United Kingdom Model scale: 1:100 The story of this model is simple: I was long dreamed of assembling a sailing ship… And then there appeared a serious reason: to restore motility of my left hand after surgery. At first, I couldn’t even hold the housing with my left hand, not talking about bending the rail and…

submarine model kits

Model submarine HMS Astute

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Kit manfacturer: Hobby Boss Vehicle type: Submarines Engine type: Nuclear Country of origin: United Kingdom Model scale: 1:350 Good day, dear colleagues! I present to your attention my model of the nuclear submarine “Astute” of Royal Navy. Submarines of the type “Astute” are the latest ones in the Royal Navy, the head boat of the project is H.M.S Astute itself. It was founded on January 31, 2001 (shipyard BAE Systems…

wood ship models

corvette Pilgrim wood ship model

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Author’s wooden ship model  Engine type: sailing and rowing Model scale: 1:52 I wanted to put a beautiful ship on my shelf, I bought a model of one brand, completed it up to a half and dropped, because the model was not in scale and I wasn’t satisfied at all. I thought a little, read manuals, forums, and decided to build everything myself, anyway that’s better than from a set….

tall ship models

Black Pearl pirate tall ship model

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Manufacturer: Zvezda Vehicle type: civic Engine type: sailing and rowing Country of origin: Caribian Model scale: 1:72 Good day to everyone! I present to your attention my first serious model – tall ship model of fantastic “Black Pearl”! Prior to that my whole experience in modeling were five unpainted airplanes in childhood, so I worked with paint for the first time, too. Please forgive me in advance! As everyone knows,…

boat models

LCVP model of a landing boat from Italeri

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Manufacturer: Italeri Vehicle type: military Engine type: diesel-electric Country of origin: USA Model scale: 1:35 Model landing boat pontoon LCVP type, USA, 1943 Tonnage of the empty boat – 8 tons, with cargo 11 – 11,5 tons. Length 11 m, width 3,2 m, draft forward 0,7 m, draft astern 0,9 m. Diesel or gasoline engine, 225-250 h.p., speed of 9 knots. Armament: 2 machine guns of 12.7 mm. Capacity: 36…