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Building HMS Wolf – Shipyard’s 1/72 Scale Laser-Cut Card Kit – Part 3

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Being that Ages of Sail is the US distributor for the products from Shipyard, the maker of very fine quality paper and card model kits, it’s always wonderful to see one of our kits go through the transformation from 2D paper pieces into a beautiful 3D model.

Here’s the continuation of the 1/72 scale HMS Wolf laser-cut model build.

Follow along and build your own. Check out the kit at Ages of Sail here: https://www.agesofsail.com/product/hms-wolf-laser-cardboard-kit-shipyard-172/

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In addition to my work on the paper Armed Virginia Sloop model from Seahorse. The build of Shipyard’s 1/72 HMS Wolf kit continues with the adding of the second hull layer. As a reminder, this kit is almost 100% laser-cut parts. There are some dowels to shape for the masts and yard later on, plus rigging. Also, cannon barrels and belaying pins are turned brass, and there are some other non-paper parts, such as the figurehead, which is cast resin. But, there are no paper parts that aren’t already pre-cut by laser, except for a small sheet of color printed decorative friezes and flags.

In my previous post, I had the hull skeleton covered by the first layer. This primarily stiffens the bulkheads and provides some support to the outer hull layers. This covering is done the same way on all ship model kits from Shipyard, whether they are printed…

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Presentation on Building Wooden Models from Paper Kits

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We can’t quite figure out where we learned about this video, possibly from a post on ModelShipWorld.com, but there’s a very interesting presentation that was given by ship modeler Ian McLaughlan at a meeting of the Society of Model Shipwrights, which take place mainly at locations in Southern England. This particular presentation was given in February 2021 and discusses how this ship modeler used 1/96-scale paper model kits from the Polish paper kit maker Shipyard to make a pair of wooden ship models.

Many ship modelers, learning of these paper kits, consider ways to use them to build wooden models. While we think paper models can be pretty awesome in their own right, this is one ship modeler who managed to do some interesting work using a couple of these relatively inexpensive paper model kits.

The kits the presenter is talking about are the HMS Wolf and HMS Alert paper model kits.

If you’re interested in learning more about them, you can use the following links to take you to the item listings in our online shop:

HMS Alert – 1/96 scale paper model

HMS Wolf – 1/96 scale paper model

Have you ever built a wooden ship model using a paper kit as a starting point? We’d love to hear about it. Emailing us a blogger@agesofsail.com. Ω

 

 

Beautiful Nordlands Boat – Completed Build by Paul Le Wol

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A little over a month ago, we posted this story about an amazing build of the Billing Boats Nordlandsbaaden kit by ship modeler Paul De Wol. As you may recall from that post,  the Nordlandsbaaden, or Nordlands Boat, is a type of boat from northern Norway, whose design and use as a fishing boat dates back to the 1600s, but has the traditional appearance of early Viking longships. If you haven’t read it, you can find the post here.

The model was “in progress” at the time we wrote that last post about the model, but it is now officially complete. In addition to these awesome photos we included here, Paul posted a lot more photos of the completed model in the gallery of the online forum Model Ship World. For a direct link to the photo album of his Nordland Boat, click here.

As a reminder, Paul made a lot of special modifications to really beautify this kit. If you read through his build log, he shows just how someone takes a nice kit and turns it into an incredible model. Paul gave us permission to use the photos of his model, so that we can share them with you, but as before, we recommend that you check out his full build log, as it’s not only interesting to see all the work he’s been putting into the model, but it also provides some great ideas and inspiration for anyone who’s intrested in building this kit or one like it.

This model is too beautiful to not post more photos of and we couldn’t help ourselves. Here are just a few more. Keep in mind that Paul made a lot of modifications, including using his own wood supply, in order to get his build to look this nice.

For those of you who might be interested in building this model, just visit the listing on our online shop here. Note that this is an “Experienced” level kit, which Billing Boats says should be attempted only by those with a couple models under their belts.

Special thanks again to Mr. Paul Le Wol for sharing his photos with us! Ω

Amati Swedish Gunboat – Revisiting a Build

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It’s been four years now since we shared this build by ship modeler Clare Hess, so we decided it was about time we took another look at this fine build of a classic Amati ship model kit. This kit, roughly 1/40 scale, measures 13.8″ long and about 8.5″ high. These photos appeared in the final post of his build log of the Amati Swedish Gunboat kit.

Visit the full build log on shipmodeler.com here: https://shipmodeler.wordpress.com/category/ship-model-build-logs/swedish-gunboat-group-build/

If you’re interested in building one of your own, check out the entry on our website here: http://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/am1550-amati-swedish-gunboat.html

Got photos of your own completed build to share? Contact us at agesofsail@gmail.com!

Building HMS Wolf – Shipyard’s 1/72 Scale Laser-Cut Card Kit – Part 2

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The second installment of the 1/72 scale Shipyard HMS Wolf build. Shipyard’s laser-cut card model kits are all pretty amazing. Shipyard has several to choose from, ranging from early medieval coggs to the 18th century British frigate HMS Mercury. The line also includes international light houses and more.

Check them all out here: https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/paper-kits/laser-cardboard-kits.html

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Building the hull of this Shipyard kit is really a lot like building the hull of any of their kits in that the skeletal structure of the model is very well engineered. As with just about all Shipyard ship model kits, there is a main keel piece and a series of bulkheads, much like with any wooden ship model kit. But, Shipyard kits often then have a longitudinal piece that crossed the frames, horizontally, and often another piece that crosses most of the frames vertically as well. This kit is no different.

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Building HMS Wolf – Shipyard’s 1/72 Scale Laser-Cut Card Kit – Part 1

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A new build log is starting up of the 1/72-scale, boxed, laser-cut kit of HMS Wolf from Shipyard. This is an amazing kit, and one of the most complete card model kits we have. We still have this kit in stock, but the supply is very low!

Still, if you are interested in this kit, you can find it here: https://www.agesofsail.com/product/hms-wolf-laser-cardboard-kit-shipyard-172/

Or, if you’re looking for something smaller, there is the 1/96-scale paper model version (you cut out the parts yourself), and we have plenty of those in stock: https://www.agesofsail.com/product/hms-wolf-paper-kit-shipyard-196/

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While I don’t need to start any new projects, as I’ve got a enough irons in the fire, as it were, I started feeling that I need to generate some personal ship modeling momentum. I have had Shipyard’s laser-cut Papegojan kit that I was given about a year ago, but another model in one of my ship model clubs is currently building one, and I don’t want to complete with his.

What I’ve really been interested in trying out is Shipyard’s laser-cut HMS Wolf kit, a 1/72-scale model of an 18th century snow-rigged brig of war. But there are really 3 different kits that I’d like to kind of “test out”. But, one of these is a bit involved to merely test out, and that’s Shipyard’s 1/72 scale HMS Wolf kit.

Marketing photo of HMS Wolf from Shipyard’s website.

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The Kedge-Anchor or Young Sailors’ Assistant

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One of the classic books from the mid-1800s, The Kedge-Anchor or Young Sailors’ Assistant became the bible of the American sailor. Described as a genuine maritime classic, the book gives us a glimpse of the realities of shipboard life during the golden age of sail.

This work has been identified as culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. At Ages of Sail, we’ve carried this book for years now, as it gives model builders some context and better understanding of the ships they model and how they operated.

We’re mentioning this now, because we discovered that the book is no longer available in printed format from the publisher, only as an ebook (we don’t carry ebooks). However, we still have about a dozen copies of this Dover Publications edition in stock. When we run out, it is doubtful that we will be able to carry it again.

If you’re interested in getting your own copy, here’s the link to it on Ages of Sail: https://www.agesofsail.com/product/the-kedge-anchor-2/ Ω

 

 

 

 

 

Re-Introducing Billing Boats Nordlandsbaaden – Now 10% Off through July 31, 2022

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We just posted an article on a Nordlandsbaaden build (click here), and in doing so, we realized that this is an interesting and unusual type of sailboat, and we have quite a few of these kits in stock. So, we thought we’d reintroduce this big, 1/20-scale BillingBoats kit, with 10% off the kit from now through the end of the month (July 2022).

Again, this is a big kit. At 1/20 scale, the completed model measures about 28″ long and 28″ high. The beautiful lines of this wooden model kit will make this a perfect display piece for an office or den.

Special re-introduction sale pricing ends July 31, 2022!

View additional information, photos, and specifications at Ages of Sail here.

Beautiful Nordlandsbaaden Build

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The Nordlandsbaaden is a type of boat that comes from northern Norway, and its design and use as a fishing boat dates back to the 1600s. But, the boat’s lines gives the traditional appearance of the early Viking longships. The Nordlandsbaaden boats saw their heyday in the 18th century, but are still built today as sailing yachts.

Billing Boats released a kit of the Nordlands Baaden some years ago, but a beautifully done build of this 1/20 scale kit brought this kit to our attention again. The model is one being constructed by Paul Le Wol, which he describes in his build log on the online forum ModelShipWorld.com. Paul gave us permission to use the photos of his model, so that we can share them with you, but we recommend that you check out his full build log, as it’s not only interesting to see all the work he’s been putting into the model, but it also provides some great ideas and inspiration for anyone who’s also building this kit.

A couple things you’ll notice about Paul’s model is how he upgraded parts from his own supply of wood, such as basswood and pear wood. Also, you may notice in the photos that there are some glimpses of his very well equipped, home-made building slip. We don’t expect too many of our customers to have such a sophisticated set up. But, we also see he’s using an Amati Keel Klamper, which many of our customers certainly use.

For those of you who might be interested in building this model, we’re offering the kit at 10% off now through the end of July, 2022. Just visit the listing on our online shop for the Nordlandsbaaden here. Note that this is an “Experienced” level kit, which Billing Boats says should be attempted only by those with a couple models under their belts.

Special thanks again to Mr. Paul Le Wol for sharing his photos with us! Ω

Shipyard Paper Models in Japan

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For those of you out there who aren’t sure just how good a paper ship model kit can turn out. Check out these builds from a ship modeler in Japan. All of these are Shipyard paper model kits. Clearly, they’ve been built with great skill and care!

At the prices for these kits from Shipyard, we think this is something many people should consider trying out!

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In a recent newsletter put out by the Japanese ship model club The Rope Toko, I spotted a little blurb about some paper models in a display of models by another small ship model club. I may have this completely wrong, but it appears that there is a club called simply My Ship Club, also in Tokyo. They had a display of their works very recently, and there were some photos I spotted and a description of paper models, which I’d never seen before in the Japanese ship model clubs. So, I did some digging around and I found the club’s website. Of course, it’s all in Japanese, but Google Translate comes in very handy here.

1/96 and 1/72 scale build’s of Shipyard’s HMS Wolf kit by Mr. Kaoru Miura.

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