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Amati Fifie by Brad DelMer

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One of our customers sent us some wonderful photos of his completed Amati Fifie kit. This was his second build of a kit from us, the first being the OcCre Essex kit.

Amati’s Fifie is a 1/32-scale wooden model kit of a traditional Scottish fishing boat. In this case, it is technically a “Motor Fifie”, as earlier Fifies operated only under sail.

Brad ( @delmermodels ) said that that the kit had the right balance of kit parts and hand-made options letting him feel confident enough to customize bits and pieces.  He states that overall a beautiful kit with excellent wood quality.

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We think you did an amazing job with the Amati Fifie, Brad, and we look forward to seeing your future builds!

Looking to build your own Fifie? We still have stock on this stunner, check out our site to purchase and build your own! Amati Fifie at Ages of Sail

 

Ship Model Ratlines

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Charles Royal Yacht, Fourth Update

This is not a model kit that we sell, but the adding of ratlines is the same for all ship models. In this post, the builder describes his process of what was called “rattling down the shrouds”. That is, the process of tying ratlines (the rope ladders that lead up the shrouds to the mast top, and beyond) to the shrouds.

There are different methods for adding ratlines to a model, and this seems to do a decent job of explaining this. Ω

Building the Amati Gondola – Part 6

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The Amati Venetian gondola kit got completely sidetracked, but it’s back and approaching the home stretch. The model has been cleaned up and some details were added to the hull. Other details will be added soon. As a reminder, this is a newly revised Gondola kit that Amati released in the early part of 2023. Being a model of a small open canal boat, it’s actually a relatively quick build – do not let the slow release of build posts fool you. However, this 1/16-scale wooden model boat kit is definitely a challenge that is not made for beginners.

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Amati Viking Drakkar by Robert Shirley

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Recently, we received some photos from one of our ship modeling blog readers, Mr. Robert Shirley – a beautifully done build of Amati’s 1/50-scale Drakkar Viking Ship kit, which is one of our most popular wooden ship model kits.

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Some Master Korabel Kits Still Available

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Master Korabel is a Russian wooden ship model manufacturer that makes some amazingly well designed and unique ship model kits that make some clever use of Computer Aided Design and Laser Cutting. Unfortunately, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we can no longer order their products. However, that doesn’t mean that none of their kits are available anymore. We still have a few of these amazing kits in stock.

Secret vessel Morel from Master Korabel

Secret vessel Morel from Master Korabel

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New Kit Arrival – HM Gun Brig Adder, 1797 from Vanguard Models

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HM Gun Brig Adder, 1797

The Adder is another recent wooden model ship kit release to come out of Christopher Watton’s company Vanguard Models. They are in stock now at Ages of Sail and ready to ship!

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OcCre’s Newest Kit La Belle Poule Now Available!

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Now available and ready to ship to you is the newest wooden ship model kit from OcCre of Spain, the French 60-gun frigate, La Belle Poule. This ship, launched in 1834 is most well known for being the ship that brought Napoleon Bonaparte’s remains from St. Helena, back to France. OcCre’s model kit. The ship, which was said to have been inspired by the design of the American frigate U.S.S. Constitution,  also served in the Crimean War and was in service until 1861.

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Amati Pirate Junk

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Celebrate Chinese New Year with a New Build

The Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, is just around the corner. Celebrate with a new project: Amati’s popular Chinese Pirate Junk kit.

Amati’s Pirate Junk Wooden Ship Model Kit

Amati’s Pirate Junk is a 1/100 scale kit of an 1800’s era Chinese junk, armed with 8 cannons. This is a plank-on-bulkhead wooden ship kit, featuring laser-cut plywood structural parts, high quality strip woods for hull and deck planking, wooden dowels for fashioning masts, wood and metal fittings, sailcloth and bamboo battens. Continue reading →

New Kit Arrival – HM Cutter Trial, 1790 from Vanguard Models

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HM Cutter Trial, 1790

His Britannic Majesty’s Cutter Trial, 1790 is the latest wooden model ship kit to come out of Christopher Watton’s company Vanguard Models, and Ages of Sail has them in stock now and ready to ship to you.

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The Latest Update on this HMS Wolf Build

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Building HMS Wolf – Shipyard’s 1/72 Scale Laser-Cut Card Kit – Part 9

We’ve been following this build as we are seller and distributor for Shipyard paper model kits. Paper and card models are still pretty rare here in the U.S., but modelers are beginning to take notice.

There are two types of model kits produced by Shipyard. There are paper models, which are very inexpensive, but require the cutting out of many very tiny parts. Then, there are the laser-cut cardboard models, in which all the parts are already cut for you. The laser-cut kits are also produced at a larger scale, and they include resin figureheads and carvings, brass or 3D printed cannon barrels, pre-printed sails, and an illustrated instruction booklet.

These laser-cut card kits are more expensive, but we think they are much easier and complete and a better choice for serious builders. We recommend trying something simpler to being with, like the French lugger Le Coureur.