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Notes on an Amati Lady Nelson Build

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We just ran across this post from 2021 by ship modeler Alexander Bulimov about his build of Amati’s Lady Nelson kit. This is a 1/64 scale wooden ship model kit from Amati’s Victory Models product line, and represents a typical British naval cutter. As the author points out, this is a fictional ship based on the Sherbourne class of Royal Navy cutters. The author does a very nice job giving a brief overview of the build, along with his views of this Amati kit.

Photo of Alexander Bulimov’s completed build of Amati’s Lady Nelson kit (from models.bulimov.me)

To read his blog post, click on the link here.

We think you will enjoy reading this short post, particularly if you’re new to the hobby and looking for a good ship modeling subject.

Amati Victory Models Lady Nelson plans image,

View of one of the Lady Nelson plans sheets.

The Lady Nelson is one of our more popular wooden ship model kits. If you are interesting in purchasing this kit, you can find it at Ages of Sail here.

 

Shipyard’s HMS Wolf Build Continues – Part 10

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Building HMS Wolf – Shipyard’s 1/72 Scale Laser-Cut Card Kit – Part 10

We haven’t seen an update on this laser-cut card model build in a while, so it’s nice to see it continuing. This is one of the more complicated of Shipyard’s laser-cut models. Those interesting in building their first card model might consider Shipyard’s 1/72-scale Le Coureur laser cut kit. This particular kit has much simpler rig, fewer cannons, and just far fewer details to deal with. Because all the card stock parts are pre-cut, it makes a good entry into the work of card models. Paper model kits, where the parts have to be all cut out by the builder, are much cheaper, but require another level of patience, due to the large number of very tiny parts that have to be cut.

Find our kit recommendation, Le Coureur, here

Find the HMS Wolf kit here

New Kits from Mantua – Available Now

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It’s been a little while since we’ve seen something new come out from our friends at Mantua Model, but they’ve been hard at work developing two new kits. We’re happy to see the new releases and even happier to say that we have them in stock and ready to ship!

Mantua’s new 1/64-scale Mayflower kit.

Mantua’s new 1/40-scale Viking Drakkar

We’ll post more details on these two new Mantua kits in the near future. For now, you can check them out in our online shop by clicking on the links below

Mantua Mayflower

Mantua Viking Drakkar

 

On the Horizon – OcCre’s New Santa Maria Beginner’s Level Kit

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We’re excited to announce the upcoming release of OcCre’s newest kit, a beginner level’s wooden model ship kit of Christopher Columbus’s famous Nao, Santa Maria.

The new Santa Maria is a 1/50-scale model, and measures 530mm, or just under 21″ long when complete. It’s an ideal kit for beginners who are looking for their next challenge. The kit includes laser-cut wooden structural parts, fittings in cast metal, brass, and wood, all rigging cord, pre-sewn set of sails, printed flag and shield art, plus strip woods for the hull and deck planking, dowels for the masts and yards, and full color illustrated instructions.

To aid in construction, OcCre has also prepared a full series of video tutorials. The new kit makes an ideal beginner’s model, but also provides enough challenges to make for a fun project for more advanced modelers as well.

 

This kit will be available very soon. Stay tuned for ordering information!

Artesania Latina’s Red Dragon by Paul Timm

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Our customer Paul Timm of Pittsburgh, PA sent us photos of his first ever wooden ship model, the Red Dragon from Artesania Latina.

The Red Dragon is a 1/60-scale wooden ship model kit of a Chinese armed junk. Paul clearly has his configured as a pirate junk, flying the Jolly Roger!

Paul has a plastic modeling background, but says this kit has turned him into a wooden ship modeler! We think he did a fantastic job and look forward to his future builds! Ω

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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