accessories

Great news for those who are looking for highly details ships boats kits for your 1/64 scale ship models. Vanguard Models has been producing a new range of ships boat kits, featuring 3D printed hulls. Below is an example of one of their kits, in this case a 22′ cutter kit, which shows the fully formed hull that shows planking lines, ribs, floor boards, stringers, and all. While the other details such as the thwarts (seats), gratings, rudder, and oars, are provided in the form of laser-cut pear wood.

One kit that stands out in particular is the 33′ Admiral’s Barge kit, which is available in either 1/64 scale, or a larger 1/48 scale, making it suitable as a stand-alone miniatures display. To that end, the kit even includes a laser-cut display base and cradle.

Of course, there are many other kits, most all are in 1/64 scale, but might be adaptable to other close scales.

Excerpt from Vanguard Models’ 3D printed ships boat kit instructions…

And, don’t forget that there also is the Vanguard Models’ line of wooden ships boats kits also available at Ages of Sail.

Below is an example of Vanguard Models’ wooden ships boat instructions…

Different construction methods, but both can create some beautifully detailed accessories for your wooden ship model kit.

Find all our Vanguard Models’ ships boat kits Ages of Sail here. Ω

If you’re familiar with Shipyard products, you probably recognize the fact that their line of Paper Model ship kits only contain the paper parts necessary to build the model. They kits give you drawings for proper dimensions of the masts and spars and patterns for the sails, but don’t include material needed to build them.

These materials are easily obtainable at fabric stores and hardware stores. But shipyard also produces separate accessory sets so that you don’t have to make the sails or hunt down the proper size dowels and such.

Now, Ages of Sail has made these accessory sets available, and you can find them on our online store: Shipyard Sail and Masting Accessories

These sets are available only for the 1/96-scale Paper Model ship kits. They are the equivalent of what Shipyard already includes in their boxed 1/72-scale Laser Cardboard series kits, but of course, at a different scale.

Sail Sets

The sail sets include all the necessary sails for your paper model. The sails are laser cut, with details laser etched onto the fabric. All you need to do is add the bolt ropes, which are included in the sets, and mount them onto your model. For some models, an optional studding sail set is also available.

Masting Sets

The masting sets not only include all the dowels you will need to complete your ship model project, but also include laser-cut card stock parts for the cross-trees, mast tops, and yardarm details to replace or supplement the printed parts in your paper model kit. These will save you lots of time, as the parts are all pre-cut and ready to use.