BB008 KITTYHAWK  Wright Brosflyer 1:20 scale

24”x 13” x  6”

On December 17, 19003, the Wright brothers flew the first powered controlled aircraft, starting the age of aircraft. Fully assembled. Highly detailed and accurate features. Movable propellers, rudder and elevator parts

178.00

111GC LONGLINER 16 x 23 x 7

This eye-catching replica Longliner has been carefully crated to look like its full sized counterpart. With its rustic look, it is sure to compliment any home or office. Highly detailed features. Fully assembledHigh quality craftsmanship. Hand painted

138.00

BB009 BLUENOSE SCHOONER 48” x 48” x 8”

A grand model replica of the famous Bluenose, this model captures the details of the famous Canadian ship known for her prowess down to her sails and lifeboats on deck. The model is ideal for display, and makes for a great gift.Adjusted rigging to tighten sails. Easy to assemble (minimal assembly required for sails). Highly detailed and accurate deck features highly detailed stitching on sails. Hand painted

390.00

113GC THE MUSKOKA CEDAR STRIP BOAT 13” x 25” x 11”

Muskoka Cedar Strip boats are often used while vacationing, for activities including tubing, racing and water skiing. This replica was carefully designed to exhibit the sleek, high-quality characteristics of its counterpartHighly detailed. Comes in a glassdisplay case with wood finish. Fully quality craftsmanship. Hand painted

228.00

1953 Royal Yacht Britannia

On 11 December 1997, at precisely one minute past three in the afternoon, Queen Elizabeth II was piped ashore for the final time from Britain's last Royal Yacht. 44 years earlier, she had stood on a raised platform high above the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Co and pressed the button that launched Ship Number 691 into the Clyde.

The Queen together with her husband, Prince Philip, took a guiding hand in the design of the yacht, personally approving the plans prepared by Sir Hugh Casson, Consultant Archetect, and selecting furniture, fabrics and paintings

360.00

7414 Ocean Cruising Yacht

This fine-looking vessel has a ketch cutter rig (to split the total sail area into relatively small, easier-to-handle sections), a deep long keel, and a clipper style bow.

Length overall 32" height 31"

193.00

7425 Two-man Skiff

Claimed by some to be a two-woman skiff, because two-oared working avoids bruising the breasts! Clinker plank-on-frame skiff with elegantly-curved sheer to a sturdy stem, and two rowing stations. Equipment on board includes four removable oars, a lifebelt and fishing gear. Beautiful varnished clinker construction and amazing value.

Overall length 12", beam 4".

 42.00

7426 Captain Bligh's Escape Craft

The ship's boat in which HMS Bounty's mutineers bundled Captain Bligh and 18 loyal crew. They were cast adrfit, led by Fletcher Christian, in April 1789 - to sail and row an incredible 3,600 miles to eventual safety in Timor. This journey is regarded as one of the great feats of navigation and leadership.

Length 15¾", height 14".

 69.00

7433 Brixham Trawler

Mid-ninteenth century fishing vessel from Devon, typically about 20 metres (65 feet) long, whose hull form is still copied today for its outstanding seaworthiness and handling characteristics.

Gaff ketch rig with contrasting tan and cream sails.

Measures: height 18½", length 24", width 4¼".

 125.00

7484 America's Cup display yacht, small         
7437 America's Cup display yacht, large       
7438 America's Cup display yacht, medium  
Precision-modelled in the style of the great America's Cup racers of the 1890s - Valkyrie, Columbia, Shamrock I, Reliance - these display yachts are nothing short of magnificent. They have hollow hulls constructed entirely of wood whilst on deck there are delightful details such as adjustable rigging blocks, sewn cotton sails, raised gunwales and even brass protector bars on the deckhouses. In the right setting they transform a room.

102.00

599.00

355.00

7451 Sailing Skiff

Lateen-rigged, single-sail, flat-bottomed fishing/general-purpose river craft, as used for centuries on great waterways such as the Nile and Amazon. 
Measures, length 8"

 29.00

7490 RN Armed Cutter

Stationed in the Mediterranean during the early 1800s, these heavily armed 32-footers with lateen-sail and 10 rowing positions were designed to be fast under sail or oar. The British Navy used them for raids where rapid manoeuvrability was required, and to keep the enemy away from their main fleet if possible.
  Our detailed Royal Navy Armed Cutter display model has two 1/2-lb and one 4-lb cannon (all in brass) on deck, together with powder charges, cannonballs and cleaning tools.
  Length overall 25", height 20". Fully-assembled, but you have to raise the rig!

292.00

7491 Broads Yacht

This elegant Broads yacht display model, with her large gaff cutter rig and lifting keel, is reminiscent of early 20th century cabin cruisers from areas like the Norfolk Broads. She has lots of detail - skylights, mooring tackle etc - for a model of this price. Our Broads yacht comes fully assembled, but some simple rigging required.

Her dimensions are 24" on deck, 36" overall, and 34'' tall.

170.00

7496 Lateen-rigged Fishing Boat

With her two-masted lateen rig, long oars and seaworthy double-ended hull this versatile craft is typical of those used for fishing in the Mediterranean, where conditions can change in minutes from a flat calm to vicious seas whipped up by the winds that suddenly gust off the mountains, so boats have to be built to cope with all circumstances - and provide a stable platform for the men to work.

Length 24" height 25"

 106.00

7497 Mary Rose. Length 22.5"
7659 Mary Rose, length 5"
7498 Mary Rose. Length 13"
7500 Mary Rose. Length 8"
Mary Rose was a Tudor warship marking the transition between Elizabethan galleons and the mighty "ships of the line". Built between 1509 and 1511, her carvel (smooth-planked) construction of oak and elm was advanced and strong for the time and permitted the cutting of cannon ports in the hull sides, so that she was one of the first ships able to fire a "broadside" - a considerable factor in her success as a fighting ship. She had served for 34 years when, during an engagement with a French invasion in 1545, she heeled to an unexpected gust and started filling through her cannon ports. Mary Rose sank, within half a mile of the shore, together with most of her crew (who could not swim). She then lay on the seabed for over 400 years until her discovery, buried in Solent mud, by Alexander McKee in the late 1960s. As the site was excavated, it emerged that half the hull and much of the decking was relatively intact - and almost certainly the best preserved example of her type ever found. These remains were raised and are now on display to the public at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

120.00
20.00
54.00
23.00

 7499 Thames Barge Model - 8.5"
7493 Thames Barge Model - 27"

Thames Sailing Barges were highly-developed working craft that could carry cargoes of up to 250 tons (equivalent to more than six articulated lorries!) with a crew of just two men. In their heyday, the late 19th century, there were over 8,000 plying England's east coast rivers and ports, carrying everything from coal to livestock. The spritsail rig was easy to handle shorthanded and amazingly, could still be used effectively even with an entire haystack towering 20 feet above deck (the crewman would stand on top, shouting instructions to the Captain, who for obvious reasons could not see a thing!). Their flat bottomed-hulls gave great stability and made it easy to "take the mud" when the tide was out. Their efficiency was such that engines, road and rail could not beat them for transporting bulky, non-urgent items until well into the 1950s - making them amongst the very last of commercial sailing boats in the UK.

Based on a craftsman-built replica, is 27" long and 24" tall. The smaller version is 8½" long and 8" tall.

25.00
156.00

7502 HMS Victory model - 13"
7485 HMS Victory model - 8"

These Victory display models have solid hulls with brass cannon, canvas sails and reasonably detailed rigging.
As one would expect at the price they are somewhat simplified compared to our Tribute Models (see 7602 below), and are not intended to be entirely accurate representations. The smaller 8" version does not come with a stand.
They come supplied completely assembled and accompanied with a history leaflet.

52.00
20.00

7589 HMS Victory Model

A superb model with wood planked hull and metal cannons. Has copper tiles below the underline.

Measures: length 19" x 15".

233.00

7595 HMS Victory in Display Frame

A relief model "half-hull" of HMS Victory (with the same level of detail as 1805, see below), with rig, in a suitably imposing frame. Beneath her keel is mounted a segment of the oak salvaged from HMS Victory herself. Frame measures 29x25" and is 4" deep. Supplied with certificate of authenticity.

328.00

7606 HMS Victory 10.5"
7602 HMS Victory 18"
7632 HMS Victory 5.5"

These models of HMS Victory are astonishingly detailed - the 18" size is virtually indistinguishable from museum quality models costing several hundred pounds! The secret is a new moulding process, which enables our model-builders to create the intricate hull relatively quickly. Most of their efforts can be concentrated on the "bits that make her look right" such as the painting of the hull (by hand), the construction of the wooden deck, and the assembly of the remarkably authentic masts and spars. 
All sizes are supplied completely assembled and ready for display, accompanied by a history leaflet.

86.00 216.00 20.00

7613 HMY Mary

Built in 1660 by the Dutch East India Company, Mary was bought by the City of Amsterdam and presented to King Charles II on his restoration of the monarchy.
Mary was the first yacht outside of Holland, but only one of some 27 yachts that Charles owned between 1660 and 1685. The Dutch yacht is the forerunner to the Thames sailing barge and had a large sail area with a small draught, allowing her to navigate shallow waters. After serving Charles, Mary was passed to the Royal Navy to transport VIPs and diplomats. She was wrecked off Anglesey in 1675, but relocated in 1979 and many of her artefacts recovered to museums in Merseyside.

Made almost entirely in wood with metal cannons and heavy cloth sails. Her elaborate gilding is carefully detailed along with her famous horse figurehead and stern crest incorporating a lion and unicorn.

289.00

7616 Endeavour J-Class

Launched in April 1934, Endeavour was to be one of the most beautiful J-class yachts built. Designed by the experienced designer Charles Nicholson and with rigging and other revolutionary developments being the work of Frank Murdoch, an aeronautical engineer, and Thomas Sopwith, Endeavour was a fantastic racing yacht that would come within a whisper of winning her America's Cup challenge.
The rigging includes running backstays and mainsail reefing along with wooden pulley blocks and sewn cotton sails.
Length 14", height 19½".

360.00

7617 Shamrock II

Commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton and launched in 1901. Shamrock II had a less than auspicious initial outing, when during her sea trials in the Solent, the pressure of the wind over her massive sail area proved too much for the rig of the yacht, resulting in the 130ft (43m) mast and 100ft (33m) boom crashing down to the deck. Luckily none of those aboard, including King Edward VII were seriously injured.

Length 19½", height 21"

360.00

7635 Sovereign of The Seas
Sovereign of the Seas the 17th Century Navy's finest ship. Commissioned by King Charles I, she was the first ever warship to have three full gun decks, carrying 102 high-tech bronze cannon. Her size and costs were unprecedented - the gilding cost the same as the whole hull of a two-deck ship! - and she later proved herself unbeatable in battle.
Sovereign of the Seas tribute model has amazing detail for the price, with authentic (wood) decks, rigging and cotton sails.

Scale is 1:90. Length 17", height is 14½". Supplied ready for display and comes with a history leaflet.

216.00

97066 Remote Control Pirate Ship

Shiver the timbers of whatever lives in your local pond, anyway... the realistically-detailed topsides of this three-masted pirate galleon belies the existence of powerful motors inside and counter-rotating propellers beneath. And if the excellent manoeuvrability and surprising turn of speed are not enough, the piece de resistance is the cannon, which lights up, elevates and "fires" when you press the button on the remote control
Length 18", height 13".
Uses 8AA batteries

255.00