{"title":"Original US Model Shipways kits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal US model shipways kits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"armed-virginia-sloop","title":"ARMED VIRGINIA SLOOP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrivateers were privately owned vessels whose owners were commissioned by the government to carry on naval warfare. Privateering is not considered piracy, which is performed without government authorization. During the 18th century, many small single masted ships were armed and used for privateering. These Chesapeake-built vessels were fast and easily maneuverable with a graceful sheer and a low freeboard. They evolved from the Bermuda sloops of c. 1740 and the trim, sharp Virginia schooners found in Steel s Naval Architecture of 1805.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407167443274,"sku":null,"price":369.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/GI0A7221-Enhanced-NR.jpg?v=1781857874"},{"product_id":"phantom-ny-pilot-boat","title":"PHANTOM NY PILOT BOAT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned as a pilot schooner by Dennison Lawlor, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhantom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was built in 1868. On March 14, 1886, as New York Pilot Boat #11, she rescued 852 people from the sinking British liner S.S. Oregon off the coast of Long Island. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhantom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was lost during the great blizzard of '88, going ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey with the total loss of the vessel, boatkeeper, cook and four seamen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel Shipways \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhantom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e kit features a machine carved solid hull, so you won't have to do any shaping. You'll get wood parts for the cabin and companionways, ready-to-use wooden blocks and deadeyes, solid brass and finely cast metal fittings, three sizes of rigging line, plus genuine copper strips to cover the hull. Laser cut basswood launching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407179862346,"sku":null,"price":139.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/GI0A8227.jpg?v=1781857995"},{"product_id":"elsie-fishing-schooner","title":"ELSIE FISHING SCHOONER","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eBuilt in 1910 at the Arthur D. Story shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts, the Elsie was designed with a semi-knockabout schooner rig, reflecting the influence of the safer, but costlier, knockabout schooners. She was outfitted with power after her 1921 race with the Canadian schooner Bluenose. Under Canadian\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eownership in 1935, her seams opened at the stem rabbet and she foundered in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOur kit is based on surveys by naval architect and historian, Howard Chapelle, plus photographs and contemporary descriptions of the original vessel. Instruction book concentrates on modeling techniques for 1\/8 scale, with emphasis on rigging and its simplification for this small scale.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407188676938,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/elsie2.jpg?v=1781858131"},{"product_id":"flying-fish","title":"FLYING FISH","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDonald McKay, one of the greatest designers of his time, built the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlying Fish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 1851 at East Boston Massachusetts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlying Fish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was registered at the Boston Custom House as a ship of 1,505 tons, with a hull length of 207 feet, and a beam of 22 feet. She sailed from New York to San Francisco in 92 days - only three days short of the record set by her sister ship, the Flying Cloud.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlank-on-bulkhead construction by Model Expo features laser cut basswood keel and 21-piece bulkhead set. Stem, sternest, rudder, stern pieces and planksheer are also laser cut. The hull is planked with individual basswood strips, and we supply self-adhesive copper coil to sheath it below the waterline. Masts, yards and spars are high quality beech. Rigging plan is faithful to the original, with three diameters each of black standing and white running rigging, plus 200 wooden deadeyes and 225 blocks in various sizes. Eyebolts, backing links and ship's bell are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407199392074,"sku":null,"price":419.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/MS2018-1.jpg?v=1781858409"},{"product_id":"willie-bennett","title":"WILLIE BENNETT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe skipjack was the last type of sailing vessel developed on Chesapeake Bay for commercial operation. Evolved during the 1880 s from various local types of flat and V-bottom skiffs and boats, the skipjack is still used today to harvest the Bay oyster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWillie L. Bennett\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was built in 1899 at Inverness, Maryland. Her lines were recorded at Cambridge, Maryland by naval historian Howard Chapelle in 1942. Her whereabouts were unknown from 1942 until 1954, when she was discovered sunken in Harris Creek, Tilghman Island off Maryland s Eastern Shore. After she was raised and surveyed, it was determined that the damage was too expensive to repair. She was then returned to her resting place, where traces of her remains may still be found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407231537482,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/2948_large_eb000cb9-a2d0-489b-930c-eee2d66913af.jpg?v=1781858493"},{"product_id":"new-bedford-whaleboat","title":"NEW BEDFORD WHALEBOAT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 1720 to 1920 nearly 60,000 whaleboats were consumed by the American whaling industry. With a useful life of no more than three years, whaleboats were discarded on the spot throughout the coastal U.S. and around the world. Remarkably, only a dozen or two have survived to become part of today's museum collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1916, the Dartmouth Historical Society commissioned the building of a half sized model of the bark LAGODA. Local whaleboat builder Joshua Delano was retained to build the seven half-sized model whaleboats needed for the project. Delano built these models according to the design of the full-sized boats he had built for the whaling industry for more than forty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhaling historian Erik A.R. 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She was lost off the coast of San Juan in 1943.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur own Model Shipways \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenjamin W. Latham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e model is a joy to build, and the large, 1\/4 scale allows for lots of detail. All wooden parts, including the false keel and 14-piece bulkhead set, are laser cut. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBen Latham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e kit contains basswood planking for the hull and deck, and plenty of strip stock for timberheads, monkey boards, riding bitts and deck pads. Basswood is also supplied for deck cabins, hatches and chain boxes. Wooden blocks and deadeyes number over 100, and rigging comes in three diameters. 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Rigging is jewelry quality, non-stretch nylon made in Germany and is provided in both light brown and black in 6 sizes to represent scale running and standing rigging. Plans and 96 pages of detailed step by step instructions take you from what appears to be a challenging build to a legacy-satisfying monument to your passion for building beautiful, historically accurate models. A perfect, same scale complement to our MS2040 USS Constitution kit in the scale of 1:76.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407284261194,"sku":null,"price":339.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/GI0A7369-Enhanced-NR.jpg?v=1781859113"},{"product_id":"pride-of-baltimore","title":"PRIDE OF BALTIMORE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirginia-built schooners first appeared during the American Revolution. 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In 1857, the trophy was donated to the NYYC, renamed the Americas Cup, and thus was the beginning of the Americas Cup races as we know them today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eKIT FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• Laser cut wooden parts for ease of assembly \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• Authentic plank-on-bulkhead construction \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• High-quality basswood planking strips \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• True-to-scale Britannia metal, brass, and hardwood fittings \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• Three sheets of detailed plans and illustrated step-by-step instruction manual \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• Five page parts list \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MODEL EXPO EUROPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62407297204554,"sku":null,"price":259.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/4381\/1914\/files\/MS2029-Yacht-America-A.jpg?v=1781859280"},{"product_id":"charles-morgan","title":"CHARLES MORGAN","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring her 80 years and 37 voyages, the Charles W. 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