Wooden Boat or Ship Kits for sale
Model Shipways America Racing yacht 1851 - With Launching Ways And Display Base - 25 Inch Long Solid Wood Ship Model, 1/64, MS2029
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$165
Very large scale and highly detailed first quality kit of this beautiful, historical and highly successful boat. The model measures 32.5 inches long when assembled. Features a solid basswood, factory-carved hull, precision laser cut hardwood and plywood parts, true-to-scale Britannia metal, brass & copper, hardwood blocks & deadeyes, 5 diameters of rigging material, basswood launching ways, walnut display stand, detailed plans, easy to follow instructions and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and boxes and includes plans & instructions.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply USS Harford - 12 Inch Long Wooden Model With Moulded Hull
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$56
Rare ship model from 1930s that contains Ideal's revolutionary 'Premolded Hull.' Since carving the hull was by far the most difficult part of early ship modeling, Ideal created a thick-walled, completely formed, hollow hull made from a wood composite. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory which means that all the parts are still 'factory tissue sealed.' As was the custom back then, workers would assembly the parts for a kit and wrap them in tissue paper in a unique way that ensured that all the parts would be 'sealed' and held in place. Whoever buys this kit will see the contents for the first time since it was packed at Ideal Aeroplane & Supply in New York well over 90 years ago. Ideal Aeroplane & Supply was one of the earliest aircraft model makers in the USA, marketing their first kit in 1911 and running a well-known storefront that sold materials as well as kits for early aeromodelers. What is less known is that they had a very large line of ship kits also. They ranged from one foot to several feet long and covered unique and popular civil subjects as well as warships and submarines of the period. The company was very innovative in introducing the Moulded Hull which cut assembly time by more than half by eliminating all hull carving, shaping and sanding. The builder could use it right out-of-the-box and immediately add the deck, superstructure, fittings and prime or paint. Ideal was also known for their excellent, full size multi-view plans that includes many assembly notes, rigging diagrams, tips, additional detail drawings and much more. Often there was even a detailed painting guide.
Continental Model Airplane Co Clipper Ship Seawitch - Sea Witch, H-6
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$30
From the mid to late 1940s. All-wood, 9 inch long model kit of this renown high-speed American Clipper Ship. This is a very nice effort by Continental. The ship is 9 inches long when assembled. The hull had been very neatly factory machine cut to the overhead (beam) dimensions. Also includes one sheets of printwood, many other wood parts for the deck houses, masts and yards, full color insignia sheet with the ships name and many US flags and excellent full size plans with very good rigging diagrams and instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork. Continental had several ship lines; this 'H' line consists of H1 USS Missouri Battleship, H2 Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp, H3 LST (Landing Ship Tank), H4 Coast Guard Cutter Campbell, H5 USS Fletcher Destroyer and H6 Clipper Ship The Seawitch.
Dumas Swamp Buggy Everglades Airboat - 28 Inches Long / 10 Inch Beam / For .19 Engines, 1/8, 1501
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$65
Still factory sealed. This Chuck Welch design is easy-to-build and good performer. Features aircraft-grade plywood, plans, full instructions and more. NOTE: this kit was factory-packed in a very sturdy, thick and heavy cardboard box. It will be shipped simply wrapped in heavy brown paper. You can specify that it be boxed if you wish, but additional shipping charges will apply.
StromBecker USS Tacoma Frigate, C17
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
$69
Excellent kit from the 1950s that measures 10.5 inches long when assembled. StromBecker was famous for this line of pre-carved wood kits. Made of solid Western Pine hardwood - not balsa. The carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive desk top display. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: Missing rear subdeck. I have included a full-size tracing of this part and included the measurements on the drawing. Otherwise complete with all other parts and instructions.
Hobby Line Viking Ship - 20.1 Inches Long - (Mantua), 1/40, 780
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$95
Made by Mantua under the "Hobby Line" label. Excellent and well detailed plank-on-frame model features precision laser-cut hardwood parts, quality hardwood for planking, mast, etc., a complete set of brass fitting including shields, rigging material, sail cloth and more. Includes superb full size plans with text instructions. Never started. All smaller parts are still factory sealed; the larger parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. With all paperwork present.
Bluejacket 80' Elco PT Boat - 1942 First Series PT103 Through 196 and PT314 Through 367 - As Built Configuration, 1/48, 1005
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$259
Retails new for $315. Museum quality craftsman model in large scale features a factory pre-carved basswood hull and factory shaped deck houses, over 200 photo-etched brass and finely cast Britannia pewter parts, all brass, wood and styrene materials required and a detailed step-by-step instructions manual and two sheets of full-size plans. The kit has never been started and is like new inside. The parts that Bluejacket sealed at the factory are still in the sealed clear bags. The few large parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. With all paperwork present.
Seacraft Shipyards US Navy Corvette - 10 Inch Long Wooden Ship Kit
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$65
From 1945. Above-average quality early wooden ship kit. Features full hull precarved to correct overhead outline, two sheets of very nicely done print wood, wood stock as needed, several sizes of wooden dowels as needed, correct diameter smoke stack dowels, hollow superstructure style build, very well drawn plans with side, rear and overhead profiles, hull sections, cut out doors and window detail, several other views and drawings to aid construction and detail, awnings, rigging diagram, assembly instructions and more. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts and plans/instructions. Seacraft Shipyards was located in New York, New York and advertised a line of sailing vessels, aircraft carriers, warships and freighters. If you have more information about Seacraft please email me at oldmodels@yahoo.com