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Good News this weekend! We just got in a shipmodel from Vanguard Models, just in time for Christmas! Yes, we ran out of stock on a lot of these kits, but they're all back, though we just ran out of Indefatigable, Grecian, and Adder. We're going to be reordering these from Chris right away, but with the holiday rush, we expect those will take a few weeks to get. https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/vanguard-wooden-ship-model-kits/ship-model-kits.html And, for those who have been waiting for it, the new HMS Victory from Artesania Latina is also now in stock, along with the light set, and figure sets. We also discovered at the last minute from Artesania Latina that the kit needs their new Micro Shaper D tool. Just so there are no problems for the builders, we're simply going to include that with the new kits. Check it out here: https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/hms-victory-artesania-latina-184-scale.html If your in the continental US, remember that for any order of $150 or more, you can choose the free shipping option for USPS Priority Mail. Roger

FYI, we have a number of these kits available now, ready to ship. Note that this also qualifies for free domestic shipping (all orders of $150 or more). https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/new-items/uss-missouri-bb-63-(occre,-1-200).html In any case, it's a very nice looking kit. Hope to see some build logs soon!

Last minute reminder that our Labor Day Sale ends tomorrow night, that's Saturday! You still have time to take 10% off some great stuff including all of Vanguard Models kits, Kolderstok, Amati, Caldercraft, Krick, Deans Marine, OcCre, Artesania Latina, and many others! Still offering free domestic shipping on all order of $100 or more. See my previous post for details. Also, apologies to those looking for some of the Vanguard Models kits. These are very popular kits. We keep running out and our re-ordering process needs some revising! We always have more product on the way. Meanwhile, we're looking at revising our re-ordering process, so this stops happening quite to often. Your patience is truly appreciated! Roger

Labor Day Sale Ahoy Shipmates! In honor of Labor Day, we are running a sitewide 10% off sale from today, September 1st through Saturday, September 7th. Please use code LABOR10 at checkout to enjoy the discount. This sale is good only for the first weeks of September and for online orders. If you haven't visited our online shop to see our large selection of kits, now's a great time to do it. Click our banner on the MWS home page or go to www.agesofsail.com. Note that we are still offering free domestic shipping on all orders over $100. As a reminder, our coupon system only works AFTER you have placed at least one item in your shopping cart. If you want to use your existing account, make sure you sign in BEFORE you start shopping!

Our Vanguard Models shipment came in this week and we now have the new HM Gun Brig Adder and HM Armed Cutter Sherbourne kits back in stock. With the popularity of the Vanguard Models kits, it's hard to keep them in stock. Looks like we're going to have to put in larger orders with Chris and maintain larger stocks as these kits sell fast. We're already out of the Rangers, Zulu "Lady Isabella", and Speedy kits again! Please let us know if there's anything specific you're waiting for us to stock.

Don't know if everyone here on MSW realizes that Ages of Sail is the US distributor for Chris Watton's excellent Vanguard Models line of kits. We work closely with Chris to try to give his product line a wider reach through our own marketing and customer order support. Currently, we've run out of stock of the newest kits, HM Gun Brig Adder and HM Armed Cutter Sherbourne, but we put in our order for more, and we should have them in our warehouse again shortly, along with the Erycina and Duchess of Kingston! As if you didn't already know about them.

Johnathan, just wanted to chime in about your build. It's looking really great! You'd commented that you were thinking about how to paint the ship's bottom. But, I'm just wondering if you'd thought about leaving it natural. I know that makes it a little more decorative rather than "by the book", but your model's wood finish is looking so nice. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Absolutely gorgeous model Glenn! Congratulations on her completion!

Wow, are you really only one month into this build!? And, such a beautiful job you're doing as well!

I don't have any specific experience building these kits, but since we carry both kits in our shop, this kind of question does come up. Generally speaking, many people do like the classic kits, like the Serial Soleil Royale, and I've seen many beautifully done builds over the years. I think there's a certain mindset that appreciates these classic kits. They use various woods, and brass and wooden parts to affect a certain aesthetic in the final appearance of the model. I think the kit's value this aesthetic over scale and accuracy. The Artesania Latina kit is a modern era kit, and it relies less on using wood varieties for the final finish, and more on painting, or perhaps staining, for a finish, but probably is better in terms of a scale look. A major difference is that the newer Artesania Latina kits feature very detailed instructions, but don't provide any printed instructions or plan drawings. You need computer to view the instructions, as they're only in digital form. If you really want, you should be able to download them and print them out, if you don't mind printing a few hundred pages, but you'll still lack the nice, big printed plans sheets that many of us rely on. The Sergal instructions are very much "old school", with almost no written instruction. These kits rely on the use of several large, folded sheets of line drawings to guide you through the build. These require more interpretation skills, ability to measure from drawings, and definite a good amount of wooden ship modeling experience. As Eric comments, in either case, make sure you have some ship modeling experience before taken on either of these.

Hello Everyone, hope you're Summer is going well. Got some very good news today! After many months of delays, we've finally gotten our Caldercraft shipment in and we FINALLY have Caldercraft HMS Victory kits in stock and ready to ship. This is very exciting for us, as it's been painful having this kit marked out of stock for so many long months. HMS Cruiser kits are also back in stock, as well as HM Schooner Pickle, and a variety of Caldercraft's RC kits, cut as the Joffre, North Light, Imara, and others. For those who live in the U.S., be sure to take advantage of our offer of FREE SHIPPING on orders of $150 or more. Just select the option when it appears at checkout. Anyway, it's nice to be here on this great forum to make these announcements. We'll post more soon. Thank you all for your support!

Absolutely beautiful. This is a very inspirational build. Thank your for sharing your construction methods. I hope you don't mind if we share your build log with our customers. Sharing the link, at least.

Wonderful progress and a beautiful model so far Keith!

Hello Everyone, We just wanted to let folks know that we are still open for business and shipping regularly in this odd reality of the COVID-19 outbreak. As we posted on our own blog last week, while we are taking measures to keep both employees and customers safe, we shut down our showroom to the public. Also, while we have a very large inventory of kits, fittings, and supplies, some imported items are running low or are out of stock. Given the problems in Europe, we're expecting it may be some time before we get some of these shipments in. Fortunately, we've recently added a number of products to our inventory recently, which you might be interested in checking out if you're looking for your next project. These include: Shipyard's Laser-Cut Kits: Hanse Kogge - Bremen, 1380 Wütender Hund Kogge Kolderstok Kits: De Zeven Provencien Batavia Duyfken Statenjacht Exploration ship of Willem Berentz Master Korabel Kits: Schooner Polotsk - Plus Edition Brig Phoenix - Plus Edition St. Gabriel Tender Avos - Special Edition Cannon Jolle Double Boat Secret Vessel Morel We're also working on getting the new wooden kits from Shipyard, but this may take several weeks to process and ship. Unfortunately, some of the most popular kits right now, OcCre's Essex and HMS Beagle kits, are out and we're just about to run out of HMS Terror kits. But we have a very good stock of Billing Boats, Caldercraft, Constructo, Corel, Disar Model, Mantua, Nordic Class Boats, other OcCre kits, Turk Model kits, and others. Plus, of course, we have tons of Amati, including all the kits of the Victory Models line. Hopefully, the situation will be back to normal soon. Until then, please stay safe!

Hello folks, exciting news for us! Ages of Sail is now carrying the line of 17th century Dutch wooden ship model kits from Kolderstock of the Netherlands. We're pretty excited about being able to provide these kits here in the U.S. and abroad. The Kolderstok Line of Kits Batavia Duyfken Statenyacht The Expedition Ship of Willem Barentsz Zeven Provinciën, Flagship of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter These kits are designed for experienced ship modelers: The aim of Kolderstok is to offer a high quality range of wooden model boat kits for ships not available elsewhere. Models of famous ships of the Dutch Golden Age, such as those belonging to the VOC (Dutch East India Company), but also ships famous for the great battles in which they served. Ships under the command of well-known names: Michiel de Ruyter, Marten Harpenszoon Tromp, Jan and Cornelis Evertsen and Adriaen Banckert. Kolderstok models are created using old images and existing models as guidelines, thus ensuring the best possible accuracy. Kolderstok kits consist of laser-cut keel, frames and decks, planking for the hull and decks, masts, yards, rigging and a full set of hand-cast resin ornaments. The ornaments will need a finishing touch. Sail kits are available as a separate kit for the ship model kits that do not already include them. Sail kits include necessary material, instructions, blocks, and belaying pins to mount them. They are not pre-sewn. Note that there are optional cannon sets for a couple of these kits. We have these on order from the manufacturer, and they should be available shortly. For a limited time, we're offering the kits at 10% off our regular pricing. Check them out at Ages of Sail: https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/kolderstok.html