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You can also find copies on the Advanced Book Exchange http://www.abe.com but they tend to be more expensive. however there may be  copy in your neck of the woods so postage may be less.

Greg

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Pegasus, 1776, cross-section

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Speedwell, 1752

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I purchased them from seawatch- post from USA is expensive but considering overall cost for a POF scratch- worth every penny

current build- Swan ,scratch

on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch

completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian  cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section

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My news sources are too awash with domestic news to feature this,  but has the UK pretty much finally  cut the painter and is floating alone as a market? 

I see an opportunity for UK members form a co-op here to see if a single mass purchase of Sea Watch books and Byrnes machines would reduce shipping costs. This is an idea fraught with danger for the one advancing the money.  There tends to be some who start with enthusiasm but back out when money comes due.  Up front money first is probably the safer way.  An ideal situation would be if one of you had more money than sense, and became an authorized wholesaler/ distributor. "Depending on the kindness of strangers" is a really bad idea for a wholesaler when determining how much to order.  This sort of comes down to -how badly does a bunch you want this?  It only will cost time to explore it.

NRG member 50 years

 

Current:  

NMS

HMS Ajax 1767 - 74-gun 3rd rate - 1:192 POF exploration - works but too intense -no margin for error

HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - POF Navall Timber framing

HMS Beagle 1831 refiit  10-gun brig with a small mizzen - POF Navall (ish) Timber framing

The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842
Flying Fish 1838  pilot schooner - POF framed - ready for stern timbers
Porpose II  1836  brigantine/brig - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers
Vincennes  1825  Sloop-of-War  - POF timbers assembled, need shaping
Peacock  1828  Sloop-of -War  - POF timbers ready for assembly
Sea Gull  1838  pilot schooner - POF timbers ready for assembly
Relief  1835 packet hull USN ship - POF timbers ready for assembly

Other

Portsmouth  1843  Sloop-of-War  - POF timbers ready for assembly
Le Commerce de Marseilles  1788   118 cannons - POF framed

La Renommee 1744 Frigate - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers

 

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18 hours ago, KBo said:

I thinking of buying the Naiad books and I live in the UK. Does anyone know if duty is to be paid?

The joker in the deck is the carrier's admin charges on top. If it is sent via post, the RM Post Office will collect any duty + a couple of £ 'admin'.  However, if the package is sent via a commercial carrir you will almost certainly get charged the duty + their admin fees, usually £20 to £40. There is little hope of arguing the point with the carrier, it just goes to a collection agency and gets nasty.

So, from experience, ask before placing the order.

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STAY SAFE

 

A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin

current builds:

HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style

Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild 

French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold

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