Williamcpohl Posted May 31, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 31, 2021 Just completed the Model Trailways Stage Coach and have built other wooden ship models - Bounty launch, Titanic lifeboat, etc. Looking for a new project. Want to build a historic ship - thinking about HMS Bounty, HMS Fly, etc. Would appreciate any suggestions. Have read a lot of kit reviews and have been surprised how many $300-500 kits have errors or poor quality. Looking for a good challenge but want a supplier whose kits are known for good "out of the box" quality in materials and laser cut parts. Thanks! Bill Keith Black, catopower and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 31, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 31, 2021 Their are some great kits available in your price range from a number of different manufacturers. Can you firm up your idea of a vessel type that most appeals to you? mtaylor, catopower and Keith Black 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 31, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 31, 2021 Bill, welcome to MSW. Once you've decided on a model, please consider starting a build log. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted May 31, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 31, 2021 Welcome! Check out the Vanguard line of kits. They are phenomenal! Keith Black, catopower, Oboship and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oboship Posted May 31, 2021 Share #5 Posted May 31, 2021 I agree to what GrandpaPhil wrote. Apart from that you might want to take a look at Caldercraft's "Pickle". This is a beautiful schooner with a lot of detail on deck and she was part of the Trafalgar fleet, hence a historic ship. The kit ships complete and, when I built it, there was no issue on material etc. Welcome to the community and best regards Uwe Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamcpohl Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted May 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Williamcpohl said: Just completed the Model Trailways Stage Coach and have built other wooden ship models - Bounty launch, Titanic lifeboat, etc. Looking for a new project. Want to build a historic ship - thinking about HMS Bounty, HMS Fly, etc. Would appreciate any suggestions. Have read a lot of kit reviews and have been surprised how many $300-500 kits have errors or poor quality. Looking for a good challenge but want a supplier whose kits are known for good "out of the box" quality in materials and laser cut parts. Thanks! Bill I'd like to build the HMS Surprise - really like the "Lucky Jack" books but any English, French or US revolutionary era frigate or cutter would be good. I like the Amati HMS Fly & the Pride of Baltimore by Model Shipways. Comments please. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 31, 2021 Share #7 Posted May 31, 2021 Keith Black 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 31, 2021 Share #8 Posted May 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Williamcpohl said: I like the Amati HMS Fly & the Pride of Baltimore by Model Shipways. Comments please. Okay, comments: HMS Fly is a great kit. I know, 'cause I own a partially-built one and lots of finished ones dot the landscape around here. The only knock against Fly is that you absolutely should get the upgrade kit that goes with it. If you don't want to buy a separate upgrade kit, then ... ... get the Pegasus kit, which is a Swan-class sloop like Fly but already has all the upgrade parts included in the kit. Or ... ... consider Speedy or Flirt from Vanguard Models. Same designer as Fly and Pegasus, but newer and thus have improved construction methodology. Pride of Baltimore II is also a great kit and makes a beautiful model, but Model Shipways kits typically have fewer (often much fewer) pre-cut parts. MS expects you to be able to scratch-build many features, like deck houses, using dimensions taken directly from the plans. Don't let that scare you -- if you really like Baltimore clippers, this is the gold standard model kit of that type. Short answer: those are all very good kits. Keith Black, allanyed, MEDDO and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamcpohl Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted May 31, 2021 Thank you so much for the kit comments. Yeah, I understand that the upgrade kit for the Fly really made an improvement esp with the cannons. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
govtech Posted June 17, 2021 Share #10 Posted June 17, 2021 guy on youtube called Davos or close to that did 17 videos on Amatis Bounty ,he explains the issues and how to deal with them, I have that boat and for a second boat it's perfect , Next will be 1/64 Victory for me Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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