Dave_E Posted December 19, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2021 Hi Everyone, It hasn't taken me long to see that I'm quickly liking the "kit bashing" I've been reading about. Some day I may scratch build, my gut tells me no. However, I'm already seeing the advantages to "kit bashing", i.e. better woods, better and more detailed parts, quality of materials etc.. What are some of your best "go-to" places for wooden ship building materials and supplies? Keith Black 1 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted December 19, 2021 Share #2 Posted December 19, 2021 https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/ https://www.agesofsail.com/ https://www.wawak.ca/ - threads for rope making https://craftysailor.com/ https://syrenshipmodelcompany.com/ https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/ You should also check out all of the sponsors on the side bar, Some of them were in my links. robert952, Canute, Dave_E and 5 others 7 1 Quote Ropes of Scale.com - Rope and cable for the scale modeler. Finished builds: HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft - 1:64 - 9th century longship - Falkonet - 1:72 Current builds: HMS Snake - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Tender Avos by BenD - Master Korabel - 1:72 - 19th Century Four-Oared Yawl by BenD - Falkonet - 1:24 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert952 Posted December 19, 2021 Share #3 Posted December 19, 2021 Good list of vendors. Keith Black, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted December 19, 2021 Share #4 Posted December 19, 2021 Check out our sponsors on the main forum page. Keith Black, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 19, 2021 Share #5 Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, JeffT said: Check out our sponsors on the main forum page. That's very true and great place to start. Each has some things that are unique to them. Keith Black and Canute 2 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...
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted December 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 19, 2021 7 hours ago, Dave_E said: Hi Everyone, It hasn't taken me long to see that I'm quickly liking the "kit bashing" I've been reading about. Some day I may scratch build, my gut tells me no. However, I'm already seeing the advantages to "kit bashing", i.e. better woods, better and more detailed parts, quality of materials etc.. What are some of your best "go-to" places for wooden ship building materials and supplies? I sometimes find old kits or partial kits at a flea market - sometimes at a train show/hobby show that is not super-strict on dealer/member 'swap table' items. One incomplete kit I inherited (yes, check-out estate sales) has a dozen canon on pretty good trucks, but the cannon don't suit what I'm working on. What I'm working on has lousy trucks for great looking guns, and when I popped a barrel off one of the better trucks and installed the gun barrel of my project - the result was a big improvement. (Note that there are half-barrels protruding from lower gun ports on my model, which is why everything should match.) Other orphan kits can have better blocks and fittings - also the nicest planking I've found in some of the old kits. Sometimes nice rope - often times, not. I've found pretty good ship's boats in various scales in old kits - some good as-is and others can be enhanced with a little creativity. Other finds include gratings, ladders or ladder components, deck eyes, hooks, tiny nails in steel or brass. Then again, one may find an old ship model in sad shape that has good salvage fittings and stuff ... unless one wants to revive and improve a perfectly good hull with better fittings and rigging. It's all up to you. Dave_E, BenD, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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