Artisan Posted January 31, 2022 #1 Posted January 31, 2022 Hello, My name is Greg and I am new to static wooden ship building. I have joined the forum for future help and advice. I am at the moment building my first kit which is OcCre's kit Polaris. I would like to ask a question of the members. Does anyone know of static wooden ship kits that are from the eras of the United States Civil War, WWI or WWII? They can be of any type. The scale I would prefer would be around 1:60. If anyone does know of any manufacturer please would they send me details. Best regards, Greg mtaylor, ccoyle and Keith Black 3 Quote
allanyed Posted January 31, 2022 #2 Posted January 31, 2022 Hi Greg, Welcome aboard! Have you studied the forum here at MSW of Build Logs for Kits? There may be useful information for you there. Also you may find good information in the General Ship Model Discussion forum. Good luck and again, welcome to MSW! Allan mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU
ccoyle Posted January 31, 2022 #3 Posted January 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Artisan said: Civil War, WWI or WWII? They can be of any type. The scale I would prefer would be around 1:60. Welcome! Unfortunately, there are several difficulties regarding your request. The first is the scale. The nature of wooden ship hulls necessarily limited their length, which happily for us modelers keeps wooden ship subjects in the size range that can produce reasonably-sized models in scales between 1/48 and 1/96. Steel hulls allowed larger ships to be built, which ultimately meant that models of them needed to be built in smaller scales to keep them at manageable sizes. For example, I'm currently building a WWII destroyer escort -- a small warship by the standards of the day. But even at 1/250 scale, the finished model will be roughly 14 inches in length. The second issue is the requirement for wooden kits. Once upon a time, wooden kits were the norm, but after WWII plastic kits quickly became the medium of choice, and the crude wooden kits that preceded them have become collectors' items. Civil War, WWI, and WWII warships are almost entirely available these days as either plastic, resin, or card models with the most popular scales being 1/100, 1/200, 1/250, and 1/400 for card, and 1/250 or 1/350 for plastic and resin. Only a handful of Civil War steam frigates are available as wooden kits, but none in 1/60. If you are adamant about finding a kit in a larger scale, the only practical solution I know of is to resort to RC kits. These typically include fiberglass or GRP hulls. To get a feel for what is available, you can check out the selection at Fleetscale. Hope that helps! mtaylor, allanyed, Gregory and 3 others 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
VTHokiEE Posted January 31, 2022 #4 Posted January 31, 2022 46 minutes ago, ccoyle said: Civil War, WWI, and WWII warships I'm not certain if they would work on scale (and I have no experience with the barnd) but I believe Blue Jacket sells some Civil War and WWII (not certain about WWI) era kits. Keith Black, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG)
David Lester Posted January 31, 2022 #5 Posted January 31, 2022 Hi Greg, There are a couple of Civil War models by Model Shipways at Model Expo - Harriet Lane and USN Picket Boat, but as others have mentioned, they aren't the scale that you indicated you prefer. Davdi Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Current Build - St. Roch, Billing Boats; HMS Agamemnon, Caldercraft (on hold) Previous Builds - Armed Virginia Sloop, Model Shipways; Constitution, Model Shipways; Rattlesnake, Mamoli; Virginia Privateer, Marine Model Co, restoration; Prince de Neufchatel, Model Shipways; Charles W. Morgan, Model Shipways; Pride of Baltimore II, Model Shipways, Bluenose, Model Shipways (x2); Niagara, Model Shipways; Mayfower, Model Shipways; Shamrock V, Amati; HMS Pegasus, Victory/Amati
Dave_E Posted January 31, 2022 #6 Posted January 31, 2022 Hi Greg, Welcome to the forum! This is the place for all your questions, many experienced, knowledgeable folks reside here.👍🙂 mtaylor, Keith Black and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
Keith Black Posted January 31, 2022 #7 Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Greg, welcome to MSW. Edited January 31, 2022 by Keith Black Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Ryland Craze Posted January 31, 2022 #8 Posted January 31, 2022 Hi Greg and welcome to Model Ship World. The build logs are segregated by era, such as 1851 - 1900 and 1901 to present. If you search these build log topics, you may be able to find a kit that is close to what you want. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
mtaylor Posted January 31, 2022 #9 Posted January 31, 2022 Welcome to MSW, Greg. Bluejacks (one of our sponsors) has two kits in limited additions on their website along with other model of the era. http://www.bluejacketinc.com/kits/index.htm As the others have suggested, browse through the logs. There's also some WWII ship wood kits. Keith Black and Ryland Craze 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)
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