HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50-gun ship

[scrubbyj427]

6 hours ago, STK said:

Do you also plan to offer a "all-in" kit with all the chapters at some point? - For us over in Europe the shipping is really expensive and a single shipment would significantly reduce this snag

 

I’m sure I could box up multiple chapters and ship them all at once. The model is not complete so I will only be able to offer up to Chapter 4 which will get

you through the lower gun deck. Hopefully available by the new year.

[Strand]

On 11/11/2025 at 6:33 PM, scrubbyj427 said:

I’m sure I could box up multiple chapters and ship them all at once. The model is not complete so I will only be able to offer up to Chapter 4 which will get

you through the lower gun deck. Hopefully available by the new year.

Can I pre-order already?
Or can you at least put me on the list so that I'm among the first five?

[scrubbyj427]

25 minutes ago, Strand said:

Can I pre-order already?
Or can you at least put me on the list so that I'm among the first five?

I can’t do preorder yet but I will let you know when things are available for order. Im hoping to have a website up very soon. Keep checking in. As of now I have 1 kit available. I will let you know when I’m ready to ship.

[hmcarlin]

BTW, Strand is NOT the only one in line for this kit!!

[scrubbyj427]

6 minutes ago, hmcarlin said:

BTW, Strand is NOT the only one in line for this kit!!

I will begin production as soon as I can. December 13 I will be up and running.

[Strand]

10 minutes ago, hmcarlin said:

BTW, Strand is NOT the only one in line for this kit!!

Of that I am firmly convinced with this remarkable project. Many more will follow. I don't want to be the only one, I just want to be the first...

[scrubbyj427]

2 minutes ago, Strand said:

Of that I am firmly convinced with this remarkable project. Many more will follow. I don't want to be the only one, I just want to be the first...

I appreciate your interest. Im sure I’ll have one available for you. The kits take several days to produce. I will be producing as many pear ones as I can source wood for and the others will be cherry. 

[hmcarlin]

I would actually love to be first in line for a kit in cherry!

[scrubbyj427]

32 minutes ago, hmcarlin said:

I would actually love to be first in line for a kit in cherry!

Perfect, I will be making a couple out of cherry when I arrive home. 
 

stay tuned, website will be up soon. 

[garyshipwright]

Hi JJ. you have done a outstanding job and If i wasn't building Alfred, I would want a kit for my self. Keep up the great work. Gary

[scrubbyj427]

On 12/3/2025 at 1:42 PM, garyshipwright said:

Hi JJ. you have done an outstanding job and If i wasn't building Alfred, I would want a kit for my self. Keep up the great work. Gary

Thank you Gary. The work you’re doing on Alfred is very inspiring and setting a benchmark for how I want to build Portland.

 

[Strand]

Hi JJ,

any news about homepage and production?

Albin

[scrubbyj427]

9 hours ago, Strand said:

Hi JJ,

any news about homepage and production?

Albin

It’s very close, Working bugs out now. I will be producing full time After Christmas. I will also be cutting cherry kits as well. As soon as the Website is finished I will post a link on this page as well as on MSW! 

[Strand]

Hi JJ

 

thank you for your quick response.

I would be delighted if you could add me to your pre-order list.
Do you have a price yet?

WR Albin

[scrubbyj427]

10 hours ago, Strand said:

Hi JJ

 

thank you for your quick response.

I would be delighted if you could add me to your pre-order list.
Do you have a price yet?

WR Albin

Hi Albin,

I will certainly notify you as soon as I have one available. Did you say you wanted a cherry one?

im working on pricing now, the first two chapters are included in one large box and there’s quite a lot of material between them so it won’t be cheap but the model cost overall will be on par with other models of similar quality and scale such as Winchelsea and La Rennomme.