Ian B Posted April 7 Share #1 Posted April 7 I'm looking for a quality US civil war iron side wooden ship kit...any suggestions as I was surprised there is nothing around that jumps out at me? mtaylor, thibaultron and Keith Black 3 Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 7 Share #2 Posted April 7 Ian, there's not much out there. The first link is a bit interesting but nothing like the USS New Ironsides in the 2nd and 3rd links. The 2nd link is for reference only as it's a commercially completed model. The only model I could find is a paper model, see 3rd link. Paper models are way out of my league but you might be able to use it as a guide to scratch build? https://www.ebay.com/itm/185379792994?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=185379792994&targetid=&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1019476&poi=&campaignid=20389314120&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=9317278&merchantid=7873604&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh82kovZ-0aeV3vEPRWJZ2h0L&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-e79pL2whQMVDU5HAR2PTgBzEAQYCiABEgKFsfD_BwE https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/civil_war/New-Ironsides.htm https://ecardmodels.com/product/1-200-union-uss-new-ironsides-paper-model Canute, mtaylor and thibaultron 3 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...
Ian B Posted April 7 Author Share #3 Posted April 7 4 minutes ago, Keith Black said: Ian, there's not much out there. The first link is a bit interesting but nothing like the USS New Ironsides in the 2nd and 3rd links. The 2nd link is for reference only as it's a commercially completed model. The only model I could find is a paper model, see 3rd link. Paper models are way out of my league but you might be able to use it as a guide to scratch build? https://www.ebay.com/itm/185379792994?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=185379792994&targetid=&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1019476&poi=&campaignid=20389314120&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=9317278&merchantid=7873604&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh82kovZ-0aeV3vEPRWJZ2h0L&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-e79pL2whQMVDU5HAR2PTgBzEAQYCiABEgKFsfD_BwE https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/civil_war/New-Ironsides.htm https://ecardmodels.com/product/1-200-union-uss-new-ironsides-paper-model Thanks Keith 😁 I was so surprised about such an obvious gap in the market, the American market for such a kit must be large excluding the rest of the world..they are so distinctive that it would stand out in my world of sail.. Keith Black, mtaylor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 7 Share #4 Posted April 7 There's a huge gap of wood model ship kits available from the 1860's to 1900. That period of transition from sail to steam, cannon to gun, and wood to iron clad is largely ignored. I guess it's driven by market demand but I still say provide the option, I think manufactures would be surprised. thibaultron, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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 April 7 Share #5 Posted April 7 (edited) There are plenty of transition era ships that are available in card from Orel and other card kit makers, including American ships. Wargames Vault makes a 1/200 New Ironsides out of card. Card kits make great templates for wood scratch builds. They aren’t kits, but AAMM has a few French transition era ship plans. Also, the French Ministry of Defense has plans for a lot of their ships from the latter half of the 19th Century online. Those all include quite a few of the ironclads and early steel ships. Edited April 7 by GrandpaPhil mtaylor, Keith Black, Canute and 2 others 5 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...
uss frolick Posted April 7 Share #6 Posted April 7 Cottage Industry Models makes several in 1/8" scale: http://cottageindustrymodels.com/?page_id=141 Ian B, thibaultron, Azzoun and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 8 Share #7 Posted April 8 Flagship Models had an extensive line of ACW ironclads, primarily in 1/192 scale, but the owner passed away. Luckily for modelers, the line was picked up by Squadron Models. I believe they intend to re-release these kits in the future. 🤞 mtaylor, Keith Black and Azzoun 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted April 8 Author Share #8 Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Canute said: Flagship Models had an extensive line of ACW ironclads, primarily in 1/192 scale, but the owner passed away. Luckily for modelers, the line was picked up by Squadron Models. I believe they intend to re-release these kits in the future. 🤞 Thanks Keith,there is nothing on there yet, so fingers crossed for the future mtaylor, Keith Black and Canute 3 Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzoun Posted April 8 Share #9 Posted April 8 18 hours ago, uss frolick said: Cottage Industry Models makes several in 1/8" scale: http://cottageindustrymodels.com/?page_id=141 Pretty neat ship model company - I love Civil War era ships! Was hoping for a Choctaw! Keith Black, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted April 8 Share #10 Posted April 8 Flagship had one in development, I believe. With Rusty's passing, that one is on hold. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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