Amati & Victory Kits

HMS Vanguard (or HMS Bellerophon or HMS Elephant!!). This 74 gun Ship Of The Line was Nelson's Flagship at the famous Battle Of The Nile on 1st/2nd August 1798. Nelson's Vanguard was designed by Slade (of Victory fame) and was one of fourteen 3rd rate 74 gun ships which formed the Arrogant class. The ship was ordered on 9th December 1779 and the keel laid down at Deptford on 16th October 1782. During this time, Britain was not at war so her build went ahead very slowly, being launched on 6th March 1787.

This superbly detailed kit from Victory Models has been designed and researched using the latest information and technologies available, making the kit very easy to build with no sacrifice to even the finest detail. As with all Chris Watton designs, the kit features many of his innovations, like the pre-cut gun port patterns (eliminating the need to laboriously mark out and hand cut each port), proper 3D panelling detail, ultra-realistic chain plates, a fully detailed upper gun deck, photo-etched window frames which can be glazed, easy to follow step by step instructions and drawings and even an optional sail set complete with very detailed drawings

Scale 1:72, Length: 1171mm.          
Skill Level 4

Kit includes a pre built resin hull, brass and wood parts

The Lady Nelson was used in the exploration of the coast of Australia in the early years of the 19th century, being the first vessel to sail eastward through Bass Strait, the first to sail along the entire eastern coastline of Australia, as well as the first to enter Port Phillip Bay. Lady Nelson was also involved in the founding of the cities of Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne and Brisbane. This good quality kit is the first resulting from co-operation between Euromodels of England and Amati of Italy. Everything required to finish the model is in the box, including a polished hardwood baseboard and turned brass columns for display. A rewarding wooden boat kit!

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, resin and wooden fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1/64 - Total length: 530mm.
Skill Level 2

A very pretty little ship.

Bluenose, a 285 ton schooner, famous for winning the 'International Fisherman's Trophy' in 1921 at a�regatta,�held in alternate years, off Lunenberg in Nova Scotia and Gloucester in New England. Entry to the contest was strictly confined to genuine fishing vessels. After her victory, Bluenose went on to win every single race for which she was entered.

Kit includes: Pre-cut wooden parts, Double planking on bulkhead construction, Wooden and metal fittings, masts, spars, rope and sail cloth.The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:100, Length: 540mm.
Skill Level 2

Fifie is a  detailed large scale wood kit of a Scottish motor fishing vessel to a traditional design used for Herring fishing. The kit has been designed for a motor and radio gear to be fitted for radio control sailing.
Completed length 700mm / 27½in (approx).
Model Ship World review of this kit.

Amati 1/300 US Schooner Hannah 1775 Ship-in-bottle 1355
The ship-in-a-bottle conundrum never ceases to amaze. Just how do you get a ship, twice the size of the bottle-neck into the bottle? Now's your chance to test out the techniquefor yourself, and the clear instructions will guide you through the mystery. The Hannah model is highly detailed for it's size, and is certainly a unique subject.

This Ship in a bottle kit includes precut keel, frames; wooden strips for planking; wooden and metal accessories and fittings; bottle,�colour printed decorations and windows; masts, spars, rigging rope; cloth sails; instructions and plans.

Scale 1/300�- Total length: 130mm.
Skill Level 3

"Gold gleamed on bows and silver glittered on each vessels. The fleet was magnificent and its captain could conquer entire worlds just showing it off. The sight of the fleet itself could terrorize the enemy". King Olaf Tryggvesson called his drakkar "Ormen Lange", the Long Snake, and it become a legend of the North Sea. These drakkars were decorated with a dragon head figurehead and could reach 48 meters long. Drakkars had to be light and extremely manoeuvrable.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, resin and wooden fittings, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:50 , Length: 440mm.
Skill Level 3

The "Pinta" together with the Nina and the Santa Maria, formed the fleet for the voyage of discovery led by Christopher Columbus. She was originally lateen rigged with one mast square rigged (caravela redonda) but was refitted just 10 days into the expedition leaving just the rear mast lateen rigged. There are not many contemporary evidences on the two caravels, except for the few oblique references that can be found in a resume of Columbus Journal. Nevertheless two things are pretty sure: both ships belonged to the Pinzon family and at the very beginning both of them had lateen sails. Then during the first stop at the Canary Island the Pinta replaced its lateen sails with square sails. This operation, together with the substitution of the mast delayed the departure of four weeks. Columbus always referred to Niña and Pinta as the Caravels

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, resin and wooden fittings, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:65, Length: 450mm .
Skill Level 2

This little ship formed part of the fleet commanded by Christopher Columbus for his voyage of discovery in 1492. She was originally named "Santa Clara" but was nicknamed and became widely known as "Nina". There are not many contemporary evidences on the two caravels, except for the few oblique references that can be found in a resume of Columbus Journal. Nevertheless two things are pretty sure: both ships belonged to the Pinzon family and at the very beginning both of them had lateen sails. Then during the first stop at the Canary Island the Pinta replaced its lateen sails with square sails. This operation, together with the substitution of the mast delayed the departure of four weeks. Columbus always referred to Niña and Pinta as the Caravels

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, resin and wooden fittings, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:65, Length: 370mm.
Skill Level 2

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,��resin and wooden fittings, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:60, Length: 650mm.
Skill Level 3

The last thing a clipper ship, loaded with tea and spices, wanted to see was a Chinese Pirate Junk, bristling with cannons. Junks such as this dotted the rivers and harbors of China and Hong Kong, and it was often impossible to tell whether they belonged to merchants or pirates until it was too late.

Kit includes pre-cut beech and walnut parts; plank on bulkhead construction; wooden and metal fittings; sail cloth with bamboo parts; plan and instructions. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:100, Length: 400mm.
Skill Level 2

This vessel of 230 tons was built for commercial owners but taken over in 1787 by the Royal Navy for journeys of exploration and research. The Bounty became famous for the mutiny of its crew that rebelled against Captain William Bligh in order to return to Tahiti. The fine kit is made possible thanks to the original drawings still held by the admiralty.

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,resin and wooden fittings, silk cloth for flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:60, Length: 720mm.

The Robert E. Lee, nicknamed the "Monarch of the Mississippi," was a steamboat built in New Albany, Indiana in 1866 from the brilliant idea of Fulton and Livingston. The hull was designed by DeWitt Hill, and cost $200,000 to build. It was named for the great Confederate general Robert E. Lee, and gained its greatest fame for beating the then-current Natchez in an 1870 steamboat race in 3 days, 18 hours & 14 minutes.

The kit includes a solid wooden hull; machine turned smokestacks; photo-etched brass stanchions and decorations; white metal windows, doors, paddlewheels; wooden planking for deck and cabin and metal accessories. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:50, Length: 600mm.
Skill Level 4

Edward England, the scourge of the African Waters; John Calico Rackam, who plundered West Indies together with his lady pirate Anne Bonny; Bartholomew Roberts, who became a pirate for love of novelty and change; Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard: these were the men who led crews of violent and homeless sailors to the plundering of towns and ships. The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, resin and wooden fittings, cloth for the sails and flags. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1:60, Length: 780mm.

Dorade is considered the very first modern yacht. It appeared in Europe in 1931 at the Fastnet, sailed by the two Stephens brothers Rod and Olin. At first sight Dorade seemed to be too thin and delicate even though it won the Transatlantic Regata doubling Fastned first, all alone. In 1932 it won the Bermuda regata and in 1933 it defeated all participants the Fastnet. At that time the "Times" entitled it as "the smallest amazing yacht of the Ocean regata ever built."

Kit includes prebuilt ABS hull suitable to R/C; wooden inside structure; wooden deck and planking; brass and wooden fittings; photo etched brass details; cloth sails; plans and detailed instructions.

Scale 1:20, Length: 856mm.
Skill Level 4

This marvelous reproduction of a ship of the line Grand Banks, now known and appreciated throughout the world. The construction of these offshore Yachts began in 1965 with an idea of a certain Robert Newton, who decided to build a boat made to measure for him. The development project developed from a working trawler, very widespread in North America in the area of New Foundland where the Grand banks can be found, hence the name of these diesel powered boats.

The kit includes glass fibre hull, with laser cut frames for bulkheads, and decking. Also included are the wooden superstructure sheets, brass and wooden fittings, resin details. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. Due to the large hull, this model can be Radio Controlled.

Scale 1:20, Length: 720mm.
Skill Level 3

Amati 1/80 Endeavour 1934 J Class Wooden Boat Kit 1700/10
The Schooner Endeavour staked a claim on the America's Cup, winning the first two races. The third regatta was bound to be the most exciting. Fate played an unkind trick to Sir Thoms Sopwith, who failed and thus couldn't win the America's Cup.

Kit features plank-on-frame construction with laser cut keel, frames and deck; double planking in basswood and mahogany; metal and wooden fittings; cloth sails; wooden detailed mast; brass photoetched parts; plans and detailed instructions.

Scale 1:80, Length: 480mm.
Skill Level 3

The Rainbow was designed by Starling Burgess, in order to defend the colours of the United States. The pilot was Mr. Harols S. Vanderbilt, who expressly wanted this yacht to challenge the strong contender Endeavour.

Scale 1:80, Length: 480mm, Height: 700mm.

The Schooner Endeavour staked a claim on the America's Cup, winning the first two races. The third regatta was bound to be the most exciting. Fate played an unkind trick to Sir Thoms Sopwith, who failed and thus couldn't win the America's Cup.

Kit features plank-on-frame construction with laser cut keel, frames and deck; double planking in basswood and mahogany; metal and wooden fittings; cloth sails; wooden detailed mast; brass photoetched parts; plans and detailed instructions.

Scale 1:35, Length: 1150mm.
Skill Level 4

To build this model you do not need any special tool, you just need some glue for wood and a lot of imagination. You can enrich your model with many accessories from the Amati line, just like the pirates did.