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Vanguard Models
Manufacturer of historic ship kits
Vanguard Models was founded by renowned model ship designer Chris Watton.
Chris Watton is a world-renowned designer of model ship kits, best known for his work with the Amati company, and has over 25 years' experience in the design and construction of model ships. VANGUARD MODELS was established in 2019 and is Chris' own company specialising in model ships. His work includes the "Victory Models" series from the manufacturer AMATI as well as quite a few model designs for magazines such as Hachette.
The kits impress with best scale fidelity and highest material quality. In particular, the production of precious wood parts with laser engraving was uncompromisingly implemented as well as perfect building instructions with hundreds of colour photos as instructions and building documentation.
Model builders with less experience have also been considered and models have been designed that will be a pleasure even for inexperienced model builders.
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Erycina – Plymouth Trawler Erycina – 1882 Erycina was originally built as a cutter. She was designed by H.V. Prigg and built by W.H. Shilston, Coxside, Sutton Harbour in 1882. She was converted to a ketch rig in 1894. Due to her pedigree, Erycina has unusually beautiful lines, described as a ‘Crack Ketch’, and handled more like a racing yacht than a fishing...
249.95€ *
Nisha Brixham Mumble Bee Nisha – 1907 The ‘Mumble Bee’ was cutter rigged, full bowed and broad beamed. They were strongly built and many survived to a good old age. Because of their fine lines, a few of these vessels were converted to yachts in their later life. Those fishing off the Welsh coast out of Tenby, working the fishing grounds in Mumbles Bay,...
209.00€ *
HMS Sphinx – 1775 HMS Sphinx – 1775 This is Vanguard Models’ latest kit release. This is our most comprehensive design to date, incorporating a vast number of pre-cut and engraved parts spread over 33 sheets of mainly pear wood, with high grade MDF used for the skeleton. The laser-engraved decks are made from maple ply, and we also include ply decks for...
899.00€ *
Scottish Sailing Zulu ‘Lady Isabella’ The Scottish Sailing Zulu ‘Lady Isabella’ HISTORY The Zulu was an innovative hybrid which fused the extreme rake of the sternpost of the ‘Scaffie’ and the near straight stem of the ‘Fifie’. This produced a unique and highly successful class of fore and aft rigged fishing vessels during the last decades of the herring sail fishery....
259.95€ *
Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston – 1778 Duchess of Kingston The royal yacht built for the Duchess of Kingston was built in the late 1770s by the shipbuilders JM Hillhouse in Bristol. This type of ship appeared to have many older, more classical features compared to those built for the Royal Navy, making the yacht look more like a product of the late 17th and early 18th...
549.95€ *
HMS Flirt - 1782 HMS Flirt kit 1:64 The 14-gun brig sloop, HMS Flirt - 1782 Scale model of one of the first of a new class of Royal Navy brig tugs. The Flirt was commissioned in 1781 together with the Speedy and both were built by Thomas King, a private shipyard owner in Dover. The Flirt was launched on 4 March 1782, three months before the Speedy. The...
469.00€ *
Baltimore privateer schooner Grecian 1812 The Baltimore privateer schooner Grecian 1812 Grecian was an American schooner launched in 1812. During the War of 1812 she received a letter of marque. The Royal Navy captured her on 5 February 1814 and took her into service as HMS Grecian. She was sold in 1822. In 1823 she became a merchantman. In 1824 the Chilean Navy captured her,...
438.95€ *
Sail Set Erycina Vanguard Models Sailcloth set Erycina Vanguard Models premium edition Top-quality, ready-sewn sailcloth set for the Erycina - Plymouth Trawler kit in 1:64 scale. Item no. 25318. This ready-sewn sail set stands out due to its particularly detailed design. Very neatly sewn and edged. There are small loops at the corners of the sails for attaching the...
109.00€ *
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HM Brig Harpy – 1796 HM Harpy - Brig from 1796 HM Brig Harpy was a Royal Navy brig sloop of the Diligence class, launched in 1796 and sold in 1817. She was the longest serving ship of her class and the most widely travelled. She served in the Battle of Copenhagen and the British invasion of Java, took part in several engagements, one of which earned her...
589.00€ *
Brig Sloop HMS Speedy English brig HMS SPEEDY 14-gun kit History This small brig was one of the first of the new naval brigs, and was more of an elegant cutter-brig hybrid. She was a small ship for her class, but what she lacked in size and raw gunpower she more than made up for in character. She had a very colorful history: captured by French frigates in...
499.00€ *
Cutter H.M. Alert 1777 H.M. Cutter Alert 1777 Kit 1:64 History of the Alert The Alert, built by Henry Ladd in Dover and launched on 24 June 1777, was the largest cutter class in the Royal Navy. Originally, the Alert had ten four-pounder carriage guns and six to twelve half-pounder pivot guns. She was one of fifteen cutters built for the Royal Navy between...
368.00€ *
Fisherman Fifie "Lady Eleanor" Fifie Lady Eleanor fishing cutter model kit 1:64 The Fifie was a very attractive and common fishing boat that could be seen in the waters off the east coast of Scotland from around 1850 and was in service for about a century. These very popular and successful vessels were real workhorses for the Scottish fishing communities,...
233.60€ *
HMS Indefatigable HMS Indefatigable - 1794 HMS Indefatigable was one of 64 third-rate 64-gun ships of the line of the Ardent class, designed by Sir Thomas Slade for the Royal Navy in 1761. She was also the first Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She was built as a ship of the line, but her entire active service took place after her conversion to a...
1,599.00€ *
HMS Indefatigable Engraved Deck Set We have (currently) limited quantities of our new engraved deck set which is designed to replace the individual deck planking of the HMS Indefatigable kit. This product is made from high quality 1mm lime sheet and contains 4 sheets of 1x150x800mm sheets per set.
159.95€ *
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