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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...

259.95€ *

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,...

219.00€ *

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...

619.00€ *

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,...

475.00€ *

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€ *