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| > Wooden Ship Kits > Aeronaut | Most wooden boat kits require skill and patience to assemble. The easiest are usually those supplied with either a solid or plastic (ABS) hull so the masts and rig are the hardest part. Harder but the most usual form of construction for the hull is plank on frame and that requires the most patience and skill. Always a great value hobby, some models can literally take months to complete.
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Building model ships is an absorbing hobby, but it can be even more enjoyable if the correct tools are used. There are some specific tools necessary to do the job, such as a good hand drill with a selection of miniature drill bits, something in the region of 0.5mm and 2mm as a general rule. Small files and wood rasps are very usefull, not just for cleaning up the decorative fittings, but also taking off any waste wood when releasing frames from laser cut sheets. A small pin hammer is a must, and can be used in conjunction with the Amati pin pusher, this clever little device saves on injured digits by allowing you to guide a tack gently into the frame with precision. Obviously a good selection of modelling knives is crucial, and the Expo metal shaft handles allow for a variety of cutting blades to be fitted, not to mention specialist chisels & gouges. Curved blades are best for making straight cuts, whilst a straight blade allows for intricate cuts. Miniature needle nosed pliers allow for manipulating small fittings as would a good set of tweezers. Vices and clamps are effectively a third hand, and a good magnifyer is also important, preferably one that's suspended on a free standing base. Fortunatly Antics supply a fantastic range of modellers tools from Expo. Some are some very specific tools for period ship building, plank benders for example reduce the risk of frustrating splitting or breaking of the often wafer thin planking strips, and the Amati Loom-a-line is an excellent rigging frame for building vessels with difficult to rig ratlines. see our hints and tips page for more info. |
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more | Aeronaut 1/200 German WW2 Graf Spee Complete kit (EN3600/03)
The first ship of the class, Mackensen, was ordered in peacetime, with six more ordered during the wartime construction program. Although initially intended to carry 38 cm guns, the ships were built with 35 cm guns so as to keep their weight down. However, when it became known that Britain was building battlecruisers with 38 cm guns (HMS Renown and HMS Repulse), the design of the last three ships in the class was modified to accommodate 38 cm guns and came to be known as the Ersatz Yorck class because the lead ship was a replacement for the armored cruiser Yorck, which had sunk in 1914.
This kit of the Graf Spree is supplied with all hardware and fittings. The premade plastic hull makes for easy conversion to radio control, but decks and much of the superstructure are supplied as wooden parts. Construction is backed up by detailed, comprehensive instructions.
Scale 1:200, Length: 940mm.
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more | Aeronaut 1/200 Tirpitz German WW2 Battleship Complete kit (EN3619/03)
Tirpitz was the second Bismarck class battleship of the German Kriegsmarine, sister ship of Bismarck, named after Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. She never fired against an enemy ship but spent most of World War II in various bases in German-occupied Norway, where her mere presence was a great threat to the Allies, tying up huge naval and air forces to make sure she could be dealt with if she ever made an offensive sortie, and causing a major convoy to scatter and be destroyed piecemeal by other ships. Due to her role and bases of operations she was dubbed the "Lonely Queen of the North" ("Den ensomme Nordens Dronning") by the Norwegians. She was the second largest battleship ever built in Europe, with dimensions slightly exceeding those of her sister ship, but smaller than HMS Vanguard.
This kit of the Tirpitz is supplied with all hardware and fittings. The premade plastic hull makes for easy conversion to radio control, but decks and much of the superstructure are supplied as wooden parts. Construction is backed up by detailed, comprehensive instructions.
Scale 1:200, Length: 1255mm.
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more | Aeronaut 1/200 Scharnhorst German WW2 Battleship (EN3625/03)
Scharnhorst was a famous World War II capital ship, the lead of her class, referred to as either a light battleship or a battlecruiser[7] of the German Kriegsmarine. This 31,500 tonne ship was named after the Prussian general and army reformer Gerhard von Scharnhorst and to commemorate the World War I armoured cruiser SMS Scharnhorst that was sunk in the Battle at the Falkland Islands in December 1914. Scharnhorst often sailed into battle accompanied by her sister-ship, Gneisenau. She was sunk after being engaged by Allied forces at the Battle of North Cape in December 1943.
This kit of the Scharnhorst is supplied with all hardware and fittings. The premade plastic hull makes for easy conversion to radio control, but decks and much of the superstructure are supplied as wooden parts. Construction is backed up by detailed, comprehensive instructions.
Scale 1:200, Length: 1170mm.
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more | Aeronaut 1/200 German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen Complete kit (EN3628/03)
The Prinz Eugen was an enlarged Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II. She was named after Prince Eugene of Savoy (Prinz Eugen in German). Prinz Eugen was the third ship of the Hipper-class heavy cruisers. Like her sister ships, Admiral Hipper and Blücher, she was built in the mid-1930s. During the planning and design stage, she was known as "Kreuzer J" (Cruiser J). Her keel was laid at the Krupp Germania shipyard in Kiel on 23 April 1936, and her full cost would be 104.5 million Reichsmark. Prinz Eugen was launched on 22 August 1938 and commissioned on 1 August 1940. Considered a "lucky ship", she survived to the end of the war, although she participated in only two major actions at sea. The ship sank following Operation Crossroads at Kwajalein Atoll in 1946.
This kit of the Prinz Eugen is supplied with all hardware and fittings. The premade plastic hull makes for easy conversion to radio control, but decks and much of the superstructure are supplied as wooden parts. Construction is backed up by detailed, comprehensive instructions.
Scale 1:200, Length: 1063mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Aeronaut 1/200 German WW2 Light Cruiser Nurnberg Complete kit (EN3630/03)
The Nürnberg, was a German cruiser of the Leipzig class named after the city of Nuremberg. While providing cover for minelaying operations off the British north coast during 1939, Nürnberg was torpedoed by HMS Salmon and damaged badly.She was under repair until spring 1940, and so missed the Norwegian campaign. From summer 1940 through January 1945, Nürnberg served either in and off Norway or in German home waters.
This kit of the Nuremberg is supplied with all hardware and fittings. The premade plastic hull makes for easy conversion to radio control, but decks and much of the superstructure are supplied as wooden parts. Construction is backed up by detailed, comprehensive instructions.
Scale 1:200, Length: 905mm.
Skill Level 3 more.. | |
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