Model shipbuilding & model ships

Welcome to the fascinating world of model shipbuilding

Whether you have been an enthusiastic model shipbuilder for years or are just thinking about getting started with your first model ship kit, you've come to the right place. Model shipbuilding combines creativity, craftsmanship and technical understanding like no other hobby. In our range, you will find a large selection of wooden model ships, model boats to build yourself, RC ship models and specialised kits for every level of experience.

Our goal is to offer you exactly the model that suits your skills, interests and ideas – whether it's a small beginner's model or a sophisticated functional model.

Model shipbuilding – a hobby with history, tradition and passion

Building a model ship is more than just a pastime. This hobby looks back on a tradition that is thousands of years old:

Origins in ancient Egypt

More than 3,000 years ago, model ships were made as grave goods. These models served as symbolic companions for the afterlife – and at the same time show how precisely and in detail the craftsmen of that time worked.

Toys across generations

Ever since humans have been building ships, children have also been making toy and wooden boats. The first self-built boat often does not float perfectly – but it awakens enthusiasm for water, technology and craftsmanship.

The emergence of scale models

From the 16th century onwards, ship models were used professionally. Master shipbuilders produced miniature versions of their designs to present their constructions to kings and clients. These precursors to modern model ships were often elaborately designed masterpieces.

Today, ship modelling is a popular hobby for people of all ages – from young people to experienced professional builders.

Large selection of high-quality model ships – from sailing ships to submarines

Our range covers the entire world of maritime model making. You will find:

1. Wooden model sailing ships

Historic ships and elegant sailing ships are among the most popular models in ship modelling. They inspire with:

  • delicate masts
  • detailed rigging
  • authentic wooden construction
  • historic models such as galleons, frigates or merchant ships

These models are particularly suitable as decorative display pieces.

2. Racing boats & motorboats

For those who prefer a more modern and dynamic look, we offer racing boat models and motorboats. Many of these kits can be upgraded to functional RC models – perfect for exciting trips on the water.

3. Submarines & special ships

Submarines are technically sophisticated and fascinate with their complex construction. Model builders looking for a special challenge will find exciting kits with many details in this category.

Build your own model boat – display models or functional models?

Model boats can be divided into two main categories:

Display models

  • Perfect for collectors
  • High-quality visual design
  • Ideal for display cases and exhibitions
  • Focus on historical details and authentic design

Display models are ideal for anyone who values visual appeal, precision and fine craftsmanship.

Functional models

  • True-to-scale models with technical functions
  • Ideal for steering or demonstrating
  • RC-compatible (radio control)
  • For hobby captains who want to actually sail their model

Functional models combine craftsmanship challenges with technical demands – a hobby that never gets boring.

Wooden model ships – quality, precision & the best materials

Our wooden model kits come exclusively from selected manufacturers who are known for their outstanding quality. Features of our higher-quality models:

  • Precisely laser-cut wooden parts
  • Robust hulls and keel constructions
  • High-quality metal fittings
  • Detailed building instructions
  • Real fabric sails on many sailing ships
  • Authentic scales and historical models

From beginner's sets for children and young people to complex professional kits for experienced model builders – you are guaranteed to find the right model with us.

Why buy model ships from us?

✔ Large selection of wooden, sailing, motor and submarine models

✔ Kits for every level – from beginner to professional

✔ Optional RC-compatible models

✔ High material and workmanship quality

✔ Selected brands and traditional manufacturers

✔ Competent advice on request

Start your next ship model building project now!

Whether you want to build a decorative sailing ship, an exciting racing boat or a technically sophisticated submarine – discover the right ship model kit in our range that will give you many hours of enjoyment crafting, refining and displaying.

Immerse yourself in the world of ship model building and find the model that perfectly suits your style and skill level!

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Model shipbuilding & model ships Welcome to the fascinating world of model shipbuilding Whether you have been an enthusiastic model shipbuilder for years or are just thinking about getting started with your first model ship kit , you've come to the right place. Model shipbuilding combines creativity, craftsmanship and technical understanding like no other hobby. In our... read more »
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Model shipbuilding & model ships

Welcome to the fascinating world of model shipbuilding

Whether you have been an enthusiastic model shipbuilder for years or are just thinking about getting started with your first model ship kit, you've come to the right place. Model shipbuilding combines creativity, craftsmanship and technical understanding like no other hobby. In our range, you will find a large selection of wooden model ships, model boats to build yourself, RC ship models and specialised kits for every level of experience.

Our goal is to offer you exactly the model that suits your skills, interests and ideas – whether it's a small beginner's model or a sophisticated functional model.

Model shipbuilding – a hobby with history, tradition and passion

Building a model ship is more than just a pastime. This hobby looks back on a tradition that is thousands of years old:

Origins in ancient Egypt

More than 3,000 years ago, model ships were made as grave goods. These models served as symbolic companions for the afterlife – and at the same time show how precisely and in detail the craftsmen of that time worked.

Toys across generations

Ever since humans have been building ships, children have also been making toy and wooden boats. The first self-built boat often does not float perfectly – but it awakens enthusiasm for water, technology and craftsmanship.

The emergence of scale models

From the 16th century onwards, ship models were used professionally. Master shipbuilders produced miniature versions of their designs to present their constructions to kings and clients. These precursors to modern model ships were often elaborately designed masterpieces.

Today, ship modelling is a popular hobby for people of all ages – from young people to experienced professional builders.

Large selection of high-quality model ships – from sailing ships to submarines

Our range covers the entire world of maritime model making. You will find:

1. Wooden model sailing ships

Historic ships and elegant sailing ships are among the most popular models in ship modelling. They inspire with:

  • delicate masts
  • detailed rigging
  • authentic wooden construction
  • historic models such as galleons, frigates or merchant ships

These models are particularly suitable as decorative display pieces.

2. Racing boats & motorboats

For those who prefer a more modern and dynamic look, we offer racing boat models and motorboats. Many of these kits can be upgraded to functional RC models – perfect for exciting trips on the water.

3. Submarines & special ships

Submarines are technically sophisticated and fascinate with their complex construction. Model builders looking for a special challenge will find exciting kits with many details in this category.

Build your own model boat – display models or functional models?

Model boats can be divided into two main categories:

Display models

  • Perfect for collectors
  • High-quality visual design
  • Ideal for display cases and exhibitions
  • Focus on historical details and authentic design

Display models are ideal for anyone who values visual appeal, precision and fine craftsmanship.

Functional models

  • True-to-scale models with technical functions
  • Ideal for steering or demonstrating
  • RC-compatible (radio control)
  • For hobby captains who want to actually sail their model

Functional models combine craftsmanship challenges with technical demands – a hobby that never gets boring.

Wooden model ships – quality, precision & the best materials

Our wooden model kits come exclusively from selected manufacturers who are known for their outstanding quality. Features of our higher-quality models:

  • Precisely laser-cut wooden parts
  • Robust hulls and keel constructions
  • High-quality metal fittings
  • Detailed building instructions
  • Real fabric sails on many sailing ships
  • Authentic scales and historical models

From beginner's sets for children and young people to complex professional kits for experienced model builders – you are guaranteed to find the right model with us.

Why buy model ships from us?

✔ Large selection of wooden, sailing, motor and submarine models

✔ Kits for every level – from beginner to professional

✔ Optional RC-compatible models

✔ High material and workmanship quality

✔ Selected brands and traditional manufacturers

✔ Competent advice on request

Start your next ship model building project now!

Whether you want to build a decorative sailing ship, an exciting racing boat or a technically sophisticated submarine – discover the right ship model kit in our range that will give you many hours of enjoyment crafting, refining and displaying.

Immerse yourself in the world of ship model building and find the model that perfectly suits your style and skill level!

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Chris Craft Cobra 1950
Chris Craft Cobra 1950
This funny little sports boat dates back to the era of large fins and wings in the 1950s. They wanted to ride the wave of success of the car manufacturers and copied the lavish shapes of the vehicles of the time. The Cobra is made of...
319.00€ *
Chris Craft Barrelback 1940
Chris Craft Barrelback 1940
At the beginning of 1940, most people feared becoming involved in a war. The economic situation was more bad than good. Many manufacturers were reluctant to rush into new products and investments. Chris Smith, owner of the Chris Craft...
389.00€ *
Chris Craft Runabout 1930
Chris Craft Runabout 1930
Become the owner of a boating legend! The luxurious runabout was built by Chris Craft for the wealthy clientele of the time entirely from mahogany and with marvellous fittings. Dumas offers the scale modeller a first-class replica....
399.00€ *
Chris Craft Triple Cockpit 1938
Chris Craft Triple Cockpit 1938
This sleek beauty is a triple cockpit version of our popular Chris-Craft Barrel Back kit. The Triple Cockpit Barrel Back is 40-1/2 in. long with a beam of 10-3/4 in.. The kit features a double-planked hull, vacuum formed seats,...
539.00€ *
Chris Craft Commander Express Cruiser 1954
Chris Craft Commander Express Cruiser 1954
The sleek appearance of the Commander Express Cruiser seems to perfectly reflect the spirit of the times. The buyers were mainly owners of smaller Chris Craft sports boats who wanted to upgrade to a larger and equally fast vessel. The...
399.00€ *
A 180 Patrol Craft Escort " USS Whitehall"
A 180 Patrol Craft Escort " USS Whitehall"
The USS Whitehall was commissioned in 1944 and was named after the town of Whitehall, NY, the birthplace of the US Navy. She served along the east coast and then was sent to the South Seas where she did anti-submarine duty. The Dumas kit...
99.00€ *
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Myrtle Corey River Steam Towboat ABS 1:20 Kit
Myrtle Corey River Steam Towboat ABS 1:20 Kit
Myrtle Corey paddle steamer model ship kit from Dumas History of the original: The Myrtle Corey is a wonderful example of the river boats of the late 18th century, which were mainly found on the Mississippi, Arkansas, and their...
339.95€ *
Santisima Trinidad Kit Ship Model Kit 1:90
Santisima Trinidad Kit Ship Model Kit 1:90
Santisima Trinidad sailing ship model kit made of wood by Occre History of the original: The Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad was one of the most famous warships of the 18th century and for a long time the largest sailing ship in...
499.99€ *
Brig Aurora building Kit
Brig Aurora building Kit
In the 19th century and early 20th century, trade and commerce between the Spanish colonies was at its peak. The Aurora is a good example of the type of brig used at that time, specially designed for the steady winds for the crossing to...
149.95€ *
Galeon Apostol Felipe Ship Bilding Kit 1:50
Galeon Apostol Felipe Ship Bilding Kit 1:50
Apostol Felipe sailing ship model kit made of wood from the manufacturer Occre History of the original: The Apostol Felipe was a Spanish ship of the line from the early 17th century and belonged to the famous series of the ‘Doce...
253.50€ *
Chris-Craft 20' Super Sport
Chris-Craft 20' Super Sport
It's 1964, the Beatles have invaded and America is looking for speed. Chris-Craft's 20' Super Sport filled this need with a choice of a 327 or 430 cu. in. engine, high speed propeller and streamlined rudder. A Super Sport with a 275 hp...
399.00€ *
Trawler Yacht Nordstrand ABS Ship Model Kit 1:16
Trawler Yacht Nordstrand ABS Ship Model Kit 1:16
Model ship kit Trawler yacht Nordstrand Manufacturer Krick Modellbau History of the original: The Nordstrand is a modern trawler yacht, the original of which was built by a Dutch shipyard. With its wide displacement hull, it has a...
149.95€ *
German Submarine Type VII b RC Model Kit ABS 1:60
German Submarine Type VII b RC Model Kit ABS 1:60
Submersible functional model submarine type VIIb from Krick Modellbau History of the original: Type VIIb submarine The German Type VII B submarine was built between 1936 and 1940 and played an important role in the submarine warfare of...
166.00€ *
Salvage Tug Ulises RC Model Kit 1:50
Salvage Tug Ulises RC Model Kit 1:50
Ulises RC Tug kit from the manufacturer Occre History of the original: The Ulises was a salvage tug for use on the high seas. In the 60s of the last century, there was extremely busy trade traffic on the seas. The merchant ships were...
245.50€ *
Egyptian Ship Nave Egizia
Egyptian Ship Nave Egizia
Egyptian ship model This ship was used during the reign of King Sahure to transport cedar and ebony from Lebanon to Egypt. The shipbuilders of this era did not use wooden nails, they relied on ropes to hold their ships together. Keel,...
102.00€ *
Viking Ship Drakkar/Oseberg Model Kit 1:50
Viking Ship Drakkar/Oseberg Model Kit 1:50
Viking ship construction kit Drakkar from manufacturer Amati History of the original: The Drakkar, or ‘dragon ship’, was the symbol of Viking bravery. Christened ‘Ormen Lange’ (Long Serpent) by King Olaf Tryggvason, this impressive...
134.00€ *
Steam Tug Joffre GFK Ship Model Kit 1:48
Steam Tug Joffre GFK Ship Model Kit 1:48
Steam tug Joffre RC kit from the manufacturer Caldercraft History of the original: The Joffre was built in 1916 by the Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. and was used in Newcastle. She was used for coastal towing services as well as...
459.95€ *
Coaster "North Light" GFK Ship Model Kit 1:32
Coaster "North Light" GFK Ship Model Kit 1:32
Coastal freighter North Light RC kit from the manufacturer Caldercraft History of the original: The North Light is a model of a very typical small coastal freighter off the Western Isles of Scotland, known to all ship enthusiasts as the...
448.00€ *
Island Supply Vessel Borkum Steam Powered 1:12
Island Supply Vessel Borkum Steam Powered 1:12
Corel BORKUM – Ship model kit (1:12) Island supply vessel with North Sea history The Corel BORKUM captures the world of island transport in the North Sea at the turn of the century – a time when small, powerful supply boats connected the...
254.30€ *
Harbour Tug Imara
Harbour Tug Imara
A twin-screw tug, very much straight out of the days of the crown colonies. The Imara was built for Dar-es-Salaam and served during wartime in the Royal Navy under the name "Perseverance". The Imara is a typical example of the many ships...
1,019.00€ *
HarborTug Alte Liebe
HarborTug Alte Liebe
German tug from 1931 For the best part of thirty years, up until 1960, the shipping company tug "Alte Liebe" was part of the everyday picture of the port of Cuxhaven. Under steam around the clock, she was used as a pilot-boat, tug for...
479.95€ *
German Steamship Schaarhörn Ship Model Kit 1:35
German Steamship Schaarhörn Ship Model Kit 1:35
Schaarhörn RC model ship kit from manufacturer Caldercraft History of the original: The Schaarhörn is a German steamship from the imperial era, which was launched in 1908 at the renowned Janssen & Schmilinsky shipyard in Hamburg. It was...
689.00€ *
Ocean Tug Resolve
Ocean Tug Resolve
A British ocean-going tug, of which twin funnels is not the only impressive feature. The extended, elegant hull provides this model with both high speed and a balanced appearance on the water. Resolve is an elaborately put together kit...
929.00€ *
Rainbow 1934 with Tool Kit
Rainbow 1934 with Tool Kit
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. Kit features...
105.75€ *
Bluenose - Regatta Schooner Ship Model Ship 1:100
Bluenose - Regatta Schooner Ship Model Ship 1:100
Bluenose regatta schooner kit from manufacturer Amati History of the original: The Bluenose was a Canadian fishing and regatta schooner built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It is considered one of North America's most famous...
118.00€ *
Mississippi Steamboat Robert E.Lee Ship Model Kit
Mississippi Steamboat Robert E.Lee Ship Model Kit
Kit Mississippi paddle steamer Robert E.Lee from the manufacturer Amati History of the original: A landmark of American river navigation The steamboat Robert E. Lee was one of the most famous icons of American river navigation in the...
319.00€ *
PT-212 Higgins Patrol
PT-212 Higgins Patrol
PT-212 78' Higgins Patrol Torpedo Boat. The US PT boats were available in 3 different versions. The 78-foot-long boat was built by the Higgins company, which is why this series is referred to as the Higgin2 78 for short. The PT-212s...
235.00€ *
American Gunboat Arrow Ship Model Kit 1:55
American Gunboat Arrow Ship Model Kit 1:55
Model ship kit of the American gunboat Arrow from manufacturer Amati History of the original: The Battle of Lake Champlain – also known as the Battle of Plattsburgh – took place on 11 September 1814 during the British-American War of...
139.00€ *
Cutter Lady Nelson Ship Model Kit M 1:64
Cutter Lady Nelson Ship Model Kit M 1:64
Ship model kit Cutter Lady Nelson from manufacturer Victory Models/Amati History of the original: The British cutter Lady Nelson from around 1800 is a historically interesting ship that differs from the well-known brig Lady Nelson ....
149.00€ *
british H.M.S. Fly Ship Model Kit 1:64
british H.M.S. Fly Ship Model Kit 1:64
HMS Fly ship model kit from 1776 by Victory Models/Amati History of the model: The HMS Fly from 1776 was a British Swan-class sloop built for the Royal Navy during the American War of Independence. She was launched on 14 September 1776...
349.95€ *
H.M.S. Vanguard Ship Model Kit 1:72
H.M.S. Vanguard Ship Model Kit 1:72
HMS Vanguard model ship kit from Victory Models/Amati History of the model: HMS Vanguard was one of the most important ships of the line in the British Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was built in 1787 at the...
720.00€ *
H.M.S. Pegasus Ship Model Kit M1:64
H.M.S. Pegasus Ship Model Kit M1:64
Ship model kit H.M.S. Pegasus from manufacturer Victory Models/Amati History of the original: HMS Pegasus was one of a total of 25 Swan-class frigates built between 1766 and 1780 on behalf of the British Royal Navy. The class was...
409.00€ *
Russian Brigg Mercury Kit
Russian Brigg Mercury Kit
historical ship model kit brig "MERCURY" The Russian 20-gun brig Mercury was laid down in Sevastopol on 28 January 1819. She was used as a patrol ship on the coast of the North Caucasus. The Mercury was used in many naval...
479.95€ *
Galeon "San Juan Nepomuceno" Kit
Galeon "San Juan Nepomuceno" Kit
San Juan Nepomuceno Kit A 2,700 t vessel with 74 cannons launched in 1756, the San Juan Nepomuceno represents for the Spaniards a won-derful example of the heroic temper of their race and of the bravery of their sailors. Commanded by...
369.00€ *
R.N.L.I. Waveny Lifeboat Mini
R.N.L.I. Waveny Lifeboat Mini
Billing Boat Mini kit Royal Navy Lifeboat of the Waveny class, 1:40 ABS hull History of the original: Lifeboat of the Waveny class. Built in the Coast Guard shipyard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, USA. After minor modifications, the boat is...
62.95€ *
SuperTug Fairmount Alpine RC Model Kit 1:75
SuperTug Fairmount Alpine RC Model Kit 1:75
Billing Boats Fairmount Alpine RC model kit History of the original: Fairmount's main activities are long range ocean towing and salvage operations, with a fleet of five 200 tonne bollard pull tugs, the transport of heavy lift cargo...
399.95€ *
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