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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Darwin´s Brig H.M.S. BEAGLE
Darwin´s Brig H.M.S. BEAGLE
The H.M. S. BEAGLE was built around 1817 Used at first as a coasting vessel, it was subsequently equipped for the scientific observations which led it through the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans to the most distant lands. On board,...
211.50€ *
Frigate HMS Bounty
Frigate HMS Bounty
The name of Bounty, a frigate of the British Navy, is inextricably linked to her captain Bligh, and to the vicissitudes which caused the crew to multiny. The ship set out for Spithead in December 1787, final destination Tahiti. On the...
188.00€ *
Frigate HMS Bounty
Frigate HMS Bounty
The name of Bounty, a frigate of the British Navy, is inextricably linked to her captain Bligh, and to the vicissitudes which caused the crew to multiny. The ship set out for Spithead in December 1787, final destination Tahiti. On the...
287.00€ *
Schooner Halifax
Schooner Halifax
Born as a packet-boat, Halifax was purchased in 1768 by the Royal Navy and transformed at Portsmouth into a typical colonial schooner of the time. These alterations included raising the cabin platform to obtain more storage space below,...
209.95€ *
Armed Cutter Hunter
Armed Cutter Hunter
The Hunter is a well-equipped cutter, built for the British Navy, with many more or less similar copies, in the second half of the seventeenth century. Its purpose was to face smugglers, who, incidentally, were the first to use this type...
169.95€ *
Brig "Lexington"
Brig "Lexington"
The Lexington belonged to a small fleet of merchant ships, which were hastily converted into war ships in Philadelphia in 1775/77 during the war against England. Under captain John Barry’s command, the Lexington was successfully engaged...
169.95€ *
American Runabout Phantom Ship Model Kit 1:15 wood
American Runabout Phantom Ship Model Kit 1:15 wood
Sportboat Phantom a Billing Boats RC model boat kit History of the original: A small classic American sports boat from the mid-20s of the last century. These types of boats were mainly used as "racing boats". Those who could...
137.75€ *
Motorboat Kadett RC model kit ABS 1:30
Motorboat Kadett RC model kit ABS 1:30
Motorboat Kadett RC model kit from Billing Boats History of the original: Replica of a typical motorboat from the 60s. Kit contents description: This RC model with plastic hull is well suited as a beginner's model for modellers who...
124.50€ *
Sea Jet Evolution Kit
Sea Jet Evolution Kit
Fast water sportsman After many successful years of the Sea Jet, the Sea Jet Evolution has established itself worldwide in the Sea Jet Cups with higher performance capabilities and a modern look. Inspired by the modern race jets of the...
139.00€ *
French Training Ship BELEM Model Kit 1:75
French Training Ship BELEM Model Kit 1:75
Ship model kit Belem training ship, a model by Artesania Latina made of wood on a scale of 1:75 History of the original: The Belem is a three-masted French sailing ship from the late 19th century and is now one of the most famous and...
219.00€ * 249.95€ *
German Fireboat Düsseldorf ABS Ship Model Kit 1:25
German Fireboat Düsseldorf ABS Ship Model Kit 1:25
Fireboat Düsseldorf remote-controlled model ship as a construction kit from RoMarin Krick History of the original: The "Düsseldorf" fireboat comes from a series of three identical boats built by Rheinwerft GmbH & Co,...
245.00€ *
British Brig Swift
British Brig Swift
The brigantine SWIFT was built in the American colonies in 1776 and served in the British Navy between 1776 and 1778. It is supposed to have participated, among the vessels of small tonnage, in the American war of independence. The hull...
188.00€ *
Yachting Schooner America
Yachting Schooner America
The schooner America was designed by George Steers and built in William Brown's shipyard in 1851. Its name is still the most important and celebrated in the history of the world yachting. America, under Dick Brown's command, pilot from...
199.95€ *
Cross Section U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
Cross Section U.S.S. CONSTITUTION
U. S. S. CONSTITUTION, an American frigate with 54 guns, was launched on 21st October 1797. She had bigger dimensions, sails and equipment than the contemporary ships of the same class. Her strong construction earned her the name of „Old...
166.50€ *
Frigate "La Gloire"
Frigate "La Gloire"
Classic frigate, belonging to the French Navy at the end of the XVIII century. Equipped with 26 12-pound guns on the battery deck, besides 4 6-pound guns and 4 carronades of the main deck. La Gloire was planned by the shipbuilding...
359.00€ *
American Corvette Rattlesnake Ship Model Kit 1:64
American Corvette Rattlesnake Ship Model Kit 1:64
Corvette Rattlesnake, a ship model kit from the manufacturer Mamoli History of the original The corvette Rattlesnake was built around 1780 on the American east coast, according to most sources in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its design...
278.00€ *
French Lugger "Le Coureur"
French Lugger "Le Coureur"
The lugger was a kind of ship widely used by the French pirates of the Revolution and of the Empire. She has undoubtedly a British origin. It is a type of ship equipped as a 'bragozzo' 'on a bigger scale', with 3 masts, a very long...
210.00€ *
Brig "Portsmouth"
Brig "Portsmouth"
Built in 1796, the English Brig “Portsmouth” was a typical exampleof a commercial unit adapted for privateering. At that time several nations recognized and supported the privateering activity and legalized it with the so-called...
199.00€ *
Galeon "Mayflower"
Galeon "Mayflower"
During 1609 the Pilgrim Fathers, members of the English separatist church in contrast with the national church caused by their strong religious conviction, they moved in the Low Countries to escape from the threat of the imprisonment....
199.80€ *
Schooner "Newport"
Schooner "Newport"
At the beginning of the 19th century in America numerous vessels with racy lines have been built. They were very fast and easy to head: the famous clippers of Baltimore. They were either busy as coast-guard coping with illegal smugglers...
138.60€ *
Frigate H.M.S. "Surprise"
Frigate H.M.S. "Surprise"
It was a French sloop with 24 canons L’Unite”. In 1796 it was captured from English ship “H.M.S. Inconstant”. It was changed and it joined to the Britannic navy as a frigate with 32 canons. In 1799 it became famous when, with a surprise...
399.00€ *
Pleasure Yacht Catalina
Pleasure Yacht Catalina
The first Lemster barges were built in 1876 in the “Gebr. De Boer” shipyard in Lemmer, Friesland. The Lemster barge was originally a fishing vessel for use on the northern part of the still open Zuiderzee,where very foul seas often...
175.50€ *
Galleon "Roter Löwe" Ship Model Kit 1:55
Galleon "Roter Löwe" Ship Model Kit 1:55
Model ship Galeone Roter Löwe (Red Lion) - kit from manufacturer Mamoli History of the original: The Galeone Roter Löwe was built in the Netherlands in 1597 and was one of the first seagoing warships to be used on behalf of the Electors...
337.50€ *
Olympic Class Starboat "Jenny"
Olympic Class Starboat "Jenny"
"Star-Class" sailing yacht Mamoli construction kit There is probably no marina in the world where there is not at least one Star-Class yacht at anchor, with her incomparably harmonious and sleek lines a familiar and always...
211.50€ *
USS Hoga YT146 Fleet Tug Model Ship Kit 1:50
USS Hoga YT146 Fleet Tug Model Ship Kit 1:50
Hoga - Pearl Harbour tugboat in 1:50 scale Billing Boats construction kit History of the original: This tug was registered by the American Navy on 22 May 1941 and was given the name "YT146 HOGA". It was then deployed with the...
155.90€ *
Galleon "Mayflower" Ship Model Kit 1:60
Galleon "Mayflower" Ship Model Kit 1:60
Stand model Mayflower kit from Billing Boats Faithful model of an English three-masted galleon. History of the original: What the "Mayflower", the ship that brought the first English emigrants to America, looked like is...
209.00€ *
Viking Ship Oseberg Ship Model Kit 1:25
Viking Ship Oseberg Ship Model Kit 1:25
Viking ship Oseberg a Billing Boats stand model construction kit History of the original: The Viking ship Oseberg was found in Norway, near Oseberg in Vestfold in 1903. The ship rested on a "bed" of blue clay and was covered...
249.95€ *
Viking Model Ship Roar Ege 1.25 wood
Viking Model Ship Roar Ege 1.25 wood
Viking ship Roar Ege stand-up model kit from Billing Boats History of the original: ROAR EGE is an exact copy of the Viking ship "Skuldelev 3", a small, well-proportioned merchant ship 14 metres in length. The ship was built...
106.50€ *
Dutch Stratenjacht
Dutch Stratenjacht
Dutch Stratenjacht Dutch state yacht from the 17th century Statenjacht is the type of ship that has been used in the Netherlands since the 17th century to transport important government or company figures. These ships have a flat bottom,...
275.00€ *
Carrack Sao Miguel
Carrack Sao Miguel
Prints of the time and documents found in the historical archives of the naval museum of Barcelona have allowed the reconstruction of the plans of a ship that, for its lines, takes its stand between the medieval merchant ship and the...
359.00€ *
Schulschiff Amerigo Vespucci
Schulschiff Amerigo Vespucci
Die Amerigo Vespucci ist heute der Stolz der italienischen Marine und ist seit der Indienststellung 1931 als Schulschiff in Gebrauch. Gebaut wurde das Schiff auf Marine-Werft Castellammare di Stabia in der Bucht von Neapel. Der...
485.00€ *
Fishing Cutter Antje ABS RC Ship Model 1:20
Fishing Cutter Antje ABS RC Ship Model 1:20
RC model fishing cutter Antje as a construction kit from RoMarin Krick History of the original: Of the smaller working vessels on the North Sea and Baltic Sea, the cutters for crabbing and fishing as well as for numerous other jobs are...
133.50€ *
Caravel Pinta Ship Model Kit 1:65
Caravel Pinta Ship Model Kit 1:65
Model ship kit Caravel Pinta from manufacturer Amati History of the original: The caravel Pinta was one of the three ships on Christopher Columbus's first voyage of discovery in 1492. Together with the Santa Maria and the Niña, it...
127.00€ *
Columbus Caravel NINA
Columbus Caravel NINA
NIÑA - Caravel One of 3 ships with which Columbus discovered America. This model is part of the Columbus series by AMATI. All ships of the fleet, Santa Maria, Niña and Pinta, are available as a kit in the same scale. There is not much...
127.00€ *
Caravel Santa Maria Ship Model Kit M 1:65
Caravel Santa Maria Ship Model Kit M 1:65
Model kit of the galleon Santa Maria from manufacturer Amati History of the original: The Santa María was Christopher Columbus' famous flagship on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. A sturdy carrack measuring around 25...
149.50€ *
AIACE cargo ship kit
AIACE cargo ship kit
AIACE cargo ship kit Reproduction of a medium-sized Italian cargo ship that regularly travelled the Mediterranean from the 1930s to the 1980s. The original 110-foot merchant ship was used to transport general cargo and liquids. This type...
495.00€ *
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