Historic Ship Models – Authentic Wooden Kits from All Eras

Bring maritime history to life: In our Historic Ship Models category, you will find high-quality wooden kits from Viking ships, galleons and frigates to tea clippers, paddle steamers and famous vessels such as the Gorch Fock, HMS Greyhound, RMS Titanic or the USS Constitution. All kits are available to order directly at Ship Models Shop.

What makes our kits special

  • Authentic subjects & eras – Viking ships, medieval cogs, Age of Sail vessels, steamers and training ships

  • Precision manufacturing – laser-cut frames, accurate planking, detailed fittings

  • Clear building instructions – step-by-step plans, often illustrated

  • Wide selection – different scales & skill levels, from beginner kits to advanced projects

Buying Guide: How to choose the right historic ship kit

To find the right kit, consider the following criteria:

  1. Experience level

    • Beginners: smaller schooners or cutters with simple rigging

    • Intermediate builders: frigates, galleons or ships with more complex rigging

    • Advanced modelers: large-scale ships of the line or iconic replicas such as the USS Constitution

  2. Scale & size

    • Small scales (1:200–1:150): quicker builds, less space required

    • Medium scales (1:100–1:72): good compromise between detail and build time

    • Large scales (1:64–1:48): maximum detail, more time-intensive and space-demanding

  3. Historical era

    • Antiquity & Middle Ages: Viking longships, cogs

    • Age of Sail: galleons, frigates, clippers (e.g. Cutty Sark), exploration vessels

    • Modern classics: training ships like the Gorch Fock, steamers like the Titanic, working vessels

  4. Accessories & upgrades

    • Rigging thread and blocks for authentic rigging

    • Brass fittings, cannons, railings for realistic detail

    • Paints, stains and tools for finishing

Eras & ship types

  • Antiquity & Middle Ages: Viking ships, medieval cogs

  • Age of Sail: galleons, frigates, schooners, clippers, exploration vessels

  • Modern classics: training ships like the Gorch Fock, legendary steamers like the RMS Titanic, and traditional fishing vessels

Brands & series

  • OcCre: historical sailing ships, paddle steamers, famous vessels

  • Artesania Latina: detailed wooden kits with high-quality fittings

  • Victory Models / Mamoli: classics such as the “Lady Nelson” or “HMS Fly”, often double-planked

Are these models RC-capable?
Most historic wooden kits are designed as static display models. RC conversion is possible in some cases, but requires advanced experience.

What skill level do I need?
Beginners should start with smaller schooners or cutters. Complex frigates or ships of the line are recommended for advanced modelers.

Are instructions included?
Yes, all kits include detailed plans, many with illustrated or step-by-step guides.

Conclusion

Historic ship models offer a fascinating building and display experience – from the first frame to the fully rigged masterpiece. With the right choice of kit, scale and accessories, both beginners and advanced modelers can bring maritime history to life.

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Historic Ship Models – Authentic Wooden Kits from All Eras Bring maritime history to life: In our Historic Ship Models category, you will find high-quality wooden kits from Viking ships, galleons and frigates to tea clippers, paddle steamers and famous vessels such as the Gorch Fock , HMS Greyhound , RMS Titanic or the USS Constitution . All kits are available to order directly at... read more »
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Historic Ship Models – Authentic Wooden Kits from All Eras

Bring maritime history to life: In our Historic Ship Models category, you will find high-quality wooden kits from Viking ships, galleons and frigates to tea clippers, paddle steamers and famous vessels such as the Gorch Fock, HMS Greyhound, RMS Titanic or the USS Constitution. All kits are available to order directly at Ship Models Shop.

What makes our kits special

  • Authentic subjects & eras – Viking ships, medieval cogs, Age of Sail vessels, steamers and training ships

  • Precision manufacturing – laser-cut frames, accurate planking, detailed fittings

  • Clear building instructions – step-by-step plans, often illustrated

  • Wide selection – different scales & skill levels, from beginner kits to advanced projects

Buying Guide: How to choose the right historic ship kit

To find the right kit, consider the following criteria:

  1. Experience level

    • Beginners: smaller schooners or cutters with simple rigging

    • Intermediate builders: frigates, galleons or ships with more complex rigging

    • Advanced modelers: large-scale ships of the line or iconic replicas such as the USS Constitution

  2. Scale & size

    • Small scales (1:200–1:150): quicker builds, less space required

    • Medium scales (1:100–1:72): good compromise between detail and build time

    • Large scales (1:64–1:48): maximum detail, more time-intensive and space-demanding

  3. Historical era

    • Antiquity & Middle Ages: Viking longships, cogs

    • Age of Sail: galleons, frigates, clippers (e.g. Cutty Sark), exploration vessels

    • Modern classics: training ships like the Gorch Fock, steamers like the Titanic, working vessels

  4. Accessories & upgrades

    • Rigging thread and blocks for authentic rigging

    • Brass fittings, cannons, railings for realistic detail

    • Paints, stains and tools for finishing

Eras & ship types

  • Antiquity & Middle Ages: Viking ships, medieval cogs

  • Age of Sail: galleons, frigates, schooners, clippers, exploration vessels

  • Modern classics: training ships like the Gorch Fock, legendary steamers like the RMS Titanic, and traditional fishing vessels

Brands & series

  • OcCre: historical sailing ships, paddle steamers, famous vessels

  • Artesania Latina: detailed wooden kits with high-quality fittings

  • Victory Models / Mamoli: classics such as the “Lady Nelson” or “HMS Fly”, often double-planked

Are these models RC-capable?
Most historic wooden kits are designed as static display models. RC conversion is possible in some cases, but requires advanced experience.

What skill level do I need?
Beginners should start with smaller schooners or cutters. Complex frigates or ships of the line are recommended for advanced modelers.

Are instructions included?
Yes, all kits include detailed plans, many with illustrated or step-by-step guides.

Conclusion

Historic ship models offer a fascinating building and display experience – from the first frame to the fully rigged masterpiece. With the right choice of kit, scale and accessories, both beginners and advanced modelers can bring maritime history to life.

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Yacht Gretel
Yacht Gretel
Built around the middle of the XVIII century from a drawing by Fredrik Af Chapman, Gretel is a wonderful example of a pleasure-boat of the time. The interesting plan of the sails certainly granted a good speed to the hull. The model we...
109.95€ *
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€ *
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€ *
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€ *
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€ *
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€ *
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FIFIE Scottish Fishing Cutter
FIFIE Scottish Fishing Cutter
FIFIE Scottish Fishing Cutter The Fifie class is a type of fishing cutter developed on the east coast of Scotland. It was used by Scottish fishermen from the 1850s until well into the 20th century, when many were converted for screw...
279.00€ *
H.M.S. AGAMEMNON
H.M.S. AGAMEMNON
H.M.S. Agamemnon, a 64 gun ship of the line, was designed by the famous Naval Architect Sir Thomas Slade. Sir Thomas also drafted the plans for H.M.S. Victory. Built by Henry Adams at Bucklers Hard she was launched in 1781 after four...
1,089.00€ *
H.M. BRIGG BADGER
H.M. BRIGG BADGER
H.M. BRIGG BADGER The Badger is said to have been a spoil from the American War of Independence. These brigs were generally used for escort purposes, in coastal areas for transporting goods, for reconnaissance and for maintaining trade...
299.95€ *
Bounty H.M.A.V.
Bounty H.M.A.V.
BOUNTY H.M.A.V. Die Bounty wurde hauptsächlich durch die Meuterei gegen Captain William Bligh berühmt, auf ihrem Weg von Tahiti zurück im Jahre 1789. Die Bounty war ein kleines Handelsschiff, das von der Marine erworben und zum Transport...
336.00€ *
H.M.S. Cruiser
H.M.S. Cruiser
H.M.S. CRUISER Die Cruiser wurde zusammen mit der Snake, jedoch als Brigg getakelt, im Jahre 1797 gebaut. Von der Grundkonstruktion unterscheidet sie sich nur wenig von der Snake, sie besitzt aber keine Kupferbeplankung. Das Modell...
357.00€ *
Schooner Bluenose Model Kit 1:65
Schooner Bluenose Model Kit 1:65
Schooner Bluenose stand-up model kit from Billing Boats History of the original: The schooner "Bluenose" occupies an outstanding position in the history of seafaring and sailing. Built for fishing near Newfoundland, she soon...
178.50€ *
Schwedische Kanonenboot Modellschiff Bausatz 1:70
Schwedische Kanonenboot Modellschiff Bausatz 1:70
SCHWEDISCHES KANONENBOOT 1775 Dieses schwedische Kanonenboot zeigt eine besonders auffällige und interessante Kontruktion der schwedischen Küstenwache. Zwei Knonen im Heck nach Achtern ausgerichtet und eine interessante...
79.95€ *
American Steamboat Mississippi
American Steamboat Mississippi
This is a beautiful model of a typical American steamboat that operated from the 1870’s to 1920’s. the shallow draft of these fine boats allowed them to navigate all but the smallest of the main rivers. The kit of the Mississippi...
449.95€ *
Frigate USS Constitution Ship Model Kit 1:93
Frigate USS Constitution Ship Model Kit 1:93
American frigate U.S.S. Constitution A wooden model kit from the manufacturer Mamoli History of the original: The USS Constitution, better known as ‘Old Ironsides’, is a wooden heavy frigate of the US Navy and is considered the oldest...
479.00€ *
Santa Maria M 1:50
Santa Maria M 1:50
Santa Maria - Flagschiff der Columbus Flotte Die Geschichte spricht immer von drei Karavellen, einem schnellen Segelschiff mit einem flachen Rumpf, mehreren Masten und verschiedenen Segeln. Wissenschaftler weisen darauf hin, dass die...
349.95€ *
Angry Dog - Cog from 1390
Angry Dog - Cog from 1390
Angry Dog - Cog from 1390 Wooden kit The cog was a type of Hanseatic sailing ship that was primarily used for trade, but could also be equipped as a warship in times of military conflicts between the Hanseatic cities and pirates. It has...
159.95€ *
Cog Kampen
Cog Kampen
Kampen cog The Kampen cog from 1336 was found during the drainage of the Flevopolder in Kampen, Holland. It is a dark brown oak ship with a mast. At the top is a lock reminiscent of the Viking Age. A replica can be admired today....
149.00€ *
American Clipper Flying Cloud
American Clipper Flying Cloud
The Clipper ship type is of American origin and dates back to around 1820. It represents a milestone in the development of large sailing ships. Ships of this type were designed to meet the needs of American merchants, who quickly...
368.00€ *
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