Shipyard
Shipyard Model Making – historical ship models made from cardboard and laser-cut parts
Shipyard specialises in highly detailed historical ship models and combines classic cardboard model-making with modern laser-cutting technology. The range includes historical sailing ships, naval vessels, traditional workboats, as well as complementary accessories, model plans and selected wooden models.
A distinctive feature of the brand is its wide selection of cardboard and paper models, in which many components are already precisely pre-printed or laser-cut. The range is complemented by extensive laser-cut kits, accessories for rigging and fittings, as well as supplementary detail sets.
Shipyard Cardboard Models and Laser-Cut Kits
Cardboard model-making has a long tradition and enables the construction of highly detailed ship models using comparatively simple basic materials. At Shipyard, printed cardboard and paper sheets are combined with precise construction drawings and, in some cases, components that have already been laser-cut.
Depending on the kit, typical Shipyard cardboard models include, amongst other things, printed components, drawings and templates, colour photographs of the finished model, and a laser-cut frame structure. Cardboard model-making differs significantly from traditional wooden model kits. Many surfaces, textures and colours are already printed onto the material. Nevertheless, assembly requires clean cutting, shaping, gluing and precise work.
In addition to traditional paper models, Shipyard offers an extensive range of laser-cut kits. In these, numerous components are already fully cut out by laser. For certain models, deck planks and planking structures may already be engraved. Sails, blocks, halyards and other small components may also be included in the kit.
As a result, these kits are often more comprehensively equipped than traditional cardboard models and are particularly suitable for model-makers seeking a project that is as complete as possible.
Historical sailing ships and naval vessels
The Shipyard range focuses on historical ships. These include sailing ships, cutters, brigs, cogs and other vessels from various eras.
Many models are based on European naval and merchant ships and are available in classic model-making scales such as 1:72 or 1:96. Models such as Le Coureur, Pinta or HMS Wolf demonstrate how even complex historical ships can be depicted in detail at relatively compact scales.
The 1:96 scale, for example, offers a good balance between detail and size. The finished model remains comparatively compact, whilst the rigging, hull structure and deck fittings can still be accurately represented.
Supplementary sets and accessories for historical ship models
In many Shipyard paper models, certain parts are deliberately not included in the basic kit. These may include, for example, masts, yards, sails or rigging twine. These parts are available separately or can be made yourself from suitable model-making materials.
Shipyard offers an extensive range of accessories for historical ship models for this purpose. These include, amongst other things, blocks, double and triple blocks, sheaves, heart blocks, rigging lines, gun barrels, rivets, sails, masts and laser-cut detail sets.
These accessories are not only suitable for complementing Shipyard models. They can also be used for self-built models, repairs or to refine other historic ship models.
Shipyard wooden models and model plans
In addition to its well-known cardboard and laser-cut models, Shipyard also offers wooden models. With these, the brand is expanding its traditional range to include models that are more closely based on classic wooden ship modelling.
The range also includes model plans for historic ships. Such plans can serve as a supplement when building an existing kit or be used as a basis for individual projects. Experienced model-makers in particular often use detailed plans for building their own models or to add historical details.
Through this combination of kits, accessories and plans, Shipyard thus covers various areas of historic ship modelling.
Lighthouses, buildings and maritime dioramas
Shipyard does not limit itself exclusively to ship models. The range also includes lighthouses, buildings and maritime architectural models.
This allows historical ship models to be combined, for example, with a matching harbour or coastal diorama. Such models offer additional opportunities to display a finished ship in a historical setting.
Precise model-making with paper and cardboard
A high-quality cardboard model is far more than a simple paper model. By reinforcing individual components, shaping the hull, adding fine rigging and incorporating additional laser-cut details, highly realistic models can be created.
It is precisely this precise laser technology that enables the creation of intricate parts that would be difficult to cut out cleanly by hand. This applies in particular to frames, deck details, fittings and small structural elements.
The real appeal therefore lies in the combination of relatively lightweight raw materials and sophisticated craftsmanship.
Shipyard at Schiffsmodelle-Shop.de
At Schiffsmodelle-Shop.de you’ll find a selection of Shipyard cardboard models, laser-cut ship kits and accessories for historical ship modelling. The range includes complete ship models as well as sails, masts, rigging, laser-cut additions and other detail parts.
Shipyard is therefore suitable both for model-makers who wish to build a historical cardboard model for the first time, and for experienced model-makers looking for particularly finely detailed ship models and accessories.