Note: We add clear protective coat to most paint sets. This will help protect your finished kit, and enough is included to cover all exposed surfaces, masts, fittings, etc. We still recommend displaying your kit in an enclosed display case. All cases are custom made. Click here for more info. You will also find base boards and pedestals there. They are not included in kits unless so noted in the descriptions below.
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Plank on bulkhead 46" Long
Here is Amati's first wooden J-Class Sailboat! Plank-on-frame construction with laser cut wooden keel, frames and deck. The kit includes limewood and mahogany strips for hull planking. The mahogany deck house, wooden skylights and hatches are all laser cut. Pre-finished wood, cast metal and brass fittings plus photo-etched details replicate original equipment. Pure white dacron sail cloth is included as well a full sized plans and an illustrated instruction manual which will help you build an accurate model almost four feet long.
Intermediate level #AM170082 Includes ten bottles: 2ea. #MS4839 Primer, 2ea. #MS4964 True Blue, #MS4831 White, #MS 1ea. #MS4813 Spanish Brown and #MS4835 Bright Red Trim and 2ea. #MS4972 Clear.
Plank -on-bulkhead entry level with tools
Entry Level #AM170010 Includes 8 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4964 True Blue, 1ea. MS4831 White, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4969 Light Gold and 2ea. MS4972 Clear.
America's Cup Racing Yacht, 1934
Hull is perfectly shaped dense polyurethane, fabricated to a silky smooth finish that looks and feels like fine balsa, but much heavier! No planking is necessary- just a few coats of paint. Decks and furnishings are laser cut wood; deck planking is thin, flexible tanganyka. Cast white metal, brass and wood fittings are duplicates of the originals. Cotton rigging and cloth sails complete your models. Kit is complete with clearly drawn plans and easy instructions.abc
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Entry Level #AM170050
Inclludes 8 bottles: 2ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4964 True Blue, 1ea. MS4831 White, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4969 Gold
America's Cup Racing Yacht, 1930
Hull is perfectly shaped dense polyurethane, fabricated to a silky smooth finish that looks and feels like fine balsa, but much heavier! No planking is necessary- just a few coats of paint. Decks and furnishings are laser cut wood; deck planking is thin, flexible tanganyka. Cast white metal, brass and wood fittings are duplicates of the originals. Cotton rigging and cloth sails complete your models. Kit is complete with clearly drawn plans and easy instructions.abc
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Entry Level #AM170051
Includes 6 bottles: 2ea. MS4839 Primer, 1ea. MS4831 White, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4968 Hull Red, MS4969 Gold
America's Cup Racing Yacht, 1934
Hull is perfectly shaped dense polyurethane, fabricated to a silky smooth finish that looks and feels like fine balsa, but much heavier! No planking is necessary- just a few coats of paint. Decks and furnishings are laser cut wood; deck planking is thin, flexible tanganyka. Cast white metal, brass and wood fittings are duplicates of the originals. Cotton rigging and cloth sails complete your models. Kit is complete with clearly drawn plans and easy instructions.abc
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Entry Level #AM170052
Includes 6 bottles: 2ea MS4839 Primer, MS4831 White, 1ea. MS4868 Hull Red, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4964 True Blue, MS4979 Gold
PIRATE SCHOONER
The ADVENTURE, PIRATE SCHOONER C. 1760. Escape to the far-A-way places of your imagination with Amati's 18th century pirate schooner!
Plank-on-bulkhead construction is made easy with laser cut wooden parts, which include keel, bulkheads, deck, boom jaws and more. Hull planking consists of two layers - flexible limewood strips for the first and darker walnut for the second planking. Masts and spars are fine-grained limewood. Fittings package is complete with walnut blocks and deadeyes, boxwood capstan, wood and cast metal anchors, plus brass nails, rudder hinges, parrels, eyebolts, rings and ornamentation. Two diameters of rigging line, cotton sailcloth and two silk screened pennants carrying the traditional skull and crossbones make for an authentic replica. And, since all pirate ships were well armed, your model will carry eight perfectly scaled burnished metal cannon and four brass swivel guns. Plans are on two large sheets and a 16 page instruction manual shows every phase of construction.
Includes:... 7 bottles Model shipways Acrylic paints: 1ea. MS4930 Black, MS4802 Bulwarks Red, MS4831 White, MS 4829 Yellow Ochre, MS4910 Dark Blue Trim, MS4839 Primer and MS4972 Clear Protective Coat.
Bluenose, a 285 ton schooner, is the fantastic winner of the 1921 "International Fisherman's Trophy". This regatta was held, alternate year, off Lunenberg in Nova Scotia and Gloucester in New England.
Entry to the contest was strictly confined to genuine fishing vessels. Bluenose was entered for the challenge in 1921 and from then on she won every single race for which she was entered.
Amati's kit includes laser cut keel, deck and frames. Hull planking is done in two layers - flexible limewood strips are covered with dark walnut. Deck planking is limewood. Fittings package contains wood, brass, copper and cast metal parts. Sailcloth, two diameters of rigging line, silk-screened flags and wooden display cradle complete the kit. Three sheets of detailed plans and illustrated instruction book make building easy.
Entry Level....#AM1447 Includes.....10 1oz. bottles. 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Hull/Spar Black, MS4814 Hull Bottom copper Red, MS4831 White, MS4818 Deep Brown, MS4825 Deck Light Gray, MS4821 Deck House Light Buff, MS4809 Bright Yellow Trim, MS4828 Iron Cannon Black, AND MS4972 Clear (Polycrylic Protective Finish) . .....#ESP6 ENTRY LEVEL COMBO CLICK HERE
A small ocean-going yacht with beautiful lines, the Dorade was used for regatta racing in the early 1930's. Amati's easy-to-build kit features one-piece ABS plastic hull fitted with a laser cut wooden interior structure. The wooden deck is covered with individual planking strips. A wealth of wooden and turned brass fittings, photo-etched brass detailing, two diameters of rigging line, Dacron sailcloth and wooden masts provide authentic detailing. Four sheets of plans and illustrated instruction manual make building trouble-free. Experienced modelers can equip this fabulous model for radio control.abc
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Entry Level #AM1605
A typical Chinese boat still built and used today for pleasure. This reproduction differs from the merchant boat in that she is armed and the hull is heavily reinforced by a watertight bulkhead.
Amati's kit has bamboo yards, a thatched bamboo roof and the characteristically large rudder. The bow, stern and cabins are decorated with brightly colored silk screened images of majestic birds and fanged demon gods. Plank-on-bulkhead construction features pre-cut beech and walnut parts, walnut and brass fittings and eight burnished metal cannon. The kit also includes sail cloth, two sheets of plans and building instructions.
Intermediate Level ##AM1421 Includes 7 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4804 Bright Yellow Trim, MS4830 Black, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4836 Bright Green Trim, MS4972 CLEAR
The need to get cedar and ebony wood, myrrh and a particular golden alloy, called "electum", pushed the Egyptians to build suitable ships for navigation on the open sea, so that they could reach Syria or cross the Red Sea. A bas relief discovered in the King Sahure temple allowed the reconstruction of this model, made enchanting by the particular construction of the hull.
Plank-on-frame kit is one of the most interesting we offer, as it accurately reproduces this ancient construction technique. Pre-cut parts and a 16 page instruction book with full scale plans make building easy. Kit also includes pre-sewn sails and rigging in five diameters.
Intermediate Level #AM1403
Includes 7 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4864 True Blue, MS4816 deck House Dark Buff, MS4801 Bulwarks Dark Green, MS4869 Light Gold, MS4972 CLEAR
Amati's new 1954 Ferrari Hydroplane is a real head turner combining beauty, speed and ease of construction. Laser cut wooden bulkheads and birch plywood decking are over planked with individual mahogany strips for a smooth finish. fins, motor cover and seats are made of strong yet flexible polystyrene. Running surfaces are reinforced with steel plating. Numerous molded resin parts replicate the exhaust and ventilation systems, rudder assembly, propeller and other internal details. Cockpit and dash are fully detailed with all the instrumentation of the original, authentically replicated in photo-etched stainless steel. the stainless steel steering wheel is laminated with laser cut wood. For absolute authenticity, all dials are framed in steel, and latches are complete with steel springs. Clear plastic windshield, rope for insulating the exhaust tubes, and decals are also included. Three sheets of plans and 24 pages of illustrated assembly instructions are supplemented by eight pages of easy-to-follow text.
Intermediate level #AM1604
If you want to R/C your Ferrari, you will need:HYDROPLANE DRIVE Straight shaft drive with separate stern rudder and turn fin. complete with powerful air cooled 700 Turbo BB motor, motor mount, motor-to-shaft coupler, shaft, 10mm shaft lubrication fitting and prop. Manufactured by Graupner, (8 - 12 cells recommended)
Amati's model represents a gondola dated 1882 from drawings of the period made by admiral Acton, the Ministry of the Navy at that time. Kit is in perfect scale, and contains all wooden pre-cut parts, brass decorations and photo-etched accessories, velvet paper for inside covering, instructions and construction plans.
Intermediate Level #AM1600 Includes 10 bottles: 2ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, 1ea. MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4969 Light Gold, MS4831 White, MS4824 Clipper Pearl Blue, and 2ea. MS4972 Clear Protective Coat
Based on a sculpture in the Louvre in Paris, Amati's model is a faithful reproduction of a typical Greek bireme. A fast and fearsome battleship, the bireme was manned by 44 oarsmen working two banks of oars. The protruding bow was a useful tool for ramming enemy ships.
Keel and frames are pre-cut for trouble-free assembly. Hardwood and metal fittings and accessories are highly detailed for an exact replica of the original vessel. Rigging line, sail material and pennant are also included. Clear plans and easy instructions make building a pleasure.
Intermediate Level #AM1404 Includes 6 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4831, White, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4804 Bright Yellow Trim and 1ea. Clear
The Greek war of Independence (1821 - 1827) is mainly known for the naval fight of Navarino. That war was characterized by the numerous combats of the Greek privateers against the Turkish ships. These galliots were very swift, with shallow draft. They could hide inside the narrow gulfs of the Aegean Islands, and then attack the Turkish ships.
Amati's kit is very detailed, and contains all wooden and metal fittings and accessories, pre-cut keel and frames, instructions and construction plans.
Intermediate Level #AM1419 Includes 7 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4831 White, MS4801 Bulwarks Green, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4803 Hull Tallow, MS4972 CLEAR
Originally built as a sloop by the great naval architect Thomas Slade, who also designed the H.M.S. Victory, Granado was launched on June 20, 1742. She worked at intelligence gathering and intercepting smugglers and privateers. With the impending Seven Years' War, the Admiralty converted her to a bomb vessel in 1765. As a bomb vessel she performed her duties admirably and ended her career with the close of the Seven Years' War in 1763.
Amati's Granado is an accurate scale replica, based on original Admiralty plans still in existence. Double-planked kit uses laser-cut birch for keel and bulkheads, high quality walnut for timberheads, rail supports, rudder and other wooden parts. Fittings package consists of walnut belaying pins, blocks and deadeyes, gilded metal canon, brass swivel guns, blackened metal anchor and three diameters of rigging line. Decorations include cast metal stern ornamentation and figurehead, brass strops and pintles, pillars and quarter badges, plus many intricately photo-etched brass detailing. Seven sheets of one-to-one plans, illustrated English instructions and parts list facilitate in building a fine model. Wooden display cradle is also included.
Intermediate Level..#AM130002
Includes...12 1 oz. bottles of Model Shipways paint:
We Recommend: This book begins with a brief description of the development of bomb vessels, from the early "galiote a bombe" built in 1682 to the World War II monitors used for coastal bombardment, and continues with an in-depth description of the Granado, including a summary of the ship's career, and more than 250 detailed illustrations. The book also provides insights into fictional hero Jack Aubrey's first command, the Sophie, a 14-gun brig-sloop with a quarterdeck and stern windows. First published in 1989, this reprint includes a new large-scale fold-out plan.
Although built as a merchant ship, the H.M.S.Bounty was assigned to the Royal Navy where it was used for exploration voyages. Armed with 4 cannons and 8 culverins, she became famous above all for the mutiny of her crew.
The H.M.S. Bounty is one of the most beautiful models of the Amati collection. The reconstruction of this famous ship has been made from the original plans which are still held by the English Admiralty. The kit is plank-on-bulkhead construction. Keel and frames are pre-cut. All decorations, photo-etched brass features, cloth for sails, flags and detailed instruction manual and plans are included.
Intermediate level #am1432 Includes 8 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black,MS4829 Yellow Ochre, MS4802 Bulwarks Red, MS4803 Hull Tallow, MS4811 Medium Blue Trim, MS4834 Umber and 1ea. Clear
Swan Class Sloop 1775
The British Admiralty commissioned a sixth rate Swan Class sloop in August of 1775. The keel was laid in January, 1776 and H.M.S. Fly slid off the launching ways on September 14, 1776. She displaced 300 tons, measured 97' and 7" on deck and carried a crew of 125. Sixteen cannon and 16 swivel guns served as armament. Sleek hull lines and lavish ornamentation contributed to her beauty. Not much remains about her career history, except that she captured two French privateers. She was lost off the coast of New Foundland in 1802.
Amati’s kit is based on original Admiralty plans plus many contemporary sources. Double plank-on-bulkhead construction uses high quality birch for structural parts. Other wooden parts are walnut and basswood. A comprehensive fittings package includes 4, 6 and 8mm dowels for masts, boom and bowsprit; 7 sizes of various blocks; 3 diameters of black and 6 diameters of beige rigging line. The rich ornamentation of the original vessel is accurately reproduced. You’ll find cast metal figurehead, stern ornamentation, quarter badge decorations and photo-etched brass for hull and stern decoration, rudder gudgeons and pintles, window frames, pillar moldings and more. Clearly written instructions plus 12 sheets of detailed plans (3 of them dedicated to rigging) pave the way to a magnificent model. Estimated assembly time is 60-80 hours.
Intermediate level #AM130003
Includes 8 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4829 Yellow Ochre, MS4802 Bulwarks Red, MS4831 White, MS4811 Medium Blue Trim, MS4806 Gold and 1ea. Clear
English Cutter 1800
Amati's latest kit, Lady Nelson, is flawlessly designed for easy assembly and brimming with high quality components. Plywood keel and bulkheads provide a strong skeleton for the hull. Walnut companionway, crossbeam, timberhead, railings, rudder and other parts add the warm glow of beautiful wood. All wooden parts are laser-cut and fittings ready-to-use. Double-planking is done in limewood and walnut. Ten burnished metal cannon and 10 swivel guns provide firepower. Cast metal anchors, brass chainplates, four diameters of rigging complete the kit. Five sheets of detailed plans and clear instructions show you how to build a museum quality model. Hardwood display base and brass pedestals support your masterpiece.
Entry Level...#AM130001 Includes 4 bottles of Model Shipways acrylic paints: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4803 Bulwarks Red and MS4972 Clear. #ESP27 Entry Level Combo at $274.99..CLICK HERE
In 1620 the English galleon Mayflower set out from the English port of Southampton with 102 pilgrims on board. because of bad weather, the crossing took 77 days. On December 21 the ship landed at what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Amati's kit includes keel, pre-cut wooden frames and decks, wooden strips for planking and grating, all wooden and metal accessories and fittings. Decoration and windows are printed on special paper. Wooden dowels for masts and yards, rope for rigging, flags and sail material are all included. A detailed instruction booklet and large plans will make construction easy.
Intermediate Level #AM1413 Includes 5 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4831 White, MS4803 Hull Tallow and 1ea. Clear
Build the ships that discovered the new world. The Santa Maria, flagship of Columbus was a carrack used for transport. It is reproduced from drawings of the period. All three kits feature plank-on-bulkhead construction with pre-cut frames and keel. Fittings are realistically reproduced in cast metal, brass and hardwoods. Sailcloth, rigging line, brightly colored flags and pennants are all supplied. Each ship is armed with machine turned brass cannon - - six for Santa Maria, four for the Pinta, and two for the Nina. Kits are complete with two large sheets of plans with instructions.
SANTA MARIA
Includes 5 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4804 Pale Yellow Trim, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4972 Clear
NINA Includes 5 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4804 Pale Yellow Trim, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4972 Clear
PINTA Includes 4 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4804 Pale Yellow Trim, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4972 Clear
Amati's historic 19th century paddlewheeler kit is exceptionally realistic. The hull is solid pine, and many other wooden parts are pre-cut birch. The superstructure is a modeler's delight with its pilot house, cabins, machine turned smokestacks and boilers. A sheet of photo-etched brass parts gives your model eye-catching precision and detail. White metal windows, doors, paddlewheels, lifeboats and anchors are included, and there's a generous supply of brass and copper fittings. deck and cabin walls are planked in walnut and basswood. Six giant sheets of plans plus an instruction manual make building easy. (Display base and stanchions are not included.)
Intermediate Level #AM1439
Includes 8 bottles: 2ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4831 White, 1ea. MS4830 Black, MS4828 Iron Cannon Black, MS4825 Deck Light Gray, MS4835 Bright Red Trim
Sampang is a boat usually used in the China Sea for fishing and for transporting light cargo. she has a length of about 20 meters and it's made up of a solid structure, with a flat bow and stern. She is the ideal boat for sailing in coastal waters and rivers.
Amati's kit inlcudes all metal and wooden fittings, laser cut keel and frames, hull planking, laser cut deck, printed cloth for sails, detailed plans with step by step instructions. Entry Level..#AM1561 Includes 5 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4831 White, MS4835 Bright Red Trim and MS4972 Clear Protective Coat.
Amati's ship-in-a bottle kit uses the "bread and butter" construction method. Several wooden pieces, die-cut to exact dimension, are layered and glued to form the solid hull, Decks, bulwarks, masts, skylights, guns and anchor are white metal with many other details in photo-etched brass. complete with cotton sails and rigging line, kit also includes a glass bottle with a turned wooden cap, and the special tools you need for getting the model inside.
Intermediate Level..#AM1355 Includes 5 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4803 Hull Tallow, MS4830 Black, MS4813 Spanish Brown, MS4820 Deck House Cream
Amati's ship-in-a bottle kits use the "bread and butter" construction method. Several wooden pieces, die-cut to exact dimension, are layered and glued to form the solid hull, Decks, bulwarks, masts, skylights, guns and anchor are white metal with many other details in photo-etched brass. complete with cotton sails and rigging line, kit also includes a glass bottle with a turned wooden cap, and the special tools you need for getting the model inside.&124 &nb125 Intermediate Level..#AM1350 Includes 7 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4903 Hull Tallow, MS4830 Black, MS4809 Bright Yellow Trim, MS4803 Bulwarks Red, MS4820 Deck House Cream, MS4811 Medium Blue Trim
OUTSTANDING ADVANCED LEVEL KIT
The kit is plank-on-bulkhead construction, and contains laser cut wooden parts with limewood deck and hull planking. Hundreds of photo-etched brass parts replicate ornamentation and other fine detailing. Molded plastic lifeboats, brass wire, nails and eyebolts, cast metal anchor and propellers supply life-like realism. Even the smoke-stacks are complete with copper rivets! Eight sheets of precise plans and a 32-page book of photographic instructions guide you to a beautiful finish. Hardwood display board and brass stanchions are also included.
Advanced Level #AM1606 Includes...16 bottles of Model Shipways Acrylic paints: 2ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4830 Black, MS4831 White, MS4802 Bulwarks Red, 1ea. of MS4816 Dark Buff, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4836 Bright Green Trim, MS4811 Medium Blue Trim, MS4826 Deck Medium Gray, MS4977 Walnut and 2ea. Clear Poly Protective Coat.
Amati's, winner of the "MODEL OF THE YEAR" award at the 1996 International Toy Fair is sure to please even the most discriminating modeler. The 36" molded resin hull is perfectly pre-shaped and requires only light sanding before painting. Molded resin is also used for major fittings such as the conning tower, antiaircraft guns, rudders, diving planes, periscopes, deck hatches and propellers. The upper deck, built from laser cut wooden bulkheads, is covered with beautifully detailed photo-etched brass deck plates. Flag, cast metal anchor and figurine, plus brass mounting pedestals complete the kit. Detailed plans and illustrated instructions guide even a novice modeler through the construction process. This beautifully detailed model is not designed for radio control operation; it is intended for display only. (Wood display base is not included.)
Entry Level #AM1602 Includes 8 bottles: 2ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4968 Hull Red, MS4826 Deck Medium Gray, 1ea. MS4831 White, MS4830 Black
The 70 ft. long Oseberg was found in Norway near the town of Oseberg in 1903. It was buried under many layers of peat and stones, resting on a bed of clay. The oar and sail driven ship was built in the latter half of the 9th century and was buried approximately 50 years later. Historians believe that the Oseberg is nearly 100 years older than any other Viking ship previously discovered. Amati's model is based on this famous 9th century Viking ship.
Plank -on-bulkhead construction features laser cut wood keel, frames and deck. Individual wood strips are provided for hull and deck planking. Wooden mast and yard, sailcloth, cotton rigging line, resin and hardwood fittings. plus authentic figurehead allow you to outfit your model just like the original. Clear plans and detailed instructions make building easy. (Wood display base and pedestals not included.)
Intermediate Level #AM1406 Includes 7 bottles: 1ea. MS4839 Primer, MS4831 White, MS4828 Iron Cannon Black, MS4835 Bright Red Trim, MS4969 Light Gold, MS4810 Dark Blue Trim and 1ea. MS4972 Clear
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