CalderCraft Nelsons Navy Series Static Wooden Kits

A range of static kits that are true scale and in our opinion very highly rated.
Great attention to detail has been incorporated into these kits, and each boat has its own specific fittings Inc etched metal fittings turned brass cannons and wooden Blocks.
All the kits are double planked, with CNC cut frames etc. Excellent plan sets and English instructions, several further new kits will be introduced over the next couple of years.

H.M.S Victory

This is one of the definative Models of the Victory

The kit consists of Double plank on bulkhead construction in lime and walnut, complete with pre-cut gunport strips no more need to tediously mark on and cut out the gunports yourself
5 different sizes of turned brass cannons; Carronades; 8 sheets of brass etched components; 3 different profiled brass rails; CNC cut walnut and ply components, profiled where necessary
All new scale turned wood belaying pins, support pillars and staircase balusters; All necessary blocks and black / natural hemp for rigging; All 4 ships boats in authentic plank on bulkhead construction; All new scale copper plates.

18 sheets of fully detailed actual size plans and a comprehensive, full colour, step-by-step instruction manual including constructional photos of the prototype. All this enables you to build the most authentic model of H.M.S. Victory as she appeared at Trafalgar.

As well as this, the kit also includes the timber work to produce the model to the current specifications as she stands in Portsmouth, for example timberheads, capping and hammock cranes for the forecastle

Scale1:72 Length 1385mm x Beam 525mm Hieght940mm

£694.78

HM Brig Badger

HM Brig Badger Horatio Nelsons First Official Command

Badger is listed by the Royal Navy as a prize captured during the American War of Independence. Captured in 1777, she was sold out of service in 1783.
Although responsible for the general duties of a Brig - convoy duties, carrying dispatches, inshore reconnaissance and upholding trade agreements - Badger is remembered as the first command, and an important step, in the career of Horatio Nelson.

The kit depicts Badger after re-fitting for Royal Navy service during Nelsons time in charge, December 8 1778 - June 19 1779.

Kit includes:
Double plank on bulkhead construction in lime and walnut; all decking in high quality Tanganyika strip;
12 x 4pdr turned brass cannon, fully rigged and complete with walnut carriage assemblies; 2 x 0.5pdr turned brass swivel guns;
highly detailed brass etched components; ship's stove; authentic turned brass ship's wheel assembly;
authentic ship's boats in high quality resin with walnut components and brass fittings including oars, grapnels and boat hooks; precision CNC cut and profiled walnut and ply components;
all required blocks, black & natural hemp to rig the model as shown; high quality birch dowel for the masting;
fully detailed actual scale plan sheets and two comprehensive step by step colour instruction manuals including technical drawings and constructional photos of the prototype.

Scale 1:64 Length 600mm Beam 240mm Height 530mm

£157.95

H.M.S Diana

HMS Diana 1794
The second built in the Artois class was designed by Sir John Henslow.
She was built by Randall & Brent of Rotherhithe, one of the largest merchant builders in the country. After eleven months building the hull, Diana was launched on the 3rd of March 1794

The model kit of Diana is depicted not as built, but after her first refit at Portsmouth in June 1796 where she was given solid quarter deck bulwarks, carronades to replace the 9lb carriage guns and a dolphin striker on the bowsprit.
Diana measured 173ft from figurehead to stern, her breadth was 39ft 3 1/2” and was almost 1000 tons burthen. Main armament was twenty eight 18lb carriage guns on the gun deck, with secondary armament consisting of ten 9lb guns on the top deck along with eight 32lb carronades.
There is no doubt that this configuration constantly changed throughout her career and at the end of her time in the British Navy she had fourteen carronades on her top deck.

Kit Contains Walnut CNC cut parts double plank on frame hull black and natural hemp .Full size planes and comprehensive instruction book. brass 18 and 9 pounder guns, and 2300 scale copper plates.

Scale1:64 Length1180mm Height 838mm Width 178mm

£432.90

H.M.Cutter Sherbourne

Cutters evolved during the second quarter of the Eighteenth Century in Southeast England as swift channel vessels.
They soon gained a deserved reputation for their speed, which was not unnoticed by smugglers who soon adopted the Cutter as their preferred smuggling craft.
In turn, Cutters were employed by the British Customs Service to counter the smugglers. Cutters carried a large disproportional area of sail for their size and also served as advice yachts, packet boats and, during wartime, privateers.

Kit Includes 8 3pdr Guns; 10 swivel guns; Walnut CNC cut parts; Double plank on bulkhead hull; Black & natural hemp for rigging; Full size plans and comprehensive instruction manual making this an ideal introduction to plank on bulkhead modelling.

Scale1:64 Length 500mm Height 485mm Beam200mm

£70.95

H.M.s Jalouse

The French brig sloop La Jalouse was launched in Dunkirk in 1794.
She is a typical large French brig used for convoy, raiding and escort duty. She was taken by the British vessel Vestal on 13th May 1797 and re-named Jalouse.
She was then fitted out for duties in the Royal Navy. The only features that distinguished her as being of French origin were the 90° angle to the keel of the rudder post and the tops and crosstrees and trestletrees.
After ten years in British service, she was broken up in 1807. Jalouse had a compliment of 121 officers and men. She carried 18 x 6 pounder guns, although the armament may well have been replaced by 18 x 32 pounder carronades sometime after her capture.

Kit Includes 18 Brass 6pdr Guns; Walnut CNC cut parts; Double Plank on Frame Hull; Black and Natural hemp for rigging; Full size plans and comprehensive instruction manual

Scale1:64 Length 815mm Height 600mm Beam310mm

£199.99

H.M.S Mars

H.M.S Mars
Mars was built in Holland in the late 1770's and commissioned as a Dutch Privateer.
She was built with unusually sleek lines and as such she was one of the fastest vessels afloat at the time. She was, however, taken by the 38 gun heavy frigate Artois on 3rd December 1781. Her captor reported that the Mars '…to be quite new and the completest Privateer he ever saw.' Mars was heavily armed for her size.
As originally built, she had 18 x 9 pounder cannon and 12 swivel guns. This was changed in 1792 to 18 x 6 pounder and 10 swivel guns, which is also the kit configuration. After she was captured, she was fitted out for Royal Navy Service, presumably for escort and convoy duty. She must have been well liked as she served in the Royal Navy for 18 years after her capture. She was lost on 5th December 1799, when she foundered in a hurricane in the Indian Ocean.

Kit includes: 18 Brass 6pdr Guns; 10 Brass swivel guns; Walnut CNC cut parts; Double plank on bulkhead hull; Black and natural hemp for rigging; Full size plans and comprehensive instruction manual.Kit shown as fitted out for Royal Navy service.

Scale1:64 Length 790mm Height 590mm Beam310mm

£179.50

H.M Yacht Chatham

H.M. Chatham Yacht was launched in Chatham dockyard in 1741, for use as a pleasure craft for the more affluent members of Georgian society.
Yachts were of Dutch origin and came to Denmark and Sweden as pleasure craft. They were introduced in Britain in 1660 when Charles II, on his return to England was presented the Yacht Mary. In the early days, the yacht was thought of as a pleasure and transport craft only.

The kit contains All necessary cast decoration; Walnut CNC cut parts; Double plank on bulkhead construction; Black & natural hemp for rigging; Photo etch brass detail, including window frames. Full size plans and comprehensive building instructions aid to make a highly attractive model which wouldn't look out of place in anyone's home

Scale1:64 Length 530mm Height470 mm Beam200mm

£81.99

HM Bomb Vessel Granado

Twelve bomb vessels, including Granado (the sixth), were built at the outbreak of the War of Jenkins's Ear in 1739.
Granado was ordered on September 14th 1741 and the keel was laid on November 18th 1741.
Although it is uncertain who designed the Granado, it is commonly attributed to Thomas Slade, the naval Surveyor who oversaw the construction of the ship at Ipswich. Thomas Slade also went on to design famous ships such as H.M.S. Victory.
Granado was unusual in that she was designed to be used as either a sloop or a bomb vessel, being constructed with a conventional square stern.
Launched on June 22nd 1742, Granado was taken to Harwich, fitted out and put in commission as a sloop.

Kit includes:
Double plank on bulkhead construction in lime and walnut, complete with pre-cut gunport strip ~ no need to tediously mark on and cut the gunports yourself; 10 turned brass 4pdr cannons complete with wooden carriages; 12 turned brass 0.5pdr swivel guns; 1x13" and 1x10" brass mortars; highly detailed brass etched components; profiled brass rails; precision CNC cut and profiled walnut and ply components; all required blocks, black and natural hemp for rigging; 9 fully detailed actual scale plans and two comprehensive step by step colour instruction manuals including technical drawings and constructional photos of the prototype.

Scale:1:64 Length:785mm Beam 340mm Height 590mm

£195.00

HM Schooner Pickle

Forever associated with Admiral Nelson’s final and most historic victory,
the Battle of Trafalgar 1805, Pickle was chosen to carry the News of Nelson’s victory and death back to England.
On 4th November 1805 Pickle finally reached Falmouth were Lapenotiere landed at shore in Pickle’s boat. From this point Lapenotiere set off on his now famous post chaise using at least 21 changes of horses to travel more than 270 miles in 37 hours and costing £46.19s.1d, more than six months wages for a Lieutenant.
Lapenotiere reached his goal of the Admiralty at around 1am on the 6th November and announced to William Marsden, First Secretary to the Admiralty, “Sir, we have gained a great victory, but we have lost Lord Nelson.

Kit includes: Double plank on bulkhead construction in lime and walnut; all decking in high quality Tanganyika strip; 6 x 12pdr turned brass carronades, fully rigged and complete with walnut carriage assemblies; detailed brass etched components; over 500 copper plates; ship's boats in high quality resin with walnut components and brass fittings including oars, grapnels and boat hooks; precision CNC cut and profiled walnut and ply components; brass nameplate; all required blocks, black & natural hemp to rig the model as shown; high quality birch dowel for the masting; fully detailed actual scale plans and two comprehensive step by step colour instruction manuals including constructional photos of the prototype and technical drawings.

Scale: 1:64 Length: 565mm Beam 180mm Height: 460mm

£118.95

HM Gunboat William

Purchased by the Royal Navy in 1795, William, under the direction of Sir Sidney Smith, was fitted as a hoy rigged gunboat at Plymouth Yard.
As fitted, William was armed with 1x24pdr cannon, 2x12pdr carronades and a compliment of 25 men.
Of special interest is the innovative design of an early form of turret mounting for the 24pdr cannon. The cannon and carriage were mounted onto a bed which in turn sat on a bearing race made up of cannon balls, allowing the whole assembly to rotate on the flat (camber less) forecastle.Kit includes:
Double plank on bulkhead construction in lime and walnut; all decking in high quality maple strip ; 1x24pdr cast bronze cannon complete with integral trunnion bar, reinforcing rings, gun lock and Kings Monogram; walnut 24pdr cannon carriage and rotating platform; 2x12pdr carronades complete with integral trunnion bar, reinforcing rings, sights, touch hole, training handle and brech ring; walnut carronade carriage and sliding bed; gunnery equipment including rammers, sponges, ladle and worm; Cast bronze stve and chimney with hatch and hinge detailing; 3cast bronze buckets with individual 'slat' detailing of the planks bound by two iron straps;highly detailed brass etched components; precision CNC cut and profiled walnut and ply components; all required blocks, black & natural hemp to rig the model as shown; high quality birch dowel for the masting; fully detailed actual scale plan sheets and two comprehensive step by step colour instruction manuals including technical drawings and constructional photos of the prototype.

Scale: 1:32 Length: 760mm Beam 200mm Height 605mm

£157.90

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