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I'm new here, so I'm still trying to find out how everything works. I was wondering if anyone knew any good websites to purchase cruise ship models. I am looking for any size, other than the maritime replicas models. They're too expensive. Thanks!
James
Scherbak Models had some nice ones at not too bad pricing. Check out their site. All others tend to be either more crude, or a much smaller scale, like 1:1250...
Scherbak Models
If you are interested in 1250 scale models, there are a number of suppliers, who stock a multitude of models by different makers. Here are a few:
Morning Sunshine Models
Alnavco
1250 Ships
Good luck collecting
Thad
quote:Originally posted by Frosty 4:Try your local hobby shop. They usually have a lot of plastic kits,maybe they will have cruise ships.F4
Please show me some plastic cruise ship kits! - beside the Aida(Cara), QM2 and QE2 and very, very rare Japanese kits there are only kits of some liners like Canberra, United States, France, Titanic, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth etc.(and of course the two large R/C kits of Hanseatic and Kong Harald - but I guess this is not what you are talking about)
quote:Originally posted by Ernst:Please show me some plastic cruise ship kits! - beside the Aida(Cara), QM2 and QE2 and very, very rare Japanese kits there are only kits of some liners like Canberra, United States, France, Titanic, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth etc.(and of course the two large R/C kits of Hanseatic and Kong Harald - but I guess this is not what you are talking about)
I've never been able to find QM or Normandie kits! Where are they available?
Airfix produced QE2, QUEEN ELIZABETH, FRANCE, CANBERRA, MAURETANIA. Revell produced QUEEN MARY, UNITED STATES, BRASIL.
Liner model kits are hard to find, but there are plenty of vintage kits in mint condition out there.
Rich
quote:Originally posted by J.S.S.Normandie:I've never been able to find QM or Normandie kits! Where are they available?
The range of passenger ships available as plastic models kits is VERY limited - though I would imagine that gift shops aboard ships alone would cause enough demand - especially as there are classes of ships which would allow one kit to be used for several ships - most kit would probalby never be built but might be considered as e.g. the 'perfect' gift for the grand children etc.
Nevertheless there is a Queen Mary kit by Revell (and Queen Elizabeth by Airfix) - no wonder that you did not find Normandie - to my knowledge there is not kit of here on the market.....
[ 03-03-2006: Message edited by: Ernst ]
quote:Originally posted by J.S.S.Normandie:I looked on the Revell site and they do have QM, QM2, and Titanic(which I already own,) although when I was on their site a few months ago they only had Titanic. However they don't let you order online.
I have purchased the following approx. 1/600 scale models on Ebay: QM, QM2, QE, France, Canberra, Mauretania, United States, Titanic, President Cleveland, Argentina, Brasil, Oriana and the larger 1/400 scale of Titanic, Lusitania, QE2 and QM2. I also purchased the smaller scale Batory, some prewar Japanese cargo liners and a post war Italia cargo liner. I think I have 6 France models unbuilt and several Argentinas and Brasils as well that I may sell on Ebay when the price gets really high! You have to check Ebay frequently as passenger ship models are rare. Expect to pay around $70-80.00 for a Airfix 1/600 ss France. These are quite rare and most likely won't be made again as the original molds have been lost. The prices can only go up on these great 1/600 scale kits.
Today I actually got a pretty good deal on ebay, I got the QE2, QE, QM, Titanic and France in one deal for just under $100, which is pretty good considering France, the main one I wanted normally goes for about $80 and up.
quote:Originally posted by Ernst: (Revell - Heller - Airfix etc.) - I am sure there are also some U.S. companies like this one)[ 03-03-2006: Message edited by: Ernst ]
I believe Revell was originally based in Venice, California and later sold to a German company. Model making was very popular in the States w/children up until 20-25 years ago. After that, video games took over and most model shops here closed. The change in the market makes it all the more unlikely that we will see many new models of passengers/cruise ships. We were lucky to get the 1/600 and 1/400 QM2.
any way goodluck!
Elad
[ 03-04-2006: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
quote: You do get what you pay for. Germany company: www.classic-ships.de are great, but not exactly cheap
its shame that ther arnt some 1:600 or 1:400 passenger ships models, 1:250 models are too small to my opinion.
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:You do get what you pay for. Germany company: www.classic-ships.de are great, but not exactly cheap![ 03-04-2006: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
They are absolutely beautiful models. So detailed they look like real ships. But they are very expensive.
[ 03-05-2006: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]
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