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Midwest 997 - John Alden Sloop 1:16 Wooden Ship - 14.4" Long Sailing Boat to Assemble - Wood Model Kit for Adults to Build

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Brand	Model Expo
Age Range (Description)	Adult
Theme	Vehicles
Item dimensions L x W x H	14.4 x 4.7 x 15.25 inches
Material	Wood

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• GREAT MODELING EXPERIENCE: Some prior building experience building wooden boats is recommended. Contains parts that require cutting, fitting and shaping
• EASY CONTRUCTION: Highly Detailed Basswood parts are laser-cut for easy construction
• DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS: All our kits come with comprehensive, fully illustrated 30-pages instructions manual that will guide you through the building process for a smooth and successful experience.
• HISTORICALY ACCURATE: Modeled after the original boat and perfectly scaled. Build a piece of American History
• LIFETIME GUARANTEE: In case a piece gets lost or damaged, we will replace for free.
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Brand	Model Expo
Age Range (Description)	Adult
Theme	Vehicles
Item dimensions L x W x H	14.4 x 4.7 x 15.25 inches
Material	Wood
Seasons	All Seasons
Included Components	Wooden parts, Mahogany parts, Cotton sails, Rudder, Frames, Deck, Cockpit floor, Seats, Coamings, Hardwood display base
Number of Pieces	1
Paint Type	Acrylic
Style	Traditional
Model Name	John Alden Sloop
Scale	three-quarters
Special Feature	Realistic Wooden Model Kit with Authentic Boat Building Experience
Art Craft Kit Type	Wooden Ship Model Kit
UPC	813088284992
Manufacturer	Model Expo
Product Dimensions	14.4 x 4.7 x 15.25 inches
Item model number	MID997
ASIN	B0CC6XQCHT
Customer Reviews	4.6 out of 5 stars
Item Weight	2.35 pounds
Country of Origin	USA
Date First Available	July 18, 2023

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on Monday, November 18, 2013 7:25 PM Thanks, Lee

on Monday, November 18, 2013 10:08 PM

on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:56 AM Another neat thing about them is that the wood is pre-cut.  No spiling needed to shape planks (although the ships/boats they offer do not have an inordinate number of planks. As you might expect from a company whose origins were in balsa and basswood supplies, the quality of the wood is really great.

on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:33 PM Lee

on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:44 PM

on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:26 AM highly recommended.

on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:54 AM Lee   Edit: Wow, the Model Shipways skipjack is the real deal, thanks again!

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on Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:28 AM

on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:19 PM I was browsing on www.oldmodelkits.com (a site that offers lots of fascinating old kits - though not at bargain prices) when I came across a company called Maritime Art.  From what I've been able to determine, this was the one-man operation of a model railroader named Art Johansen, who thought more high-quality boat kits ought to be available for model railroad layouts. He produced a series of at least a dozen HO-scale (1/87; close to 1/8"=1') waterline workboats.  When I saw the skipjack, for (if I remember right) about $42, I just had to give it a try. It's a remarkable kit.  There are a few cast resin parts:  the hull (with the deckhouses and hatches cast in), the pushboat, the anchor, and the steering wheel.a bunch of extremely small strip wood pieces (mostly basswood, but there's one of mahogany; a few cast britannia (I think from Bluejacket) and styrene parts, and an assortment of brass wire, aluminum tubing, brass strip, shrinkable plastic tubing (for the dredge rollers and the mast hoops!), a little piece of 1/64" plywood, and birch dowels for the mast and boom.  Then there is, of all things, a coffee filter (looks just like silkspan) for the sails. There's a little sheet of decals containing lots of real skipjack names and ports of registry in Maryland.  There's even a small piece of clear, flexible, pressure-sensitive plastic to form the windows in the main cablin.  The contents are rounded out by a little cardboard card with extremely fine wire and thread (apparently fly-tying silk) for the rigging and various other parts. The instructions are highly detailed, and demonstrate some really ingenious thinking. The diagrams show how to make the dredge winder and dredges (without which no skipjack would be complete) out of the included brass strips, and just about every piece of rigging.  (The only thing I've found missing is the centerboard tackle.)  The railings and stanchions are to be cut from the included styrene HO ladder stock. In addition, there's a CD-ROM, containing lots of photos (dated 2004) of operating skipjacks, along with some more diagrams that you can print out on your computer.  I have no idea what the original price of this kit was, but there's certainly $42 worth of materials and enjoyment in that little box.  Highly recommended - if you can find one.  Unfortunately, as I understand it Mr. Johansen has passed awaty, but oldmodelkits.com does still have some of his other workboats - including, of all things a USCG 38-foot picket boat.  Go to  http://www.oldmodelkits.com , click on the list of manufacturers at the top of the page, and scroll down to Maritime Art. I'm about to start on Bluejacket's little HO-scale Maine lobster boat ( http://www.bluejacketinc.com/downeast.htm ) , which is just about as nice (and a lot simpler).  It's going to be named after my stepdaughter.  If it's a success, I think I'll build this skipjack and name it after my stepson.  Then the family biggie:  a Gloucester fishing schooner named after my father.  (I've already got a tugboat named after my wife.) All this points up a fact that, I'm afraid, few ship modelers have noticed.  The HO railroad hobby has lots of enthusiasts who demand very high-quality, highly detailed merchandise, a surprising amount of which is applicable to ship models.

on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:07 PM But I never gave any thought to anything other than plastic. There's some Model Shipways stuff too, but of course it's a collector's site and a lot of it can be found cheaper in current or more recent releases. There is a nice looking little Maritime Art tug boat... That Skipjack must be the resin hull you refer to in the other thread about that subject.

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