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Helpful Tip
SELECTION SUGGESTION Ages 6 to 12: This is where the story of a ship really catches your child’s interest. They can imagine themselves on the finished boat, sailing for far-off adventures. Start with a solid hull Titanic, Pirate Ship, or a Mayflower in a Bottle. Introduced at this level is measurement and cutting of wood, as well simple rigging. In about 5 hours, your child can be exploring the new world with the Pilgrims or sailing the Caribbean with Captain Jack Sparrow. Another option at this level is the solid hull Tall Ship kit with more advanced deck fixtures. You can build them together or skilled children can build them alone with the occasional piece of advice from you. Our kits come complete with glue, sandpaper & paint. Build a Constitution, Viking Boat, Endeavour, Bounty or the Santa Maria. Ages 12 to 17: At this age teens are ready for something that challenges their abilities! There’s no need for you to sit and supervise so you and your children can work on your individual projects at the same time. Suitable for the older first-time builder or the child ready to expand their skill set. Cast Your Anchor carries the Bluenose, the Union and the Bounty – the kits come with glue, sandpaper, paints AND basic tools. Plan to spend about 30 hours completing one of these kits. The next level of ships takes the younger or first-time modeler into the world of Plank-on-Frame. Build a false keel, bulkheads, and do the hull planking. These kits come with more authentic fittings and are designed to be a truer likeness of the real ship. If you want something smaller try a Viking or a Lobster Boat – it will take about 50-70 hours. This is where the options of the Model Ship Building are blown wide open. Choose a tall ship, a schooner, a tugboat or canoe. Whatever your favorite boat or ship is – we are likely to have a kit. The kits at this level include the Bluenose II, a Peterboro canoe or the Santa Maria. You’ll be making many parts of the deck superstructure, sometimes sewing your own sails or double-planking your hull. Pick up a mitre box and a hobby knife and use water-soluble glue to avoid worry over any mistakes. Prices start at 0 and build time varies by kit (up to 250 hours). Remember that in ship model building there are no deadlines to meet. You can read about and try out different building techniques. It’s always fun to examine the history of the ship you are building. Many things about the items on the deck are wonderful stories too, and we can often see in them the forerunners to many products still in use today.
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