Scratch built river cargo boat 'Nell', beautifully crafted single piece carved cedar hull, pine deck, cedar superstructure, and brass funnel fitted with a pre-war field coil DC motor. Inset glass buttons, form portholes. Some scratches and paint losses to…
2 various scratch built pond boats. Includes wooden hulled clockwork speedboat. Motor appears to be of quality manufacture and running. Small bump and paint loss to prow - just needs a clean and lube then ready to go. Also tin hold steam powered speed…
A vintage travel agent's model of the 'R.M.S. Orsova', probably 1930s, a 'scratch model' made from paper and plywood and displayed in a hardwood and perspex box, with lights and in working order, with brass plaque describing ship particulars, 22 cm high,…
Revenge scratch built model galleon with title plaque 'Revenge, 1577, Sir Richard Grenville'. 20th century, The Revenge built in 1577 had a colourful and illustrious career which included battling the Spanish Armada and later becoming Sir Francis Drake's…
A scratch built model of the clipper ship 'Lady Barkly', fully rigged, in a glazed case. Height 75 cm, length 97 cm, width 38 cm, height of vessel 55 cm. Provenance: from the contents of Swanton (built 1827), Sutton Forrest, NSW
Sea Shell' scratch built model tallship in case with maker's plaque 'Sea shell, circa 1852, restored by Don Armstrong, Surrey park model boat club, the case 42 cm high, 56 cm wide, 22 cm deep
Scratch built 'Exploding' wooden battleship made up of nine parts, plus two submarines with wooden torpedoes, two target points on the battleship triggering the mouse-trap mechanism when hit by the torpedoes, circa 1920s. Length 38 cm (14.75 inches),…
Wollomai Australian scratch made boat builders model ship, huon pine and cedar, circa 1870s., The Wollomai was a 146 ton two masted ketch built in Melbourne in 1876, 75 cm high, 109 cm long, 32 cm deep
A scratch built model wooden sailing vessel by Roderick Anderson 1990 a three masted steam barque, circa 1850 constructed at 1\50th scale mounted on a wooden plinth with perspex cover.
A vintage scratch built remote controlled classic launch, Bluebird of Chelsea, London', the wooden deck with effect has teak planking, glazed wheelhouse, teak and metal railing, etc., twin electric motors enclosed. Length 122 cm.
Scratch built wooden paddle Steamer with plaque 'The Paddle Steamer Weeroona built in Glasgow Scotland in 1910 - ran excursions on Port Phillip Bay until 1942', unboxed
Model Ships: Remainder of colllection including; scratch built wooden models, plastic kit built models and decorative desktop models of a variety of modern and ancient ships and more. This lot demonstrates incredible value for the trader or decorator.…