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Building A Model Kit

The art of building model boat kits has increasingly become a rewarding way to spend your free time, creating something to be proud of. Putting together a model ship requires time and patience, with the majority of wooden boat kits containing 100s of small scale pieces. The picture below shows a freshly opened Cutty Sark…

The Island That Ruled The World

During its peak, the British Empire was unrivalled, spanning almost a quarter of the world’s land mass and having dominion over one fifth of the world’s population; Britain was the largest empire in history. The leading global superpower for almost one hundred years, Britain is often considered by many the greatest empire of all time….

The Success Of Movies That Feature Ships

This week’s blog looks at the success of ships, and the stories that surround them, in motion pictures. Whether the film is a romance, action or horror; it seems that films that feature ships perform well on the box office and garner a large following amongst audiences. It is clear from the recent performance in…

Model Restoration

A Sneak Peak into the world of Model Boat Restoration… We are noticing more and more ship, boat and yacht model owners are bringing in their models for Restoration. Whether the models were bought at an auction, build by a keen enthusiast or passed down generations, there always seems to be a fascinating story behind…

A Super Ship Size Chart

With the first ships built thousands of years ago, technology and innovation have been key factors in the way ships have changed over the years. A look into the history books indicates the earliest known boats, can be traced back to around 2500 BC. Measuring at 143 feet (44m) long and 20 feet (6m) wide,…

vincent bekaert

2024-09-13

After a Dutch company told me they were no longer taking orders, a Chinese company did not respond and an American one did not offer the desired finish, I ended up at Premier Ship Models in January 2024. I opted for a premium finish from 6-8 months for the build of a 1990 Hinkley Sou'wester. With nothing more than a top view and a side view and a lot of photos they got to work. 9 times I got an update with photos to assess the progress and make comments. I happily made a photo album of this. I asked for quite a few corrections, which were all carried out. The only downside was a huge underestimation of the shipping costs. But the ship was very well packed and delivered in September. The sailing ship had suffered a bit on the journey, but I was able to repair that easily, except for the downhaul - it was too simple and would break off again immediately. I left that out (it would still be nice to receive a "real life" version). The correspondence was very good, my sincere thanks to the team for the great job!

Douglas Holmes

2024-09-10

The first time I used Premier Ship Models was for a kit of the Batavia, this year. (2024). I was so happy with the service that when I was looking at getting the 'ghost ship' The Flying Dutchman, I checked around online and was extremely pleased to find they had it. Not only that but they were cheaper than other model ship kit suppliers I have used in the past. And again, on top of that it only took 8 days to get from placing the order in the UK to having FedEx deliver it on my doorstep in Western Australia. To put that into perspective, I am still awaiting delivery via Australia Post for some parts from Sydney NSW, three separate orders placed 15 days ago.... Extremely satisfied and would recommend them to anyone.

cashrc

2024-08-13

Premier Ship Models did a great job of finding the kit I was after, an Aeronaut Pilot boat. Once found, it shipped quickly, but was held up in customs. Premier reached out to me and customs, and I received the kit a few days later. Premier is now one of my go-tos for European and Asian rc ship models.

Bob moore

2024-08-12

fast and friendly service. thank you.

Tim Fletcher

2024-08-12

Best place for your model needs without a doubt. I had a little trouble with an order (not Premier's fault) and I couldn't have asked for better support. Whenever I needed an answer or had a question the people at Premier responded usually within 24 hrs. They never left me waiting for an answer. Best business I have seen for customer service.