Handcrafted Model Pirate Ships

[Heather]

I am brand new to the forum. I work for handcraftedmodelships.com and I am trying to get marketing ideas from members. We have created the ships (not from kits) and they will be ready by end of April if not a little sooner. Just looking for ideas.

[Coastie04]

Nice looking models you've got there. I especially liked the Charles W. Morgan's weathered look. She looks pretty much exactly like you'd see her if you went to Mystic today.

As for pirate ships, I'd recommend the Lady Washington (an 18th Century merchant ship, the replica played HMS Interceptor in Pirates of the Caribbean). She'd probably be a fairly common size/design for that era of piracy. However, if you can find good info on Kidd's 'Adventure Galley', it would be nice to see as well. I'm sure the Wydah would sell nicely too. Good luck with that and I can't wait to see new models. I've already bookmarked your site.

Coastie

[oderlesseye]

Heather, WElcome to da pub LAss:)

Yaas eyes has this link saved for long time... Wanted the Hind/w case but avast $$$$$$$ and a way to lock it all down sooos it don't walk away

wit some other Pyrate..... None the less ifen ya guys build me a model pyrate ship, Eyes thinks me willing to overcome my excuses and even come to the show room to purchace Pirate ship in yas presents..

The QAR is recomended- That be one of Black Beards Ships... :)

[Heather]

Model Pirate Ships

FINALLY, the Pirate Ships are here and up on our site!!

Check it out and tell me what you think!

[oderlesseye]

Are Black sails historical ?

[Captain Jim-sib]

Black sails = dye = $$$. Not really accurate. Natural color of the canvas was preferred. Insignias of different color would have been sewn directly onto the sails. Only the very, very wealthy folks could afford colored canvas, and that would have eventually been bleach by the sun.

Curious, what country are these models made ?

[Heather]

:)

Black sails look cool. That is about it. We've had a great deal of people request black sails. For posterity, we do have white sails :)

We have a company in China that handcrafts our ships. They make these exclusively for us. Customers have told us they have had problems with Vietnemese ships - fortunately for us, we do not have any business in Viet Nam. We have our business manager going to China shortly to make sure they are crafting and building exactly how we send them the CAD drawings , measurements, etc. That might be too much info....but, hey, I welcome questions!

[oderlesseye]

your show room is in Los Angeles eahh ?

[Heather]

Avast! If you are in the LA area, I would love to show you our showroom!

my email address is:

heather@handcraftedmodelships.com

I'll take out for some nice grub and grog!!

[oderlesseye]

A suggestion to ya lass is

to post yer offering in the plunder thread.

That thread is well read for those wit coin.

As for me I am still in the considerin stage as

eyes has me hands full at the momment.

Also you seem like a fun lass- so introduce

yerself in ~rites -n- initiation~ kindly to the rest

of the pub ifen yas ain't already,

and offer up ye grog there.

It's a tradition of this forum though not required.

There be many thirsthy pirates that answer

up to that thread as well.