2009 Fathers Day Sale!
06/10/2009
With the Father's Day right around the corner my wife and I decided that as an added bonus for our loyal customers we would give all of our registered members an additional 10% off of everything in the store through the end of June! That's right... all registered customers receive an additional 10% off the price of EVERY ITEM in our store - even our newest models. We want you, our loyal customers, to be able to purchase our finest quality models at our absolute best prices, just in time to brighten dad's life with a magnificent holiday gift he'll admire and treasure forever.
We have over 30 brand new models. Perhaps you'd be intrigued by a new and rare model frigate that measures almost 40 inches long? Or our latest editions to the sailboat models catagory - the new and affordable America's Cup models like Alinghi, Prada Luna Rossa, One World and many more.
Just go to www.shipmodelsuperstore.com to become a registered member on our web site or click the "Register" link at the top of this page! There is a short registration form that must be completed for you to become a member to our exclusive discount club at Ship Model Super Store. Only registered members will receive the additional 10% savings at the checkout! Already a registered member but forgot your password? No problem. Click here to retrieve your user name and password. Our Father's Day Sale will run through the end of this month and our registered members will enjoy some great rewards just in time for Dad's Day! Please make sure you log-in before you make your purchase, and we'll take 10% off ANY ITEM(s) in your shopping cart on the check out page when you complete your order. There is no minimum or maximum dollar limit on these special savings for our members - one item or ten, $99.00 or $999.00, you'll save an additional 10% on every purchase until the end of June (discount does not apply to shipping).
Enjoy! We look forward to sailing our beautiful model ships your way just in time Father's Day!
Sincerely,
Bob Winfrey
You received this email because you have been a customer of www.ShipModelSuperStore.com in the past, or subscribed to our news letter. We wanted to say thank you by offering you future discounts and special offers on early product releases. If you would like to opt out of any future emailings and be removed from our mailing list, please visit this page and complete the "Opt Out" form. We will remove you from our mailing list immediately, but we are sorry to see you go. We sincerely hope that you are happy with your past purchase and that you will visit us again at Ship Model Super Store
Thank's for your business.
Bob Winfrey.
Hurricane Ike uncovers mystery ship
09/22/2008
After Hurricane Ike washed the sand away it left behind an unusual site. An old ship wreck! Archeologists think it could be a two masted Civil War schooner that was lost in 1862 or another ship that sank 70 years later. The wreck is about six miles from Fort Morgan Alabama. The wreck had been partially uncovered by Hurricane Camille in 1969.
In 1969 it was thought to be the Monticello, a battleship that ran aground trying to get past the U.S. Navy into Mobile Bay during the Civil War.
A marine archeologist from the Museum of Mobile examined some photo’s of the newly uncovered ship and agreed that it is most likely the Monticello.
Based on the Archeologists experience and what is known about the ships lost in the area the Monticello is the most likely candidate. Without the ships bell it is difficult to be positive, however this appears to be the most likely candidate.
Other clues indicate it could be an early 20th century schooner that ran aground on the Alabama coast in 1933.
The wrecked ship is 136.9 feet long and 25 feet wide, according to Mike Bailey, site curator at Fort Morgan, who examined it this week. The Monticello was listed in shipping records as 136 feet long.
A 2000 report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined the remains were the schooner Rachel, built at Moss Point, Miss., in 1919 and wrecked near Fort Morgan in 1933. They said the wreckage appears to have components, such as steel cables, that would point to the Rachel rather than an 1860s schooner. Fort Morgan was used by Confederate soldiers as Union forces attacked in 1864 during the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Over a dozen new models!
02/09/2008
Our newest line of hand crafted ship models found exclusively at www.shipmodelsuperstore.com
Ultra - Realistic Wooden Hand Made Desktop Model Aircraft Carriers and other Naval Ship Models. These ship models are not production items. Each model is hand made by experienced master modelers from hand carved mahogany, hand cast resin, with hand made furnature quality bases including hand turned brass pedestals. These model ships are small desktop masterpieces ranging from 9" long to 19" long, but do not let the small size fool you; these ship models are not toys. We invite you click on the images and examine the intricate details of the decks, masts, and all the amazing detailing of the hulls. These ship models are the most exacting, highly detailed pieces we’ve ever seen! We are introducing these models at about half of their retail value and you will not find these skillfully carved ship model masterpieces on our competitors’ web sites at any price!
A www.shipmodelsuperstore.com exclusive! Display cases are available.
New Desktop Aircraft Carrier Models
12/12/2007
New Item! www.shipmodelsuperstore.com exclusive! Desktop Aircraft Carriers. Several new models to chose from.
NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER: a precise 1/700 scale model of "America's Flagship", the USS Constellation (CV-64) in HANDCARVED MAHOGANY WOOD, with handcast resin and handmade metal details. This highly collectible full-hull (not waterline) display model ship has an approximate retail value of $800, but we are making it available FACTORY DIRECT for a whole lot less! 20-inch base makes it very handy and easy to display. Amazing details include several handcast 1/700 scale US Navy modern aircraft miniatures for you to position according to your pleasure. This beautiful 18-inch model of the "Connie" depicts her final configuration before decommissioning. Now, imagine this precise work of model ship art sitting proudly on top of your desk in the office, or on the mantle at home. Your friends, colleagues, or maybe even your former shipmates, come in and marvel as they admire your (latest) acquisition, wondering aloud how expensive this RARE and valuable model ship is. You, of course, will smile, pleased that you had seized the opportunity when it was offered - knowing what a bargain it really is, a very well-made model ship at the very best possible price...less than half of what it could actually cost on the market!
New Desktop ships on the horizon
11/03/2007
New desktop ships on the horizon, if you are interested e-mail us at info@shipmodelsuperstore.com
New Tall Ship
09/25/2007
New Tall Ship Arrival at www.shipmodelsuperstore.com
The BonHomme Richard 32" Model Sailed into port and is ready for display in your home or office! On sale for the rest of September at only $289.00 plus shipping.
On Feb. 4, 1779, The Continental Congress placed a newly founded small navy under control of Captain John Paul Jones. The 33 year old commander quickly refitted the Duc De Duras, a French donation to increase the American war effort during the English war, to 20 guns per side. The newly armed ship was renamed BonHomme Richard. Jones sought to name the ship accordingly as an honor to both the Americans and the French.
He aptly chose the pen name of Benjamin Franklin, the current Ambassador to France, and the author of "Poor Richard’s Almanak." This journal urged early 18th century men to seek out public roles to find their destinies. This journal pushed many men to gain the will that resulted in the American Revolution.
New Arrivals
09/15/2007
20 New Models
20 new models added this week and many more coming in the next few weeks!! Our stock has been replenished so look for those favaorites to be back on the shelves in the next few days!!
Titanic Savings!
Cutty Sark Damaged By Fire
05/22/2007
The Cutty Sark, which inspired a popular brand of Scotch, was the world's only surviving example of an extreme clipper, regarded as the ultimate merchant sailing vessel.
The Cutty Sark is drydocked in Greenwich, where the River Thames widens into an estuary before joining the North Sea. It sits next to the former Royal Navy College - now the National Maritime Museum - and the Royal Observatory on the zero longitude line, where Britain developed the navigational technology that enabled it to rule the waves.
The tea trade increased dramatically in the 19th century after Britain forced China to open its ports to Western ships through the Opium Wars in 1842 and 1858.
The demand for tea was voracious, and the ship arriving with the first tea of the year made the highest profits - fueling demand for ever-faster ships, rather than ones with enormous carrying capacity.
Cutty Sark, launched in 1869, was designed to win those races for profits. It was launched the same month that the opening of the Suez Canal gave steamships the advantage over sail; the faster clipper ships had to travel around Cape Horn to take advantage of the trade winds.
The Cutty Sark lost its most famous test. It made the journey from China to London in 122 days - a week after its rival clipper ship. Still, the trip marked the birth of the ship's legendary reputation. Two weeks into the journey, the Cutty Sark rudder broke but its captain sailed on.
Measuring 280 feet long, the ship weighed 979 tons and its main mast soared 152 feet above the main deck.
The ship was used for training naval cadets during World War II, and in 1951 it was moored in London for the Festival of Britain. Shortly afterward, the ship was acquired by the Cutty Sark Society.
Cutty Sark had been closed to visitors since last year for the restoration, which had been due to be complete in 2009. Conservationists promised to redouble their efforts to save the ship and raise funds for its preservation.
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