May 2023
Well done all on HMS Lancaster.
Well done all the crew and troops serving on HMS Lancaster and involved with rescues at Port Sudan.
Ships being made from the former Mountford Stock we acquired.
As we are now getting stuck in to putting various ships together we thought a list of releases would be useful as and when they arrive. Batch 1 July 2022 . RCNS Tribal Class Destroyers 4 different numbers and either two or three of each one@ £24.95 Stromboli Class Oilers Stromboli and Vesuvio, again about [...]
April 2023
HMS Vigil the imaginary V Class submarine.
Just looking through and sorting out some photos when we came across our model of HMS Vigil, the imaginary Vanguard Class boat in the 2021 TV Series called Vigil. The model is of course our 1250 CNCollectables V class boat.
Farewell HMS Montrose F236.
Another fine ship leaves the service. F236 HMS Montrose, the eighth type 23 to be commissioned in 1994 and retired in Portsmouth in 2023. 400,000 miles travelled and amongst other things such as finding black market cruise missiles she confiscated 16 tonnes of drugs. Montrose's 20th and last captain is Commander Thompson. Respect and thanks for [...]
March 2023 Newsletter
Hello and here is our first newsletter of 2023…grab a cuppa and enjoy! We wish you well, and offer many thanks for all the support we have received in bringing new and old ships to you. We welcome feedback on the newsletter as well as items mentioned below. You can amend your details, subscribe or remove yourself [...]
March 2023
2022 new models and re-releases. Progress list.(updated regularly)
Here is the latest update of the 2022 releases list which is updated when new items arrive in 1250 and 1200 scale. September 2nd. In production now are the remaining Falklands Ships which are planned for September. In stock from 13th September are the Devonport Dockyard Kits. At every Ship show we attend our painted [...]
Trinity House Buoys and lights vessel, MV Galatea.
We are very proud of our models of MV Galatea and her sister ship MV Pharos which were inspired by my visit to North Devon in 2019. A quick out of Ilfracombe harbour trip before the weather got worse enabled us to see Galatea in one to one scale.
February 2023
In memory of the MV Biter Clydeside tug.
Respect and sympathy for the crew of MV Biter, the Clydeside tug which over turned and sank in the Clyde on 24th February 2023. Photos sourced from www.ShipPhotos.co.uk.
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2024, who would have thought it? With our 2023 models programme sorted and almost complete our thoughts begin to turn to the next year. As usual we are interested to know what you are looking for. It helps us to know that there is a customer interest /demand for a model, especially as the costs of [...]
January 2023
Photos of our new version of Bretagne.
We received a sample finished model of the new Bretagne. A brand new master and now made in metal and in the current livery of Brittany Ferries. Later this year after a similar treatment her sisters Normandie and Mont St Michel will dock. January 2023
December 2022
December 2022 Newsletter
Hello again! The end of this year beckons, and what a busy one it has been in so many ways. We wish you well, and offer many thanks for all the support we have received in bringing new and old ships to you. We welcome feedback on the newsletter as well as items mentioned below. You [...]
September 2022
September newsletter 2022
September 2020 newsletter from CN Collectables REAL ONE Hello again, the Summer is over, and Autumn beckons. Time for news of new stock being listed, our plans for the rest of the year and for the first part of 2023. Brand new production is MV Atlantic Causeway (M13) in merchant mode and her ill-fated [...]