1250Ships News

Due to changes in tax and tariff policy in the UK that take effect January 1, 2021 we will no longer ship to the UK effective Friday December 18, 2020. In line with Brexit the UK has revised their tax and tariff policies and will now require shippers to collect all VAT tax and tariffs at the time of sale. Sellers much register with HM Revenue and Customs office, file tax returns and make payments directly to them. Many previous exemptions have been eliminated and as a result all shipment now will have VAT applied. Similar policies are taking effect in...

In 2018 and 2017 we reported on the best selling ship models for those years. In 2017 the focus was on warships. 2018 had mix that featured mostly lower priced models with two Atlas ocean liners included. What about 2019? As with previous years I have limited the list to ship models and the results reflect only what was sold by 1250Ships.com. With that in mind here are the top six sellers of 2019: #6. American ammunition ship Mount Hood by Spider Navy I extended out to #6 this year because there was a tie for the fourth spot. Also because...

We have received our stock of the DeAgostini Kreigschiffe series of 1/1250 models. DeAgostini is the producer behind the Atlas series of models and many of these are variations on the original Atlas molds. Others are completely new such as German First World War battleships and battlecruisers, German World War Two merchant raiders like Atlantis and post-war German warships. Heavy emphasis on German ships as you would expect from a series offered in the German market. We have received 38 different models though some are in limited quantities. Models are all stand mounted. The stand and upper sections of the...

Last year we reported our best selling ship models of 2017. And while last year was all about warships we have a slightly different set of models on the top of the 2018 charts. As with 2017 we limited this to ship models and the results only reflect what we sold here at 1250Ships.com. OK, here are the top five sellers for 2018: #5. American nuclear powered submarine Charlotte with ASDS by Argos The first of two new US Navy submarine releases for 2018 by Argos. We sold out of our initial order and won't get more until 2019 or it might...