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& Block Houses
(Cuba, 1898)

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Almost forty years ago, the late Richard Houston first began offering his groundbreaking range of 25mm cast metal Naval Guns and Ship Fittings, and these have sold widely and well ever since. However, with the loss of the Master Castings in the dim past, and the original production molds finally burning out, it began to look as though the range would have to be trimmed as some items became impossible to make with any quality.

But advancing technology has come to the rescue!  TVAG's Sculptor/Casting and 3D Printing Master, Chris Ferree, applied his electronic calipers to Richard's original designs and has begun reproducing them as high quality resin prints. These are fully identical replacements, but with features not possible in white metal castings, including "hollow" barrels. The resin itself is of the highest quality, in light gray or black color, and ready to paint without need of priming.

As the Houston Collection--for such it still is--transitions from casting to printing, more items will be replaced, and with each redesign not only can finer details be added to each weapon, but entirely new guns and ship fittings are already being added to expand the range.

Resin printed substitutions (with new photos) will be marked "R," while white metal castings will continue to be offered.

Please scroll through the list and photos and let your imaginations loose! This is the perfect time to arm and equip whatever Gunboats and Native Craft you might build or buy for games in Africa, Asia, the Pacific--or Venus and Mars, for that matter!


Currently Available Items
The Widest Range of Late 19th & Early 20th Century Naval Guns & Accessories at The Lowest Prices
NAVAL GUNS w/SHIP MOUNTS

(Click On Each Entry to View And/Or Order)
12-pdr Quick Fire 37mm Hotchkiss Revolver 47mm Hotchkiss Revolver 3 Barreled Nordenfelt MG
5 Barreled Nordenfelt MG 53mm Hotchkiss Revolver .45 Gatling (Broadwell Drum) Accles Gatling
(w/"Donut Drum")
1-pdr on Cone Mount 60-pdr BLR 100-pdr BLR 4.7" (36-pdr)
6" BLR 8" BLR 4.7" Quick Fire 4" Quick Fire
3" Quick Fire w/Shield
("Sand Pebbles" Gun)
20mm Oerlikon 1-pdr Quick Fire 3" Gun
6-pdr Quick Fire 3-pdr Quick Fire w/Shield Lewis MG on Pintel Mount Lewis MG w/Bipod
Vickers-Maxim on Cone Mount Whitehead Torpedo French Hotchkiss MG 2 Barreled Gardner MG
24-pdr Hales Rocket (Gunwale Mount) .45 Gatling (Bruce "Stick Feed") .50 Gatling Anti-Boat Gun 5-Barreled Gardner MG on Naval Mount New!
1-pdr Pom-pom on Horizontal Mount
NAVAL GUNS ON LAND CARRIAGES & NATIVE CANNON
3 Barreled Nordenfelt MG (Field Carriage) New! .45 Gatling w/Bruce ("Stick Feed") Magazine On Cart 1-pdr "Pom-pom" (Field Carriage) New! 5 Barreled Nordenfelt MG (Horse Drawn Field Carriage) New!
37mm Hotchkiss Revolver (Towing Cart) French Hotchkiss MG (Towing Cart) US Colt MG ("Potato Digger") on Towing Cart Vickers-Maxim (Towing Cart)
3" Naval Gun (Field Carriage) 4.7" Naval Gun (Field Carriage) 6" Creusot "Long Tom" "Dog Head" Heavy Muzzle Loader
Heavy Muzzle Loader 6-pdr Burmese "Fish Gun" Maratha "Lion Mortar" Chinese/Tibetan Jingals (Tripod Mount)
Jingals w/Hull Mounts 24-pdr Hales Rocket (Tripod Mount) Lewis Gun w/bipod Vickers-Maxim MG on Tripod
Accles/Gatling on Cart .45 Gatling (Broadwell Drum) On Cart US Colt MG ("Potato Digger") on Tripod 2-Barreled Gardner MG (Field Carriage) New!
SHIPS FITTINGS & CREWS
Life Rings Naval Anchor Civilian Anchor Deck Hatches (watertight)
Steel Bulkhead Hatches New! Vertical Ladder Deck Crew (Mixed Poses) Fire Fighting Crew
Heavy Gun Crew Light Gun Crew Survivors Medium Gun Crew
Heaviest Guns Crew Large Ship's Bell Ships Wheel (Wooden) Short Ventilators
Ships Radio Small Ship's Bell Tall Ventilators Deck Hatches
Louvered Cabin Doors (Round Port) 7 Piece Bridge Set Searchlight Blinker Light
Louvered Cabin Doors (Square Port) Small Bollards Large Bollards Lifeboat (Waterline)
Lifeboat (Full Hull, w/Davits) Life Raft, Wooden Ships Ladder w/Rails Ship's Wheel (Steel, Modern)
Ship's 3 Pipe Steam Whistle Power Winch, Large Ship's Large Navigation Lamps (Port, Starboard), Oil, 19th Century Ship's Small Navigation Lamps (Port, Starboard), Oil, 19th Century
Ship's Large Navigation Lamps (Port, Starboard), Electric, 20th Century Ship's Small Navigation Lamps (Port, Starboard), Electric, 20th Century Fire Axes, Bulkhead Mount Short Deck Ladders
Portholes Portholes (Interior Face) Ship's Radio, Small Ship's Funnel
Ship's Funnel Height Extension 19th Century/Victorian Boat Funnel New! Fire Fighting Station New! 19th Century Anchor New!
Warship/Freighter Anchor (large) New!
VICTORIAN SCIENCE FICTION "ALIEN" ARTILLERY
Heavy Alien Swivel Gun Heavy Alien Cannon on Naval Truck 9" Alien Cannon on Barbette Carriage Medium Alien Gun on Naval Truck
Light Alien "Rod Gun" Alien "Lob Gun" Light Alien Swivel Gun Alien Heavy Siege Gun
Alien Heavy Siege Gun (Fortress Mount) Vortex Gun Dreadnought Battery Gun


NAVAL GUNS On SHIP MOUNTS

WC-01
12-pdr (3") QF on Mount w/Half-Round Shield

$2.50

With 2 Crew Figures $3.50

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WC-02
37mm (1-pdr) Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on Pedestal Mount (R)

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures $3.00

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WC-03
47mm (2-pdr) Four Barreled Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on Pedestal Mount (R)

$2.50

With 2 Crew Figures $3.50

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WC-04
1-pdr "Pom-pom" (Horizontal Configuration)

$2.00

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WC-06
3 Barreled Nordenfelt MG on Cone Mount

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures $3.00

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WC-07
5 Barreled Nordenfelt MG on Cone Mount

$2.50


With 2 Crew Figures $3.50

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WC-08
53mm (4-pdr) Five Barreled Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on Ship Mount 

$3.00


With 2 Crew Figures $4.00

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WC-14
.45 Gatling Gun (M1874 w/Broadwell Ammo Drum) on Cone Mount (R)

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures $3.00

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WC-15
Accles Gatling Gun (w/"Donut Drum" & Enclosed Barrels) on Cone Mount

$2.50

With 2 Crew Figures $3.50

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WC-24
1-pdr "Pom-Pom" (Anti-Aircraft/Balloon/Aether Flyer) on Cone Mount

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$3.00

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WC-40
60-pdr BLR--After 1880 (3" Long) (R)

$5.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$7.00

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WC-41
100-pdr BLR, 1870's forward (3.75" Long) (R)

$6.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$8.00

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WC-42
4.7" (36-pdr) Elswick Central Pivot Gun, 1880's Forward (3" Long) (R)

$6.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$8.00

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WC-43
6" BLR Quick Fire, 1880's Forward (3.75" Long) (R)

$7.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$9.00

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WC-44
8" BLR 1880's Forward (4" Long) (R)

$10.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$12.00

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WC-45
4.7" Quick Fire (R)

$5.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$7.00

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WC-46
4" Quick Fire

$5.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$7.00

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WC-47
3" QF w/Shield (a la The Sand Pebbles )

$4.00

With 3 Crew Figures
$5.00

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WC-48
20mm Oerlikon Auto Cannon (1927) (R)

$4.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$5.00

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WC-49
1-pdr on Pedestal Mount (R)

$4.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$5.00

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WC-50
3" Gun w/Shield on Mount

$5.00

With 3 Crew Figures
$6.50

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WC-51
6-pdr QF w/Shield on Mount

$5.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$6.00

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WC-52
3-pdr on Pedestal Mount w/Shield

$4.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$5.00

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WC-53
Lewis Machine Gun on Pintel Mount (R)

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$3.00

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WC-54
Vickers/Maxim .30 MG on Pedestal Mount

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$3.00

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WC-55
Whitehead Torpedo Deck Launch Tube (2) (R)

$6.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$8.00

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WC-73
French Hotchkiss MG on Cone Mount

$2.00

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WC-75
Two-Barreled Gardner MG

$1.50

With 2 Crew Figures
$2.50

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WC-80
24-pdr Hale's Rocket (Gunwale Mounted)

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$3.00

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WC-90
.45 Gatling w/ Bruce "Stick" Feed

$2.00

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WC-112
.50 Gatling Anti-Boat Gun on Cone Mount

$2.50

With 2 Crew Figures $3.50

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WC-117
5 Barreled Gardner MG on Cone Mount

$3.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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NAVAL GUNS ON LAND CARRIAGES & NATIVE CANNON

WC-05
3 Barreled Nordenfelt MG on Field Carriage

$3.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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WC-10
.45 Gatling w/Bruce ("Stick Feed") Magazine on Cart

$2.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$3.00

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WC-20
1-pdr "Pom-Pom" on 2-Wheeled Field Carriage

$3.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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WC-25
5 Barreled Nordenfelt MG on Field Carriage

$5.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$6.00

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WC-26
37mm Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon on Light Towing Cart

$3.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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WC-29
Hotchkiss MG on Light Towing Cart

$3.00

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WC-38
US Colt-Browning MG ("Potato Digger") on Light Towing Cart

$3.00

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WC-39
Vickers-Maxim MG on Cart

$3.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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WC-64
3" Naval Gun on Field Carriage Boer War (3" long) (R)

$6.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$10.00

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WC-65
4.7" Naval Gun on Field Carriage Boer War (6" long)

$10.00

With 4 Crew Figures
$12.00

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WC-66
6" (155mm) Creusot "Long Tom," Boer Staatsartillerie (4.5" long) (R)

$8.00

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WC-67
"Dog Head" Heavy/Siege Gun, 68-pdr (Suitable for Sikh, Chinese)

$9.00

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WC-68
Heavy/Siege Gun, 68-pdr (Suitable for Sikh, Chinese)

$8.00

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WC-69
Burmese "Fish Gun" Bronze 6-pdr MLSB (2)

$5.00

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WC-70
Maratha "Lion Mortar" 12-pdr MLSB (2)

$2.00

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WC-78
Jingals w/Hull Mounts (2 Different)

$2.50

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WC-79
24-pdr Hale's Rocket (Tripod Mount) (R)


$3.00


With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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WC-82
Lewis Gun with bi-pod

$2.00

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WC-92
Chinese/Tibetan Heavy Jingal on Tripod Mount

$2.00

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WC-93
Vickers-Maxim on Tripod

$2.00

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WC-94
Accles/Gatling on Cart

$2.00

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WC-95
.45 Gatling w/Broadhead Drum on Cart

$2.00

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WC-105
US Colt-Browning MG ("Potato Digger") on Tripod

$2.00

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WC-115
2-Barreld Gardner MG on Field Carriage

$3.00

With 2 Crew Figures
$4.00

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SHIPS FITTINGS & CREWS

WC-09
Life Rings (R) (4)

$2.00

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WC-11
Gunboat Anchor (2)

$2.00

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WC-12
Civilian Anchor, "Danforth" type (2)

$1.50

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WC-21 Deck Hatches (Watertight) (4 to a bag)

$2.00 (4 per bag)

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WC-22
Steel Bulkhead Hatches (1/2" x 1")

$3.00 (4 per bag)

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WC-23
Vertical Deck Ladder, 1.75" x .25"

$2.00 (4 per bag)

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WC-31
Deck Crew, Mixed

$8.00 (10 Figures in 5 Poses)

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WC-32
Fire Fighting Crew

$2.00 (5 figures: 2 w/Fire Axe, 2 w/Hose, 1 w/Bucket water or sand)

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WC-33
Heavy Gun Crew

$3.50 (4 Figures: 2 w/Large Shell, 2 w/Powder Charges)

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WC-34
Light Gun Crew

$3.50 (4 Figures, 2 #31 & 2 #34)

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WC-35
Survivors (In The Water, In Boats/Rafts)

$4.00 (8 different poses)

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WC-36
Medium Gun Crew

$3.50 (4 Figures, 2 #31 & 2 #36)

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WC-37
Heaviest Artillery Crew

$3.50 (4 Figures, identical, with large Fixed Ammunition)

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WC-56
Large Ship's Bell (R)

$1.00

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WC-57
Ship's Wheel, Wooden

$2.00

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WC-61
Ship's Radio, Large (2 pieces, R)

$2.50

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WC-62
Small Ship's Bell (2)

$1.00

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WC-71
Deck Hatches (4 to a bag)

$2.00

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WC-72
Louvered Cabin Doors, Round Port (4 to a bag)

$2.50

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WC-74
7 Piece Bridge Set (R)
(Binnacle, Telegraph, Ship's Wheel, Blinker Light, Searchlight, Voice Tube,
Large Ship's Bell)

$7.00

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WC-76
Searchlight

$1.50

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WC-77
Louvered Cabin Door, Square Port (4 per bag)

$2.50

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WC-83
Small Bollards (4, R)

$2.00

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WC-84
Large Bollards (4,R)

$2.00

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WC-85
Lifeboat, 3.75" x .4" (Waterline, R)

$6.00

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WC-86
Lifeboat, 3.75" x .5" (R) (Full Hull w/Davits, R)

$8.00

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WC-87
Wooden Life Raft, Large (R) 1.75" x 2.75

$8.00

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WC-88
Blinker Light

$1.00

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WC-89
Ships Ladder, w. Rails (R) (1/2" wide)

$2.00

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WC-91
Ships Steel Wheel (R)

$2.00

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WC-96
Ship's Navigation Lamps (w/Board) Port & Starboard), Oil, 19th Century (R)

$2.00

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WC-97
Ship's Navigation Lamps (w/o Board) (Port & Starboard), Oil, 19th Century

$1.00

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WC-98
Ship's Navigation Lamps (w/Board) (Port & Starboard), Electric, 20th Century

$2.00

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WC-99
Ship's Navigation Lamps (w/o Board) (Port & Starboard), Electric, 20th Century

$1.00

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WC-100
Power Winch, 20th Century

$2.50

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WC-101
Ship's 3-Pipe Steam Horn

$1.50

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WC-104
Fire Axes--Bulkhead Mounted (4, R)

$1.50

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WC-106
Short Deck Ladder (1/2" tall) (4 to a bag, R)

$2.00

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WC-108
Portholes (10 to a bag)

$2.50

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WC-109
Portholes (For Cabin Interiors, 10 to a bag, R)

$2.50

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WC-110
Short Ventilators (1" tall, 2 to a bag)

$2.50

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WC-111
Tall Ventilators (1.5" tall, 2 to a bag)

$2.50

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WC-116
Ship's Radio, Small w/Speaker (.75" tall, .5" wide) w/Cabinet & 2 Tables)

$2.50

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WC-118
Ship's Funnel (3" tall, 1" wide)

$3.00

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WC-119
Ship's Funnel Extension (7/8"" tall, 1" wide, use with WC-118)

.75

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WC-120
19th Century/Victorian Boat Funnel (3" tall, 2 to a bag)

$3.00

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WC-121
Fire Fighting Station (Water Pipes, Valve, 7 Hose Roll, 2 to a bag)

$2.50

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WC-122
19th Century Anchor (2 to a bag)

$2.50

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WC-123
Large Warship/Freighter Anchor (1.5" tall, 2 to a bag)

$2.50

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ALIEN ARTILLERY

WC-16
Heavy Alien Swivel Gun (R)

$2.50

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WC-17
Heavy Alien Cannon on Naval Truck (R)

$2.50

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WC-18
9" Alien Cannon on Barbette Carriage (R)

$5.00

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WC-19
Alien Medium Cannon on Naval Truck (R)

$3.00

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WC-27
Alien Light "Rod Gun" on 2-Wheeled Carriage

$3.00

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WC-28
Alien Medium "Rod Gun" on 2-Wheeled Carriage

$3.50

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WC-30
Alien "Lob Gun" on Field Mount (R)

$2.50

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WC-81
Alien Light Swivel Gun (R)

$2.50

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WC-103
Heavy Alien Siege Gun (R)

$5.00

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WC-107
Heavy Alien Siege Gun (Fortress Mount) (R)

$5.00

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WC-113
Vortex Gun

$4.00

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WC-114
Dreadnought Battery Gun (R)

$4.00

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