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HISTORY OF CARMEN II FISHING BOATDiscover the ship Carmen II, wooden model of this tuna boat from the Bay of Biscay. Dedicated to tuna fishing in the warm months of the year, the rest of the time was spent catching other species or fishing in other areas following the seasonal migration of other tun...

Limited EditionThis boat type was originally built in about 1930 by local shipbuilders in the small Danish towns of Klitmøller and Vorupør , and represented a considerable improvement of the boats of the time. Since then, no appreciable changes have been made, althrough the boats have become a few...

The 1949 Chris-Craft 19 ft. Racing Runabout is Dumas sleekest looking Chris-Craft to date. Their 1/8th scale version of this popular racer is 28 inches long with a 9 inch beam. The wood framed hull is covered with expanded pvc and then planked with mahogany veneer. Like Dumas other Chris-Crafts this...

HISTORY OF KING OF THE MISSISSIPPIDiscover King of the Mississippi and its renewed steamboat wooden model kit. The real steamer was entirely made of wood and equipped with boilers to move their iconic wheelpales, these ships were the solution to transport passengers and merchandise along the river w...

OverviewDiscover Virginia, a wooden model of this American schooner. Built and launched in 1819, it carried out tasks of pursuit and interception as coastguard due to its speed.In the early XIX Century, the United States began to build small boats rigged as 'schooners' obtaining highly maneuverable ...

Billing Boats 1/75 Smit Rotterdam R/C CapableSmit Rotterdam was built in 1975 for Smit International BV in Holland, and was at the time of its completion the largest and most powerful tugboat in the world - with a tonnage of 2,273 tons, a length of 75 m, a 22,000 HP engine and a top speed of 16.5 kn...

1:75 wooden model of this Viking ship! Enjoy the Viking modeling kit and get started on this wonderful hobby if you are a beginner. Or if you're an expert! Once it is assembled, this model ship measures 11.53'' (293mm) length, 14.17'' (360mm) height and 10.82'' (275mm) width.HISTORY OF THE VIKING BO...

RCMPV St. Roch is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner, the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America, and the second sailing vessel to complete a voyage through the Northwest Passage. She was the first ship to complete the Northwest Passage in the direction west to east (Pacific to ...

This 44-foot Coast Guard is a very seaworthy lifeboat, designed to carry out search and rescue assignments in poor weather and water conditions. With a skilled and experienced crew, this vessel can carry out the most demanding of rescue operations. The vessel is self stabilizing. Built in 1961 at the Coast Guard shipyard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, USA.Length 36.30Height 23.60Beam 10.70

Billing Boats 1/60 Rainbow Cutter (Beginner)This shrimp cutter is a typical cutter from the 1960's used for catching shrimp off the German, Dutch and Danish coasts. The equipment on board includes the necessary shrimp sieves and cookers for immediate preparation of the catch.Length 28.00Height 24.00Beam 9.00

The Dana is a typical fishing cutter from North Zealand in Denmark. Around the turn of the 19th century, many boats of this type sailed in along the Danish coast. During the 1920's many of the cutters were fitted with engines, which enabled an even quicker landing of the catch.Length 39.00Height 34.00Beam 10.00

Built at the Coast Guard shipyard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, USA. After minor adjustments the vessel is now doing duty in British coastal waters for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. This former 44-foot Coast Guard is a very seaworthy lifeboat, designed to carry out search and rescue assignment...

The Billing Boats (560) Calypso Research Ship – Model Boat & Fittings is a scale model of Jacques Yves Cousteau’s ocean research ship. The Calypso was built in the US in 1942 as a minesweeper. She was bought in 1950 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and after extensive changes and modifications has beco...

The Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel, departed Gloucester Harbour, Massachusettes on September 20, 1991 with six crew members on board. The crew intended to make a fishing trip for swordfish in the area of the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, Canada. The vessel began it's return on October 6-7,...

The Jolly Jay has many things going for it, such as die cut poplar plywood frames, balsa wood planking, pre-formed ABS plastic cabin parts, and complete drive line running hardware, including a 4.8 volt electric motor. Jolly Jay can be radio controlled with a two-channel radio or built for display o...

US Navy PT-109 BoatThe one and only PT-109 has been a standard of the Dumas line for well over 50 years. Over those years there have been many improvements on the original model and there has even been revisions on the revisions till we have gotten to where we are now. The current version uses a var...

HISTORY OF THE SHIP HMS ENDEAVOUR TO BUILD ITS WOODEN MODELAssemble the wooden model of the British ship HMS Endeavour, initially coal ship and later converted to carry out long expeditions of Captain James Cook across the great South Sea. Now it is know as a bark.Launched in 1764 and chosen by the ...

1:50 scale multimedia construction kit.A Bay of Biscay tuna fishing boat. The waterline of any boat must be defined by the sea on which they will sail. Boats that sail the Bay of Biscay or the Atlantic have a different shape than those that sail gentler seas such as the Mediterranean. This kit is de...

Billing Boats 1/60 Dana Fishing Boat (Beginner)The Dana is a typical fishing cutter from North Zealand in Denmark. Around the turn of the 19th century, many boats of this type sailed in along the Danish coast. During the 1920's many of the cutters were fitted with engines, which enabled an even quicker landing of the catch.Length 39.00Height 34.00Beam 10.00

49 1/2" DauntlessIn 1946 Sparkman and Stevens designed a 66 ft. commuter boat for the express purpose of carrying commuters down the Hudson River into New York. What a glorious way to beat the traffic. These commuters were used by their owners as everyday transportation to and from work, and for ple...

BIL 01-00-0408 Billing Boats 1/20 WSP 10 - Passau German Police Patrol BoatBased on a german police patrol boat which was built at the Bodan Shipyard in Kressborn, Germany, and delivered on 30th June 1989 to the Harbour Police in Bayern.The WSP 10 patrols an area stretching from the Austrian border and roughly 80 km upstream.

DUM 1233 Dumas PT-109 Patrol Boat (JFK’s Patrol Boat) 83cmThe one and only PT-109 has been a standard of the Dumas line for well over 40 years. Over those years there have been many improvements on the original model and there has even been revisions on the revisions till we have gotten to where w...