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| > Wooden Ship Kits > Billing Kits | Most wooden boat kits require skill and patience to assemble. The easiest are usually those supplied with either a solid or plastic (ABS) hull so the masts and rig are the hardest part. Harder but the most usual form of construction for the hull is plank on frame and that requires the most patience and skill. Always a great value hobby, some models can literally take months to complete.
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Building model ships is an absorbing hobby, but it can be even more enjoyable if the correct tools are used. There are some specific tools necessary to do the job, such as a good hand drill with a selection of miniature drill bits, something in the region of 0.5mm and 2mm as a general rule. Small files and wood rasps are very usefull, not just for cleaning up the decorative fittings, but also taking off any waste wood when releasing frames from laser cut sheets. A small pin hammer is a must, and can be used in conjunction with the Amati pin pusher, this clever little device saves on injured digits by allowing you to guide a tack gently into the frame with precision. Obviously a good selection of modelling knives is crucial, and the Expo metal shaft handles allow for a variety of cutting blades to be fitted, not to mention specialist chisels & gouges. Curved blades are best for making straight cuts, whilst a straight blade allows for intricate cuts. Miniature needle nosed pliers allow for manipulating small fittings as would a good set of tweezers. Vices and clamps are effectively a third hand, and a good magnifyer is also important, preferably one that's suspended on a free standing base. Fortunatly Antics supply a fantastic range of modellers tools from Expo. Some are some very specific tools for period ship building, plank benders for example reduce the risk of frustrating splitting or breaking of the often wafer thin planking strips, and the Amati Loom-a-line is an excellent rigging frame for building vessels with difficult to rig ratlines. see our hints and tips page for more info. |
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more | Billings Building Slip Lasercut (B397)
A building slip for models up to 90 cm long.The notched keel support is screwed to the baseplate. Two guide blocks, one permanent and one adjustable to match all sizes, secure the positioning of the keel. A wooden rod ensures that the foundation is stable. The middle piece (square) slides back and forth and is useful in positioning the frames at right angles. | | 
more | Billings US Coast Guard kit (B100)
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.
The Billing Boats kit of the US Coastguard features: ABS hull and superstructure with plastic fittings, mast in ramin, rigging cord. Includes Full size plan sheets and an instruction manual with English Text. Level: Beginner,This kit is designed for Static display use but with some modelling skill it can be converted to R/C operation.
Scale 1:40, Length: 363mm.
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more | Billings Waveny Class Lifeboat (B101)
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 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 Billing Boats kit of the Waveny Class Lifeboat features: ABS hull and superstructure with plastic fittings, mast in ramin, rigging cord. Includes Full size plan sheets and an instruction manual with English Text. Level: Beginner,This kit is designed for Static display use but with some modelling skill it can be converted to R/C operation.
Scale 1:40, Length: 363mm.
Skill Level 1 | | 
more | Billings 1/30 Norden Danish Coaster Wooden Construction Model (B603)
Beginner level plank-on-frame kit for the 'Norden', a typical coaster used along the Western coast of Denmark. Originally designed by local boat builders in the villages of Klitmøller and Vorupør around 1930, the design has remained unchanged, except that the ship now is a few feet longer and has a closed wheel house.
Length 345mm 13½in, Width 115mm 4½in, Height 280mm 11in more.. | | 
more | Billings 1/35 HMS Renown Armed Steam Pinnace (B604)
Beginner level plank on frame model with laser cut plywood keel and frames. Full-size plans and illustrated step-by-step instructions are included along with hull and deck fittings.
This ship is a 50-foot steam pinnace from around the middle of the 19th Century. These boats had a small forecastle, a room for the crew, a boiler room and a cabin. Above the crews' quarters was a conical steel base with a permanent universal ring, on which a 3-lb quick-firing cannon or maxim machine gun could be mounted.
Length 450mm 17¾in, Width 95mm 3¾in, Height 140mm 5½in more.. | | 
more | Billings Andrea Gail Perfect Storm (B608)
The Andrea Gail, an un-inspected commercial fishing vessel departed Gloucester Harbour, Massachusetts, September 20, 1991 with six crewmembers on board. The crew intended to make a fishing trip for swordfish in the area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada. The vessel and six crewmembers remain missing and are presumed lost at sea in a major storm, referred to as the “Perfect Storm” by a meteorologist and made famous by Sebastian Junger’s book (the book was later turned into a Hollywood movie).
The kit includes all parts to costruct a traditional plank on frame hull, and laser cut�wooden parts for strengthening, offering a very�traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:60, Length: 360mm.
Skill Level 4 | | 
more | Billings St Roche (B605)
The St. Roch, a vessel built in North Vancouver in 1928 specifically for sailing in Arctic waters. It was the first ship to sail through the North-West Passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic. In the summer of 1944 the St. Roch sailed from Halifax to Vancouver, thereby becoming the first ship to complete the journey in both directions.
The Billing Boats kit of the St Roch features: This kit features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in brass and/or plastic, Mast and spars, rigging cord in various sizes. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:72, Length: 470mm.
Skill Level 2
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more | Billings Krabbenkutter Cux 87 German Trawler Kit (B474)
The Cux 87 is a typical German trawler from the Deutsche Krabbenkutter Werft. This type of boat is often seen in the small harbours along the North German coast.
The kit includes laser cut�wooden parts throughout, offering a very traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:33, Length: 505mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings St Canute Steam Tug Boat Wooden Construction kit (B700)
The steam tug St.Canute was built in 1931 at the Frederikshavn Shipyard in Denmark and sailed for many years as a tugboat and icebreaker in the Odense harbour under its original name St. Knud. St.Canute was preserved at the Exeter ship museum until the collection was disbanded after the museum's closure.
The kit includes all parts to costruct a traditional plank on frame hull, and laser cut�wooden parts for strengthening, offering a very�traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:50, Length: 560mm.
Skill Level 3 more.. | | 
more | Billings Nordkap Trawler Kit Complete (B476)
A typical trawler from the North Sea, built in1970 at an English shipyard. The model kit is based on the original ship's drawings. With a Tonnage of 185 and an overall length of 400m, she was a pretty large vessel.A crew of seven or eight men catching herring, cod and trash fish around the icy waters of Iceland and Greenland.
The kit includes laser cut wooden parts throughout, offering a very traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model is designed to be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:50, Length: 810mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings Smit London Ocean Going Tug Boat Kit (B5002LE)
Built at the Merwede Shipyard in 1975 Smit Rotterdam and Smit London were a revolution. When commissioned, this new breed of long-range ocean-going tugs attracted worldwide attention due to its multi-role concept, unconventional looks and performance with installed power of 22,000 hp.
The kit includes laser cut�wooden parts throughout, offering a very traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:75, Length: 900mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings Emile Robin Recue Ship Model (B430)
MRB 20 "Emile Robin" was delivered from the North Sea Shipyard in Ringkøbing, Denmark, in 1989. The lifeboat was named after the Parisian merchant Emile Robin, a philanthropist, cognac manufacturer and vice-president of the French charity La Société Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufragés (Society for the Salvation of Shipwrecks). Emile Robin is one of the most important benefactors in the 150 year history of the Danish Lifeboat Service. MRB 20 "Emile Robin" is permanently stationed at the lifeboat station in Hvide Sande, on the western coast of Denmark.
The kit includes laser cut�wooden parts throughout, offering a very traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:33, Length: 505mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings Andrea Gail Perfect Storm (B526)
The Andrea Gail, an un-inspected commercial fishing vessel departed Gloucester Harbour, Massachusetts, September 20, 1991 with six crewmembers on board. The crew intended to make a fishing trip for swordfish in the area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada. The vessel and six crewmembers remain missing and are presumed lost at sea in a major storm, referred to as the “Perfect Storm” by a meteorologist and made famous by Sebastian Junger’s book (the book was later turned into a Hollywood movie).
The kit includes ABS pre-formed hull, and laser cut�wooden parts for strengthening, offering a very�simple style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:30, Length: 360mm.
Skill Level 2 more.. | | 
more | Billings Smit Nederland Wooden Tug Model (B528C)
The Smit Nederland was built in 1979 at the BV Scheepswerft & Machinefebriek "De Merwede" in Hardinzveld, Holland. With a length of 28.4m, the vessel is driven by two "Stork Werkspoor" diesel engines, whose 1000 rpm yield 1800 HP. Top speed is 12 knots; the acting radius is 2,250 miles. A special detail of this ship is the propellors, which are equipped with reversible blades in jet streams, and two basin rudders which ensure good manoeuvrability.
The kit includes ABS pre-formed hull, and laser cut�wooden parts for strengthening, offering a very�simple style of hull construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:33, Length: 870mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings Zeeschouw 1914 Dutch Yacht Complete kit (B532)
A Dutch yacht from 1914. These vessels were originally designed to meet the need for less expensive fishing boats. As the fishing industry experienced difficult times on the Zuider Zee, the ships in use at the time were too expensive both to purchase and to maintain.
The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,�metal�and wooden fittings, and pre-sewn sail material and�silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:22, Length: 500mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings Colin Archer Sailing Vessel (B606)
The RS 1 was built in 1893 for Shipwreck Salvage at the Colin Archer Shipyard in Rekkevig , Norway. The ship was later named the Colin Archer after its designer and builder.
The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, metal and wooden fittings, and pre-sewn sail material and silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:40, Length: 470mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings Bluenose 2 Wooden Racing Schooner kit (B600)
The schooner Bluenose has a very special place in the history of navigation and yachting. Built to fish off the Newfoundland coast, the ship soon turned out to be such a fast sailer that she won all the great classical regattas along the USA's Eastern coast. She was built in Nova Scotia in l929, and shipwrecked near Haiti in 1946. A true copy - Bluneose II - was launched in l964.
The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, metal and wooden fittings, and pre-sewn sail material and silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:100, Length: 520mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings Will Everard Wooden Boat Kit (B601)
The 280-ton sailing barge 'Will Everard' was built for F.T. Everard & Sons in Great Yarmouth in 1925/6. The ship is owned today by P & O Containers Ltd. In 1982, Northern Europe's most beautiful captain, according to the press, took command of the ship - 24-year-old Sue Harrison, who had obtained her Master's Certificate in 1979.
A great beginner level plank on frame kit with laser cut plywood keel and frames, plus sheet plywood decks. Ramin masts, rigging string and�deck fittings are supplied, along with full sized plans and illustrated instructions.
Scale 1:67, Length: 580mm.
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more | Billings 1/50 Marie Jeanne Tuna Sailing Fishing Boat (B580)
A nice little kit for the advanced beginner, with a�plank-on-frame style construction. The Dundee, a late 19th Century Tuna sailing fishing boat of 50-60 tons. Tuna fishing requires robust, seaworthy and relatively fastsailing vessels.
The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,�metal�and wooden fittings, and pre-sewn sail material. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:50, Length: 570mm.
Skill Level 2 | | 
more | Billings Dragen 1930's Wooden Yacht Kit (B582)
The first Dragen was built in 1929 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sailing characteristics of the vessel were so fine that the boat soon was used throughout the world, and especially in Europe. As time passed, the Dragen was changed gradually, so that today only the hull is original. In 1948 the Dragen became an Olympic yachting class, and all measurements have been standardized by the International Sailsport Union.
The Billing Boats kit of the Dragen features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and/or plastic, Mast and spars, rigging cord in various sizes and printed sails. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. This model can also be radio controlled, by an expert builder, although extra items are required to enable this.
Scale 1:12, Length: 750mm.
Skill Level 3
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more | Billings Lilla Dan New Version Complete kit (B578)
Lilla Dan was built in 1951 at the well-known shipyard in Svendborg, Denmark, by J. Ring Andersen, and constructed mainly of oak and beach. Lilla Dan is owned by the shipping company Lauritzen in Copenhagen and does duty today both as a training ship and for chartered tours.
The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars,�metal�and wooden fittings, and pre-sewn sail material and�silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:50, Length: 680mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings Mayflower Wooden Ship Kit (B801)
A three-masted galleon launched in 1615. Length 19.50 m, breadth 7.95 m, draught 3.35 m and a displacement of 180 tons. The first information about the Mayflower dates from 6th September 1620. After a number of difficulties, the vessel sailed from Plymouth in England with 102 men, women and children on board. After 67 days at sea, the Mayflower cast anchor at the port later to be called Provincetown - almost 200 miles further north than planned. Mayflower II was built in l957 in Brixham, Devon and sailed to the USA, where it is now permanently anchored as a gift to the American nation.
This kit features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and plastic, mast and spars, rigging cord in various sizes and printed sails. Includes Full size plan sheets and the instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:60, Length: 650mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings Captain Bligh's Bounty Wooden Boat Kit (B492C)
An armed merchant vessel launched in 1787. The mutiny of the Bounty is perhaps the most well-known of all mutinies at sea. Together with loyal crew members, Captain Bligh was set to sea in an open boat about 30 miles from Tofua.
This kit features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and plastic, mast and spars, rigging cord in various sizes and printed sails. Includes Full size plan sheets and the instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:50, Length: 780mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings Sir Winston Churchill complete kit (B706)
The Schooner was built in 1965 at the Richard Dunston Ltd. (Hessle, Yorks) forr the Sail Training Association in Bosham. The 'Sir Winston Churchill' is also equiped with a 240bhp engine to assist with manouvering in harbour and a total sail area of 817sqm. The main-crew consists of 11 men, including 8 officers, and can accomodate up to 44 trainees.
The kit includes all parts to construct a traditional plank on frame hull, and laser cut�wooden parts for strengthening, offering a very�traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:75, Length: 635mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings Wasa Complete Wooden Ship Kit (B490C)
This�three-masted royal ship launched in 1627, with a length of 70m,�displacement 1,400 tons, and a sail area 1,150 m2, with a crew of 133 sailors and 300 soldiers. On its maiden voyage in 1628, the Wasa sank in the Stockholm harbour. Using a primitive diving bell, 53 of the ship's 64 cannons were salvaged in 1664. The ship itself was lifted from the sea on 24th April 1961, and the Wasa Museum was opened the following year.
This kit features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and plastic, mast and spars, rigging cord in various sizes and printed sails. Includes Full size plan sheets and the instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:75, Length: 980mm.
Skill Level 4 | | 
more | Billings Cutty Sark Tea Clipper Complete Wooden Ship Kit (B564C)
The most famous of all tea clippers, the Cutty Sark is today preserved for posterity at a dry dock in Greenwich. Built to transport tea from China, she was designed by Hercules Linton, whose ambition it was to outstrip the Termopylae, the fastest ship of the times.
The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, metal and wooden fittings, and pre-sewn sail material and silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:75, Length: 1100mm.
Skill Level 4 | | 
more | Billings Norske Love Wooden Ship Kit (B437C)
A three-masted warship launched in 1765. Length 48.93 m, breadth 9.70 m, draught 5.07 m, displacement 1,076 tons, with a crew of 402. The Norske Løve was originally named after the Norwegian/Danish coat-of-arms, and was renamed the Øresund in 1772. The vessel was used as a guardboat in the Øresund and other coastal waters around Denmark. The ship was deleted from the naval register in 1798.
This kit features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and plastic, mast and spars, rigging cord in various sizes and printed sails. Includes Full size plan sheets and the instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:75, Length: 1010mm.
Skill Level 4 | | 
more | Billings Slo-mo-shun IV 520 Speed Boat (B520)
When three men met in early 1949 at a Seattle sailboat shop, none of them could have foreseen the peculiar and far-reaching consequences of their joint venture to build a better race boat. Slo-mo-shun IV was indeed better than any previous race boat. But she was more than that: Slo-mo IV touched the hearts of thousands who cheered her on and changed forever the way generations of Seattleites feel about the first week in August.Slo-mo IV transformed the lives of those most closely associated with her, nearly destroying some of them. She evoked thrills and anger and, ultimately, she prompted tears and inspired poetry.
The kit includes laser cut�wooden parts throughout, offering a very traditional style of construction. Also supplied are a range of high quality plastic and metal fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction. The model�is designed to�be radio controlled, although further items will be required to enable this.
Scale 1:12, Length: 750mm.
Skill Level 3 | | 
more | Billings 1/75 HMS Victory Wooden Ship Kit (B498)
The model is a beautiful double planked plank on frame lasercut wooden ship, with brass cannons, wooden blocks and a beautiful bronze cast figurehead. This Victory Kit is the largest kit on the market.
Length 1340mm Height 890mm more.. | | 
more | Billings 1/72 Americas Cup America Complete Kit (B609)
Beginner level plank on frame kit with laser cut plywood keel and frames, plus sheet plywood decks. Ramin masts, rigging string and deck fittings are supplied, along with full sized plans and illustrated instructions.
Length 560mm 2in, Width 100mm in, Height 450mm 17, 3/4in. more.. | | 
more | Billings Colin Archer Wooden Yacht Kit (B414)
RS 1 was built in 1893 for the "Norwegian Society for Shipwreck Salvage" at the Colin Archer shipyard in Rekkevig near Larvik, Norway. RS 1 was later named "Colin Archer" after its designer and builder. The Billing Boats model of Colin Archer is suitable for remote control installation. Each model kit is equipped with a numbered and signed certificate.
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