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Billings 1/40 Waveny Class Lifeboat (B101)

Beginner kit with pre-formed ABS hull and superstructure to model the RNLI 44-ft. Waveny class lifeboat.

Length 363mm 14¼in, Width 107mm 4¼, Height 236mm 9¼in. Due to the small size of this hull is is not recommended for radio control.

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Stock: Available from shops: Coventry: 1
(Prod Ref #44837)
Price: $64.00



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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

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Stock: Website: 2
(Prod Ref #36394)
Price: $106.68



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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

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Stock: Website: 2
(Prod Ref #44877)
Price: $106.68



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Billings 1/67 Will Everard Wooden Boat Kit (B601)

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.
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.

Length 580mm 22¾in, Width 120mm 4¾in, Height 490mm 19¼in.

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Stock: Website: 2
(Prod Ref #44876)
Price: $126.08



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Billings 1/40 Colin Archer Sailing Vessel (B606)

Beginner level plank on frame model boat kit featuring laser cut keel and frames. Construction plans and detailed illustrated instructions are included.
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.

Length 470mm 18½in, Width 125mm 5in, Height 500mm 19½in

Stock: Website: 1
Available from shops: Stroud: 1
(Prod Ref #44882)
Price: $106.68



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Billings 1/100 Bluenose 2 Wooden Racing Schooner kit (B600)
Advanced Beginner kit of the 1964-built replica of the orginal 1929 Bluenose Newfoundland fishing and racing schooner. This is an easy to build plank-on-frame model kit of this classic yacht.

Length 520mm 20½in, Width 85mm 3½in, Height 430mm 17in.

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Stock: Website: 4
Available from shops: Cardiff: 1, Coventry: 1, Plymouth: 1, Stroud: 1, Worcester: 1
(Prod Ref #36266)
Price: $116.38



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Billings 1/50 Marie Jeanne Tuna Sailing Fishing Boat (B580)

Advanced Beginner plank-on-frame kit with laser cut keel, frames and deck componets to build a model of the Dundee a late 19th Century Tuna sailing fishing boat of 50-60 tons. Tuna fishing requires robust, seaworthy and relatively fastsailing vessels.

Length 570mm 22½in, Width 130mm 5in, Height 500mm 19½in

Stock: Website: 3
(Prod Ref #44875)
Price: $135.78



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Billings 1/33 Krabbenkutter Cux 87 German Trawler Kit (B474)

Advanced Beginner kit of a typical small north German trawler. This kit is plank-on-frame construction with keel, frames and deck components are accurately laser cut.

Length 550mm 21½in, Width 190mm 7½in, Height 430mm 17in

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Stock: Website: 3
Available from shops: Coventry: 1
(Prod Ref #44623)
Price: $203.68



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Billings 1/20 US Coast Guard (B586)

Advanced Beginner kit with pre-formed ABS plastic hull plus laser cut wood deck and superstructure sections. This is an excellent kit for modellers looking to build their first radio controlled model boat. Radio gear is not supplied but this is a simple kit with a hull designed to take motor, servos and batteries.
An American designed coast guard cutter and lifeboat, this design was adapted by the RNLI as the Waveny class lifeboat.

Length 730mm 28¾in, Width 220mm 8½in, Height 470mm 18½inmore..

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #49011)
Price: $232.78



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Billings 1/72 St Roche (B605)

Advanced Beginner kit to build a model of 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.

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #44878)
Price: $155.18



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Billings 1/75 Sir Winston Churchill complete kit (B706)

Advanced Beginner plank-on-frame model kit of the three-masted topsail sail training schooner 'Sir Winston Churchill'. The kit features accurately laser cut keel and frame components, plus full scale plans and English instructions are supplied.
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.

Length 635mm 25in, Width 110mm 4¼in, Height 515mm 20¼in.

Stock: Website: 1
Available from shops: Coventry: 1
(Prod Ref #44894)
Price: $232.78



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Billings 1/50 St Canute Steam Tug Boat Wooden Construction kit (B700)

Advanced Beginner complete model kit with plank-on-frame construction. Keel and frame componets are accurately laser cut for easy assembly. This model is large enough to accomodate radio control equipement and has been a popular radio controlled tug for many years.

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Stock: Website: 2
Available from shops: Guildford: 1
(Prod Ref #44890)
Price: $213.38



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Billings 1/50 Captain Bligh's Bounty Wooden Boat Kit (B492C)

Experienced Builder level wooden plank-on-frame model of the famous Bounty. This kit features laser cut keel and frame components, plus sheet deck sections, ramen masts and rigging string.

Length 780mm 30¾in, Width 150mm 6in, Height 650mm 25½in

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Stock: Website: 3
(Prod Ref #6645)
Price: $261.88



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Billings 1/75 Cutty Sark Tea Clipper Complete Wooden Ship Kit (B564C)

Expert Level model kit of the famous tea clipper 'Cutter Sark'. Model features accurate laser cut keel and frame componets, plus sheet decks, ramen masts and rigging string and fittings set.
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.

Length 1100mm 43¼in, Width 150mm 6in, Height 670mm 26¼in.

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #44872)
Price: $426.78



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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.

Stock: Website: 4
(Prod Ref #44857)
Price: $71.76



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Billings Frieset Jalk Barge Kit (B398)

In the old days, ships that were used on inland waters, were build with flat bottoms to enable them to sail in shallow waters. To prevent them from drifting sideways with the wind, they were fitted with leeboards that could be raised or lowered as the situation demanded.One of these flat-bottomed ships was the Frisian Tjalk or Skûtsje. Every year a regatta of several days is being held on the Frisian lakes, in which the Skûtsjes of different towns complete for the honour to win the race for their hometown.

Experience Level- Advanced Beginner

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Stock: Website: 1
Available from shops: Plymouth: 1, Stroud: 1
(Prod Ref #44858)
MRP: $116.38
Antics Price: $87.28



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Billings 1/50 Nordkap wooden Trawler Kit Complete (B476)

A typical trawler from the North Sea, built in 1970 at an English shipyard. The model kit is based on the original ship drawings.

Experience Level - The Experienced
Length 810mm (31¾in), Beam 190mm (7½in), Height 430mm (17in). Plank construction with laser cut hull frames, deck and superstructure components. Suitable for fitting with radio control (27MHz or 40MHz 2-channel radio & servos required).

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(Prod Ref #44865)
Price: $290.98



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Billings Zeeschouw 1914 Dutch Yacht Complete kit (B532)

A Dutch yacht from 1914. Length 8 m, breadth 3 m. 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.

 Experience Level- Advanced Beginner

Stock: Website: 4
Available from shops: Gloucester: 1, Plymouth: 1
(Prod Ref #44870)
MRP: $145.48
Antics Price: $106.68



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Billings Le Bayard (906)

Stock: Website: 4
(Prod Ref #44902)
MRP: $87.28
Antics Price: $67.90



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Billings 1/72 Americas Cup America Complete Kit (609)

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.

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Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #44889)
Price: $126.08



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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.

Experience Level- The Experienced

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #44913)
Price: $261.88



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Billings 1/75 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.

Experience Level- The Expert

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #44861)
Price: $484.98



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Billings Wasa Complete Wooden Ship Kit (B490C)

A thre-masted royal ship launched in 1627. Length 70.00 m, breadth 11,50 m, draught 4,80 m, displacement 1,400 tons, 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.

Experience Level- The Expert

Stock: Website: 2
(Prod Ref #44867)
Price: $387.98



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Billings 1/12 Slo-mo-shun IV 520 Speed Boat (B520)
Slo-mo-shun Size: 750mm long, 215mm high, 310mm wide

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Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #69701)
Price: $242.48



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Billings 1/30 Andrea Gail Perfect Storm (B526)
Length: 28.3"Height: 21.6" Beam: 8.26" Scale: 1:30 plastic hullmore..

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #69700)
Price: $349.18



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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.

Experience Level- The Experienced

Stock: Website: 3
Available from shops: Bristol: 1, Cardiff: 1, Coventry: 1, Gloucester: 1, Guildford: 1, Worcester: 1
(Prod Ref #44874)
Price: $242.48



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Billings 1/12 Dragen 1930's Wooden Yacht Kit (B582)
Two Star Model (**) for the Experienced Buildermore..

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #37716)
Price: $201.74



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Billings 1/60 Andrea Gail Perfect Storm (B608)
wooden plank on frame hull The model is constructed of laser cut wood components and requires the modeller to supply all necessary building equipment and supplies to complete and finish the model. The is supplied with fittings. The model can be built as a display model or a working RC model (radio equipment not included). Billings recommends that only an experienced modeller attempt to construct this model.hull .Length: 14.2" Height: 21.6" Beam: 4.2"Scale: 1:60 more..

Stock: Website: 1
Available from shops: Coventry: 1, Gloucester: 1, Plymouth: 2, Stroud: 1, Worcester: 1
(Prod Ref #44888)
Price: $155.18



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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.

Experience Level- The Experienced

Stock: Website: 1
(Prod Ref #44898)
Price: $252.18



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Billings 1/33 Smit Nederland Wooden Tug Model (B528C)

The Smit Nederland was built in 1979 at the BV Scheepswerft & Machinefebriek "De Merwede" in Hardinzveld, Holland. Length 28.40 m, breadth 8,85 m, draught 3.85 m. 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.

Experience Level- The Experienced

Stock: Available from shops: Coventry: 1
(Prod Ref #44915)
Price: $543.18



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Billings Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Calypso Kit (B560)

The Calypso was built in the USA in 1942 as a minesweeper. She was bought in 1950 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and after extensive changes and modifications has become a fully equipped ocean research vessel, complete with observation chamber in the stern, oval diving bell, Galaezzi diving chamber, inflatable boat for shallow waters, helicopter and much other submarine equipment. Length 42 m, tonnage 360 tons, speed 12 knots

Experience Level- The Expert

Stock: Ask : may be a delay (Website:0)
(Prod Ref #44916)
Price: $446.18


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