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The Norwegian salvage cutter no 1”Colin Archer” RS1 was built in 1893 for the "Norwegian Society for Shipwreck Salvage" at the Colin Archer shipyard in Rekkevig near Larvik,Norway. RS1 was later named "Colin Archer" after its designer and builder. The sharp-sterned design of the vessel has given it world-wide reknown. Roughly 30 boats of this type were built, most of them at the Colin Archer shipyard at Tollerodden in Larvik.
RS1 Colin Archer has had an eventful past. After 40 years as a salvage vessel, the ship was sold in 1933 to private owners, who added a small auxiliary motor. It crossed the Atlantic in 1938, suffered severe storm damage in North Carolina in October 1954, and was found as a wreck on the Potomac River in 1960. After 23 years in the USA, the Colin Archer was returned to Norway in December of 1961 as deck cargo on the freighter "MS Tasco". Then followed a series of owners - and both good and hard times. Finally, on 21 April 1972, the oldest salvage vessel in Norway was handed over to the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo.
Features
Lasercut Wooden Boat Kit
Ideal kit for Beginners
Parts in Wood, Brass and Aluminium
Wooden Hull
Illustrated Step by Step Instructions and Plans
Designed in Demark
Ideal kit for Beginners
Parts in Wood, Brass and Aluminium
Wooden Hull
Illustrated Step by Step Instructions and Plans
Designed in Demark
Safety Notice: Warning! This product is not suitable for children under 36 months, it contains small parts with sharp edges which can present a choking hazard.
Specs
Series: Beginner
Height: 50.00
Length: 47.50
Width: 12.50
Scale: 1:40
Height: 50.00
Length: 47.50
Width: 12.50
Scale: 1:40
Model: BB606
Shipping Weight: kgs
Manufactured by: Billings Boats
Shipping Weight: kgs
Manufactured by: Billings Boats
Beginner Series
These models are ideal for people who have never tried model building before. These models are easy to assemble with simple construction. But please note even the easiest models takes more than one evening to build
About Billing Boats
Billings Boats have been in business since the early ‘50’s. The company was started by Mr Ejnar (Ed) Billing, a former WWII RAF pilot, working as an Architect in the town of Esbjerg in Demark. Ejnar Billing developed boat kits that were constructed in the same way that you would build a real ship. And the “plank on frame” concept, pioneered by Billing, is now used by all model boat manufacturers around the world today. Over time ABS plastic hulls were introduced to the range for modelers who wished to use their models with Radio Control (R/C).
Today the Billing Boat company is known as the first and finest manufacturer of model boats, producing some of the finest model boats in the world, using the latest technology and Danish craftsmanship and know how.
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