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Billing Boats Fairmount Alpine 1/76 Model Kit

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Received the kit as advertised and in perfect condition. The Billings kit is outstanding quality and would suit an experienced modeller. Well done Mighty Ape.

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Description

The Dutch “SuperTug”, 506 Fairmount Alpine kit can be static or converted to R/C use.

It has a wooden hull that is made using laser cut basswood plywood on bulkhead (rather than plank-on-frame).

Designed using the most advanced methods, all laser cut wood, and complete with all fittings.

This model boat kit is visually stunning when completed with vibrant colours and exquisite detail.

Measures: 100cm (about 39") Height: 45 cm (about 18") Width: 24 cm (about 9.5")

Note: Best suited to expert model builders

Billing Boats History

In the early 50s Mr. Ejnar (Ed) Billing, a former RAF pilot during WWII, was working as an Architect in the town of Esbjerg in Denmark. His wife was running a Hobby shop called Vestjydsk Hobby and Mr. Billing was proudly displaying his build up model of a Danish Fishing Boat. At that time there were no actual modelboat kits around, from which you could make a boat. One day a Danish magazine saw this beautiful model in the window of the Hobby Shop and were very interested in buying 50 “build ups” of this Fishing Boat for a competition the upcoming summer. Mr. Billing was very keen on the idea, but it was a huge undertaking making 50 models, so he came up with the idea to make the model as a kit, exactly the same way you would build a real ship. This was when the concept “plank-on-frame” was invented by Mr. Billing, which is now used by all modelboat manufacturers around the world. Up until 1958 the kits were produced under the name “VHT” Vestjydsk Hobby Teknik, but this changed as Mr. Billings products became known outside Denmark. August 1958 the Billing Boats logo and name was a reality, and the company started to be known around the world as the first and the finest manufacturer of model boats.

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Re-released on
December 13th, 2013
Manufacturer code:
01-00-0506
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Box Dimensions (mm)
840x480x100
UPC
5708964005066
Product ID
20860574

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