DMI Admiral 1:20

Billing Boats
In the early 1950s, Danish architect and former RAF pilot Ejnar Billing displayed a homemade model of a fishing boat in the window of his wife's hobby shop. After a photograph of the model appeared in a magazine, Mr. Billing was inundated with orders to build dozens of the same model. Unable to handle such a large number, he decided to offer the boat as a kit - the first mass-produced kit with a wooden frame with a keel, ribs and planked skin, imitating the construction of real ships as closely as possible. This method of construction quickly caught on and Mr. Billing's models began to conquer the world. In 1958, the family business was founded, which still bears the name Billing Boats today. Over the years, the design of the models has been improved and modernized, in the 1960s the use of plastic hull moldings was introduced, then CNC machines came along, and at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s Billing Boats began using laser cutting of parts. Today, the company is managed by the third generation of Billings, and floating RC models and non-floating tabletop models still represent the absolute top of ship modeling.
We are pleased to offer you the Billing Boats series of kits, from which you can build beautiful, detailed floating models with remote control or create a stylish addition to your apartment interior with the salty scent of the sea and the call of the distant...

Admiral 1:20
A model of a luxury motor yacht from the 1950s or 1960s. Ships of this type were used for entertainment/transportation of wealthy owners, Hollywood stars and other elite. This was also reflected in the abundant use of mahogany and teak in the ship's construction, chrome-plated metal parts, luxuriously upholstered leather seats and other classy accessories.

The 1:20 scale kit is intended for both intermediate and experienced shipbuilders; it is a modernized and completely redesigned version of the popular kit, which was launched in 1965 by another Danish company - DMI (Dansk Modelflyve Industri).

The Admiral has a classic wooden hull with laser-cut ribs, planking and a wooden deck covered with abachi planking. The main parts of the superstructure are made of laser-cut mahogany parts. The kit includes all the plastic and wooden parts needed to complete the model, model accessories, a ship's shaft with a casing and a ship's propeller.

To drive the model, a 500-600 series DC motor, at least a 30 A bidirectional regulator (depending on the motor), a 6-cell NiMH or 2S LiPo battery with a capacity of 3-5000 mAh, is required.

In principle, even the most ordinary two-channel RC kit is sufficient to control the basic functions; for rudder control, a common standard servo will suffice.