HMS Bounty 1:50

Billing Boats

In the early 50s Danish architect and former wartime RAF pilot Ejnar Billing exhibited a self-made model of a fishing boat in the window hobby store belonging to his wife. After the photo of the model appeared in a magazine, Mr. Billing overwhelmed in order to position dozens of pieces of the same model. Because it was not in his power so much to handle, it occurred to him that the boat will offer a kit - the first mass-produced kit with wooden frames with the keel, ribs and planking hull design mimicking the most real ship. This method of construction is quickly befriended by Mr billing models and began to conquer the world. In 1958, then founded the company bearing the family name still Billing Boats. Over the years, the design perfected and upgraded models in the '60s introduced the use of plastic moldings hulls, then embarked on CNC machines at the turn of the 80s and 90s in Billing Boats started to benefit from laser cutting parts. Today the company manages the third generation billing and floating RC models and mock-leafing table still represents the ultimate in marine modeling.

We are pleased to offer a series of kits Billing Boats from which you can build sophisticated exquisite detail leafing models and create a stylish complement your interior with salty smell of the sea and the call of faraway places ...

HMS Bounty 1:50

Bounty was originally a ship for transport plying coal along the English coast. Later it was purchased by the Admiralty and in 1787 sent an expedition to the Pacific - should bring breadfruit seedlings from Tahiti to provide nutrition settlers in the West Indies. In April 1789 on the way back there was a mutiny, as a result of hard and insensitive command of Captain Bligh and desire of the crew after returning to a tropical paradise. Rioters lead first officer Fletcher Christian and Captain planted a handful of faithful men in a small boat and returned with the Bounty back to Tahiti. William Bligh's maybe could not with people, but the sailor was great - 3618 nautical miles (6701 km) during 41 days on Portuguese Timor in a boat with no supplies, no maps, only a sextant and a pocket watch, is still one of the largest marine performances of all time . After a stay in Tahiti part of the rebels fled before the English punitive expedition on the HMS Pandora, and escaped to the island of Pitcairn, where Bounty burned on the shore of the Bay Bounty Bay. For the next 25 years they were discovered, but eventually it struck the "arm of justice" and stand trial in England. But their descendants still live on Pitcairn. Bounty is intended for advanced boat builders; It is designed as a non-floating table mockup.

Bounty has classic wooden hull structure made of laser-carved parts of the hull planking, wooden deck and superstructure. Kit includes all wooden, plastic and metal parts needed to complete the model, dummy accessories, sails etc.