French Sailing Boat Le Martegaou Model Kit 1:80

Sailboat Le Martegaou kit from Billing Boats

History of the original:

The "Le Martegaou" was a typical flat-bottomed sailing boat from Provence.
Boats of this type were often used along the Rhone for transporting timber, bricks from Arles and animal feed. This type of ship was also found on the southern coasts of France. However, the boats disappeared when railway transport became established.

Kit contents description:

The kit is constructed using a frame construction method and the parts are manufactured very precisely using a laser beam. The hull is planked with wooden battens. Add-on parts and lifeboats are made very cleanly from plastic and are painted. Blocks for rigging are made of wood. Sail cloth and rigging twine are included.  Detailed building instructions with building plan complete this kit. The hull is simply planked.

Who is the kit suitable for?

The kit is aimed at modellers with little experience in ship modelling.

What else is needed?

Paints, adhesives and tools are required and can be found in our range.

What do the building instructions look like?

The multilingual building instructions consist of very well explanatory drawings and little text.
There are parts lists and colour recommendations. Good technical imagination is required here.
Overview plans and useful drawings for the rigging are included.

The instructions are available for download.

Languages: German, Spanish, English, French, Italian

Technical data:

Scale M 1:80
Length 410 mm
Width 100 mm
Height 410 mm