French Fisherman Le Bayard Model Ship Kit 1:30

Sailboat Le Bayard kit from Billing Boats

History of the original:

The "Le Bayard" is a fishing vessel from Fécamp on the north coast of Normandy. It was built around 1850.
At that time, these boats were used for fishing off Newfoundland. The hulls were made of raw, unpainted wood and the sails were coloured red-brown. In 1878 these boats were replaced by lighter ones.

Kit contents description:

The kit is constructed with frames, the parts are laser-cut with great precision. The hull is planked with wooden battens. Add-on parts are very neatly made 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. A model stand is included.

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 1:30
Length 525 mm
Width 95 mm
Height 380 mm