African Queen 1:12 RC Model kit

Steamboat African Queen 1:12 RC model boat from Billing Boats

History of the original:

Despite her insignificant appearance and small size, the African Queen is a ship that is etched in many people's memories. The African Queen got her worldwide fame when she played the main character in the film of the same name. The other main characters were Katharina Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, who played an English missionary and a drunken engineer in the film adaptation of C.S. Forrester's novel. They were in Tanzania during the First World War. Whilst travelling on one of the rivers in the jungle, they go through many adventures together and the two unlikely characters fall in love. The film ends when the couple drift out onto Lake Victoria after a terrible storm, where they torpedo the German warship 'König Luise'. This ship explodes and sinks. Our couple is rescued by an English ship and so the story has its intended 'happy ending'. The ship used for the Uganda location shots is from around 1910 and has ended up in Florida, USA, after an eventful life. The current owner, Mr Jim Hendrich, has renovated the ship and steam engine and uses it as a pleasure boat.

Kit contents description:

In addition to the moulded plastic hull (ABS), the kit from Billing Boats also contains the components for a detailed mock-up of the steam engine with upright boiler. As a special highlight, this is driven by a second electric motor, which simulates the illusion of a steam-powered model. Experienced modellers can perfect the impression by installing our steam engine sound module.

All wooden parts are precisely laser-cut. A large building plan sheet, building instructions and further illustrations, as well as all the wooden, plastic and hardware parts required for assembly are included. Material for a model stand is included.

Who is the kit suitable for?

The kit is aimed at modellers with initial experience in model building.

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 many text instructions and explanatory drawings. Text and plan must be used in parallel.
There are parts lists and colour recommendations.  Good technical imagination is required here.

Basic recommendations are given in the instructions for the extension to the RC model - the conversion must be carried out independently.

The instructions are available for download.

Languages: German, Spanish, English, French, Italian

Technical data

Scale: 1:12
Length: 740mm
Width: 210mm
Height: 430mm