Billing Boats 1:35 Zeeland Tugboat - Plastic hull - Photomanual 01-00-0428
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Brand:  Billing Boats
Part No: 01-00-0428
Barcode: 5708964004281
Availability : 1 in stock

The "WINSTON CHURCHILL", later called the "ZEELAND" was built during the Second World War and equipped with a steam engine. It was, in fact, the last steam-driven tug for coastal use built for the Dutch company Goedkoop in Amsterdam. The vessel was later sold to the Dutch company Willem Muller in Terneuzen in 1964, where she was equipped with a diesel engine and renamed the "ZEELAND". She was broken up in 1997 in Dordrecht, Holland. Says one of the ship’s captains, Henk de Winde, "She was a difficult lady to get along with, but after 25 years of happy marriage, I know that she was very special, and I am still not sure, which one of us was best."

Scale 1:35
Length 82cm
Beam 22cm
Height: 55cm

The Billing Boats kit of the Zeeland features: ABS Hull, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and/or plastic, ramin masts, rigging cord in various sizes, Propshaft, rudder and propeller. Includes Full size plan sheets and an instruction manual with English Text.

Billing Boats Level: Experienced