Billings Models 1/60 Andrea Gail Wooden Ship Kit

The Billing Boats 1/60 Andrea Gail from the wooden ship model kits range accurately recreates the real-life vessel. This wooden boat kit is highly realistic with many fine details.

The Andrea Gail, an un-inspected commercial fishing vessel departed Gloucester Harbour, Massachusetts, September 20, 1991 with six crewmembers on board. The crew intended to make a fishing trip for swordfish in the area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada. The vessel and six crewmembers remain missing and are presumed lost at sea in a major storm, referred to as the “Perfect Storm” by a meteorologist and made famous by Sebastian Junger’s book (the book was later turned into a Hollywood movie).

This kit features plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in brass and/or plastic, mast and spars in ramin, rigging cord in various sizes. It includes full size plan sheets and an instruction manual with English text.

• Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
• Length: 36cm
• Height: 28cm
• Width: 11cm

Manufacturer: Billing Boats
Model: B608 Andrea Gail
Scale: 1/60