These boats were extremely efficient and seaworthy. They represent a shipping culture and form which originates from the days of the Vikings. The boats are still built today, and they compete in races and regattas along the Northern coasts. It has been restored and preserved at the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo. The Nordkap, built by a British shipyard in 1970, is a typical North Sea Trawler.
Parts are die-cut for easy, accurate assembly.
You'll build the hull in two separate halves, a method unique to Billing that both reduces the amount of working space required and makes it simpler to build perfectly straight. You can also build the Nordkap for radio-control operation. Fitting kit BIL477 is required to complete the model.