Billing Boats – 1/75 Scale – Elbjorn 536 Model Kit

Billing Boats – 1/75 Scale – Elbjorn 536 Model Kit

Billing Boats (B536) Elbjorn Ice Breaker Ship – Model Boat & Fittings is a scale model ice breaker ship. Built by Frederikshavn Shipyard & Flydedok, keel laid April 16, 1952, launched in 1953. Displacement: 1,400 tons, length: 48m, beam: 12.5m, draught: 4.9m, crew: 33 man, machinery: 3 pieces. Frichs Diesel engines (diesel-electric) 2,648 HP.

In the period 1954 – 1996 M/S Elbjørn was an active part of the Danish icebreaker service. The career as icebreaker ended abruptly on February 12th, 1996, when a DC dynamo exploded. Elbjørn could proceed to port under its own power, but it was clear that its icebreaker days were over. Today, Elbjørn at Aalborg’s waterfront, where the ship operatesas a restaurant and museum ship.

Kit Contents:

Plan with detailed building instructions German, English, French, Danish, Italian and Dutch, laser cut wood hull, decks from wood, plastic and wooden parts to finish the model, stern tubes with shafts and propellers.

Fittings Contents:

All fittings included (e.g. position lights, anchors, life-belt, etc.)

Specification:

Length 640 mm.
Width 165 mm.
Height 360 mm.
Scale 1:75.

Product Id: B536