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cabinboy

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Who sells these Kits?
« on: December 05, 2007, 04:20:05 AM »
Ahoy shipmates,
I have seen these two tugs on a website and would like to know who sells the kits for them?

One is the Smit Vikingbank the other one is the Smit Olivierssen I am assuming they are built from kits but I seem unable to locate them on the web anywhere, can anyone shed any light on either of them?

cabinboy O0

Here are some pictures.
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2007, 12:06:46 PM »
These are most definately not versions of the Billings Smit Nederland. They are completely different. Suggest you do a search for Jan den Hartigh and you'll find a link to a site with pics. By the looks of it these could be scratchbuilt. Scale Hobbies do a hull of the Smit Polen which is a bit closer to what you are looking for
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dms toucan

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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2007, 12:20:15 PM »
Hi
I think that you will find that this model is scratch built from the original drawings including the schottel units,
Regards Martin
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2007, 12:28:04 PM »
If thats a typical sized B & D type workbench in the bottom pic then the model is huge - definitely not Billings !
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2007, 12:42:26 PM »
That looks twice the size of anything Billing have ever kitted.
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2007, 12:51:01 PM »
Found the site - http://www.tugboats.de/vikingbank_e.html

it says... "This model of the Vikingbank was built by Jan den Hartigh. The modeltug is powered by two selfmade Azimuth-Thruster."

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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2007, 12:58:21 PM »
http://www.tugboats.de/index2e.html

Have a look round this site, it may help.

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barryfoote

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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2007, 02:29:44 PM »
Okay guys, guess I was wrong. Not Billings then......Mind you I do agree. The models are far too big.
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cabinboy

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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2007, 02:57:51 PM »
Did the search as suggested and found this link, click the part that say's translate this page and it comes up in English

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.schiffe-boote-modellbau.de/modellbau_info_online/free_artikel/jan_den_hartigh/01/rrmodellba_084.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DJan%2Bden%2BHartigh%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_en-GB__235__235

The tugs ae not Billings, looks like scratch builds, thanks for the help.

Tried that link it only opens up one page so here is another one!


http://www.schiffe-boote-modellbau.de/modellbau_info_online/free_artikel/jan_den_hartigh/01/rrmodellba_084.htm
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2007, 06:27:16 PM »
it's scary how much of the vikingbank is under water ::)
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2007, 05:57:37 PM »
VERY VERY nice models !!!
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Re: Who sells these Kits?
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2008, 04:11:23 AM »
I agree!! O0
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