BOAT KITS

TAMAR Class Lifeboat  -  Kit Code MS-30

Tamar Lifeboat, Model Slipway kit

Model Scale 1:16
Length 1000mm (39⅜")
Beam 320mm (12½”)
 Displ. approx. 7.5 kg

The Tamar class is the result of several years of research and development by the RNLI to produce the next generation of slipway-launched lifeboat. It is virtually unsinkable and if it capsizes in the stormy seas around the British Isles, it will right itself within a few seconds. The Tamar will gradually replace the Tyne class. The lifeboat includes the computerised Systems and Information Management System (SIMS) that enables crew to control many of the lifeboat's functions remotely from the safety of their seats. Other features include advanced ergonomics that reduce the impact on the crew as the lifeboat crashes through waves, and a powered Y-class boat stored behind a transom door to allow immediate deployment. The Y-boat is accessed by lifting a section of the rear deck, then launched and recovered on to a ramp provided by the lowered transom door. Click to view photos of the full-size Tenby Tamar Lifeboat

The kit contains all the required parts to build the model:

  • Two glassfibre mouldings: the hull and the deck
  • Prop-shafts, propellers, brass rudders; a bow-thruster tube
  • CNC-cut and printed styrene parts for the construction of the cabin
  • Detailed cabin interior comprising the seats and front bulkhead from vac-formed styrene
  • A set of fittings and stanchions manufactured from high grade cast alloy
  • Three large frets of etched brass components including detailed window frames, instrumentation, interior detail etc.
  • Pre-formed mast arches from brass tube
  • Vac-formed styrene radar, bow fender, liferaft boxes, liferings, the filler bays and hose reel
  • A vac-formed styrene kit for the Y-class boat with Lettering and Numbers
  • Rubber fendering, wire, dowel etc.
  • Self-adhesive Lifeboats lettering and RNLI flags
  • Three main plans and over 70 isometric drawings for ease of construction

The Y-boat compartment under the rear deck is an optional fitment with a choice of building the deck door as a one-piece removable unit or with folding sections. The transom door can be represented by a score in the GRP or drawn in with a permanent marker pen. The more experienced model maker will no doubt wish to build a working transom door however no details are given in the kit. We have ensured that the steering gear is below the Y-boat deck level should the modeller wish to house the Y-boat below decks.

Not supplied in the kit: The cabin name boards, hull & cabin roof Numbers and Lettering for any Tamar in the fleet (available direct from Barry's Model Lettering in Leicester, Tel/Fax: 0116 2756158, www.modellettering.com). Paints, adhesives and tools will be required to complete.

KIT PRICE incl. VAT
UK and Europe: £360 incl. £15 donation to the RNLI *
Carriage: £10 for England, Wales, Scotland excl. the Highlands & Islands; £18 for the Highlands & Islands, £20 for Northern Ireland & the Isle of Man.
For carriage to Europe  click here		 KIT PRICE tax-free
Rest of the world: £306 incl. £15 donation to the RNLI *

Carriage on application email

If required we can supply:
2x motors & couplings £38
Working bow thruster: £25
If required we can supply: tax-free
2x motors & couplings £34
Working bow thruster: £22

Print ORDER FORM  or phone/fax: 01226 770008 - International +44 1226 770008

Required for R/C Operation 4-channel RC, speed control, motors, couplings, battery and charger.

Installation of ACTION Units (Available direct from www.action-electronics.co.uk)

* Payments are made to RNLI (Enterprises) Ltd, which pays all its taxable profits to the RNLI, charity registered in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. For more information visit www.rnli.org.uk

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