Tamar Lifeboat Model Slipway model boat kit

TAMAR Class Lifeboat - Kit Code MS-30

Model Scale 1:16
Length 1000mm - Beam 320mm 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.

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
Styrene parts for the construction of the cabin with detailed interior
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
Self-adhesive Lifeboats lettering and RNLI flags
Rubber fendering, wire, dowel etc.
Over 70 assembly 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: 0116 2891511, www.modellettering.com). Paints, adhesives and tools will be required to complete.

KIT PRICE UK and EU: £367 incl. £15 royalty fee payable 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 royalty fee payable to the RNLI * Carriage on application email
If required we can supply: 2x motors & couplings £40 Working bow thruster: £28	If required we can supply: tax-free 2x motors & couplings £35 Working bow thruster: £26

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

* 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