Build your own new 1:160 scale model in wood of the French training ship Belem. Now, with a much easier and more enjoyable assembly experience! The Easy Kits are very simple-to-build ship modeling kits, aimed especially at those who wish to start in this precious hobby. This is the case with the Belem Easy Kit, in a couple of weeks you will be able to assemble it.
The wooden model of the French school ship Belem, created by Artesanía Latina, has the official accreditation of the Foundation Belem.
The Belem box includes all the necessary parts to build the model, a total of 120. There are new parts cut by high-precision lasers that allow an extraordinary fit, thus facilitating the assembly process. In addition, it contains printed sails, cotton threads, lifeboats, flags, stickers, glue, paints and brush.
History of the oldest three-masted sailing ship in europe:
The Belem, launched in 1896, is the last French three-masted ship, the oldest three-masted sailing ship in Europe, and the second-largest sailboat staying in France. Built in Nantes, and used more than anything in the Caribbean, this old cargo sailboat alternated by English, Italian and French hands again.
The Belem was motorized and renamed for various uses – luxury cruise ship and training ship – and was finally discovered by chance in Venice in a bad state of conservation in the late 1970s by a nostalgic fan. Purchased with the support of a large French bank, which financed the foundation that began its restoration, the Belem training ship is now reconverted into cabotage: it offers initiation and discovery courses for enthusiasts, and is intended for the French Navy for the training of its cabin boys, appearing in addition in the great meetings of traditional sailboats.
The Belem received the classification of Historical Monument on February 27, 1984.
The instruction manual is on DVD.
Assembly and painting are required. Kit does not include model cement glue, paint, and tools. Adult supervision where required.
Scale: 1:160 | Ages: 14+