1/50 French Tuna Fishing Boat Marie Jeanne (Wooden kit)

Discover the Marie Jeanne, a wooden model of this French tuna fishing boat. Dedicated to tuna fishing in the months of June to October, this fishing boat came to reach the coast of Mauritania on trips of up to two months as tuna are often far from the coast. Guided by a detailed step by step instructions you can complete your replica of this lovely fishing boat.

Leaving from the French port of Concarneau, the Marie Jeanne sailed between 1900 and 1950. Tuna fishing requires strong and quite fast boats. In the beginning, the ships engaged in these tasks were built for other purposes, generally too heavy. In the late XIX century new types of fishing boats were developed, small and with large sails. The progress and the trend towards engine propulsion contributed to the disappearance of these elegant multi-coloured sails fishing boats.

Build your 1/50 scale model of the Marie Jeanne, a traditional French tuna fishing boat. Its construction system using false keel and frames brings the assembly of your model closer to the construction of the actual ship. The model includes laser cut board pieces, hardwood, brass, die-cast and fabric. For the assembly you can follow a complete full-colour step by step guide in 4 languages, accompanied by real-scale drawings of the ship.

Model Details:
- Minimum age: 14 years
- Recommended for initiated modellers with basic knowledge of tools and materials, and for anyone who wants a first contact with the work of rigging and sails.
- Dimensions: Upon completion of the model it has 565 mm long, 495 mm high and 115 mm wide.
- Educational value: Learn about the construction of the French tuna fishing boats from the early XX century. of rigging and sails.
- The set includes:
Laser cut board pieces, wood, brass and die-cast parts.
Cotton sails, cut and sewn by hand.
Detailed assembly instructions with colour images.
Complete set of drawings in real model scale.