Model boat kit

Ernest Hemingway's Pilar

Kit by Model Shipways

Pilar was a 1934 Wheeler motor yacht that Ernest Hemingway had fitted out for offshore sport fishing.

The 1:30 kit is plank on frame, with laser-cut frames, bulkheads and cabin parts, resin fittings and a decal sheet. It includes the flying bridge, fighting chair and fishing outriggers, and was designed by Marcelo Matrangolo of Nauticurso.

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