All Scale Models   (a division of K Thy K Design Ltd)

Original Boat Information

Ordered by the NZ Colonial Govt Oct. 1863, designed by James Stewart C.E., & built by P.N. Russell & Co. Sydney Australia. Delivered in parts & assembled Port Waikato. Shallow draft supply vessel and for towing supply barges. Brought the first farmer settlers to Hamilton on 24th August 1864. Had a long 27 year life on the river before being stripped of machinery, and abandoned on the riverbank.

Has recently been pulled from the river and is now preserved as a memorial to the first settlers to Hamilton

Model Information

Scale                            1/24 th

Hull Length                    1016mm

Beam                             254mm

Plan Package:

Scale                            1/48 th

Hull Length                     508mm

Beam                             127mm

Plan Package: