motor fifie

One of our customers sent us some wonderful photos of his completed Amati Fifie kit. This was his second build of a kit from us, the first being the OcCre Essex kit.

Amati’s Fifie is a 1/32-scale wooden model kit of a traditional Scottish fishing boat. In this case, it is technically a “Motor Fifie”, as earlier Fifies operated only under sail.

Brad ( @delmermodels ) said that that the kit had the right balance of kit parts and hand-made options letting him feel confident enough to customize bits and pieces. He states that overall a beautiful kit with excellent wood quality.

We think you did an amazing job with the Amati Fifie, Brad, and we look forward to seeing your future builds!

Looking to build your own Fifie? We still have stock on this stunner, check out our site to purchase and build your own! Amati Fifie at Ages of Sail

We recently noticed that there’s been a long running build log of the construction of the Fifie from Amati’s Victory Models line. Amati’s kit is a big 1/32-scale model kit of the classic Scottish fishing boat.

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Amati Victory Models Scottish Fifie Fishing Boat

The series of Youtube videos consists of 13 parts, plus an intro and a kit unboxing. The final video was posted just last month. This particular build included an RC conversion of the kit, which is clearly possible given the large size of the hull (27.6″), but it wasn’t specifically designed for it, so some modifications are required, which the builder incorporated.

Amati’s Fifie is actually one of three Fifie kits we carrie at Ages of Sail. In addition to this one, we also carry Caldercraft’s 1:40-scale Motor Fifie kit, which actually IS designed for RC operation, and a newer 1/64-scale Sailing Fifie kit from Vanguard Models.