With the hovercraft model for rescue operations, Ugears greets rescue teams all over the world. Which fire or police station, search and rescue team would not like to have such a hovercraft rescue vehicle ready for disaster operations? In severe storms, conditions can vary from neighbourhood to neighbourhood or even street to street, flooding or dry areas, making it impossible for the usual rescue vehicles, be they boats or ambulances, to get to all the survivors. And this is where the hovercraft for rescue operations comes in. It is able to manoeuvre on its air cushion on any surface – land, water, mud or ice – and take emergency personnel to where they are most needed to rescue people from floodwaters or rooftops, or to provide essential supplies to areas that cannot be reached by other means.

The hovercraft for rescue missions from Ugears is a wooden model of a manoeuvrable all-terrain hovercraft with twin-propeller system on a scale of 1:24. This DIY wooden model is powered by a spring motor and the winding key is located on the chassis of the vehicle. With the start/stop switch set to stop, you can wind up the mechanism with ten clockwise turns. Then set the switch to start to activate the engine. The twin thrust propellers begin to rotate and the hovercraft makes graceful, pre-programmed turns left and right over a distance of 3 metres, imitating the gentle swaying movements of a real hovercraft.

Incredible realism, clever design and attention to detail are the hallmarks of Ugears models. The hovercraft for rescue missions has a wide hovercraft skirt, a movable hand-operated lifting fan at the bow, laser-engraved lifting fans at the stern, two large motorised thrust fans, steering wheel and cabin with four seats, two mounted lifebuoys, headlights installed at the bow and searchlights mounted at the rear of the cabin for night-time rescue missions.

Like all Ugears models, the hovercraft for rescue missions is made of high-quality plywood. You can leave the model in its attractive natural wood state or paint it in the colours of your local police or fire brigade. To assemble, simply press the laser-cut parts out of the boards and then plug them together. Each kit contains a piece of sandpaper and wax. Use these to smooth and lubricate the moving parts during assembly. Simply follow the colour illustrated detailed step-by-step instructions in 11 languages (Ukrainian, English, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean) to successfully assemble the model. With 383 pieces and a medium difficulty level, the Hovercraft Lifeboat model promises 6 hours or more of enjoyable assembly, during which you will dream of the missions your boat will undertake.

The Hovercraft Lifeboat joins Serenity’s Dream, the Ocean Beauty yacht, the Merihobus trimaran and the Research Vessel to form the Ugears collection of 3D puzzles of ships and boats. This wonderful boat is a great gift for people who love watercraft or modelling, or for children who dream of becoming real-life heroes as police officers, firefighters or members of other rescue teams. You can give the model as a kit, assemble it together with the recipient or assemble it yourself and then give the finished model as a wonderful mechanical toy that promises many hours of imaginative play.

– Model size: 28 x 10.5 x 11.5 cm
– Packaging size: 37.3 x 17 x 2 cm
– Number of components: 383
– Grade: Medium