Kon-Tiki 730 Scale 1:8 Length 590mm. The balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki was built as a copy of a pre historic South American vessel. Constructed from nine balsa logs collected from Equador A crew of six men sailed the raft from Callao in Peru on the 28th of April 1947 & landed of Raroia in Polynesia after 101 days. This successful voyage of 4300 miles proved that the islands in Polynesia were within the range of this type of prehistoric South American Vessel. Scale 1:8th length = 590mm Manufacturer: Mantua Model Model / Part No: Kon-Tiki (703)