HMS Turmoil M 810 Triang Minic Ships 1959-64

Price: NZ$35.33

Code: BH309

HMS Turmoil M 810 Triang Minic Ships 1959-64

HMS Turmoil one of the Royal Navy’s eight “Bustler” Class Fleet Tugs, commissioned during the Second World War, which were designed for ocean towing and salvage in support of the fleet.

In good playworn original finish, some chipping , very good condition for its age. Unboxed model.

We have a very large collection of minic pieces to list if you are looking for anything in particular please email through the contact page on this site.

When Lines Bros Ltd was broken up in the late 1960’s the “TRI-ANG” trade mark remained with Tri-ang Pedigree, another Line Bros subsidiary which was also active in New Zealand and Australia, while the “MINIC” trade mark was transferred to Hornby together with the tooling for the Minic Ships models.

All of the models produced under the Hornby Minic name were produced in Hong Kong after Hornby moved their manufacturing in the early 1970’s. Hornby produced only a limited selection of the original models but also introduced four new models of famous battleships – USS Missouri, IJN Yamato, DKM Bismarck and DKM Scharnhorst.All of the ship models produced under the Hornby Minic name were fitted with a red plastic base equipped with plastic rollers.

The original Tri-ang Minic and Hornby Minic series of models are no longer in production and to the best of our knowledge the tooling for these models no longer exists. So the original models have become quite collectable as they were only made for 6 years and being mainly children’s toys, many sadly have not survived. What has is in various states of repair! Still they are an incredible early 1960’s toy which can be arranged in attractive displays, and enjoyed in many homes or businesses where a nautical theme is desired.