SS United States M 704 Hornby Minic Ships 1970's

Price: NZ$71.20

Code: BH198

SS United States M 704 Hornby Minic Ships 1970’s

This is the Hornby Minic Ships model of SS United States. All of the ship models produced under the Hornby Minic name were made in metal and fitted with a red plastic base equipped with plastic rollers.In good condition, with mast paint in very good condition for its age wheels intact. Unboxed model.

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SS United States flag ship of the United States Line (USL) and last holder of the Blue Riband Trophy for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic which she won on her maiden voyage with an average speed of 35.59 knots on the eastbound voyage and an average speed of 34.51 knots on her westbound voyage.

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, 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.