Hi,
For some reason, I've picked up a few toy hovercraft recently. Consequently I'll send you some photos. Starting with the SRN1. This example of an early hovercraft (which seems to be made of scrap parts!), is a Corgi one.
Take care,
Kevin D
Cheshire Base
Is that a WORKING one?
ReplyDeleteNo, just a die cast with ball bearings instead of wheeels.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you reckon the scrap parts are from Kevin?
DeleteI don't think it's really scrap, just that the vehicle itself looks very much like a cobbled together prototype.
ReplyDeleteWe have the Hovercraft museum near me at HMS Deadalus, its run as a charity I think, and has hit hard times recently but has all sorts of craft and is very interesting! So they had a vintage car show on the may bank holiday a few years ago and I and the usual gang of idiots rode our beach cruisers/ choppers/ low-riders over involving a few libations on the way, on arrival having literally ridden our bikes thru the museum we found a display area where there was to be a demonstration of "Hover" craft, excitement was high and then VERY low as men appeared with Model Hovercraft, they were pathetic to say the least however as the voice on the tannoy explained we were about to see something amazing, the world's fastest model Hovercraft! After a few technical hitches and we were already laughing this thing literally took off like a rocket!! A yellow blur and a high pitched whine it disappeared under the neighbouring fence and wedged its self with no escape! We couldn't contain ourselves and made a sharp exit asap!!- Mark J Southcoast Base
ReplyDeleteSounds like an elevatong day all round Mark! Ha ha. So what have you got? A beach cruiser? Sounds like Bid Daddy Ed Roth's rod!
DeleteIts Christopher Cockrells first commercial hovercraft. Another fine British inventor! Theres a dsiplay of his work in Lowestoft Maritime Museum. www.lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk/
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cockerell#/media/File:Lowestoft_Maritime_Museum_Workshop.jpg