Growing up in the early 60s I was lucky enough to be given some Triang ships.
These metal models covered both the Cunard liners Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary and warships like the new County class destroyers (as featured in an episode of “UFO”).
At the same time in the “real” world the Royal Navy was supposed to be getting some futuristic new ships.
Unfortunately the Government decided that the new aircraft carrier and its escorts were too expensive.
I always wondered what a Triang version might have looked like
A good friend of mine who is a modelmaker agreed to help realise my dream.
Would have been a good Task Group to take on some UFOs in 1980!
Ralph Morton
Just had a look. These are really nice models. The item mentions 'prints' by a company called Shapeways. The basic models are 3D printed, and have been modified to match the look of Tri-ang Minic Ships from the 1960s. Painted, and displayed in a harbour setting. The original Minic Ships were made of metal, to 1:1200 scale, and were in production from 1958-64. Both naval and merchant vessels were included. The line has been revived a couple of times since.
ReplyDeleteI never had any of these ships, but you do see them sometimes at fairs.
I'm fascinated by the concept of "toys that never were"
ReplyDeleteFull marks for everyone involved in this project!
I never had any of the Triang ships, although I had an extensive collection of Lone Star Locos.
However, I did have the Triang Statue of Liberty from their ships range. It had a die-cast plinth painted gloss gray and the statue itself was green polythene.
Matchbox did a nice range of ships in the Sea Kings line, including a submarine, destroyer and an aircraft carrier. Theres also a very nice playset which is not dissimilar to the Dockside accessory range.
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