Category:Minic Ships
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Minic Ships |
1958 - ~1964 |
1960: Aircraft carrier artwork, on the cover of the Triang Minic Ships catalogue, second edition [image info]
Boxed set, lid artwork [image info]
Low view of the museum's "MINIC Ships" display [image info]
Minic Ships packaging. Note the printed blue water pattern on the interior of the larger box. [image info]
Minic Ships logo cast into the base of a pier section [image info]
Individual Minic Ships packaging [image info]
"Build this scale harbour" – undated Minic Ships leaflet probably included with a model, without parent company identifier [image info]
1962: Minic Ships: Ocean Liners [image info]
1962: Minic Ships: Warships [image info]
1962: Minic Ships: Miscellaneous ships, vessels and harbour parts [image info]
Although Tri-ang were by no means the first company to produce a set of cast waterline ship models at or around the scale of 1:1200 – notable earlier ranges included Bassett-Lowke, Tremo and Dinky – the Tri-ang MINIC Ships range was arguably the most successful product range of its type after World War Two. As well as a wide range of nicely-painted models, the accessories ended up including harbours and pier sets and even a very small scale-sized whale, and the retailer accessories included a model representing the port of Dover, with white cliffs and tiny sets of 1:1200 train track, and even a tiny train.
First issue
These accurately detailed, 1:1200 scale waterline models were only available in the shops from about 1958 to 1964, and thus had a comparatively short life. However, from the collector’s point of view, production figures must have been high since, coupled with the factor of their comparatively low play value (they could not be raced like Dinky Toys) they have survived in reasonably large numbers in good condition.
Six sales catalogues were produced between 1959 and 1960 and are nowadays quite hard to find. No single catalogue shows the full range, since additions, deletions and alterations were regular occurrences.
Triang Ships are an exciting new series. Scale Docks, an Ocean Convoy or Fleet Manoeuvres – all can be reproduced in thrilling miniature. Each model has a heavy diecast hull, bringing out in precise detail the lifeboats, bollards, portholes and anchors. Masts, cranes, and other projecting parts are moulded in resilient plastic for strength and safety. New models are continually being built and will be introduced at frequent intervals
— , -, , Minic Ships catalogue, First Edition, , 1959
1976: Second issue, "Hornby Minic"
"Minic Ships" were reintroduced in 1976 as Hornby-branded products, and these are known as the "second issues". They were painted in slightly different colours, had red plastic bases, and wheels were put on their undersides. They did not sell well and are not as collectable as the original "first" series. The range was limited to the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Canberra, Vanguard and Bulwark, with some new models in the shape of the Missouri, Bismarck, Scharnhorst and Yamato.
Presentation sets were also produced, including some harbour parts and accessories. All second issues have "HONG KONG" stamped on the base.
1962 listing:
Ocean liners:
- M701 RMS Caronia, 7"
- M702 RMS Queen Elizabeth, 10 5/16"
- M703 RMS Queen Mary, 10 3/16"
- M704 SS United States, 9 15/16"
- M705 RMS Aquitania
- M706 SS Nieuw Amsterdam
- M707 SS France
- M708 RMS Saxonia
- M709 RMS Ivernia
- M710 RMS Sylvania
- M711 RMS Carinthia
- M712 NS Savannah
- M713 SS Antilles
- M715 RMS Canberra
- M716 MS Post Brisbane
- M717 MS Port Auckland
- M718 RMS Amazon
- M719 RMS Arlanza
- M720 RMS Aragon
Miscellaneous Ships and Vessels:
- M721 HM Yacht Britannia
- M721H HM Yacht Britannia Hospital Ship
- M722 SS Isle of Jersey
- M723 SS Isle of Guernsey
- M724 SS Isle of Sark
- M726 Pilot Ship
- M727 Life Boat
- M728 PS Britannia
- M729 PS Bristol Queen
- M730 PS Cardiff Queen
- M731 Tug
- M732 SS Varicella (Oil Tanker)
- M733 TSS Vikingen (Whale Factory Ship)
- M734 Whale Chaser
- M735 Light-Vessel Sunk
- M736 Light-Vessel Shambles
- M737 Light-Vessel Cork
- M738 Light-Vessel Varne
- M739 Light-Vessel St. Gowan
Battleship:
- M741 HMS Vanguard
Aircraft Carriers:
- M751 HMS Bulwark
- M752 HMS Centaur
- M753 HMS Albion
Cruisers:
- M761 HMS Swiftsure
- M762 HMS Superb
Fleet Escorts:
- M771 HMS Daring
- M772 HMS Diana
- M773 HMS Dainty
- M774 HMS Decoy
Destroyers:
- M779 HMS Alamein
- M780 HMS Jutland
- M781 HMAS Anzac
- M782 HMAS Tobruk
Guided Missile Destroyers:
- M783 HMS Hampshire
- M784 HMS Kent
- M785 HMS Devonshire
- M786 HMS London
Frigates:
- M787 HMS Vigilant
- M788 HMS Venus
- M789 HMS Virago
- M790 HMS Volage
- M791 HMS Whitby
- M792 HMS Torquay
- M793 HMS Blackpool
- M794 HMS Tenby
Minesweepers:
- M799 HMS Repton
- M800 HMS Dufton
- M801 HMS Ashton
- M802 HMS Calton
- M803 HMS Picton
- M804 HMS Sefton
- M805 HMS Upton
- M806 HMS Wiston
- M810 HM Tug Turmoil
- M817 HM Submarine A Class
- M818 HM Submarine A Class Reconstructed
Harbours, Accessories and Scenic Effects:
- M827 Breakwater, Straight
- M828 Breakwater, Angle left
- M828 Breakwater, Angle right
- M829 Breakwater, End
- M836 Quay Straight Section
- M837 Cranes Unit
- M838 Storage Tanks Unit
- M839 Customs Shed
- M840 Warehouse
- M841 Ocean Terminal
- M842 Swing Bridge, complete
- M843 Ocean Terminal Extension
- M844 Lock Gates (Pair)
- M846 Lifting Bridge, complete
- M847 Pier, Straight
- M848 Pier, Entrance
- M849 Pier Head
- M853 Factory
- M854 Tanker Wharf, Straight
- M855 Tanker Wharf, Berth
- M857 Sea Plastic 26"×26"
- M858 Sea Plastic 52"×52"
- M861 Life Boat Station complete (for use with M836, 847 or 849)
- M878 Lighthouse
- M880 Whale
- M882 Beacon
- M884 Statue of Liberty
- M885 Floating Dock
See also:
External links
- Triang Minic ships site (triangminicships.com)
- Triangs revisited (www.shipmodels.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)
- Triang Minic Ships, forum discussion (modelboats.co.uk)
- Minic Ships launch artwork (flickr.com)
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
H
- Minic Ships, Harbour Parts (17 P, 35 F)
- Hornby Minic Ships (4 P, 3 F)
N
- Minic Ships range, by number (62 P, 46 F)
S
- Minic Ships, vessels (48 P, 23 F)
T
- Tri-ang Minic Ships (display) (62 P, 6 F)
Pages in category ‘Minic Ships’
The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
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B
C
D
F
H
- Beacon (Minic Ships 882)
- Cranes Unit (Minic Ships 837)
- Dover harbour (Minic Ships)
- Factory Unit (Minic Ships 853)
- Harbour Models (Triang Minic)
- Lifeboat Station (Minic Ships 861)
- Lifting Bridge (Minic Ships 846)
- Lighthouse (Minic Ships 878)
- Lock Gates (Minic Ships 844)
- Pier Centre Section (Minic Ships 847)
- Pier Entrance Section (Minic Ships 848)
- Sea Plastic (Minic Ships 857 858)
- Statue of Liberty (Minic Ships 884)
- Storage Tanks Unit (Minic Ships 838)
- Tanker Wharf Berth (Minic Ships 855)
- Tanker Wharf Straight (Minic Ships 854)
- HMHS Britannia, Royal Yacht, hospital markings (Minic Ships 721H)
L
- British Light Vessel Cork (Minic Ships 737)
- British Light Vessel St Gowan (Minic Ships 738)
- RMS Aquitania ocean liner (Minic Ships 705)
- RMS Canberra ocean liner (Minic Ships)
- RMS Caronia cruiser (Minic Ships 701)
- RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner (Minic Ships 702)
- RMS Queen Elizabeth Presentation Set (Minic Ships M891)
- RMS Queen Mary ocean liner (Minic Ships 703)
- RMS Saxonia ocean liner (Minic Ships 708)
- SS Nieuw Amsterdam ocean liner (Minic Ships 706)
- SS United States ocean liner (Minic Ships 704)
- SS United States Presentation Set (Minic Ships M892)
- SS Varicella Shell oil tanker (Minic Ships 732)
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Media in category ‘Minic Ships’
The following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total.
- Aircraft Carriers Bulwark, Centaur, Albion, Minic Ships M751-M753 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,337; 1.04 MB
- HMS Vanguard battleship, Minic Ships M741 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,324; 1.04 MB
- Cross-Channel twin-turbine ship, Minic Ships 722, 723, 724 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,519; 1,018 KB
- HM Cruisers Swiftsure and Superb, Minic Ships M761, M762 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,059; 945 KB
- Battle-Class Destroyers, Minic Ships M779-M782 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,506; 1.21 MB
- D-Class Destroyers, Minic Ships M771-M774 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,499; 1.24 MB
- Floating Dock, Minic Ships M885 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,183; 1.19 MB
- V-Class Frigates, Minic Ships M787-M790 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,139; 865 KB
- Whitby-Class Anti-submarine Frigates, Minic Ships M791-794 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,253; 955 KB
- Beacon, Minic Ships M882 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,189 × 1,146; 355 KB
- Breakwater Angle Section, Left, Minic Ships M828L (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,475 × 1,137; 343 KB
- Breakwater Angle Section, Right, Minic Ships M828R (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,499 × 1,107; 332 KB
- Breakwater End Section, Minic Ships M829 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,350 × 1,006; 304 KB
- Breakwater, Straight, Minic Ships M827 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 765; 591 KB
- Cranes Unit, Minic Ships M837 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,364 × 1,925; 863 KB
- Customs Shed, Minic Ships M839 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,704 × 1,224; 668 KB
- Harbour with Minic Ships (HRCat 1976).jpg 3,000 × 1,266; 3.27 MB
- Lifting Bridge, Minic Ships M846 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,977 × 2,028; 2.43 MB
- Lighthouse, Minic Ships M878 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,217 × 1,537; 407 KB
- Lock Gates, Minic Ships M844 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,268 × 1,523; 917 KB
- M1011 Harbour Layout (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 2,567; 1.31 MB
- Minic Ships (HornbyRailCat 1976).jpg 2,000 × 1,399; 771 KB
- Minic Ships Accessory Packs (MSLeaflet).jpg 3,000 × 2,122; 3.98 MB
- Minic Ships casting mark.jpg 1,600 × 1,600; 500 KB
- Minic Ships Harbour Layout M1011 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,282; 3.38 MB
- Minic Ships, Build This Scale Harbour (MSLeaflet).jpg 1,200 × 841; 218 KB
- Minic ships.jpg 1,600 × 947; 329 KB
- Misc Ships, Vessels and Harbour Parts, Minic Ships (BLCat 1962).jpg 1,800 × 1,125; 695 KB
- Ocean Terminal Extension, Minic Ships M843 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,569 × 1,388; 700 KB
- Ocean Terminal, Minic Ships M841 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,585 × 1,304; 691 KB
- Pier Centre Section, Minic Ships M847 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,636 × 1,490; 551 KB
- Pier Entrance Section, Minic Ships M848 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,813 × 1,759; 666 KB
- Pier Head, Minic Ships M849 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,013 × 1,773; 1.08 MB
- Pier Set, Minic Ships (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,759 × 1,259; 2.63 MB
- Quay, Minic Ships M836 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,221; 1.07 MB
- Queen Elizabeth Presentation Set, Minic Ships, Hamleys (MM 1961-04).jpg 2,197 × 1,129; 613 KB
- RMS Queen Elizabeth Presentation Set, Minic Ships M891 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,942; 3.28 MB
- Sea Plastic, Minic Ships M857 M858 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,193 × 1,187; 761 KB
- Statue of Liberty, Minic Ships M884 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,125 × 1,565; 435 KB
- Storage Tanks Unit, Minic Ships M838 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,922 × 1,415; 825 KB
- Swing Bridge, Minic Ships M842 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,865 × 2,030; 2.17 MB
- Warehouse, Minic Ships M840 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,707 × 1,215; 707 KB
- Whale, Minic Ships M880 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 1,208 × 926; 205 KB
- Light-Vessels, Minic Ships M735-M739 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,153 × 1,283; 733 KB
- RMS Aquitania liner, Minic Ships M705 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,329; 938 KB
- RMS Caronia liner, Minic Ships M701 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,200 × 1,071; 650 KB
- RMS Queen Elizabeth, Minic Ships M702 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,413; 1.1 MB
- RMS Queen Mary liner, Minic Ships M703 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,300; 882 KB
- SS Nieuw Amsterdam liner, Minic Ships M706 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,411; 1.09 MB
- SS United States liner, Minic Ships M704 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,005; 995 KB
- Coniston-Class Coastal Minesweepers, Minic Ships M799-806 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,874 × 1,862; 956 KB
- MINIC Ships and packaging.jpg 2,200 × 1,467; 2.02 MB
- Minic Ships display, computer model (2018-12).jpg 3,000 × 567; 1.48 MB
- Minic Ships display, computer model, lineart (2018-12).jpg 3,000 × 568; 1.38 MB
- Minic Ships, 1976 logo.jpg 1,200 × 546; 57 KB
- Ocean Liners, Minic Ships (BLCat 1962).jpg 1,800 × 1,140; 652 KB
- SS Varicella Oil Tanker, Minic Ships M732 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,155; 760 KB
- Queen Elizabeth ocean liner set, box lid (Minic Ships M891).jpg 4,000 × 2,703; 3.11 MB
- RMS Queen Elizabeth Presentation Set, box end (Minic Ships M891).jpg 2,500 × 520; 420 KB
- A-Class Submarines, Minic Ships M817, M818 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,181; 684 KB
- Tri-ang Minic Ships, logo (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,118; 620 KB
- Triang Minic Ships catalogue, second edition, (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,943; 3.95 MB
- Triang Minic Ships, logo.jpg 1,600 × 646; 89 KB
- Triang Minic Ships, packaging.jpg 1,600 × 804; 340 KB
- Bustler-Class Fleet Tug, Minic Ships M810 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,726 × 1,280; 877 KB
- Tug, Minic Ships M731 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 2,147 × 1,237; 626 KB
- Warships, Minic Ships (BLCat 1962).jpg 1,800 × 1,142; 678 KB
- HM Yacht Britannia, Minic Ships M721 (MinicShips 1960).jpg 3,000 × 1,645; 1.22 MB