When I was growing up, Triang/Hornby produced and sold 1:1200th-scale metal and plastic model ships which were sold under the Minic Ships name. I bought several, including a couple of Daring-class Fleet Escorts (which were later redesignated as destroyers), three Centaur-class aircraft carriers, and two Minotaur/Swiftsure-class cruisers. I also managed to buy some cheap plastic Hong Kong-made copies of some of the other ships in the range, and these formed the basis of my first collection of 1:1200th-scale naval wargame models.
At the time I really wanted a set of the harbour accessories that were sold as part of the range … but I never had enough money to buy them and they were never gifted to me. Now that I am in my dotage and have eBay to hand, I have been able to remedy that situation. I am now the proud owner of both a Naval Habour set and an Ocean Terminal set … and I have a Fleet Anchorage set on its way to me!
The Naval Habour set contains three sections of dockside, four sections of breakwater, two corner joints for the breakwater, an end piece for the breakwater, two sets of two cranes, an oil tank farm, an unmanned light for the end of the breakwater, a model of HMS Bulwark (a Centaur-class aircraft carrier), and a model of HMS Vanguard, Britain’s last (and possibly best) battleship.
The Ocean Terminal set contains five sections of dockside, two sections of breakwater, two corner joints for the breakwater, an end piece for the breakwater, a set of two cranes, a two-part passenger/cruise terminal, a warehouse, an unmanned light for the end of the breakwater, two tugs, and a model of the RMS Queen Mary.
The Fleet Anchorage set contains three sections of dockside, five sections of breakwater, four corner joints for the breakwater, two end pieces for the breakwater, two sets of two cranes, two unmanned lights for the ends of the breakwater, and two tugs.
I have now fulfilled my boyhood ambition to own these three sets. Now all I need is some more ships to fill my harbour!
Since I wrote this blog post I have been able to find a Quayside set on say on eBay and have bought it! The set contains three sections of dockside, two sets of two cranes, three warehouses, an oil tank farm, and two tugs.
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