A pre-war Hornby No. 5 'Viking' clockwork Cabin Cruiser, man...
A pre-war Hornby No. 5 'Viking' clockwork Cabin Cruiser, manufactured by Meccano Ltd., Liverpool, circa 1933–39, of pressed-tinplate construction - Restoration project, the substantial streamlined hull incorporates the characteristic raised central cabin with four circular portholes to each visible side, long removable/sliding cabin roof with wire roof rail, and an open after cockpit retaining its small metal steering wheel, stern fittings include the adjustable rudder assembly, external propeller shaft and three-bladed propeller, has been stripped of substantially all of its original painted finish, leaving the pressed steel construction exposed., consequently no original hull colour, Viking name transfer or Hornby/Meccano manufacturer's transfer survives.
[ translate ]A pre-war Hornby No. 5 'Viking' clockwork Cabin Cruiser, manufactured by Meccano Ltd., Liverpool, circa 1933–39, of pressed-tinplate construction - Restoration project, the substantial streamlined hull incorporates the characteristic raised central cabin with four circular portholes to each visible side, long removable/sliding cabin roof with wire roof rail, and an open after cockpit retaining its small metal steering wheel, stern fittings include the adjustable rudder assembly, external propeller shaft and three-bladed propeller, has been stripped of substantially all of its original painted finish, leaving the pressed steel construction exposed., consequently no original hull colour, Viking name transfer or Hornby/Meccano manufacturer's transfer survives.
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