I've been pretty good about not adding to the model boat kit collection recently. Despite being very, very tempted at the club open day, I managed to leave with two less boats that I arrived with, thanks to the "Bring and Buy" stand.
However, on a visit to the Cheltenham Model Centre, I was taken by this diecast stern-wheeler from Corgi for a couple of quid. It's a bit odd, I mean why make a non-floating boat?
The boat can be played with in the same way as a toy car - it runs on a roller, and band around the paddle wheel. Clever really.
A little digging online reveals some answers, thanks to Mike Pigott's article here. This small range was produced in the 1980s, when hardly anyone would remember what a cowboy film was. Even then, this is a oddball in a range of horse powered vehicles.
It's still fun though.
2 comments:
I remember this range, but never had or was aware of the paddle steamer. In the linked article, he mentions sets with a saloon and station were very rare, well I had one! I used it on my Hornby trainset carpet layout for a while too!
I look forward to your article on detailing & repaintig. And then they layout plan to go with it!
You know you want to!
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