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A dark grey and tan [[1:1200]] ''second-issue'' model of the WW2 German '''Scharnhorst battlecruiser''', part of the [[Triang ships|Tri-Ang Minic range]] produced between 1959 and 1964.  
A [[1:1200]] second-issue model of the [[German]] Battle Cruiser '''DKM Scharnhorst''', part of the [[Hornby Minic Ships]] range produced by [[Hornby Railways]] between 1976 and 1980.
 
Triang Catalogue Number: '''M745'''
 
This Minic Ships model is of the famous Second World War German battle cruiser DKM Scharnhorst which was named after a First World War German Navy ship that was sunk in the Battle of the Falklands.


The Scharnhorst was sunk in the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943.
The Scharnhorst was sunk in the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943.
The Hong Kong model produced by Hornby under the Minic Ships name has a red plastic bottom fitted with two plastic rollers. It is also marked 'HONG KONG'.
It was released as part of the 'Fightng Ships' line up along with the:
*[[HMS Bulwark aircraft carrier (Triang, second issue)|HMS Bulwark]]
*[[HMS Vanguard battleship (Triang, second issue)|HMS Vanguard]]
*[[Yamato battleship (Triang, second issue)|IJM Yamato]].
The model has a red underside, grey body with tan decking and black details.
DKM Scharnhorst's commissioned period was 1939-1943 (sunk in action).


{{links}}
{{links}}
* [http://www.secondworldwar.org.uk/scharnhorst.html Scharnhorst (secondworldwar.org.uk)]
* [http://www.triangminicships.com/classic_edition/navy/scharnhorst.htm DKM Scharnhorst on the Triang Minic website]
* [http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/kriegsmarine/battleships/scharnhorst-battleship.htm Scharnhorst specifications (wehrmacht-history.com)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKM_Scharnhorst DKM Scharnhorst on Wikipedia]
{{video}}
{{video}}
* [http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=23263 The Scharnhorst Story (Pathe, 1944)]
* [http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=23263 The Scharnhorst Story (Pathe, 1944)]


[[Category:1:1200]]
{{Germany}}
[[Category:1960s]]
{{HornbyMinic}}
[[Category:Minic]]
{{MinicShipShip|Scharnhorst|Battleship}}
[[Category:Ships and boats]]
[[Category:Triang]]

Latest revision as of 16:04, 25 October 2018

Exhibit

Scharnhorst battlecruiser (Minic Ships, second edition)

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location:

Arch Two , Area 18
Tri-ang Minic Ships (display)


1960


A 1:1200 second-issue model of the German Battle Cruiser DKM Scharnhorst, part of the Hornby Minic Ships range produced by Hornby Railways between 1976 and 1980.

Triang Catalogue Number: M745

This Minic Ships model is of the famous Second World War German battle cruiser DKM Scharnhorst which was named after a First World War German Navy ship that was sunk in the Battle of the Falklands.

The Scharnhorst was sunk in the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943.

The Hong Kong model produced by Hornby under the Minic Ships name has a red plastic bottom fitted with two plastic rollers. It is also marked 'HONG KONG'. It was released as part of the 'Fightng Ships' line up along with the:

The model has a red underside, grey body with tan decking and black details.

DKM Scharnhorst's commissioned period was 1939-1943 (sunk in action).

External links

Video

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