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12 inch cargo boat that seems to be modelled on a English Tudor Rose boat

Aircraft Carrier. Powered by 2 HP11 / C batteries. Unusual in that you started the motor by flicking the propeller. The motor is stopped with your fingers too. The engine sound is provided by a metal strip being flicked by a plastic protrusion on the propeller shaft. The hull has drain holes at the rear enabling any water ingress to be drained out after each voyage.

Clockwork Air Sea Rescue Boat 1320

Electric speedboat 1643 15.5 inches

Electrically operated submarine. The submarine is connected to a battery box and speed controller by long wires. I haven't tried it out , but I have examined it and can say that it dives by setting the manually adjustable forward diving planes to the diving position , and driving the submarine through the water with sufficient speed to overcome the buoyancy of the submarine. The submarine has 3 speeds , which are achieved by setting the dial on the battery box to numbers 1 to 3 in forward or reverse. This corresponds to supplying the motor with 1.5V from one battery ,3V from 2 batteries or 4.5V from 3. It is interesting how the maker's enclosed the motor totally in a plastic case. There isn't any mechanical link between the motor shaft and the propeller shaft , but a magnetic link. This means that water will not be able to enter the motor housing. The downside is that you can't lubricate the motor. I have taken a couple of pictures of the inside of the submarine , which can be viewed in the gallery.

A nice sleek looking Commander boat with a detachable outboard motor. Powered by 2 C cells , it has the added feature of working headlights. Lovely graphics on the box.

A lovely little cabin cruiser. Typically of a lot of Empire Made , Hong Kong boats , it has taken its styling from English made toys. This example looks like a loosely scaled down version of the clockwork Penguin Solent cruiser.

Catamaran with air propeller.

Clifford Hydroplane 7 inches with outboard motor. Powered by 2 Penlite (AA) batteries.

Clifford Hydroplane 7 inches with airscrew motor. Powered by 2 Penlite (AA) batteries.

Clifford Speedboat 313 . Powered by 2 Penlite (AA) batteries.

New Model Cruiser 9 inch with outboard motor