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These race boats immediately demonstrated to have better performances with respect to the conventional monohull race boats and a new race boat class was created. The advantages of this new configuration come from the aerodynamic lift. The additional aerodynamic lift can be equal to the 30-80% of the total weight of the marine vehicle.
The first mass-produced tin soldiers were made in Germany as a tribute to Frederick the Great [2] during the 18th century. Johann Gottfried Hilpert (1748–1832) and his brother Johann Georg Hilpert (1733–1811) established an early assembly-line in 1775 for soldiers and other figures; female painters applied a single color on each figurine as it was passed around the workshop. [3]
The Tin Soldier is one of the veterans of miniatures casting in England, having operated out of Southsea, Hants, for over twenty years. [1] The company produces 25mm and 15mm figures in both Fantasy and historical ranges. [2] It also operates in Australia via Essex Miniatures.
[1] [3] The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the lifting keel extended and 10 in (25 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3] The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [3]
Cast iron was unwieldy, heavy, and not well-suited to proper detail or model proportions and gradually it was replaced by pressed tin. [21] Marx offered a variety of tin vehicles, from carts to dirigibles — the company would lithograph toy patterns on large sheets of tinplated steel. These would then be stamped, die-cut, folded, and assembled ...
KK-Scale – German based diecast model car brand making road and race cars in 1:12 and 1:18 scale. Mostly sealed models apart from their 1:12 models which have opening doors. Founded by Modelissimo. [52] Kleeware – British company making licensed Ideal Toy products [53] K-Line – Different scales/makes of cars like Welly made for Railroad sets.
The Tin Soldier is a 1931 Australian musical comedy for radio. It was written by Fred Whaite of ABC radio. [2] The production was considered a "huge success". [3] [4] It was the second musical comedy written for Australian radio, following On the Air. [5] The play was set in Mexico during the revolution. [6]
They built around 50 race cars a year until Moody sold his portion of the company after the 1972 season. [6] They had won 96 NASCAR Grand National races. Holman-Moody also built and raced Ford GT-40s in the 24 Hours of Le Mans races from 1966-1967. The team's best finish was a third place as part of the famous 1966 Ford 1-2-3 photo finish.