Secondhand Mini-ships 1/1800 Dinky M52A Queen Mary Dinky Toys waterline model

Queen Mary is a 1/1800 scale waterline model of the famous ocean liner modelled by Hornby before WW2 under the Dinky Toy label. This particular model is 52A which has a tinplate chasis with brass wheels and was probably made between 1948 and 1951, after which the brass wheels were replaced by plastic with production continuing into the late 1950s. This model is in good condition for its age. The paintwork is a little worn and chipped (see photograph) and the underside has little or no corrosion and the tinplate chassis iad brass bobbin-style wheels are shiny metal. The original brown-painted ron masts have been re-coated with white at sometime in the past.