I recently bought this thing on eBay for $ 20.00. Yes I know the old oiler sailors are guffawwing- the heck with y’all.
It’s a cute toy and could be a good model. First up there’s a site that sells all the missing parts; so for $ 200.00 or so I could restore her.
But I like a challenge and will make her into something UNIQUE (wink)
Better idea- model from a toy.
Your thoughts??
I would love to see her done up to Today’s modern standards. She would be a standout…Cheers mark
I have 5 of these things, one restored to former glory, the others mothballed waiting for dry dock time.My original was given to me by my Dad after a fill-up at a Texaco filling station in New Hampshire. I think he paid $3.99 for it. The display stand was $1.99 (I think) and was an extra option. As a youngster I loved ships and ship models/toys in particular. That summer of 1963 I must have ran the crap out of that tanker in local ponds and lakes, it even looked good just sitting on a shelf. Theres’ a few builders that radio control these models, all it takes is a little work and knowledge of small radio gear, batteries vs ship’s load line.
One of my “mothballed” tankers will get some type of photoetch railings owing to a “railing casualty” on the port side main deck.
As to the hull perhaps that will be sanded, primed and painted in prototypical colors with new “TEXACO” lettering. There are so many improvements to be tried on these “toys” it staggers the builders imagination…new piping, kingposts, lifeboat davits, the list goes on. Still my original tanker looks good, even left “stock”…
These are great little models/toys. The hull lines are very true to form and the basic overall shape and scale of the mid and aft house is pretty good.
I have one in my office in “stock” trim and it almost always receives a comment from visitors.
Have fun with it and keep us posted.
Cheers,
Wayne
It’s kind of a funny subject.
Thats an X-acto knife on the deck, BTW, for scale.
Cool! I remember floating one of these in the lake too.
Hmmmm:
I now have four .One that is motorized and three that never were , even from the factory .All are missing stuff .With my specialty being tankers , I have wondered .Should I redo one like new and then update and clean up the motorized one ? Hmmmmmm . Tanker-builder P.S. Ya know mine has seen the rough weather and stuff a childs mind concieves .Fun wasn’t it ?