QE2 scalex model

[Conor]

On holiday last week I spotted a model of the 'super new Cunard QE2' in an Exeter antique store. Have attached a picture of the box and will post some follow-ups of the model once I have a chance to get it out and float it. Sadly the battery motor has disappeared (though, at 50 years old, I'm not surprised).

Has anyone seen one of these before?

[Chris Thompson]

I remember those, the motor is housed in a torpedo shaped pod that clips on to the bottom of the model.
Those motors used to be sold separately for motorizing Airfix models etc.
Very neat find.

[Peter Mugridge]

I'm pretty sure I had one when I was a kid...

[Chris Thompson]

I did a bit of an online search for those motor pods and found this -

https://www.amazon.com/PLAYMOBIL%C2%AE-7350-Playmobil-Underwater-Motor/dp/B000GFJAZU/ref=asc_df_B000GFJAZU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309760595166&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15057643210167174211&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9059231&hvtargid=pla-561115027616&psc=1

I don't know if it will fit the attachment on your model though.