Micromodels Australia, World Locomotives
Number | A I, AC I, C I, C II, F I, H I, HM, M I, M II | ||||||||
Name | Micromodels Australia, World Locomotives | ||||||||
First year published | 1948 | ||||||||
Publisher | James G. Conolly Pty. Ltd. | ||||||||
Number of models | 9 | ||||||||
Scale | 1 : 200 | ||||||||
Description | In 1948 Micromodels UK send out some printing plates to James G. Conolly Pty. Ltd., of 222 Clarence Street, Sydney, Australia. The format is slightly different to a UK micromodel in that the kit is in booklet form. The wrapper becomes a book cover and the cards are doubles on poor quality paper stapled in the centre. Size and coloring is the same as a UK original. Price was 1/- Australian. In place of “Micromodels” on the bottom of the front cover is “James G. Conolly Pty Ltd. Made in Australia“, whilst on the back cover the text reads “Made in Australia under Licence from Micromodels Ltd., London“. Not all of these models have been produced. As far as we know only four models are issued:
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