My collection of waterline metal ships that I received (mostly) from my Danish grandparents when I was but a young lad. The manufacturer of all the ships, except where noted, is "Pilot". I finally found some information about Pilot after much searching on the internet. Pilot models were made from 1933 to 1974 by Henning Corsten.
Iain McGeachy has a very fine and extensive website called 1/1200 scale MODEL SHIPS with many fine photographs. There is a page about Pilot models.
Apparently Pilot also made automobile models. The 87thScale site has much information about scale metal vehicle models and a whole page about Pilot.
John Mitchell some interesting information about Pilot models on his North Sea Miniships , which specializes in North Sea ferry models, Pilot in particular.
I was told when I was a child that the ships are made out of lead and I had to wash my hands after touching them. Well, that explains a lot...
You can click on the ship image for image enlargement choices.
| Ship Name: No information | Submarine -- Country: No information | Model length: 76mm at waterline. |
| URL | Notes: | |
| Kronprins Olav | Ferry -- Denmark | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL: Kronprins Olav and Corrisica Ferries... | Notes: |  |
| Ship Name: No Information | Freighter -- Country: No information | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL | Notes |  |
| H.M.S. Javelin | Destroyer -- U.K. | Model length: 85mm at waterline. |
| URL: J+K Class Destroyers | Notes |  |
| H.M.S. Volage | Frigate -- U.K. | Model length: 90mm at waterline |
| URL: Frigates | Notes: Manufactured by Triang, model M790 |  |
| R.N. Baleno | Destroyer -- Italy | Model length: 73mm at waterline |
| URL: ITA Baleno | Notes |  |
| H.M.S. Hermes | Aircraft carrier -- U.K. | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL: HMS Hermes | Notes: Model is missing aircraft. |  |
| Ship Name: No information | Tanker -- Country: No information | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL | Notes: |  |
| Ship Name: No information | Yacht -- Country: No information | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL | Notes |  |
| H.M.S. Neptune | Cruiser -- U.K. | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL HMS Neptune | Notes |  |
| H.M.S. Sussex | Type -- U.K. | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL: HMS Neptune | Notes: One turret missing. |  |
| H.M.S. Falmouth | Escourt -- U.K. | Model length: 58mm at waterline |
| UR: Shoreham Class Sloop | Notes: |  |
| Forbin | Destroyer -- France | Model length: 78mm at waterline |
| URL:L'Adroit Class French Destroyers | Notes: Three stacks, middle one missing. |  |
| Ship Name: No information | Tanker -- Country: No information | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL | Notes: |  |
| Admiral Graf Spee | Pocket Battleship -- Germany | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL:Langsdorff of the Graff Spee | Notes: On bottom of model: "Admiral Scheer Graf Spee" |  |
| M/F Fyn | Ferry -- Denmark | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL: The Ferry site | Notes: On bottom of model "B&W 1947 byggel " |  |
| No information | Tugboat -- Country: No information | Model length: 60mm at waterline |
| URL | Notes: |  |
| Queen Elizabeth | Ocean liner -- U.K. | Model length: ? mm at waterline |
| URL | Notes: Model manufactured by Triang. | Image |
