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S.M.S LOUISA, WWI German Gunboat – Working model of the German Gunboat in the Movie “African Queen”. 23” Long, 12” Tall, Near Mint Original condition, Hand Made One of Kind, made of steel and tin, very well constructed, with two working electric motors and props (takes 2 - C batteries), working rudder, cannon and torpedo tubes on main deck can rotate, wood stand. Could be set up for radio control. Cabin Section removes for access to motors and battery. Heavy boat at 8 lbs. Similar to Marklin, Bing, Carette, Falk Battleships. Great Navy and WWI German and British item. Not sure when the boat was made, probably within the last ten or twenty years. Tis boat was designed to float and run in a pound or pool. I've never put it in water and only tested the motors once, which work fine. Battery box is loose and was never fixed in place, easy to do if needed. Please study Pictures. No Reserve. Buyer pays for shipping and insurance USPS Priority or UPS at cost, (9-10 Lb. box). Foreign Buyer pays shipping and insurance at cost, to be determined at end of auction. Email any questions - Good luck! Please make payment within 7 days, sooner payment would be appreciated. Paypal Account required, if this is a problem, please email me. NOTE: Foreign buyers must have 10 or more Positive Feedback’s to Bid. Customs forms must be accurate and items must be sent as Merchandize with insurance. Please don’t ask me to falsify customs forms. Texas residents add 7.8 % sales tax. Paypal Preferred and required from Foreign buyers. Foreign buyers are responsible for any Customs Cost, Fees, or taxes. Interesting History: The original version ofThe African Queen written by C.S. Forester and serialised in the News Chronicle in 1934 was very different from the one we associate with the film. In this Rose and Allnut are planning to attack a German cruiser named Dortmund. A loose version based on the SMS Königsberg, with the launch sailing down the river to attack it in the river delta. In the book the The German gunboat Königin Luisa (referred to by hero Charlie Allnutt as the Louisa), is based on the Kingani, a German gunboat sunk on Lake Tanganyika and to a certain extent the events portrayed in the film are based on the dramatic military operation carried out by the Royal Navy, but the events described in the book bear little resemblance to the true historical events. The book was subsequently made into a film, the 1951 classic The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. The gunboat used in the filming, was played by the steam-tug Buganda on Lake Victoria, which was used for the long shots. The film brought a certain notoriety to the Götzen/Liemba, however. Like its real life counterpart, the Luisa ended up at the bottom of Lake Tanganyika, following a collision with the 'hero boat' African Queen towards the end of the film.
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