who purchased Tri-ang-Pedigree Ltd when Lines Bros was liquidated. The Hornby "Second Series" of Minic Ships, which were manufactured in Hong Kong, did not sell well and was discontinued in the late 1970s / early 1980s. The Triang name and Minic trademark were acquired by Charles Shave of Hong Kong in 2003. The new company reproduced the original 1960s harbour models, together with a good range of modern merchant vessels and US Navy and Royal Navy warships. Production numbers have been low, but these new "Third Series" models have now been on sale for longer than either of the earlier sets. Other names Arrow jigsaw puzzles Pennybrix, Pedigree Prams and dolls, Minic vehicles, Minix cars, Minimodels, Miniville, Minic waterline ships Minic Motorways, Sindy, Arkitex construction kits (two scales), Frog construction kits, Wrenn Railways There were associated companies overseas selling Tri-ang under their own brand names. e.g.: A.T.T. in the U.S.A. World War II In World War II, Lines Brothers was a major manufacturer of the Sten submachine gun. References External links Tri-ang society Triang.nl Lines Bros (information about Lines Bros including photos of the factories from the V&A Museum of Childhood) Tri-ang catalogue (a 1938 Tri-ang catalogue from the V&A Museum of Childhood) Photos of the Sten Mk III - as manufactured by Lines Bros during WW2 Video of a Sten Mk III - as manufactured by Lines Bros during WW2 Video of a Sten Mk III (as manufactured by Lines Bros during WW2) compared with 2 other submachine guns Information on the Minic 10.25" trains Web site of the TMNR Society WWII fire damage to factory reported. See 28 Feb 1944 Toy companies of the United Kingdom