01-21-2019, 10:27 PM
David, the 503 was one of two similar kits which the local hobby shop got as part of an estate lot. I believe they sold the other one, while I built this one for the fellow at whose home the so-called "Barn Layout" was located. It was in a former chicken barn, and was a fairly exclusive club, which included the hobby shop owner and a couple others, plus Martin, the owner. I saw it a couple of times on the H.O.M.E.S. layout tour, as did Ed.
Sadly, Martin passed away less than a year later, and the hobby shop closed last September.
I had thought the kit to be from Airfix, but someone on the MR Forum mentioned Kitmaster, although noted it was 1/76th scale. Non-powered, it fit on HO scale track, and could be manually rolled back-and-forth. I would have left it unweathered, but the shop owner wanted fairly heavy weathering.
Wayne
Sadly, Martin passed away less than a year later, and the hobby shop closed last September.
I had thought the kit to be from Airfix, but someone on the MR Forum mentioned Kitmaster, although noted it was 1/76th scale. Non-powered, it fit on HO scale track, and could be manually rolled back-and-forth. I would have left it unweathered, but the shop owner wanted fairly heavy weathering.
Wayne