05-12-2014, 08:17 PM
Wayne:
When Kitmaster exited railway production, my friend wrote to them. He got a letter back headed "Rosebud -- the world's most beautiful doll".
Kitmaster moulds went to Airfix who modified and re-shot a few of them. I think they went to Mainline who bought Airfix. Another English train maker (Dapol) went over there and after seeing a couple of moulds smashed for scrap, purchased all that were left.
Some of them still soldier on. I believe that the coaches were so popular that the moulds wore out and the last ones (still as Kitmaster) had very ragged edges and parting lines.
The scale is OO (4mm-1') but the gauge is HO. The flanges in those days were pretty thick.
When Kitmaster exited railway production, my friend wrote to them. He got a letter back headed "Rosebud -- the world's most beautiful doll".
Kitmaster moulds went to Airfix who modified and re-shot a few of them. I think they went to Mainline who bought Airfix. Another English train maker (Dapol) went over there and after seeing a couple of moulds smashed for scrap, purchased all that were left.
Some of them still soldier on. I believe that the coaches were so popular that the moulds wore out and the last ones (still as Kitmaster) had very ragged edges and parting lines.
The scale is OO (4mm-1') but the gauge is HO. The flanges in those days were pretty thick.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.