Probably sales were helped along by a mock-serious
"review" published in RMC at the time.
Basically much of the caboose was off square or plum.
The review sample (IIRC) reportedly appeared to have
dipped in a bucket of full strength, bright orange
house paint and allowed to drain/dry. It included the
"personal imprint" (read fingerprint) of the craftsman
who painted it, and some pre-applied "weathering"
(dust stuck in the paint). All according to what I
remember of the review, I never saw a car in person.
Like the "pet rock" around the same time frame, I
suspect it was somewhat of a one-time thing. Given the
relative number of modelers, maybe the S corollary is
that you can sell 5 of anything?
Pieter Roos
--- Scale S Only <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Bob!
>
> Back in the mid 1960's (are you old enough?) NWSL
> imported what was supposed
> to be a NP (?) caboose in HO brass. As I recall
> (and as it's been 40 years
> at least, I might be incorrect, especially since I
> wasn't in on the
> converstaion personally), it was one of the first
> attempts to import brass
> from Korea. Anyway, the monstrosity that was the
> result was unsalable, and
> Mr. Martin was going to pitch them in the trash.
> Ken Tompkins of Keystone
> Loco (again, time might be my enemy on accuracy of
> the story) then told him
> that the HO guys would buy 500 of anything and that
> he should market them
> under the "Disaster Series" label, painted in
> splattered day glow (many
> colors on the same car) paint. I think the price
> was around $10. I
> believe that these have now become somewhat of a
> collectors item. I case
> you doubt the existence of these models, I
> personally saw and sold several
> at Ken's shop in the Ithaca area of NY...
>
> Have fun!
> Bill Winans
>
> Bill, can you fill me in--What was the disaster
> series of cabooses?
> Bob Werre
>
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