and he notes - Kinsman was owned by Bob Blois who was the production manager for Northeastern Scale Models . The passenger car kits were produced in the late 60's and ended in the mid 70's when Blois and Northeastern's owner Jim Doyle had a falling out. I believe Heimberger ended up with the remaining inventory. Demand? I dunno. They're craftsman kits and may have some interest but with all the RTR stuff - who knows.
Raleigh in Muggier Manier... At 11:26 AM 7/23/2011, [email protected] wrote: > > >how long ago, when did they stop, is there any demand ??? > >Jim "baking on the Keystone Main" Lyle > > >In a message dated 7/23/2011 11:13:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ><mailto:raleigh15%40myfairpoint.net>[email protected] writes: > >and he notes - > >Kinsman made their own. > >Raleigh in Muggiegh Maineigh... > >At 11:05 AM 7/23/2011, JGG KahnSr wrote: > > > >Looking at images of some kits currently listed on ebay leads me to > >wonder whether LaBelle produced them for Kinsman, as the construction > >looks very familiar (LaBelle did the woodworking for several On3 > >lines, sort of the way several well-known manufacturers used to make > >Craftsman and Kenmore goods for Sears to sell). Anyone know? > > > >Jace Kahn > > > >General Manager > >Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > >------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
