Back when I was living in a mobile home, I used to build those old stick
kits--generally one per week. When I got into my present home and then
added a layout room, things changed because the plastic kits were also
coming out. I still have some wooden kits to build, but they have to be
something special. I have a Branch Line door& a half tall boxcar (from
Wally Collins) in that stack along with two Mainline Models 36' stockcars.
I sold off some of the kits and many of the finished models. Indeed
John Bortz purchased several. It was at the Denver convention. He
turned the models over and was apparently pleased with the full brake
rigging and the price (way too cheap). For awhile several of us were
buying built cars that weren't done all that well and rebuilding them
without destroying them. I have a cardboard sided Soo Line reefer that
has been waiting in line for a rebuild for a long time.
On the other side are newer wooden kits that bring back some of the old
world with some modern methods that work well too. The Soo Line stock
car that I recently built from the East West Models company is a good
example of that.
I am a believer in experiencing as many areas of our wonderful hobby as
possible--my bucket list has gotten pretty short.
Bob Werre
On 5/10/13 10:08 AM, Bill Lane wrote:
I am amazed at the number of old school box o stick kits that still
sell on eBay. If you have a snow plow it is a guaranteed $75.00+ sale.
Almost the same for the MOW camp cars. If it is a nicely assembled
snow plow it could go $200.00+.
I am not knocking the kits because in the proper hands they build up
to a reasonably presentable car. Of the cars I bought at the John
Bortz auction all the cars I kept for me WERE from old school wood
kits. Many of the cars I sold were are well. Since they are so rarely
assembled, visiting S Scalers will know it is not a common car to see
running which is why I kept them.
But if a kit is 40+ years old and is still a box of sticks why is the
new owner "going to be the one" to make it into a car? Is anyone here
buying them? Why?
I have heard from HO the "Westerfield shelf" where all of the
unassembled kits reside. I am down to my PRS reefers needing assembly
but they are much easier....
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
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