Here's a rare wood model:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1954-STROMBECKER-wooden-Locomotive-Model-kit-NEW_W0QQitemZ130017930949QQihZ003QQcategoryZ2595QQcmdZViewItem
and an auction today has one listed:
http://www.maurerail.com/asp%5Cauctionlist.asp?iano=382
That's all I can find.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Patrick, thanks for the info. However, when I went to the Bachmann website for more info, I was told by "the Bach Man" moderator that Bachmann never made the "Best Friend", altho they have made other early steam locomotives: the Lafayette, John Bull, and Dewitt Clinton. Could it have been another manufacturer?
Dave
USAF (Retired)
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Bachmann use to make an HO model of this locomotive.Try looking on E-bay, under HO Bachmann. You should find them on e-bay.
Patrick
Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb
Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.
Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.