Oldest unfinished kit was found this spring in a storage cabinet. It is an old late 60's, early 70's Ulrich car kit. I started the kit but never finished it and have no recollection as to why. Plan to finish it as soon as I order a tap set as a tap is needed to finish installing the coupler pockets and couplers. Probably why it was never finished.
Jim
ACY I recently discovered an ad for a companion powered Model Engineering Works log loader on page 66 of the October, 1960 Model Railroader. This was listed as a "redesigned" model, to be available October 1, 1960. I have no idea when the previous model (before the redesign) was introduced, or how it differed. If anybody has one, I might be in the market. Tom
I recently discovered an ad for a companion powered Model Engineering Works log loader on page 66 of the October, 1960 Model Railroader. This was listed as a "redesigned" model, to be available October 1, 1960. I have no idea when the previous model (before the redesign) was introduced, or how it differed.
If anybody has one, I might be in the market.
Tom
Here's one that's for sale:
http://brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/064413/HO-Brass-Model-Train-MEW-LL50-Barnhard-Operating-Log-Loader-Crane-Custom
I would guess that this is an example of an early one. And I suspect there never was a re-design. Suspect, but don't know.
Ed
Ed ---
Since I'm not primarily a logging guy, the log loader would just be a secondary thing for me --- a curiosity. I expected the age and rarity of the loader would mean the price went fairly high, but I'm not prepared to go quite that high. So I'll bow out of the competition for this item and leave it to somebody else.
Thanks anyway.