Walthers version of E. L. Moore's Village Blacksmith
This is another stumble-upon that I found while looking for Walthers Car Shop kit. That Walthers Old Country Barn kit (#931-902) looks identical to AHM 5872, Village Blacksmith, that was based on an E. L. Moore project. If I'd known about the Walthers version back in November when I was at the Syracuse show, I wouldn't have worried about finding an AHM kit to repair my old model. Live and learn.
This kit must be in the running for most rebadged kit ever.
ReplyDeleteI have had a Pola version for possibly 30 years and have recently added Faller 131237 (village smithy) which is clearly from the same moulds, except they have included two sprues in varying colours for the tools and accessories.
Another is - Model Power ' Barn'.
Of course when I came to send this note I have misplaced my notes on the others.
Reading your EL Moore saga has encouraged me to raid Ebay internationally to obtain an example (one or more) of each, but you keep turning up more, just as I get the last(?) one!
Keep on with the blog.
Martin Snow (England)
It's amazing to me the life these kits have had. I often think I've found the last boxings of a particular one and then I stumble across another - the Machine Shop has been something of a mind boggler in this regard. Sorry about the costs on this trek ..... :-)
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