Kinsman Scale Models S Off-center-cupola Cabooses

Kinsman Scale Models

off-center-cupola

wood-sided, plywood-paneled

Great Northern (GN)

S

wood kit

unpainted

This kit was produced by both Kinsman Scale Models and Northeastern Scale Models. Decals were included with the kit. This model is near identical to the GN caboose shown under the Kinsman Scale Models name (the roof ends are slightly different).

Kinsman Scale Models

off-center-cupola

wood-sided

Northern Pacific (NP)

S

wood kit

unpainted

The Kinsman catalog flags this as a Northern Pacific caboose, yet the photo they show in that same catalog (see the second photo) has it decorated for "D. & W.". Kits were available from Kinsman with ($6.95) or without ($3.95) trucks. The version without trucks also did not include the bolsters nor the coupler pockets, as those were intended to be used by A.C. Gilbert modelers. Bob Blois reported that he had sold 600 of these kits by 1972.