- Kitmaster
Kitmaster was the name of a range of injection-moulded
plastic model kits produced by the Rosebud doll company.The range comprised mainly British railway rolling stock, but there were a few kits of other subjects.
Some of the moulds for the kits produced by Rosebud under the Kitmaster name were sold on to
Airfix , and then toDapol . However, not all of the kits passed over, and several were lost. As such there are some Kitmaster kits which are extremely collectable, and can be very valuable to a dedicated collector.The range consisted of 34 kits of individual locomotives or carriages, a model of the Ariel Arrow motorcycle, the "
Fireball XL5 " rocket, parts to motorise the railway kits (using a motorised box wagon (supplied pre-built) or motor bogie, and three railway presentation sets:* P1: 100 Years of British Steam - this included kits of
Stephenson's Rocket , the Stirling 8' Single locomotive and a Coronation class locomotive in 00 scale.
* P2: Battle of Britain Set - this contained a Battle of Britain class locomotive and four BR Mark 1 coaches in 00 scale.
* P3: TT3 Royal Scot Set - this contained a Royal Scot class locomotive and four BR Mark 1 coaches in TT3 (3mm = 1 foot) scale.External links
* [http://www.kitmaster.org.uk Kitmaster Web Site]
[Kitmaster Web Site: http://www.kitmaster.org.uk]
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