1957 Revell HO SCALE 0-6-0 Locomotive

1957 Revell HO SCALE 0-6-0 Locomotive

Another locomotive from the lot I bought.

1957 Revell Union Pacific Omaha 0-6-0 switcher. From what I've read it has smoke and chug sound and a working light. I don't know much about these trains, but I'm learning.

REVELL IS BORN
"In the early 1940s, Lou Glaser, a California entrepreneur, founded an injection molding company. Precision Specialties performed contract work for other manufacturers. In the early 1950s Gowland and Gowland designed the famous 1/32 scale “Highway Pioneers” line of 30 cars, which were the first mass-produced plastic automotive kits. Glaser marketed these for 69 cents through Woolworth Dime Stores and they sold well. Glaser realized that Revell should sell children’s toys, specifically plastic model kits."

THE FIRST IS THE FIRST
"The first Revell-made mold was the 1953 USS Missouri, first issued in the narrow box."

ONE TO THREE
"The first three aircraft kits followed quickly in one-piece boxes. The F-94C, F7U-1 and F9F-6 were molded without landing gear and with minimal panel lines and rivet details. Decals were included and the stands were simple, small and molded in the color of the aircraft. Box art was simple with limited colors."

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