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A Conestoga Wagon of a different color by Renne Lanphier

Renne Lanphier sent us pictures of his

Conestoga Wagon & Stagecoach - built by Ed Paulsen

Check out the pictures Ed Paulsen of Shawnee, OK sent us of his Model Trailways Conestoga Wagon and Stagecoach - great work Ed! Speaking of the Conestoga Wagon, 

Opening the Model Trailways Conestoga Kit

If you're wondering what comes inside one of our kits, check out this video of our very own Tom "the Tool Guy" Snow opening  the Conestoga Wagon by Model Trailways!

Conestoga Wagon - built by David Byrne

David Byrne sent us pictures of his completed Conestoga Wagon by Model Trailways - great job David! And, it's worth noting that David built his Conestoga Wagon by Model Trailways for FREE!

How did David build it for free? He took advantage of our Conestoga Wagon Build for Free offer!

David's comments: In addition to the Conestoga Wagon, I have also built the New Bedford Whaleboat, Bounty Launch, Bluenose, Picket Boat, Albatross, Nieuport 28, Wright Flyer, and Curtiss Jenny kits. I am currently building the Benjamin Latham kit and have the Flying Fish and Sopwith Camel kits resting on a shelf in my hobby room waiting to be built. 


I have found all of the kits generally well engineered, the quality of wood and fittings to be very good and the plans to be excellent. The "Jenny" kit, in particular, was exquisite.

Thanks for many years of satisfying modeling, David Byrne.

Have you seen our video on the Conestoga Wagon?

Check out the video of the Conestoga Wagon by Model Trailways - a true masterpiece and a great addition to your Old West collection.

How about a full size Cannon or Wagon?

While our Guns of History and Model Trailways line of model cannon and wagon kits provide countless hours of enjoyment for our modelers, sometimes, you want something just a little bigger...

Cannon Barrel Verdergris Paint Technique

Are you struggling to capture that "weathered" look with your Guns of History cannon kit? Can't seem to get the right color? Read on for a quick Verdergris Paint Technique reference as to how to achieve this - authored by Ken Goldman, the designer of our Guns of History kits!

Civil War Caisson & 10 Pounder Parrot Rifle - built by Kris Thorsten

Kris Thorsten sent us pictures of the great work he did on the Civil War Caisson and 10 Pounder Parrot Rifle by Guns of History - great job Kris!

Civil War Dioramas by Dave Armitage

Sometimes it's better to let the pictures speak for themselves! Unbelievable job on the Guns of History Civil War Cannon kits by Dave Armitage! Unfortunately, Dave is not on the web - these pictures were all scanned in as he included them with his HAND-WRITTEN letter! If you know Dave, tell him great job!

Welcome to Trailways & Battlefields Blog!

Model Expo would like to welcome everyone to Trailways & Battlefields! The intent of this blog is to have a place for our customers to showcase in-progress or completed wagon and cannon model kits and to share tips and tricks for modeling. In addition, Model Expo will provide updates on future Model Trailways & Guns of History kits such as the Firehose Wagon, Rucker Ambulance, and more!

If you have something you want published to the blog, please send text / pictures via email to Model Expo Web Marketing!

Thank you and happy modeling!

Model Expo