Allerton Steam Pumper progress - disassembled model pictures!

Ken Foran, pictured holding the completed Allerton Steam Pumper for Model Trailways,

Own the Guns of History Double Barrel Cannon for $50 & get the paint set for FREE!

Build your own collection of Civil War field equipment with the Guns of History line of

Hobby Kit Manufacturing Company looking for Investor(s) or a Buyer - $500k, Negotiable

Attention Modelers!

After 37 years, Marc & Eva Mosko have decided to pursue selling Model Expo.

Give your Dad something Explosive to do this Fathers Day!

Give Dad something EXPLOSIVE this Father's Day - a new project from Model Expo's

Lindberg Closeout Truck Kits at Ridiculously Low Prices!

Attention Plastic Truck Modelers: Looking for something quick and easy to do

Sea Mortar built by Edward Braun

Edward Braun of Stanford, CT sent us completed pictures of his Guns of History

Conestoga Wagon by George Kranz

George Kranz sent us pictures of his Model Trailways Conestoga Wagon - great work George! We're hoping that 

Conestoga Wagon - built by Richard Morse

Richard Morse of Golden, Colorado sent us pictures of his Model Trailways Conestoga Wagon - great job Richard! Of course, Richard is yet another modeler that was able to build this model for FREE! How did

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 Kit Customer Feedback

I thought I would share a "feel good" email we received the other day from Richard Morse. We love hearing  from our customers - the good, the bad, and even the ugly...how else can we improve?!?!

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!

Look what's coming back - Model Railways!

For our railroading fans, we're bringing back our Model Railways line of structure 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!

The wheels on the bus go round and round...

If you've purchased a Guns of History or Model Trailways kit recently, you may have noticed that we are in the middle of transitioning

Guns of History / Rucker Ambulance Development Update!

Our designer (Ken Goldman) is well underway in developing our next kit - the Red Cross Rucker Ambulance by Guns of History (to be released Spring 2012)! As you can see from the pictures below, he's in the middle of developing the wheels for the ambulance. Kudos to another one of our designers (Bob Crane) for masterminding the wheel manufacturing & assembly process!