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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 12, 2012 12:35:26 GMT -5
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Post by markpatrus on Jan 12, 2012 15:03:58 GMT -5
Geeze.....from a collector's standpoint, I wonder what it could be worth. Apparently your wife doesn't have any western fans at work. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 12, 2012 17:51:45 GMT -5
Saw a few online for $200-250, none with the Wayne rifle. I was very glad that my wife's co-workers were clueless on westerns! Lucky break!
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Post by sloanrodgers on Jan 12, 2012 19:02:16 GMT -5
Very Cool and detailed stagecoach replica Allen. Coincidentally, I have an old 24 X 30 framed drawing on cowhide of a Wells Fargo stagecoach unloading in a western town. I bought it cheap at a garage sale, but I don't know how much it's worth on the PBS' Antique Road Show.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 12, 2012 21:07:00 GMT -5
They also made a separate display stand with 4 horses that can be hooked to the stage, but that runs around $200-250 itself on eBay, etc.
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Post by Herb on Jan 12, 2012 22:54:00 GMT -5
I got this a few years ago, it's a beautiful model. Didn't get the horse stand though. If the team had been hitched, I might have, but didn't care for the unhitched horses. They also made a chuck wagon model that I got. It's nice but doesn't compare at all to the stagecoach. The details are incredible .
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 12, 2012 23:34:16 GMT -5
I think I saw this, or one very like it, at the Wells Fargo Museum in San Francisco last August. They had several terrific models and I wanted ALL of them! I'm sure this was one of them and I'm thrilled to have just fallen into like this. I have to find a place to display it and maybe some sort of glass display box to protect it.
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Post by Seguin on Jan 13, 2012 2:53:07 GMT -5
Congrats, Allen! Absolutely fantastic details. I´ve never seen a stagecoach model that detailed, not that I´ve seen that many, but this one is outstanding. They also made a separate display stand with 4 horses that can be hooked to the stage, but that runs around $200-250 itself on eBay, etc. You´ll have to make it your next birthday wish.  |
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Post by Herb on Jan 13, 2012 9:31:09 GMT -5
I have to find a place to display it and maybe some sort of glass display box to protect it. I had the perfect place, a glass enclosed entertainment center, but it couldn't hold the new HDTV. I've been checking hobby shops for model diorama cases, and have found something similar to what I want, but not quite the right size yet. |
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 13, 2012 9:52:07 GMT -5
Good suggestion, Herb. We actually still have a hobby shop near us and I'll check out what they've got. Some picture framing shops have cases like this also.
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Post by Bill Manuel on Jan 13, 2012 19:58:35 GMT -5
Thats really nice!
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Post by Richard Weddle on Jan 18, 2012 10:47:18 GMT -5
My wife brought this home from her office last night! A rep from WF left it as a gift and no one in her office wanted it! Manufactured by Franklin Mint, and they don't even make it anymore. Those I found for sale online did not have the John Wayne rifle from "Stagecoach!" The doors open, the interior is detailed - even the brakes work! Diecast metal; 1/16 scale.    My goodness. I absolutely love it. It's the first model I've seen to do the "dickey seat" at the rear correctly. Every home should have one just like it. Richard |
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jan 18, 2012 11:30:52 GMT -5
Richard - I get the feeling that someone at WF had a hand in this and did their homework. If you're ever in San Francisco, try to get to their museum. There are a lot of interesting exhibits there, including several models like this and, of course, a life-sized stage coach.
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Post by Richard Weddle on Jan 18, 2012 12:27:30 GMT -5
Oh, I've been to the Wells Fargo museums in SF and in Tucson, where I lived many years. I also worked with full-size stage coaches including a period Butterfield coach which is larger and roomier on the inside. We'd shoot the group-shots inside the Butterfield because there was enough room for the passengers and the camera with operator. Then we'd match that to the exterior of the Wells Fargo coach which is narrower and smaller, lighter and easier for horses to pull.
I believe there's a company that manufactures period stage coaches in Pennsylvania. I think the suspension is made from some kind of rubber instead of leather straps, that's the only difference. The rubber straps look the same and give better, safer suspension. Have a brochure around here somewhere. I see them go on the market occasionally. Right now there are two fully functional period stagecoaches in Tucson and three in Phoenix gathering dust because filming has dried up in Arizona. If the rodeos can't use them they sit in storage.
If I had the money I'd buy at least one.
Richard
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Post by teresa1971 on Jan 18, 2012 14:41:14 GMT -5
My parents have this model!!!!!
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