Selly #604 Old Time Crossing Shanty in 1/87

Although the crossing shanty is now out of print, as are the rest of Shelly's metal figures and detail parts, some can still be found online. I found several copies of this skulpt here. This is a white metal kit. I have built several white metal kits in the past and they are fun and satisfying to build.

As soon as I saw that this product was available I was attempted to make the purchase. The $20 price tag was a bit high even so I might have sent for one, but when I saw $10 for shipping, this was the deal breaker for me.

It looks like a great kit, but I have other crossing shanties and even have another two story shanty which I am currently working on. Another note, this kit origanly sold for $3.00 in the US. It is amazing how prices have gone up.

Selly Go Devil Kit

I found this model on the last page, page 7, of the Selly line of products. It was their #608 Go Devil Kit and sold for $15.20.It is funny how we come back to things when the time is right. At the time I made this post I don't remember being all that interested in this small flat car when I first saw it.

I am in the lookout for small flat cars with loads since I started my building of the four short fat cars. I realize that it had been offered in HO gauge, but thought it might have converted to HOn30. Well at least I would have the crane gear to transfer to a HOn30 flat car if the body turned out to be too difficult to convert. That got me thinking, if I could come up with enough crane parts I could just fashion my own.

Selly HO Gauge Products

Back in the day there were dozens of sources for model train products. You had sources with large product lines, especailly with companies like Selly. I don't know who took over Selly's line of products or even parts of it. It is ashame that these products are no longer available. Prehaps I am wrong about this and someone will inform me of there product line still being available, hopefully at lest in part.

Here is their line at one time sold through Browser:

These were metal castings.

Selly produced quite an extensive collection.

Hopefully, someone still produces some of this fabulous line of white metal products.

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Let's have another look at Selly miniatures, shall we?