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Rosebud Kitmaster was the brand name of a short-lived but critically acclaimed range of plastic assembly kits manufactured in the UK by Rosebud Dolls Ltd of Raunds, Northamptonshire. Introduced from May 1959, the range rapidly expanded to include 34 models of railway locomotives and coaches in OO, HO and TT scales and eventually, one motorcycle in 1/16 scale. The assets of Rosebud Kitmaster were sold to Airfix Products Ltd in late 1962. Nine locomotives and the motorcycle were later re-issued under the Airfix brand. The range comprised mainly British railway rolling stock but there were a few kits of other subjects. The range consisted of 34 kits of individual locomotives or carriages, a model of the Ariel Arrow motorcycle, the "Fireball XL5" rocket, parts to motorise the railway kits (using a motorised box wagon supplied pre-built, or a motor bogie) and three railway presentation sets: * P1: 100 Years of British Steam - this included kits of Stephenson's Rocket, the Stirling 8' Single locomotive and a Coronation class locomotive in 00 scale. * P2: Battle of Britain Set - this contained a Battle of Britain class locomotive and three BR Mark 1 coaches in 00 scale. * P3: TT3 Royal Scot Set - this contained a Royal Scot class locomotive and four BR Mark 1 coaches in TT3 (3mm = 1 foot) scale. Some of the moulds for the kits produced by Rosebud Dolls Ltd under the Kitmaster name were sold on to Airfix Products Ltd in 1962 and later on to Dapol Model Railways. However, not all of the kits passed over and several were lost. As such, some Kitmaster kits are extremely collectable and can be very valuable to a dedicated collector. Although unsold, recently (August 2010) an unmade kit for the 00 gauge LMS Beyer-Garratt locomotive was offered for sale on an Internet auction site for over £100. Before its demise, the company announced the introduction of a number of kits that never knowingly entered production, including the LNER Flying Scotsman. == Models == The 00/HO gauge models consisted of: - * Kit No 1 - Stephenson's Rocket * Kit No 2 - BR Class 08 diesel shunter locomotive * Kit No 3 - USA 4-4-0 Locomotive ''The General'' * Kit No 4 - LMS Coronation Class locomotive ''Duchess of Gloucester'' * Kit No 5 - SR 4-4-0 Schools Class locomotive ''Harrow'' * Kit No 6 - Lancashire & Yorkshire 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive * Kit No 7 - GWR Prairie Tank locomotive * Kit No 8 - Italian 0-6-0 tank locomotive * Kit No 9 - Stirling 8 ft Single locomotive * Kit No 10 - Deltic Prototype diesel locomotive * Kit No 11 - SR 4-6-2 Battle of Britain Class locomotive ''Biggin Hill'' * Kit No 12 - Swiss Crocodile electric locomotive * Kit No 13 - BR Standard Mk1 Corridor Composite Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 14 - BR Standard Mk1 Corridor 2nd Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 15 - BR Standard Mk1 Corridor Brake 2nd Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 19 - German 2-6-2 locomotive class 23 * Kit No 22 - BR Standard 2-10-0 9F locomotive ''Evening Star'' * Kit No 23 - SNCF Class 241P 'Mountain' locomotive * Kit No 24 - GWR 4-4-0 locomotive ''City of Truro'' * Kit No 25 - LMS 2-6-0+0-6-2 Beyer-Garratt Locomotive * Kit No 26 - 0-6-0ST "Austerity" class J94 * Kit No 27 - German DB Koln Munchen Coach * Kit No 28 - BR Standard Mk1 Restaurant 1st Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 29 - French SNCF INOX aluminium coach * Kit No 30 - BR 2-6-0 Standard Class 4 'Mogul' * Kit No 31 - Midland Blue Pullman power car * Kit No 32 - Midland Blue Pullman kitchen car * Kit No 33 - Midland Blue Pullman parlour car * Kit No 34 - New York 'Hudson' 4-6-4 steam locomotive The TT gauge models were: - * Kit No 16 - LMS 4-6-0 locomotive ''Royal Scot'' * Kit No 17 - BR Standard Mk1 Corridor Brake 2nd Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 18 - BR Standard Mk1 Corridor Composite Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 20 - BR Standard Mk1 Corridor 2nd Coach (in Maroon or Green) * Kit No 21 - BR Standard Mk1 Restaurant 1st Coach (in Maroon or Green) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rosebud Kitmaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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