HO BRASS OVERLAND MODELS #5502.1 CUSTOM PAINTED #53 STANDARD GAS TURBINE, NEVER USED, EXQUISITE PAINT
It's debatable whether custom paint can be referred to as PERFECT, but if it can, this model is it. Hunt and scrutinize all you want, you can not find a flaw. I purchased this model unpainted from an OMI dealer in 1992, a year after it had been imported from AJIN PRECISION. I happened to have dear friend who was one of 7 domestic pro painters commission by OMI to custom paint raw brass models. The Koreans had not yet learned to paint to OMI's standards.  (Overland green boxes stamped with red ink on the label reading "CUSTOM PAINTED OMI" were painted by one of these 7 gentleman.) Two years after purchase, I sent the model to my friend, whose paint work was winding down, and commission him to paint it. (He has recently passed on, so I will not mention names) But, he specialized in UP diesels. He had it a year before he got the time to complete it, but it was worth the wait. Custom paint doesn't get any better. It is flawless. I asked for high gloss with then intent on weathering and dull coating. But, after seeing its perfection, decided against it. As a consequence, I carefully stored it in its original box with the original snow white tissue, plastic wrap, and perfect foam. It has been seal in storage, never displayed. It was test run on delivery, and it ran smoothly, as AJIN TOWER DRIVES should. I tested again on a 9ft track prior  to listing. It ran as if new. No lights, but MV lenses.  (Models of this value I ship USPS Priority Mail) The original box is in near perfect condition, and included are two spare parts bags. 

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