I drove to the auction this morning and had a fantastic time.
This collection is incredible. Seeing all those high end brass items in one place is a memory maker in its self!
I scored an item and I'm happy. As always, it's exactly as described by Stout's.
Erik, I looked at that model you posted in depth and what struck me at the time was how beautiful the paint was on it. It really stood out and that's saying something with the caliber of models in that collection. Hope the painter gets it back. Good luck!