Hi, I'm the guy Bull (if I am reading the right place) mentioned in the posing of 2-9-03.
I got the 20 Mule Team kit in the late 50's or early 60's. There was a telivision show called Death Valley Days, hosted by the "Old Ranger".
There was an offer for sending in 50 cents and a boxtop or two and you got the kit.
I painted it and built it, I remember it being a bear painting all those harnesses. My dad then made the display board for me and I finished all the rigging and fastened everything to the board. A real nice piece of walnut. Wish I still had it.
Fast forward to the 70's. The team got taken off the board and placed in a box. I spent several years in the Navy with no permanent home.
To make a long story short, I still haven't prepared another board and the kit is still in the box waiting a good cleaning and remounting to a board.
One thing that is holding me up, well it really isn't I guess, but I don't remember the dimensions and spacing on the board for the brads for holding the rigging. The instructions are long gone.
Hope this helps a little. If you have any questions just post them here, or we can get in contact off line if you want.
Oh yeah, these kits are always on E-Bay, and there are a couple of people who will tell the story behind the kit, though I have seen about as much misinformation as legitimate information.