I have 5 of these things, one restored to former glory, the others mothballed waiting for dry dock time.My original was given to me by my Dad after a fill-up at a Texaco filling station in New Hampshire. I think he paid $3.99 for it. The display stand was $1.99 (I think) and was an extra option. As a youngster I loved ships and ship models/toys in particular. That summer of 1963 I must have ran the crap out of that tanker in local ponds and lakes, it even looked good just sitting on a shelf. Theres' a few builders that radio control these models, all it takes is a little work and knowledge of small radio gear, batteries vs ship's load line.
One of my "mothballed" tankers will get some type of photoetch railings owing to a "railing casualty" on the port side main deck.
As to the hull perhaps that will be sanded, primed and painted in prototypical colors with new "TEXACO" lettering. There are so many improvements to be tried on these "toys" it staggers the builders imagination....new piping, kingposts, lifeboat davits, the list goes on. Still my original tanker looks good, even left "stock"....