▁mach in ist ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁produce ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁lines ▁of ▁accur ately ▁scale d ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁k its ▁in ▁HO ▁scale . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁his ▁financial ▁partner ▁Donald ▁A ches on ▁forced ▁Bow ser ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁by ▁enfor cing ▁a ▁buy out ▁clause ▁in ▁their ▁agreement . ▁After ▁A ches on ▁sold ▁the ▁considerable ▁back stock ▁of ▁k its ▁and ▁parts , ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁Lewis ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁since ▁grown ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁produce ▁its ▁own ▁line ▁of ▁injection ▁m old ed ▁pl astic ▁model ▁k its ▁and ▁ready - to - run ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁California ▁Years ▁( 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 6 1 ) ▁Bill ▁Sh eld on ▁Bow ser ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Han cock , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁mach in ist ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Naval ▁Ord in ance ▁Plant ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁Bow ser ' s ▁friend ▁George ▁H ock ad ay ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁produce ▁some ▁h ob by ▁parts ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁HO ▁scale , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁short ▁supply ▁due ▁to ▁w art ime ▁r ation ing . ▁Spark ing ▁his ▁interest , ▁he ▁acquired ▁the ▁invent ory ▁of ▁spare ▁parts ▁from ▁a ▁company ▁called ▁Kn app ▁that ▁was ▁producing ▁a ▁popular ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁k it .