If you note matches the numbers, it will be FAKE and has No Collector Value. These items have all been produced since the turn of the century. Most produced up to around 1945 were used for advertising on one...
CLEANUP Your model will look better if you spend some time cleaning up mold lines with a file or sand paper and filling the inevitable air bubbles. For larger holes, 5-minute epoxy works better than putty,...
Resin kits are a kind of plastic which you do not use tube glue to attach the pieces but your fancy super glues. These kits are hand- cast, the producers can only make a limited amount from a mold. Therefore...