March 2021

Before the great flood of deliveries in Gauge 1, we look at the past quarter.

IMA 2021 has been cancelled.

Die 97 101 der DB im Zustand von 1962 von Fine Models ist die zweite Variante, die hier in 36 Fotos vorgestellt wird. Sie unterscheidet sich in vielen Punkten von dem zuvor gezeigten Länderbahn-Modell.

Only forty models of the exclusive Bavarian cogwheel locomotive PtzL 3/4 and the DRG and DB versions are offered by Fine Models. 29 photos show the details of the Epoch I version.

There is news.

50 years ago, I took a steam special train with 038 650 to Switzerland. A picture gallery.

There are boring days. Then a trip to the Mississippi is worthwhile. On the Internet, of course.

MBW announced this morning the class 24 for gauge 1. It is to have the equipment of MBW's class 56.

It took Spur 1 Austria almost exactly one year from the (second) announcement of the E 71 to delivery. The compact electric locomotive is presentable and inventive. 80 large format photos show all facets and the qualities of this Prussian locomotive model, whose prototype was last in service with the Deutsche Bundesbahn in South Baden.

The E 71 from Spur 1 Austria is well done. A little preview.

After his SNCF shunting locomotive, Johannes Kerry is working on a French large diesel locomotive for 1 gauge.

Jaffa's Moba Shop has two new figure sets on offer.

The freight line near Hanover always offers surprises. A picture gallery with 45 photos taken in storm, rain and sunshine.

A kind subscriber brought a disaster video to my attention.

You don't have to do much to patina Wunder's factory-painted stake cars. The Ziegler brothers show in pictures how they made a model with weathering marks and touched up areas.

Searching for keywords often brought inaccurate results as well. Now it works.

Im Morgennebel tauchte heute das Handmuster der bayerischen Lokalbahnlok D XI von Fine Models auf. Bayern-Fans werden sich über die sechs Farbfotos freuen.

In 2016, the fantastic model maker Attilio Mari had recorded his life's work. Now he is retiring through age.

Painting figures for 1 gauge is not so difficult with good tools. Fine brushes and pens facilitate the work.

Fine Models is preparing a second Bavarian car series. The first model is already fixed.