November 2021

Corona, missing decoders and the high transport rates continue to influence the Gauge 1 market and are delaying deliveries. But there is also news in the current list of Gauge 1 projects.

...from the Thuringian Railway Nostalgia Program there is a video worth seeing.

One floor of the Märklineum in Göppingen is devoted entirely to Märklin model trains. A portrait with 52 photos.

Märklin began producing toys in Göppingen in 1859. The Märklineum, which was actually to be ceremoniously opened in a larger circle in mid-December, sets up a monument to the company's hardly manageable history and testifies to the ingenuity and adaptability of the model railroad market leader. The Märklineum can be visited under the usual Corona restrictions.

In the summer of 2017, I portrayed an exceptional gauge 1 layout in Austria. Now a photographically very talented student provides us with atmospheric photos of the further built layout.

Finally, a few snapshots from the Intermodellbau.

Over 30 model railroad layouts were exhibited at Intermodellbau 2021. Most were of high quality craftsmanship and with original ideas or completely based on the prototype. Often it is model builders from abroad who implement a theme in great detail.

Intermodellbau is the Mecca of model railroad layout builders. Gauge 1 is also represented.

At Intermodellbau, Fine Models/Kiss showed more hand samples - and already a production model.

Fine Models is presenting the hand samples of the second series of Bavarian freight cars at Intermodellbau - and already a part of the third series.

At Intermodellbau, Fine Models and Wunder showed new hand samples.

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Tomorrow the Intermodellbau starts in Dortmund. Gauge 1 is only represented on a small scale, but will present new hand samples.

Modern and old electric locomotives bear weathering and operating traces of varying intensity. But some traces they have in common. 45 photos with which you can judge the quality of patination on gauge 1 models.

The class 111 from Wunder is a long awaited gauge 1 model. Some photos.

Horst Göhr demonstrates with three 1 gauge tank cars how to weather freight cars close to the prototype and without uniform mist from the airbrush.

With a little modeling experience, building a scale 1 modular layout is not that difficult. Choosing the right season, the result is a jewel that displaces the dark season.

On November 27 and 28, a Model Railroad Day will be held at the Museum of German Inland Navigation in Duisburg. Gauge 1 modules with Ruhr area flair will also have their premiere at this event.

From Korea the first photos of the second series of Bavarian freight cars have arrived, which Fine Models has announced for gauge 1. Bavaria fans will be pleased.

In many respects, Märklin's SNCF 241-A-58 (55085) is similar to the 241-A-65 preserved in Switzerland, but there are differences. Probably undeniable is that the gauge 1 model in green looks best and will boost the French market. 51 photos in large format.

MBW announces the DB diesel locomotive of the class V 90 or 290 as an inexpensive gauge 1 model.

The DB KKks 89/Taes 890/Taems 890 swing roof car from Wunder Präzisionsmodelle brings a new design to the range for gauge 1 freight cars. The hand pattern suggests a versatile model for gauge 1.

The final spurt in the delivery of the announced gauge 1 models is open. Despite the difficult situation due to the dependence on China, there are individual rays of hope. And something is also happening at the trade shows.