2021

All the best for the new year!

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MBW has set out to produce class 44 steam locomotives for gauge 1. Individual details have already been determined.

Horst Göhr has weathered a refrigerator car at the end of its operational life.

Frohe Weihnachten!

While the Spielwarenmesse press office was still looking forward to personal contacts at the end of January 2022 yesterday, Märklin, the largest model train exhibitor, is canceling now its participation.

As far as Gauge 1 is concerned, the year is over, though surprises can never be completely ruled out. Since this year 2021, it has been normal to be surprised again and again about the winding paths of the industry. A look back and forward.

Trains in the snow are part of winter. Here you can watch them.

Märklin will not realize some gauge 1 novelties due to lack of advance orders.

As I have already reported, the Gauge 1 meeting 2022 will not take place in Sinsheim. Here is now the announcement of the organizer.

For some railroad models, the question arises for a variety of reasons whether there was a prototype. Bruno Waldmeier has given some thought to this.

There is news from the Gauge 1 world.

High quality 3D printed figures cover many eras and situations. Belgian 3D studio.be has again expanded its large program.

Almost finished is the large H0 layout in the Märklineum in Göppingen, Germany. Snapshots and impressions.

MarGe Models from the Netherlands is constantly developing new modern truck models in 1/32nd scale. With two trucks, hurry is the order of the day.

How do you build a ballast plant or a loading station? Horst Göhr shows: Like this, for example!

Fine Models announces several freight train conductor cars for gauge 1 for 2023.

MiniArt will soon launch a kit of the Tempo E 400 high loader flatbed.

Small locomotives are found far too seldom for Gauge 1. MBW will soon be delivering the DRG, DR and DB class 80 shunting locomotive. The attractive steam locomotive model is suitable for shunting in passenger and freight stations as well as in industrial operations. On a diorama, the tender locomotive could serve sidings.

A review with 48 photos.

After a long hesitation of the Gauge 1 suppliers and the fair organizers, it is now clear: Instead of Sinsheim, there will be a second fair after Mainz, which will deal with Gauge 0 and 1.

There is an alternative to the figures that come with the SNCF 241-A-58 from Märklin.

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.

Good morning,

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.

Wunder produces a very small number of the Bavarian MCCi steam railcar for Gauge 1, which on the prototype formed the basis for the ET 85. We present the pilot sample of the Oktoberfest version with 51 photos.

The Tenda Line is technically one of the most interesting railroads in the French border region with Italy. But a ride on the "Train des merveilles" is disappointing and partly a waste of time.

An old photo of an engineer and a certificate from the GDL could help with genealogical research. Do you have any ideas about this?

Modellbau Marcus Jaegers has two new flat cars based on German and French prototypes in its program.

Swiss live steam operators regularly fulfill their wishes for robust steam locomotives. Now Wyko has delivered a series of the Gotthard Railway Company's A 3/5 in the appropriate place.

I received photos of the 01Treff from Maarn, Netherlands.

In the third and last part about the train des pignes in the south of France, another 62 photos document this beautiful steam railroad and its meter gauge line in Provence. In total, there were 168 photos - enough to fill a book.

As Märklin confirmed upon request, the Gauge 1 models of the modern Bombardier Traxx 3 electric locomotives and the new container cars will only be realized if there are enough advance orders.

Friends of modern railroad models should therefore pre-order the locomotives and cars from dealers by October 31, 2021.

First pictures of the Gauge 1 hand samples from France.

Spur 1-Exklusiv issues a V 65 diesel engine for gauge 1 that has particularly exclusive features.

Steiner Modellwerke has decided to add two more versions of the planned small locomotive for gauge 1 to its program.

In the second part we continue our journey with the pinecone train and have plenty of time to explore the station and the village of Annot. And then the locomotive is turned for the return trip.

France has a number of beautiful meter gauge railroads. We took a ride on the Chemins de fer de Provence. A report with 55 photos that will give you wanderlust.

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Now that the Corona pandemic seems to have been contained to some extent, model railroad and model making fairs are taking place again. But what about next year?

In the 1970s, DB locomotive 85 007 stood in the parking lot in front of the engineering college in Constance. As a museum piece, it came to Freiburg under a shelter. Hans and Walter Ziegler have rebuilt it in 1:32 scale. A building instruction for patient model builders.

Surprise, surprise! An experienced small series manufacturer enters the gauge 1 market. spur1info knows the facts and exclusively presents three complete models with 84 photos.


Jaffa's Moba-Shop has provided spur1info with the new catalog in advance, which contains new figures and accessories for gauge 1.

Some Gauge 1 projects will not be available in 2021 despite long-standing announcements. Instead, other models are coming unexpectedly - and a flood of new announcements. "It is dangerous to lean out" takes on a whole new meaning here. The current project list has 195 items.

There are some news from the indefatigable gauge 1 industry.

There are current news from the gauge 1 industry.

Wema Bahnatelier has added to its assortment a craftsman and two figures handling the wheelbarrow that was already delivered.

Heavy and very powerful is the new Ce 6/8 I from SBB Historic that Märklin is offering as a gauge 1 model. A review of the Swiss electric locomotive with 76 expressive photos in large format.

Usually, Märklin's fall novelties for Gauge 1 are not particularly plentiful. But this year everything is different. The extensive new product program offers a few surprises and a bang for the buck. A detailed report.

A little foretaste of the photos I'm currently taking of the Märklin model of SBB Historic's Ce 6/8 I 14201. The gauge 1 model impresses with many details.

The Gauge 1 novelty merry-go-round continues to spin at high speed.

The Saxon Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Breitenbrunn-Rittersgrün in the Ore Mountains, Germany, is well worth a visit.

A few notes.

The list of Gauge 1 projects has grown to 185 models and model families. Some deliveries have moved closer, but numerous projects have been delayed.

In the third and last part of the report about the Fichtelbergbahn of the Sächsische Dampfeisenbahngesellschaft (SDG), we once again meet steam trains on the way and look at the Hüttenbach Viaduct and the terminus Kurort Oberwiesenthal, which has a nostalgic automat. Two videos complement my photos.

In the second part we look again at the station Cranzahl, other small stations at the narrow gauge railway and accompany trains with the camera.

Wunder will shortly be introducing a new freight car for 1 gauge. It is a swing roof car.

The Fichtelbergbahn Cranzahl - Kurort Oberwiesenthal in Saxony overcomes a difference in altitude of 240 meters (789 ft) on a route of 17.4 km (10.8 m) in the Ore Mountains. With steam, of course. We went along for the ride.

Current freight cars are painted colorful and make the modern railroad colorful and attractive. Modellbau Marcus Jaegers has produced a modern white-red painted Eanos of Rail Cargo Austria.

As the first version, Fine Models has just delivered the gauge 1 model of the E 71 13 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn. 57 large format photos show all the details of the Prussian electric locomotive classic. The review describes the strengths and shortcomings of Fine Models' model - and clarifies the question of whether the competitor's locomotive is better.

Some nice details were found on the modules in Annaberg-Buchholz. 22 photos in the fifth part of the report.

Fine Models is currently delivering the E 71 13 and the blue E 71 19 of the DB. First photos.

To partially rebuild a dismantled narrow-gauge railroad and to run a busy operation on it: At the Pressnitztalbahn, volunteers have managed to bring a Saxon narrow-gauge railroad back to life. A visit and a ride are worthwhile. And you quickly realize: The Harz narrow-gauge railroads could certainly learn a lot from the narrow-gauge railroad operators in Saxony. 47 photos showing an adorable 750 mm narrow gauge railroad in the Ore Mountains.

The Oschersleben depot and some DR locomotives are the subject of the 38 photos from the gauge 1 days in Annaberg-Buchholz.

Now it's off to Schlettau and Klütz on the modular gauge 1 layout in Annaberg-Buchholz.

You might look to Fort Madison from time to time. Here's a new perspective.

In the second part about the gauge 1 operating days in Annaberg-Buchholz, we go to a railroad depot and a large diesel filling station.

And once again there is a novelty for the gauge 1 to announce!

Wunder will announce a new locomotive model for gauge 1 in the next days. spur1info already has the details.

After numerous heavyweights, there is finally a compact vehicle on the market for Gauge 1 that is suitable for shunting in tight spaces.

The Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) in Saxony, Germany, offer a lot of variety in terms of railroad technology in a very small area. Ore Mountains stations and lines were the theme on the approximately 120 modules of the fourth Annaberg-Buchholz Gauge 1 operating days initiated by jübe-modelle. The self-builts, together with the DR vehicles, looked authentic and the operation remained relaxed. Part 1 with 51 photos in large format.

After almost two years of tireless work for spur1info, we need a little break.

To build seven tank cars, you need time and patience. Now they are ready to roll on 45 mm track.

Aby zbudować siedem wagonów cystern, potrzeba czasu i cierpliwości. Teraz są one gotowe do jazdy po torach 45 mm.

There is no better prototype than the prototype. And suddenly chance helps to make an idea come true in 1:32 scale. A series of worker's houses, supported by an automobile manufacturer, was converted into models down to the last detail.

At the end of July, model railroaders who have chosen the GDR Reichsbahn as their model will meet for operating days in Annaberg-Buchholz (Saxony).

In July and August, there will be even more 3D printed figures in Jaffa's Moba Shop. Here we see in advance what capabilities 3D printing offers.

Again and again, the Gauge 1 Friends from Leuven in Belgium develop interesting layouts and dioramas for gauge 1, which feature a wealth of details.

The latest driving diorama basically fits on a bookshelf. 50 photos show details and international train operations.

After the 2013 Spur1 meeting in Sinsheim, I reported on July 7, 2013 about Wilgro models that were offered at Wyko-Echtdampf. Among the heavily patinated models were also two worth seeing half-assembled kits of the class 86.

According to the comments, the models created by Mr. Groß in this condition were suitable to enrich the respective scene as rusty models on the siding or on a scrap yard.

The following report by Hans and Walter Ziegler shows that there is another way and that the two torsos do not have to eke out an existence as lifeless scrap.

Passenger transportation in the U.S. still has the charm of the 19th century in many places. An example.

Manfred Weise has handed over his model tractor brand weise-toys to a Dutch distributor.

Modelbex announced today on its website a new steam locomotive for gauge 1.

The first half of 2021 has ended, a few 1 gauge projects have been delivered and many new projects were announced. Not all delivery promises could be kept. Corona and the dependence on production in China continue to leave their mark.

Jacek Wysocki from Poland is currently building a tank car train. Here are some snapshots.

Railroad cranes may be among the least known rail vehicles. This subject, reserved for specialists, has rarely been covered in magazines and books. Udo Kandler has rolled up the history of German rail cranes in his book published by EK-Verlag and compiled spectacular pictures.

From 8:15 p.m.: Glacier Express, Munich main station 1966, Nuremberg switching yard 1975, steam locomotive 051 784-7 1974 and shutdown of the Königsseebahn in 1966.

Besides the class 182 of Deutsche Bahn, there are other electric locomotives that resemble the Austrian Taurus. An addition.

News agencies, TV stations and newspapers are reporting today what Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bahn have published as a press release: "By 2026 at the latest, there should no longer be any gaps in coverage along rail lines in long-distance and regional transport." This refers to mobile communications coverage on trains, which network operators and Deutsche Bahn have been working on since 2008 with little success. 16 years of moderated (not only transport policy) standstill in Germany thanks to the Merkel governments have turned one of the most important industrialized countries into a snail-like dawdler that foreign countries can only laugh at.

A bundle of novelties for the gauge 1 market in Austria and other European countries has been announced by Spur 1 Austria today. Among them are three electric locomotives and two steam locomotives that already existed as gauge 1 models. You can see the prototypes in numerous photos and operations.

They are needed as decoration for fields along the railroad embankment, but also as cargo in the early railroad eras. Now they are coming soon as a kit: sheep.

Self-built buildings for gauge 1 are unique models with charm. Unfortunately, the popular model of the brick and half-timbered signal box no longer exists - and it had a different name.

As of today, the Märklineum in Göppingen is open. Tickets are available online.

According to a press release, model train accessories manufacturer Busch is owned since the beginning of 2021 by MEG Modelleisenbahn-Gesellschaft GmbH, which already owns digital and O gauge manufacturer Lenz Elektronik and Silhouette, a manufacturer of trees and landscaping accessories.

In the French zone, French mail cars were also on the road during three decades after World War 2.

AM Productions from France enriches the growing French gauge 1 market with a first wagon model.

With nice steadiness, Dingler announces new models in June and is able to show hand samples exactly one year later - usually this weekend in Sinsheim. Because the Spur-1-Treffen had to be cancelled again due to Corona, spur1info shows the photos of the picture-perfect cars.

66 excellent large format photos show the qualities of the 08 1001 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn, which Märklin produced for gauge 1. The review is about differences to the 241.A.65 and little things that are not so well done. The model should delight collectors who were not previously interested in Reichsbahn vehicles.

The photos of the 08 1001 of the DR from Märklin are for the most part already done. A foretaste of the impressive exotic steam locomotive that you might want to have in your gauge 1 collection after seeing these pictures.

Twerenbold Modellbau is delivering the French refrigerator cars for 1 scale announced in spring 2019. Pictures of all versions.

Twerenbold Modellbau livre les voitures frigorifiques françaises à l'échelle 1 annoncées au printemps 2019. Photos de toutes les versions.

Blunderbusses characterized commuter trains in Germany until the end of the 1950s. Kiss Modellbahnen is now issuing them as brass models for gauge 1 - and some more.

Thirty years ago, on June 2, 1991, the ICE train service of the Deutsche Bundesbahn or Deutsche Bahn AG started with high-speed trains of class 401. Information and a large picture gallery with views from outside and inside.

A refined 3D print was the basis for the Reichsbahn maintenance car from Oberdittmansdorf in Saxony.

Since Whitsun, the first German museum railroad of the German Railway Association (DEV) is allowed to operate again. Although under the Corona-related conditions, but with success to justify the effort. Not only is the train simply operated, but the background of the meter-gauge narrow-gauge railroad and the railroad operations are explained to the passengers. A living museum with ambition.

The hand sample of the ELNA steam locomotive from Kiss Modellbahnen Germany is ready. First photos of an attractive model.

Horst Göhr has built the former station building of Spechtritz on the Saxonian Weißeritz valley railway in 1:32 scale - another masterpiece.

After the announcement of the class 24 by MBW, it was obvious that the class 64 will also come as a gauge 1 model.

After a black and green version, Proform has now completed a black version of the heavy six-axle French 160A1 steam locomotive with red trim and silver boiler rings.

Only a small double-digit number of customers receive the small series model of the Bavarian cogwheel locomotive PtzL 3/4 or the later class 97¹ from Fine Models these days. The highly complex handbuilt model is even more enjoyable if you take your time during commissioning. A comprehensive article about the first-class model with practical tips for running in.

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Dingler will begin delivering BLS, SOB and SBB passenger cars tomorrow.

Spur 1 Austria has received a hand sample of the DR 52⁸⁰ and had photos taken. Seven large format images.

Wema-Bahn expands its range of figures and useful things for creating gauge 1 scenes. The originals of the new figure are unpopular because of their mercilessness, but indispensable.

Spur 1 Austria emailed me a slightly mysterious photo.

RailAdventure NL enriches the transfer and test runs in the Netherlands with a four-axle electric locomotive for the 1.5 kV DC network.

It had to come in 1:32 scale at some point: the 08 1001 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. The French-based coal dust test locomotive will not be long in coming to Märklin.

The compact Prussian locomotive as a gauge 1 model from MBW is a joy to look at. A review of the late DB version from Bw Hannover-Linden with 82 photos showing every detail.

Delivery problems delay the delivery of announced gauge 1 models.

50 years ago today, Amtrak, the national passenger transportation company, operated its first trains in the United States. Latest news.

It was founded in 1982 as "Simba Toys" with five employees. The Simba Dickie Group, with 2,950 employees and sales of €715 million, also includes Märklin. On May 1, 2021, Michael Sieber (65) will hand over the management of the joint family business to his son Florian (34), the third generation.

The epoch IV version of the 232 001 from Märklin differs from the V 320 001 of epoch III. Some photos.

Fine Models expands the Bavarian freight car program presented a few days ago with two models for early epoch III.

Unfortunately, the traditional Bahndammfest at EiWi (Railway Witterswil near Basel), Switzerland, has to be postponed again this year due to corona. The new date is the weekend of 11 and 12 September 2021.

The International Spur-1-Treffen 2021 in Sinsheim has been cancelled due to Corona.

Fine Models is expanding its series of Bavarian freight cars with new models for 1 scale. Here are the facts.

RailAdventure GmbH, the market leader for special transports and test runs with new trains in Central Europe, has acquired the English company Hanson [&] Hall Rail Services. Six Class 43 high-speed railcars will operate as dual locomotives for the company's domestic services in Great Britain.

In order for the project to be realized and result in more models, I would like to remind you of an interesting freight car that will be built for 1 gauge.

...look at this.

Anyone who offers figures for 1 gauge must think of scenes and situations. The concrete mixer set from Wema is suitable for small construction sites from the time before today's cube house design.

After the steam locomotives and their cabs in the first part, the second part is about Dingler's V 36 and what can be found and further refined under the hood and roof.

Removable roofs on the cabs of gauge 1 locomotives allow the interiors to be upgraded and equipped with simple means. Just like movable flaps and doors on engine compartments and front ends, they provide deep insights for the discerning eye of the technically interested locomotive collector. Individualizing and adding to the models are part of our hobby. For Ern Hettinger it is a very essential part.

The rustic original for a bridge diorama or module in 1:32 scale still needs to be supplemented with suitable rolling stock. Here are 49 year old photos and some new ones for inspiration. They show an amazing range of locomotives, railcars and passenger cars.

Modelbex has expanded its gauge 1 offering to include a Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotive that has French relatives.

Wunder Präzisionsmodelle will soon announce an exclusive novelty for gauge 1. spur1info has the facts.

The Czech transport company RegioJet, together with the new Dutch night train operator European Sleeper, will add new routes and destinations to European night train services next year. 67 photos show what was going in Prague's Central Station in 2012.

There are settings that you can't invent. Eventually you will find a believable accumulation of details that inspire a modeler to a diorama. Here comes a bridge scene for gauge 1 that has it all and could be realized on a compact footprint for epochs I to VI.

On April 3, 2012, the first articles went online. After nine years, spur1info is still the only online magazine in the world with the topic of Gauge 1: German and English, free from the constraints of printed magazines, faster, more critical and with around 3,000 photos per year, a unique source of information for readers on all continents. It is a small, fine community that has not only moved together here as "homo ludens" (the playing man), but also pursues its hobby to a high standard.

The Hungarian subsidiary of Märklin has developed a gauge 1 model that makes the long waits for production models obsolete. Individual initiative is called for.

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.

New projects and postponed deadlines: The current project list gives hope - and will disappoint numerous customers.

Modellbau Marcus Jaegers has developed a modern type Res freight car, the prototype of which belongs to the German Wiebe track maintenance company.

Some information from the world of gauge 1 for spur1info subscribers.

ÖBB and Siemens Mobility today presented the first new Nightjet car. This provides interesting insights into the production.

Red Hummer, Black Buffalo and BR 01 202: Infantilization and lack of expertise go hand in hand in model railroading.

Figures have been a trend item in 1 gauge since 3D printing has reached a quality where the fine layers are hardly or not at all visible. This type of production allows all the freedom in the poses, since there is no need to pay attention to undercuts and the position in steel molds. Large series are no longer to be expected in this size anyway.

But 3D-printed figures are generally offered unpainted. If you want to paint them yourself, you have to overcome a few hurdles and, above all, you need the right tools for the precision work on the mini-humans. Part 1 of a series on painting gauge 1 figures.

As the trade fair company has now announced, the Intermodellbau trade fair will be postponed due to the current development of the Covid 19 pandemic and the associated official measures. The next edition of the world's largest trade fair for model making and model sports will take place from Wednesday, 17 to Saturday, 20 November 2021.

Shortly after the Second World War, people in Germany had other things to worry about than building model trains. With the Flying Hamburger on a self-built track system, there is a history that should not be completely lost. Especially since there were already functions built in that do not exist in gauge 1 to this day.

MBW has the first pictures of the production version of the Prussian G 8². The models are scheduled for delivery in March 2021. The photos are promising.

Frozen turnouts blocked rail traffic in Germany, where normal winter weather that didn't affect rail traffic in the past was immediately hyped up as "snow chaos". Elsewhere, people are simply pragmatic and have ideas. Even if they are not particularly environmentally friendly.

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, the day of lovers and those in love. Jaffa's Moba Shop plans to celebrate with a pretty pair of figures.

Dear readers in Asia: Wishing you a Happy New Year!

Jaffa's Moba Shop has set its figurine program for 2021 and will post it in the store in a couple of days. The lively looking figures for 1 scale are scans of real people in poses that are very rarely found elsewhere. A preview.

The shunter set from Noch is suitable for modern eras because of the clothing.

Dingler received production samples of the passenger cars from BLS, SOB and SBB - and photographed them right away.

In 1970, snow was still a regular occurrence in February, and winter was not a reason for the Deutsche Bundesbahn to stop traffic as a precaution. Some photos.

A year ago, Noch announced its first 1:32 scale figures at the Toy Fair. Now they are available in sets of two and three figures.

Snow and sunshine are good reasons to spend a few hours outside and photograph trains. 61 photos give an impression of what you can discover there. A current snapshot from two main lines east of Hanover.

Fine Models will announce several versions of Henschel's six-axle snow blower soon.

The Gauge 1 project list from the end of January 2021 gives a preview of freshly announced new products, some of which are seven years old and are about to be delivered at last. The number is frighteningly high, but completely unrealistic.

A journey into the land of fantasy and adventure that only Gauge 1 can offer.

The asymmetrical brakeman's cab makes this O-car of Bavarian provenance stand out. An interesting gauge 1 model from Fine Models for the early days of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG).

Fine Models is just delivering the Bavarian open freight cars. 21 photos and a review of the E-car of the Royal Bavarian State Railways.

Schuco again has an extensive program in 1/32nd scale for 2021, and there are two surprises.

MTH Trains will close in 2021 after 40 years. Before that, however, there are still three locomotive types in 1:32. One locomotive is expressly also suitable for Märklin tracks.

"Due to the current Covid 19 infection, Faszination Modellbahn Mannheim 2021 unfortunately has to be cancelled," Messe Sinsheim GmbH has just announced. The fair was scheduled to take place in mid-March.

There is news for subscribers.

Dingler is delivering the Italian pointed roof wagons these days. With them, Italian farmers delivered fruit and vegetables to many European countries until about 1985. The well-done freight wagon models belong in every freight train on gauge 1. A description of the two wagon types with 54 photos for connoisseurs.

Gauge 1 users and collectors in Switzerland are likely to rejoice over the striking Ce 6/8 I from SBB Historic. For all other gauge 1 customers, Märklin unfortunately has little to offer in 2021.

At the end of 2019, spur1info reported about a Gauge 1 meeting in Hong Kong. Now there is news.

MBW offers the 03¹⁰ also for gauge 1 after the gauge zero model.

Older gauge 1 models did not always have such a high level of detail as today. That can be altered: Bernhard Lindlbauer describes how to breathe a little more life into a 25-year-old model from Fine Art Models.

The class ET 85 electric railcar from Wunder for gauge 1 is still to come. However, the EB 85 sidecar to reinforce the train consisting of powered rail car and cab control car is already available.

Steiner Modellwerke is putting out another variant of the Köf II.

spur1info shows 59 photos of the two handbuilt samples of the Prussian T 3 in Prussian state railroad version and as a Bundesbahn locomotive, which might make you go weak. Because the three-axle cult tender locomotive is just too sweet! A detailed report describes the equipment of the gauge 1 model.

Birds and cats roam everywhere, but are hardly available in 1:32 scale. Klingenhöfer now closes this supply gap. Other animals for dioramas and layouts are also included in the program.

An established manufacturer enters the production of French freight cars.

All aboard please! Here come another 32 photos with deep looks into the extraordinarily well done gauge 1 passenger cars AB3yge and B3yge by Wunder.

From 1955 to 1958, three DB repair shops built a total of 653 three-axle conversion cars with baggage and service compartments. Wunder has meticulously reproduced the prototypes. The gauge 1 models are unsurpassable. 42 photos in large format show the wealth of details.

The three-axle conversion cars of the Deutsche Bundesbahn were coupled in pairs. If you want to couple the new gauge 1 models of the 3yge cars from Wunder close to prototype, you have to plan a little and procure suitable couplers. There are several solutions, which are presented here.