Circus wagons used to be transported by rail, and are still occasionally transported that way today. Wema now offers suitable cargo for 1-gauge freight cars.

Autrefois, les roulottes de cirque étaient transportées par chemin de fer, et c'est encore parfois le cas aujourd'hui. Wema propose désormais des marchandises adaptées aux wagons de marchandises à l'échelle 1.

A new special issue featuring nearly 300 photos, train formation charts, and detailed information on the history of the Gäubahn and long-distance service from Stuttgart to Switzerland and Italy is a must-have publication. With the Stuttgart 21 project, the significance of this once-important international long-distance route will continue to decline. Gauge 1 model railroaders will find interesting ideas here for short express trains and prototypical international train formations, as well as D-trains hauled by freight steam locomotives.

Ce nouveau numéro spécial, qui comprend près de 300 photos, des schémas de composition des trains et des informations détaillées sur l’histoire de la Gäubahn et du service longue distance reliant Stuttgart à la Suisse et à l’Italie, est une publication incontournable. Avec le projet Stuttgart 21, l’importance de cette ligne internationale longue distance, autrefois majeure, ne cessera de décliner. Les modélistes ferroviaires de l'échelle 1 y trouveront des idées intéressantes pour des trains express courts et des compositions de trains internationaux fidèles à l'original, ainsi que des trains D tractés par des locomotives à vapeur de fret.

Short is king. Time to look forward to it.

La brièveté est reine. Il est temps de s'en réjouir.

Here are a few more photos of the Bavarian pointed-gable wagon Oq and two cranes from Fine Models for 1-gauge.

Voici quelques photos supplémentaires du wagon bavarois à pignons pointus Oq et de deux grues de Fine Models pour l'échelle 1.

Shunting Yard 8 is a meticulously designed 1-gauge diorama from the era of the German Reichsbahn in the GDR, with a strong emphasis on detail. At the International 0+1 Gauge Days, it demonstrated that it’s hard to ask for more.

Le « Rangierbezirk 8 » est un diorama à l'échelle 1 soigneusement conçu, reproduisant l'époque de la Deutsche Reichsbahn de la RDA, qui accorde une grande importance aux détails. Lors des Journées internationales de l'échelle 0+1, il a démontré qu'il était difficile de faire mieux.

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In addition to the two Dingler 1-gauge production models of the Ka/Ks from DRG and DB, which I was able to show at the start of the fair, I had the opportunity in Giessen to photograph four more versions. 28 photos. Here they are.

En plus des deux modèles de série Dingler à l'échelle 1 des Ka/K de la DRG et de la DB, que j'ai pu présenter au début du salon, j'ai eu l'occasion, à Giessen, de photographier quatre autres versions. 28 photos. Les voici.

Auf den Internationalen Spur 0+1 Tagen kündigten die Steiner Modellwerke eine Neuauflage der Dampflokomotiven der Baureihe 81 für die Spur 1 an – falls genügend Bestellungen eingehen. Es gibt sogar einen attraktiven Messepreis.

At the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen, Dingler announces models of the SBB staff cars for Gauge 1. The Db-type cars, nicknamed “Sputnik,” were in service with several rail companies for nearly four decades. 55 large-format photos showing every detail.

À l'occasion des Journées internationales de l'échelle 0+1 à Giessen, Dingler présente ses modèles réduits des voitures de service des CFF à l'échelle 1. Ces voitures de type Db, surnommées « Spoutnik », ont été en service auprès de plusieurs compagnies ferroviaires pendant près de quarante ans. 55 photos grand format illustrant chaque détail.

A new Italian locomotive will be unveiled at the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen. First photos.

Une nouvelle locomotive italienne sera dévoilée lors des Journées internationales de l'échelle 0+1 à Giessen. Premières photos.

Una nuova locomotiva italiana sarà presentata in occasione dell’International Gauge 0+1 Days a Giessen. Prime foto.

Dingler will be shipping its battery-powered miniature locomotives for Gauge 1 in the coming weeks. I had the earliest and latest versions on the photo table and on the track. 52 large-format photos and information about the prototype and the model.

Dingler commercialisera ses locotracteurs à batterie pour l'échelle 1 dans les semaines prochaines. J'ai pu présenter les premières et les dernières versions sur la table de présentation et sur le circuit. 52 photos grand format ainsi que des informations sur le prototype et le modèle.

There are only four weeks left until the International 0+1 Gauge Days in Giessen. As in previous years, a new 1-gauge diorama of the Michasdorfer Kleinbahn will be on display and surrounded by visitors. That's why I took some photos of it in advance. 34 large-format photos.

Il ne reste plus que quatre semaines avant les Journées internationales du voie 0+1 à Giessen. Comme les années précédentes, un nouveau diorama à l'échelle 1 de la Michasdorfer Kleinbahn sera exposé et entouré de visiteurs. C'est pourquoi j'ai pris quelques photos à l'avance. 34 photos grand format.

Stefan Lauscher's standard work on the diesel locomotives of the Wehrmacht was only available secondhand. Now there is a new edition with several pages of additional information and images. A review.

L'ouvrage de référence de Stefan Lauscher sur les locomotives diesel de la Wehrmacht n'était disponible qu'en occasion. Il existe désormais une nouvelle édition comprenant plusieurs pages d'informations et d'images supplémentaires. Une critique.

Due to their widespread use, the Prussian P 8 and its replicas are more varied than almost any other steam locomotive. This is evident from my photos of some class 38 locomotives that were last stationed in Rottweil and Tübingen. Selecting models for a gauge 1 production will be like playing detective.

En raison de leur utilisation très répandue, la Prussian P 8 et ses répliques sont plus variées que presque toutes les autres locomotives à vapeur. Cela ressort clairement de mes photos de certaines locomotives de classe 38 qui étaient dernièrement stationnées à Rottweil et Tübingen. Sélectionner des modèles pour une production à l'échelle 1 reviendra à jouer au détective.

In the second part, Hans Ziegler reports on the procurement and conversion of several 1:32 scale freight cars for the nostalgia train from H0 times.

Dans la deuxième partie, Hans Ziegler rend compte de l'acquisition et de la transformation de plusieurs wagons de marchandises à l'échelle 1 pour le train nostalgique de l'époque H0.

Model railways are often associated with nostalgia, as they bring the real thing into your home in the form of handy models. The standard scale is usually 1:87, H0. But how about recreating an ancient H0 freight train from Märklin in 1:32? The Ziegler brothers have successfully attempted to do just that.

Les trains miniatures sont souvent associés à la nostalgie, car ils permettent de recréer chez soi l'univers ferroviaire réel sous forme de modèles réduits pratiques. L'échelle standard est généralement de 1:87, H0. Mais que diriez-vous de recréer un ancien train de marchandises H0 de Märklin à l'échelle 1:32 ? Les frères Ziegler ont réussi à relever ce défi.

When looking at old photos, you occasionally discover long-forgotten details that were commonplace on railways decades ago. For example, an underfloor hydrant, which can be easily recreated using parts from your spare parts box. A little after-work craft project from Switzerland that requires very little space.

En regardant de vieilles photos, on découvre parfois des détails oubliés depuis longtemps qui étaient courants dans les chemins de fer il y a plusieurs décennies. Par exemple, une borne d'incendie sous le plancher, qui peut être facilement recréée à l'aide de pièces provenant de votre boîte de pièces de rechange. Un petit projet artisanal après le travail, réalisé en Suisse, qui ne nécessite que très peu d'espace.

Freight cars are in use throughout Europe, so there is reason to be excited about a new annoucement.

Les wagons de marchandises sont utilisés dans toute l'Europe, il y a donc lieu de se réjouir de cette nouvelle avancée.

For the second batch of the class 44 series, Spur 1 Austria had a prototype of the oil-fired three-cylinder locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn built. The model impresses with its many details. 75 large-format photos and a review.

Pour la deuxième série de la classe 44, Spur 1 Austria a fait construire un prototype de la locomotive à trois cylindres à mazout de la Deutsche Reichsbahn. Le modèle impressionne par ses nombreux détails. 75 photos grand format et une critique.

In times when there is little news, chance sometimes comes to the rescue when it comes to topics. Pictures from epoch III, which I took with a simple camera.

Following Fulgurex's relocation and change of ownership, the Swiss model railway company is focusing on small gauges. However, gauge 1 models are also to be produced.

Steiner Modellwerke is producing a limited edition Stuttgart beer car.

The hand sample of the express freight car from Steiner Modellwerke for gauge 1 is here. Two photos.

When push-pull trains and multiple units were largely used for local transport, Stuttgart Central Station was a hive of activity as passenger trains and mail cars were coupled and uncoupled to change locomotives. 34 historical photos document the new signal box, the last TEE trains, and the locomotives of the 1960s and 1970s.

Modelbex has received a sample of the SNCF BB MTE electric locomotive in gauge 1 and would now like to determine the quantities of the variants. The locomotive is a classic.

In 1967, we were still in the era of steam locomotives and the V 200¹. Fourteen images from a bygone era at the end of epoch III that can serve as inspiration.

Wema-Bahnatelier has added new seated figures to its range that are particularly suitable for gauge 1 passenger coaches. They have a special feature.

Steiner Modellwerke is announcing the release of the Tn class tank locomotive to mark the 180th anniversary of railways in Württemberg. The steam locomotive for gauge 1, later designated DRG and DB class 94¹, will be available in five versions.

In Giessen, the prototypes of Pesolillo's Italian Tipo 1937 passenger cars were still “bare” brass. Now I have received photos of the two painted Gauge 1 models, which are scheduled to be launched in 2026.

Fine Models has received the hand samples of the DB Ommv 72 self-unloading center car. 52 detailed photos and a long discussion of the extraordinary gauge 1 model.

Gauge 1 layouts are individually built and designed dreams. Sometimes they have to disappear. Fortunately, there is usually still time to photograph them in detail.

42 photos of a richly equipped basement layout that no longer exists.

Since the technical fundamentals of railways have remained unchanged for many decades, old regional railway chassis could be used to build work cars. Steiner Modellwerke took a similar approach with its gauge 1 models of DB X cars.

Photos of the Moha milk cars from Steiner Modellwerke for gauge 1.

Fine Models now presents an accurate model of the Bavarian crane car that was in service with the Deutsche Bundesbahn in Bavaria until the 1960s. The gauge 1 model is a mechanical masterpiece. 29 detailed photos.

Dingler now presents illustrations and lettering for all variants of the small battery-powered locomotives Ks, Ka, and class 381 for Gauge 1.

Sometimes you come across original accessories far outside the model railway scene, such as original 3D-printed figures for the more modern epochs of gauge 1.

Preiser has unexpectedly released a set of legendary figures for Gauge 1. The molded parts are unpainted.

Occasionally, it is enjoyable to create a simple photo setup for a gauge 1 model. Here is an example.

Märklin lieferte als erste Version des Wismarer Schienenbusses den VT 88 902 der Deutschen Bundesbahn aus, alle weiteren kommen momentan in die Läden. Das Spur-1-Modell kann sich sehen lassen, man muss nur genauer hinschauen. Ein Vorstellung mit 57 großformatigen Fotos, die auch die sonst kaum sichtbaren Details zeigen.

Not everyone will want to buy the 1:1 gauge model of the 403 from Wunder or doesn't have the space for a four- to five-part multiple unit.

The not-so-old book about this beautiful DB train, which also ran for Lufthansa for a long time, is now available at a clearance price.

They could be seen all over Europe – and perhaps soon on some 1 Gauge layouts too: the Italian Tipo 1937 express train cars. Pesolilo presented two samples in Gießen. 26 large-format photos and a description.

The prototype of the E 63 from Wunder für die Spur 1 made a good impression in Giessen right from the start. Some photos and information.

Dingler is always good for a surprise. That is why the company is now launching unique locomotive models that are very well suited to the current 1 Gauge market and do not overburden customers either in terms of space or finances. Detailed information and photos of the two hand samples that will be exhibited at the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen at the weekend.

The model builders at Spur1-igArtig are known for their precise architectural models in the 1:32 gauge 1 scale. Their latest building is the Magdalenakirche in Bad Schallerbach, Upper Austria.

The hand scraper is a long-forgotten tool for loading sand, stone and rubble.

The Weinert kit for gauge 1 is not very demanding. Hans Ziegler has made a few minor improvements to it and put it together. spur1info then went looking for it – and found it.

Schuco's Spark brand is delivering a 1:32 model of the GDR IFA W 50 truck that is not perfect in every way. A detailed discussion with 34 photos.

Work continues on the Dingler class 87 for gauge 1. The steam loco with Luttermöller axles is to be delivered this year.

Ambitious model railroad projects take a long time, especially in gauge 1. One reader's model of a gated railroad crossing is nearing completion and will be surprising for its unique functions.

The class 44 with its three-cylinder engine was one of the most impressive standard design locomotives. 27 pictures that I took in the 1960s and 1970s.

Boxcar “Bremen” and the Pwgs 44 are based on the same underframe. A good reason for Spur 1 Austria to also produce this freight train baggage car, which is widely used in Germany and Austria, as a gauge 1 model.

Kiss Modellbahnen Deutschland has delivered the 1 gauge class 95⁰ production models, the former Prussian T 20. A review with 68 photos in large format.

A 3D print was also shown at the Spur 1 meeting in Speyer. However, the development of the Wismar railcar from Märklin is already further advanced.

Weinert supplies a brass model of a hand scraper, also known as a power shovel, for gauge 1.

Spur 1 Austria, officially Spur 1 Modellbahnen GmbH, is exhibiting at the IMA in Friedrichshafen from November 1st to 3rd, 2024. Spur1info already knows the 2025/2026 new products program.

Fine Models collects dioramas. Two dioramas that create a sense of atmosphere and action in the smallest of spaces.

Station signs are a little-discussed topic. The following article, with original documents, describes how they were supposed to be since era III of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Here are now professional photos of what is probably the most attractive 1-gauge novelty at Bauma.

Spur1-igartig.de has masterfully built a substantial part of the Reutlingen South Station as a Gauge 1 model. The building is intended to be the impressive centerpiece of the diorama, with a highly interesting track plan.

Der Würfel mit den vier beleuchteten U-Buchstaben steht noch auf dem Turm am Dortmunder Hauptbahnhof. Auch wenn DUB jetzt DAB ist, eignete sich die Brauerei als Inspiration für ein Spur-1-Diorama. Und ganz in der Nähe herrscht Wiedersehensfreude.

Steiner Modellwerke will soon be introducing new state railway freight cars.

22 photos of the German and Swiss wine barrel cars that Fine Models will deliver for gauge 1 at the end of October.

27 Fotos der Güterzug-Begleitwagen Pwgs 41 der zweiten Serie, die Fine Models Ende Oktober für die Spur 1 ausliefern wird. Mit dabei ist auch der rote Wendezug-Befehlswagen.

Modern freight cars are colorful. The gray service tank cars of the DB have become yellow and red water cars. A few yellow examples for gauge 1 are still available at Kiss.

Color pictures of railways were rather rare in the post-war and subsequent economic "miracle period" of Germany. Heinrich Petersen searched for such pictures at the Railway Foundation and provided vivid commentaries on them.

Before the production models start rolling shortly, an intensive look at the Spur 1 Austria production sample: 44 1267 from Bw Rheine with tub tender. 75 large format photos.

Fine Models GmbH is on vacation until the end of August. Spur1info already has 63 photos of production models of the freight train baggage car and the luxury horse-drawn carriage.

Next year, Modelbex is planning to deliver a popular French electric locomotive for 1 Gauge that has hauled famous express trains.

The Wismar railcars from Märklin for gauge 1 will come later.

For epochs II to IV, a German company offers interesting tractor models with a high level of detail that are well suited to gauge 1.

The white pointed roof refrigerator cars from Dingler form a contrast to ordinary freight cars for gauge 1. They were produced with and without a brakeman's cab.

Kiss will soon be delivering the DB service tank car. A production model stood in front of the camera. 30 photos.

All but a few of the Kiss Modellbahnen thunderboxes are sold out. A few DB push-pull command cars are still available: 56 inspiring images.

Wunder will soon be delivering the DB express train cars. A preview of the excellent, long sold-out gauge 1 models.

The Wema Bahnatelier is constantly developing figures and original accessories. Now there is a versatile oil stove.

Properly secured, realistic loads mean an effort that not every gauge 1 operator wants to make. Removable loads are a practical solution.

Jaffa's Moba-Shop offers a range of 3D-printed figures for gauge 1 that no longer need to be painted. This could be an alternative if you don't intend to portray the model people with a macro lens.

Proform is working on new gauge 1 models for narrow-gauge tracks.

Dirk Becker exhibited his steam dairy in Giessen for the second time. The small 1:32 scale field railway system is well worth seeing.

Three interconnected gauge 1 layouts from the Netherlands were the main attraction in Hall 1 at the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen. Model building at the highest level has been offered here. 36 photos in large format.

Frank Mäule and Alexander Lösch have created a diorama in gauge 1 to commemorate the remaining branch near Remscheid. Model building at a very high level, as was the case at the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen.

Gauge 1 Austria showed the Henschel-Wegmann train in two versions in Giessen: Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft and Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Steiner Modellwerke will be presenting tomorrow a new freight car as a hand sample for the first time at the International 0+1 Gauge Days in Giessen.

The more powerful version of Deutsche Bundesbahn's V 100, the class 212 since 1968, in pictures from a bygone era. And one that looks like new.

Delivery of the DB class 54^15-17 freight locomotive, formerly the Bavarian class G 3/4, is underway. Kiss Modellbahnen has once again completed a beautiful model for gauge 1. 60 large format pictures and a review.

There is another new announcement for gauge 1.

The hand sample of the Bavarian crane from Fine Models in the Bundesbahn version is much more complex than the Länderbahn version.

Bavarian state railroad cars are ideal for gauge 1 because they are short and often have unusual shapes. Fine Models has now received the hand samples of the crane wagon and other models. I have photographed them in detail.

Railroads fascinate most of us because of their technology. From the track system to the radio technologies for train movements and communication between train crews and operations centers and signal boxes, we find here a collection of mostly interlinked technologies that did not exist anywhere else in this form.

This is about telephones of the Deutsche Bundespost and the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Steiner Modellwerke have received two hand samples of the Moha milk tank wagons for gauge 1.

Dingler produced eleven variants of the Wismar rail bus. The young Deutsche Bundesbahn version was on the photo table. 33 photos with all the details.

Chance brought an old manuscript to light that contained a proposal for an H0 diorama. However, with a little more space you could also develop a varied diorama for gauge 1 that is suitable for all eras. Klusenstein is ideally suited as a layout area for short trains from 1912 to the present day.

Wunder has announced several self-discharging wagons that are already impressive as hand samples and are extremely inexpensive. Among them is an Otmm 70 in the SNCB version. 34 photos with all the details.

Happy New Year! To get it off to a good start, we are showing the first part of a gauge 1 dream layout.

A station with six tracks and a field railroad was the starting point of the large U-shaped layout, which we present with 32 pictures. It also includes a small depot.

Wunder again takes the detailing of the gauge 1 model to the extreme with the DB apron express train car.

Fine Models is expanding its 1 gauge range for friends of Bavarian railroads with more freight cars. Detailed information and first photos of two hand samples.

Wema-Bahn has released a few original figures for gauge 1 that can be used quite universally.

For the current tenth anniversary of Steiner Modellwerke, there is a new freight car - and an update.

The rural station in Baden-Württemberg is structurally compact and operationally productive. Inspiring historic photos and a continuing chance find that demonstrates the potential of a gauge 1 layout.

Dingler will soon deliver its superbly crafted Swiss beer wagons. Photos of all 23 versions.

Sometimes it's the small stations that have a lot to offer, especially for freight traffic, and that don't require complicated track plans. If they can be used for several epochs, they are perfect for gauge 1. I found such a station in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

From China, Fine Models sent photos of all versions of Henschel's rotary snow plough for 1 gauge.

In the model railroad eras III and IVa, in which most of the Köf IIs from Steiner Modellwerke are running in gauge 1, their operation on the left track is unfortunately not possible with the correct signal at the train head. This can be set up with a little fine tuning on the installed locomotive sound decoder 5L from ESU, as well as a general reorganization of the locomotive operation towards more prototypical and better overview for the model railroader.

In the current newsletter, Spur 1 Austria announces the 44 460 from Bw Rottweil, which was taken out of service in Crailsheim in 1973.

The second batch of Köf II is delivered by Steiner Modellwerke. A few impressions of the well-done locomotive.

I photographed a hard-working class 50, a 044, an 038, and more at Aldingen in October 1970. The first of the two freight trains contained a surprise.

Because of the almost sensational demand for gauge 1 models of the class 44 or 043 and 044, I looked into my archive. The tremendous steam development of this heavy three-cylinder freight locomotive made for spectacular pictures.

At the open-air museum in Neuhausen ob Eck, model builders who value detail and village interiors will find inspiration to recreate.

For a long time there were hardly any novelties at Schuco, because the company structure has changed. Now some vehicle models were announced again, which fit to the gauge 1.

Dingler has new photos of the hand sample of the class 87 announced over the weekend.

Dingler will be showing a hand sample of a new locomotive in Mainz today. Here are the details.

In addition to the well-known suppliers, there are also original figures at companies that are little known in our country. With them, for example, there are two Bugattis.

The Wema Bahnatelier figure manufactory has released a new figure that can be used for many eras: a kneeling pavement worker.

Lok- und Waggonbau Klaus Wagner presented a diorama in Gießen that was designed down to the last detail and featured several locomotives: The small depot.

Dingler is currently delivering the Ge 6/6 I electric locomotive for the Rhaetian Railway of Switzerland. Only a few copies of the small series are still available.

The model railroad club "Friedrich List" Leipzig e. V. showed in Giessen a narrow gauge diorama integrated into a small layout. Special attention was paid to tiny details.

A modeler has built an Austrian-style locomotive shed for a gauge 1 layout. Of course with interior equipment. 33 photos.

If you want to have the classes 24 and 64 originally planned by MBW, you should hurry up with your order at Spur 01 Modellbahnen.

Horst Göhr has turned a simple locomotive shed kit into a highly detailed model for 1 scale. 56 pictures, prototype photos and a video.

Dingler brings attractive gauge 1 cars for international traffic. First photos exclusively at spur1info.

Models of certain variants of the class 44 are also offered by Spur 1 Austria in small editions for our neighboring countries.

Spur 1 Austria propose également des modèles de certaines variantes de la série 44 en petite édition pour nos pays voisins.

The hand sample of the Kiss DB oil car makes a largely convincing impression in the photo studio. But setting the right tone is harder than you think.

Fresh on the photo table from Asia came two hand samples of the freight train accompanying cars from Fine Models.

Fine Models/Kiss Modellbahnen Germany has received a hand sample of the DB service tank car. First photos of the gauge 1 model.

Obsolete gauge 1 brass models can be brought up to a higher standard - and offer tinkering fun. Bernhard Lindlbauer has taken on an old gondola.

Lack of space is one of the biggest challenges in 1 scale. Here is a rural gas station for which there is room everywhere and which can be easily replicated.

The Michasdorfer Kleinbahn has been completed. The light railway layout has now been extended by a corner module, which is again characterized by the near-natural design.

Dingler builds 23 colorful and graphically varied beer cars from Switzerland for 1 gauge. Here are the illustrations.

After a long break, Weinert Modellbau is again developing some fine accessories for 1 gauge.

The hand sample of Deutsche Bundesbahn's class 98¹⁰, which Wunder will produce for Gauge 1, is likely to trigger a desire to buy among Bavaria fans. 35 photos showing all the details.

A review and 46 large format photos show the strengths and small shortcomings of the Koef II, first batch, from Steiner Modellwerke. A gauge 1 model that is a joy to look at and also well suited for shunting dioramas.

Spur 1 Austria provided some photos of the ÖBB frame cars that will be delivered soon.

Horst Göhr has completed and photographed the Neuendorf-Karritz station. The attention to detail is visible - and this is what the 1 gauge is predestined for.

Announced in 2021 by Studio Chilap, the DR battery-powered towing vehicle is now ready for production. The handmade model for gauge 1 has special features.

There is exciting news.

Looking at the cabs of Wunder's E 93 hand sample makes you want to climb aboard. 52 photos show the qualities of the highly detailed brass model for gauge 1, which is scheduled for delivery in 2023.

Fine Models has received the first photos of two production models of the short Bavarian baggage cars.

"Vollendete Baukunst" - Perfect Architecture is the name of the large-format book by artist and model builder Volker Gerisch. The title could not be more apt, because Gerisch leaves nothing unfinished, he miniaturizes in 1:22.5 scale and goes to the limits of what is possible - occasionally even beyond. This has also resulted in by-products such as old-fashioned telephones and lamps in 1:32 for 1 gauge.

During Black Week, which is still in progress, you'll be pelted everywhere with cheap mass-produced goods from China or shop-wares from dusty corners of the warehouse. Everything has to go, even if the discounts were already valid before and will be even bigger at the beginning of 2023, because potential customers have good reasons to hold back. Without compulsion to buy and discount, there is also still next week a pretty figurine set of Wema-Manufaktur, which you can (let) give.

50 photos and a review of Wunder's distinctive Bundesbahn KKks and Tae(m)s 890 swing roof cars for Gauge 1.

The command car for push-pull trains is a hand sample from Kiss Modellbahnen with an interesting interior. 28 pictures showing all the details you haven't seen before.

The "Sour Cucumber" has grown. The Michasdorfer Kleinbahn, a somewhat obscure field railroad on 1f gauge, has been expanded by a module. 35 photos bring out the qualities of the layout construction.

Horst Göhr's rural station is nearing completion. Here are some snapshots of the building.

Yesterday, I was able to photograph a new field railway module of the "Saure Gurke" in 1f scale. Here is a little appetizer for some unusual photos that stand out from the photographic monotony in magazines and forums. Because it all depends on the lighting.

The outdoor grounds of the DB Museum in Nuremberg are home to some rarities. But the mechanical signal boxes are not to be sneezed at either.

A visit to Nuremberg is worthwhile, because the city has a lot to offer. The main attraction for railroad fans should be the DB Museum, for which you should take plenty of time.

The hand sample of Dingler's Wismar rail bus has arrived and was photographed right away. Here are the first photos of the impressive model.

Here come now the first hand sample photos of the Swiss beer cars from Dingler.

Brick and half-timbering, a small footprint and a touch of romance: Horst Göhr builds a small train station in the Altmark region of northern Saxony-Anhalt that unfortunately lost its function 21 years ago.

Steiner Modellwerke has added Bavarian whistle and bell signs to its program.

The Wunder stake cars for Gauge 1 that came onto the market in 2011 are still without equal today. Completely made of metal, with fold-down end walls. Gauge 1 friend, what more could you want?

Without loading, the Rlmms 56 looks cool despite the great attributes and doesn't really want to fit in with the other, partially aged cars. Therefore, the stake car received an adequate loading with fine track yokes.

On the photo table was a hand sample of a wine barrel car of the "Deutsche Weinkesselwagon Gesellschaft m.b.H. Kitzingen". A gauge 1 model from Fine Models, this version fits very well with the other Bavarian freight cars.

Dingler hat eine Animation des kommenden Wismarer Triebwagens produzieren lassen. Einblicke in das kommende Spur-1-Modell.

Dingler has received the G 90 freight cars and is now starting delivery.

The model of the class 52 for gauge 1, which will soon be available from MBW, is something to behold. 72 first-class photos in large format and a review without whitewashing.

Now the details of Wunder's class 93^5-12 for gauge 1 have been finalized.

60 photos of the production model of the DB class 52 from MBW.

Due to slow customs clearance, the two Donnerbüchsen hand samples from Fine Models arrived only today. 18 pictures of the attractive passenger cars for gauge 1.

In Giessen, the field railway module boxes of the Michasdorfer Kleinbahn were constantly surrounded. I have photographed the layout in 1:32 scale at Micha Schmidt elaborately and captured many details that you can only perceive with the camera. 30 photos in large format.

The class 64, which is being realized by MBW as a gauge 1 model, was a beautiful tender locomotive. 30 photos from my archive, some of them more than 50 years old, recall long-gone Bundesbahn times and the uses of the compact steam locomotive.

Wunder has now decided to produce DB's four-axle conversion cars.

Proform Spur 1 from Switzerland has completed the first model of the class 65¹⁰ of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. First pictures.

The model has already been announced, now the hand sample is available: the MaK 600 D from Spur1-Exklusiv is nearing completion.

An interesting announcement for European gauge 1 customers.

From France we received photos of the SNCF covered freight cars for gauge 1.

Photos come in from Austria of models of the ÖBB class 52 from Spur 1 Austria, which have arrived at a customer.

Turning an old V 60 from Pein into a highly detailed, contemporary gauge 1 model: It's possible, if you are capable of doing it.

Together Jörn Gomann, Marc Schneider showed his Hünstetten station, which allows for varied operation with only three switches.

In Mainz, there was an interesting model that is built to order.

Images.

News for subscribers.

The large module layout "Saxon Narrow Gauge Railroad Hamburg" was disbanded. 26 pictures for the farewell.

Schuco has also this year a large and interesting range of vehicles for gauge 1.

The Prussian T 3 from Wunder is expected to be delivered in March 2022. An intensive photographic look at the attractive gauge 1 model with 36 large format photos.

The handbuilt model of the post-war version of the Köf II is presented with an open cab and BSI switching coupler. The DB locomotor model was developed by Steiner Modellwerke and is scheduled to be available as a production model in the summer of 2022.

In the summer of 2022, the small Köf II or class 323 locomotives are to be delivered by Steiner Modellwerke. The excellent handbuilt model of the 323 454 in detail with 32 photos.

The upcoming Bavarian rest-stop signal for gauge 1 offered by Steiner Modellwerke has a very special appeal.

Steiner Modellwerke is working on various semaphore signals. An intensive look at the hand pattern of the Baden main signal.

Weinert's offering for 1 gauge is modest this year.

Finally there is a new product announcement again. MBW intends to deliver models of the DB class V 60 and its following versions of the classes 260 ff. in 2023.

MBW has surprisingly announced that gauge 1 models of DB's class 65 will be delivered this year.

Dingler had the hand sample of the G 90 patinated. A few photos.

In the fifth and final part of the report on the Saxon Narrow Gauge Railroad Hamburg we look at the three stations of Wilkaustein, where standard gauge and narrow gauge were cleverly combined. 40 photos.

Part 4 on the Saxon Narrow Gauge Railway Hamburg deals with an industrial siding, the interlockings on the standard gauge line with three-rail track and a light railroad. A gauge 1 layout can be that diverse. 43 photos.

The stations Vierenstraße and Venusberg of the large Saxon narrow gauge railroad Hamburg are presented with 34 photos. There are many possibilities for shunting operations here and a locomotive shed in each location. The buildings were self-built after Saxon prototypes.

Dingler is presenting a two-axle freight car as the first new item in 2022 for Gauge 1. Not much time will pass until delivery.

The second part describes the development of the module layout of the friends of Saxon narrow gauge railroads in Hamburg. The large 1e narrow gauge layout has ten stations. Three of them are presented in part 2 with 35 atmospheric photos in large format.

A large narrow gauge layout based on Saxon models has to be dismantled. For the time being, we take a last look at the gauge 1 module layout, which reproduces the flair of the Saxon narrow gauge railroads of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the 1970s to 1980s like hardly any other.

Part 1 with 38 photos in large format.

A highly detailed Saxon narrow gauge layout is waiting for the detailed presentation. The first photos.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Wunder gauge 1 models are being delivered these days. About 35 years ago, the DB cars were phased out. What did the passenger trains with conversion cars look like back then, what is also important in the models? 35 photos I took about 50 years ago, when the 3yg(e) cars were commonplace.

I received the following message from MBW, which contains more details about the price and delivery schedule of the announced models.

A new book sheds a lot of light on the trains of Touropa, Scharnow, Hummel [&] Co. A must for all buyers of the Touropa cars from Wunder.

After eleven days in customs, the Gauge 1 production models of the 3yg conversion cars of the Deutsche Bundesbahn have finally arrived at Wunder.

Next week Jaffa's Moba-Shop will introduce new figures.

Here is a preview of the vibrant figures of people and animals from the 3D printer.

For the 2nd Advent it is high time to present the Schuco Christmas carriage 2020. Besides there are some bargains for gauge 1.

With original accessories, old car models can be remarketed. Märklin took this approach with the G 10 and upgraded it to a car for livestock transport. The gauge 1 model 58945 brings a few hours of handicraft fun into the house and stimulates the imagination.

Swiss tractors had their own design language and character. A supplier from Switzerland offers 1:32 models based on Hürlimann [&] Co. prototypes, which are also available in Germany.

Travel agency special trains shaped the tourism industry in the 1950s, when the own car was still an exception in Germany. Touropa was one of the most important providers of vacation trips to European destinations of longing. The hand sample of the gauge 1 model of a Touropa couchette car spreads pure nostalgia. 35 photos show all details and the surprising quality of the interior design.

One year after the announcement of the novelty, Wunder has received the first hand sample of the classic express train car of the Deutsche Bundesbahn. The gauge 1 model offers superlative equipment, but will not fit on every layout.

Jaffa's Moba-Shop has expanded its range of products with more figure sets. Some fit very well to the new market stands.

A model of a diesel locomotive must offer convincing engine noise. Here's a sample of what the V 320 from Märklin sounds like.

Märklin's V 320 001 of the DB is a massive diesel locomotive. Spur1info was able to examine it as a pre-production sample. A gauge 1 locomotive with which market leader Märklin shows which impressive and enormously attractive models can be produced with zinc die casting. A few innovations are also included in the package.

A report with 84 photos showing every detail.

Märklin has provided spur1info with a pre-production model of the V 320 001 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn. The gigantic gauge 1 model is impressive not only because of its weight, but also because of the wealth of details - outside and inside.

Part 1 with 39 photos in unique quality.

A few months ago I introduced new figures for the early railway epochs, which were a bit cumbersome to acquire.

Now there is a much broader offer of the figure designer and a website about it.

Schuco now delivers the tractor RS03 "Aktivist" of Brandenburger Motorenwerke. The 1:32 scale model belongs to the limited series made of resin.

After the interior and windows have been installed and the chassis has been completed, the assemblies of the Baden express train car from Dingler can be combined. But in the end there is still a hurdle to be overcome until the gauge 1 passenger car from 1903 is equipped with all the details.

Dingler has produced various versions of the Baden express train cars from the turn of the century as partial kits for the target group of live steamers. It is partly already soldered, painted and printed, but it requires more experience and patience than the relatively simple assembly of the Baden baggage car.

In part 1 of the assembly description I show with 60 photos how to assemble the car body.

Car kits for gauge 1 are rare and overstrain many model railroaders. Inspired by the requests of live steam railroaders from Switzerland, Dingler dared the experiment and published two kits of Baden cars. The baggage car offers hardly any major hurdles even for beginners - if they know a few tricks and tools. It is not a quick kit for three afterwork hours. But with a little patience and my detailed assembly instructions with 60 pictures you will successfully reach your goal.

Spur1info subscribers often have an information advantage when it comes to announcements of new products. You will be thrilled immediately.

Fine Models hat neue Fotos vom Handmuster der E 71 in der Bundesbahn-Version. Das Spur-1-Modell wird Holzböden in den Führerständen erhalten.

Hardly had MiniArt released a kit of musical instruments than the Ukrainian manufacturers added two pianos. More kits are flooding the market.

Spur1-Exklusiv has decided to make a special offer.

Kiss Modellbahnen Deutschland, a brand of Fine Models, announces a new model that hardly anyone would have expected.

For five years a hardly known railroad company existed in the French occupation zone in southwest Germany: SWDE.

The current EK-Special 138 describes the complicated railroad history after the end of World War II.

In 1927, the Swiss Federal Railways SBB purchased two baggage cars from BLS for use in the "Gotthard Pullman Express". 36 photos of the gauge 1 model of Wunder with fantastic views of the rich interior.

Shop showcases of scale 1:32 buildings are often decorated with photos because the decoration is laborious or corresponding goods are not available. A kit with musical instruments for a stylish music shop of epochs I to IV will be available soon.

A reader gave us an address for high-quality models of metalworking machines. They are delivered ready to use and are highly detailed.

There is nothing to replace wood in the model. Hans and Walter Ziegler have revised a flat car from KM1, which improves the appearance with a real wooden floor.

Sometimes you wonder why certain accessories are not available for gauge 1. Wema is tirelessly producing new ideas from the practical experience of creating a layout.

The fourth part deals with two self-built gauge 1 boxcars from the 1980s and other freight car models that were worn out in service.

Dingler has now described the details of his 14 variants of the two-axle Prussian passenger cars and the mail/luggage cars in greater detail. And an addendum about the Wismar railbus.

With a focus on Germany, Dingler announces two novelty packages for gauge 1. Both projects close a gap just in time and will open new perspectives.

The International Spur 1 meeting in Sinsheim, traditionally held this weekend, had to be cancelled due to Covid-19. But you can find out here what Dingler would have presented there. The novelties are tempting and cover a lot of the scope of our hobby.

The four production samples of the three-axle conversion cars from Wunder are almost spectacularly successful. The gauge 1 models of the 1950s to 1980s Bundesbahn passenger cars, which were in operation in thousands of copies, offer excellent value for money. 69 photos, which show the enormous variety of details and will increase the anticipation considerably.

We continue with patinating examples of the Ziegler brothers. The pictures speak for themselves.

Märklin has now delivered the second pot car with item number 58725. If you can get the gauge 1 model out of the packaging without a crash, you can look forward to a little handicraft fun.

As a dental laboratory technician, Joachim Lutz is very familiar with moulds. He has built a bridge for the gauge 1 club layout with team colleagues that is quite impressive.

Fine Models has finished the last unpainted shown hand sample of the 97 101. Four photos of the gauge 1 rack locomotive, which will be available in autumn 2020.

Like the announcement, the production model of DB's class 81 has its premiere at spur1info. The first gauge 1 locomotive from Steiner Modellwerke is now available. The price-performance ratio is right. But what is particularly well done and what can be criticised? A review with 88 large format photos.

Ten professional photos of the production model of DB's 81 001, era IIIb, by Steiner Modellwerke for gauge 1. For subscribers only.

Freshly unpacked is the DB tender locomotive of class 81, which has just arrived from Steiner Modellwerke.

Hans and Walter Ziegler have taken two more freight cars for weathering.

The 1-gauge cars show the long years of service of the prototypes.

"Only through patination a row of cars will look like a real train," wrote Hans Ziegler and sent an article and many pictures showing how he and his brother Walter proceeded with weathering freight cars. This is because brand-new gauge 1 models appear somewhat out of place on a railway landscape that is obviously close to the original.

Wunder Präzisionsmodelle will produce a rather exotic cab control and baggage car for gauge 1, which had its origin in Bavaria in epoch III.

Accessories for gauge 1 are usually quite large. Kits can be mounted without magnifying glass and the secure grip of a four year old. The pallet kit discussed here is ideal for fun at the end of the working day - and the result is very close to the original.

Besides the 07 1001 of the DR from Proform there is also a 07 1001 as a live steam model. It is operating in Switzerland.

Hundreds of Gauge 1 dioramas and layouts are secretly blooming at private homes. Here we have the last opportunity to view an elongated diorama from Switzerland, which is now for sale.

07 1001 clearly shows the French provenance. Proform built the gauge 1 model to order.

The Calenberg Industrial Railway in Oe offers countless ideas for a field and industrial railway in gauge 1 in a very confined space, because improvisation has always belonged to such narrow-gauge railways.

Part 2 with 64 large format photos.

If you get desperate when coupling 1e narrow gauge vehicles, the model coupling is to blame. Now there is a solution that gives pleasure.

Wunder's makeshift baggage cars have provoked more reactions than any previous meeting - consistently positive ones. Since 1967, the models of these cars have been appearing in front of my camera time and again.

From 1957 the Deutsche Bundesbahn built a makeshift baggage car from two 3rd class makeshift passenger cars. Like all transitional solutions in Germany, these cars were in use for decades.

Wunder Präzisionsmodelle now delivered the long baggage cars, which were used in all types of DB trains. The gauge 1 models are well made, but need matching radii. 49 photos of all details.

Spur 1 Austria made test runs with the model of the 93 and published a short report and photos.

Spur 1 Austria

Many electric locomotives of the former state railways and the Deutsche Reichsbahn have fallen into oblivion because they were only built in small numbers and did not always prove themselves. The German language book by Dirk Winkler recalls them with brilliant photos once again in the memory of railway enthusiasts and engineers. The text has unfortunately turned out rather joyless due to unnecessary flaws.

After Spur 1 Austria, Fine Models also announces an E 71. It is already almost finished. There are understandable reasons for the double development.

The Austrian class 93 of gauge 1 Austria is nearing completion - and the Easter Bunny brings a rustic electric locomotive.

From Easter onwards, new groups of figures for gauge 1 motifs will come onto the market. Here is a preview of the figures and planned sets.

Monheim was the terminus of the Bavarian local railway Fünfstetten - Monheim. Now there are the station building and the coaling station as gauge 1 models.

Dingler customers will not have to wait much longer for the bulk freight wagons Ktmm 65 and Ktmmv/Ud-73 of Deutsche Bundesbahn. We take a look at the hand samples. 31 photos and an animation.

Lively looking figure sets are the speciality of Jaffa's Moba-Shop. Now we have new products again.

Schuco launched the Deutz F 3 M 417 in a post-war version and offers it with a wooden trailer.

In Stadtoldendorf, Germany, Martin Krane recently exhibited its compact 0e field railway once again. It shows that you can build an interesting motif in 1:45 on the space of an H0 layout. In 1:35 or in the true 1:32 scale you would not need much more space. Maybe a reason to think about a little layout.

33 photos with many ideas for your imagination.

Not a grass mat next to the gravel, but a varied vegetation makes the locomotive shed diorama for gauge 1 worth seeing. Grass and plants have "grown" quite fast. But before that I had another idea.

In the fifth part of the building report the plumbing work on the roof of the small locomotive shed will be completed. In addition, two realistic-looking puddles are created with the simplest of means.

Yesterday evening, shortly before 8 p.m., the public service broadcaster Hessische Rundfunk reported about a large gauge 1 layout built by Fine Models and destined for a customer in Asia.

For gauge 1, narrow-gauge railways are still a niche product. In search of inspiration we visited the NuSSA - the zero and narrow gauge exhibition in Stadtoldendorf, Germany. It was worth it, because high quality model making was exhibited there.

We start with a field railway in 1:32. 46 photos of a compact, versatile layout.

Even an engine shed covered with tar paper in 1:32 scale should have gutters. Another challenge for the occasional handyman...

Horst Göhr has built a signal box for a customer, which is to be installed on a gauge 1 layout.

Schuco has delivered some models that are interesting for the 1950s to 1970s. A new large tractor is coming for the present day.

A diesel locomotive needs fuel from time to time. So a small filling station is integrated into the gauge 1 diorama. This also increases the play value.

After the positioning test and three glued-on walls, literally basic work is carried out in the engine shed. Parts of the interior fittings are also made. Inspired by imagination, a useful workshop utensil is created, which I have never seen in any model before.

A small chipboard, a started and a finished kit and a piece of track. This gave rise to the idea of developing a diorama that provides plenty of activity and fun even during the building stage. While doing handicrafts, it quickly became clear that once you started, the ideas develop by themselves. Perhaps also with you, dear readers.

It is much work to cover a roof with model tiles. But the effort is worth it if you strive for the highest model-making quality.

The battle for market share is gradually taking on grotesque features. Now, MBW as third player announces three-axle conversion cars.

In the obscure world of military model making there are sometimes useful accessories for civilian purposes. Besides the traditional 1:35 scale, there are also models in 1:32 scale, matching the 1-gauge.

MiniArt is constantly expanding its range of kits in 1:35 scale with civilian motifs.

Many of them can also be used together with 1:32 scale.

The 320 001 of the track construction company Wiebe hummed quietly on the Märklin gauge 1 roller bench.

Fine Models has today received two hand samples of the Bavarian cogwheel steam locomotive PtzL 3/4, which are only produced in an exclusive edition of 40 pieces. Here are the first photos.

Did you know that the Deutsche Bundesbahn also released records? A look back into epoch III.

Until the 1970s, there were manually operated gantry cranes in German railway stations for reloading heavy goods from open freight cars to carriages and trucks - and vice versa. For those who don't necessarily need real action on a Gauge 1 diorama or at the loading track, Jürgen Hans offers an attractive alternative to functional models.

Lokladen, Bingen, Germany, offers an exclusive gauge 1 model produced by Dingler: ETA 178 001 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Dingler has provided us with photos of the Wittfeld battery-powered railcar 1-gauge model .

Spur1-igARTig has again completed 1/32 scale models of two structures that once stood on the Kocher Valley Railway Waldenburg - Forchtenberg and which were moved to the Hohenlohe Open Air Museum in Schwäbisch-Hall, Germany.

Dingler had some of his models of the Ae 4/7 of the SBB photographed.

The Christmas presents are never ending: Fine Models announces tomorrow the Bavarian rack locomotive PtzL 3/4. Here already are the details and photos of the handmade samples.

Schuco has released the Deutz F3 M 417 universal tractor, built between 1942 and 1952, as a 1:32 scale die-cast model. This interesting tractor model is suitable for 1-gauge dioramas and layouts of epochs II to IV. A presentation with 27 images.

Schuco has delivered the Kirovets K-700 T. The die-cast model is a three-axle special version of the Russian large tractor with front loader and available at €89.95.

Until Epoch IV, the collection and transport of scrap metal was a rustic business. My photos show what it really looked like back then.

They are extremely rare on model railways - especially not on 1-gauge. They have also been removed in many places: safety points or trap or catch points.

Wunder will announce 23 new car models for gauge 1 over the next few days. Spur1info already has the details.

Märklin's 1-gauge model of the DB class 78 entered the market at the end of December 2018 and was very successful. In a few days I will introduce the 78 from Kiss, which is now being delivered.

The review of the Märklin model is still available in the archive. To compare and because the reproduction of the 73 photos in the new system is better, I present the article about Märklin's 78 440, article number 55077, here once again.

Catenaries are very complicated to model. However, you should pay attention to details in a gauge 1 layout with overhead contact line that only become apparent at second glance.

The new Sommerfeldt overhead contact line for gauge 1 should be somewhat simplified and inexpensive. How good are the components and how do you differ from the Wunder product range?

The Sommerfeldt overhead contact line for gauge 1 has gone into mass production and is available. But before we get to grips with the model, I would like to convey some facts about the original and outline the limits in the model.

A cohesive train appearance as with the prototype is a matter of nerves of steel with four-axle passenger cars on gauge 1. Even the fine motor skills of a surgeon won't get you far. But there are now practicable tools to solve these problems cleverly and to ensure an automatic connection of the cars.

MiniArt has released a new car kit that fits well to epoch III. And quite by chance we learn why a related Mercedes-Benz looked very similar to a Volkswagen Beetle - or was it the other way round?

More pictures, information and a video arrived from Hong Kong. The event had prominent visitors.

The Bavarian two-axle car models by Fine Models, shown in raw condition in Sinsheim, are now painted and lettered.

Finally 39 photos from the Cité du Train in Mulhouse, France. Here we meet two world record locomotives and many other exciting railway vehicles.

We encounter a salt keg, a Bugatti and two Americans on our further tour in the Cité du Train in Mulhouse, France.

In the summer of 1869, the Rottweil - Tuttlingen section of the Gäubahn went into operation. A nostalgic photographic supplement.

In the Cité du Trains in Mulhouse, France, several blue Pullman cars are exhibited. These cars of the 1920s offered an impressive luxury to European travellers.

Deutsche Bundesbahn had only two class 66 locomotives built, a beautifully proportioned steam locomotive. The first brass model from MBW for gauge 1 brought DB's 66 001 and 66 002 convincingly to 45 mm tracks. 67 large-format photos showing the qualities of this scale model and not so well-done details.

One year ago the Tipo FF with long wheelbase from Lucchini Rail Models was announced here. The Italian freight car will be available in Sinsheim.

My first long journey in search of interesting locomotives led in summer 1968 to Ulm and Augsburg. 17 pictures from times long past.

With part 2 of the report, the corner house "Dorfstraße 9" by Stangel will be completed. Prerequisites for the successful completion of the semi relief structure for gauge 1 are patience, improvisation and new roof tiles.

Slowly my photographic range of action is increasing in 1968. But first we take a look at passenger trains with three-axle conversion cars and at freight traffic.

1: Once again my afternoon perspective in Aldingen, about 16 o'clock. A Rottweil P 8 brings the conversion car train to Tuttlingen. The guard wears the blue-black uniform with the high hat usual at that time. The conductor in the luggage compartment gives the departure signal.

2: The turntable in Tuttlingen is defective, so the 38 3637 with closed cab rund backwards.

3: Aldingen celebrates a festivity on the sports ground. Why the 38 2039 reverses is unknown. The locomotive crew watch the hustle and bustle as they drive past.

4: In June, another V 100 comes into play. That's what locomotive drivers looked like on the V 100! The V 100 1218, built by Henschel in 1962, already bears the new "computer number" because the two German railways are introducing electronic data processing on a larger scale.

5: Again and again a Rottweil 44 pulls the conversion cars - due to circulation or because the 38s are slowly running short.

6: At the southern end of Aldingen's station, the 38 2242 takes a bend. In the background the church on the Dreifaltigkeitsberg.

7: In Ebingen (Württ) - today Albstadt-Ebingen and reduced to two tracks - a typical passenger train with auxiliary baggage car and conversion cars is waiting for the oncoming train.

8: 44 1376 reaches the end of the incline from Rottweil to Aldingen with a typical mixed freight train. The fireman has already burned the first tonne of coal on the 11 kilometers.

9: An unfortunately rare perspective from Aldingen. The freight train with sliding wall cars and many different boxcars is waiting for the passenger train. On platform 1, women and children (in knee socks) and the handcart are waiting for the next train, luggage and express goods. In the foreground are the steel wires that control switches and form signals. They come at the kilometer marker from the signal box extension from the 1930s. Since a few years the annex has been removed.

10: A short local freight train with hopper and sliding wall cars.

11: Spaichingen's Köf II no longer has a special coupler. Because the signal box in the direction of Tuttlingen was only occupied at train crossings, the shunting locomotive always arrived on track 3 with its "handover". By order of the dispatcher she then drove past the switch in the direction of Rottweil. Then the turnout was switched by wire and the shunting locomotive driver was ordered by manual signal to move to track 1. From there, further marshalling movements on the loading tracks were organized.

12: A local freight train in Tuttlingen. At that time freight trains looked like this, four-axle freight cars were still rare. Goods were often covered with tarpaulins. - The range of freight cars for gauge 1 is unfortunately quite small.

13: A refrigerator train rolls past Bernau in Bavaria. Today, refrigerated goods travel by truck.

14: Spaichingen's Köf II has now been renumbered 323 740-1. The "Deutsche Bundesbahn" lettering has not yet been replaced by the DB logo. An E 040 with scrap and a boxcar will be brought immediately to Spaichingen.

15: Freight traffic is still strong in Trossingen City, the terminal of a private shortline electrified from the beginning in 1898. The container car must have been quite new, the container still belongs to the DB. Someone painted smilies on the buffer plates. - The 1-gauge industry still strongly neglects the topic of containers, although it can be used over the epochs III to VI. These two-axle carrying wagons are still in operation.

16: 50 2970 from Bw Radolfzell reaches the end of the gradient on 24.12.1968 with her long freight train in Aldingen. For good reason there are no new locomotive numbers on the outside. Inside the cab the number 052 970-1 should have been indicated since 1.1.1968. It is one of her last trips: One week later the steam locomotive is taken out of service, on 3.3.1969 it is decommissioned. The steam locomotive era at Deutsche Bundesbahn is coming to an unstoppable end.

Who remembers the Deutsche Bundesbahn about 50 years ago? I have checked my photo archive. 14 photos from times long past.

Who remembers the Deutsche Bundesbahn about 50 years ago? I have checked my photo archive. 14 photos from times long past.

Märklin has reissued an old Hübner model of the Deutsche Bundesbahn V 23 stock car. The 1-gauge model is essential for epoch III.

The Lang family from Wema Figurenatelier has grown. Following the Wirtschaftswunder post-war era, there are now three children.

At Intermodellbau 2019, MBW Spur 0 had only one gauge 1 model on display, the class 66. There's still a little delay in delivery.

A long series of Fine Models' Bavarian beer cars for gauge 1 attracted the attention of visitors at the Fine Models and Spur1-Exklusiv exhibition stand - and two steam locomotive versions of the Palatine and Bavarian railways as well.

It doesn't always have to be a steam locomotive, because there are more than enough of them for gauge 1. Dingler Präzisionsmodelle has decided on a model that actually ran on electric power. 6 photos of the handmade sample.

Fresh from Asia came two unpainted hand samples of the Deutsche Bundesbahn's makeshift baggage cars. The gauge 1 cars are very detailed.