Giessen: Snapshots at Pesolillo

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Finally, here are a few snapshots from Pesolillo: a three-phase locomotive, CIWL Pullman cars, and the Italian Tipo passenger car.

Pour finir, voici quelques clichés pris à Pesolillo : une locomotive triphasée, des voitures Pullman de la CIWL et la voiture de voyageurs italienne Tipo.

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Giessen: Hand samples from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Objects that are too long are difficult to photograph on a photo table. I photographed two 1-gauge models at the Wunder booth.

Les objets trop longs sont difficiles à photographier sur une table de prise de vue. J'ai photographié deux modèles réduits à l'échelle 1 sur le stand de Wunder.

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Giessen: AMJL – updated

by Friedhelm Weidelich

AMJL continue de travailler sur des modèles anciens et récents pour l'échelle 1 et les a apportés sur ma table de prise de vue pour les photographier. 29 photos.

AMJL continues to work on old and new models for 1-gauge and brought them to my photo table to be photographed. 29 photos.

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Giessen: Hand Sample of Wunder's Prussian Car

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The newly arrived prototype of the Prussian compartment cars was on display in Giessen for the first time. Photos showing the interior.

Le prototype des voitures à compartiments prussiennes, tout juste arrivé, a été présenté pour la première fois à Giessen. Photos de l'intérieur.

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Something New

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Occasionally, there are Gauge 1 announcements with substance. Something that won't be for everyone.

De temps en temps, il y a des annonces échelle 1 qui ont du sens. Quelque chose qui ne sera pas pour tout le monde.

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Gauge 1 Models from Richard Sindern (1)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Richard Sindern was a model builder who started building 1-gauge models for himself and in small series at an early age. The locomotives and cars are still highly sought after today.

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Snapshots of Märklin's Pullman train

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Tomorrow, the Märklin Days begin with the IMA. The hotels are already full of guests who are recognizable as model railroaders. It will be very hot and very crowded in Göppingen, so I visited Märklin today.

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Italian express train cars from Pesolillo

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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New 1 Gauge Models for Switzerland

by Friedhelm Weidelich

New gauge 1 products for Switzerland will be announced today at TrainExpo in Bülach.

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Summer Novelties from Märklin

by Friedhelm Weidelich

In uncertain times, Märklin is focusing on luxury in gauge 1.

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Message Wagon from Märklin

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Märklin is offering a Silberling cab car designed by graffiti artists with a fence cut through it.

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Giessen: New Italian Passenger Cars from Pesolillo

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Speyer: Kiss Modellbahn Service

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Kiss Modellbahn Service exhibited a large number of passenger and freight cars for gauge 1 in Speyer.

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Spur-1-Treffen Speyer: Class 218 and Eurofima Car from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Wunder's Eurofima car had its premiere at the 1 Gauge meet in Speyer. The hand-built sample of the class 218 has also turned out well.

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SNCF's Mistral 69 TEE Cars from Lematec

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The French TEE cars of the Mistral 69 type have arrived, Lematec is now delivering them. Luxury for gauge 1.

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DB Push-Pull Command Car from Kiss Modellbahnen

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Preview of the Wunder DB Express Train Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Giessen: Spur 1 Austria's Henschel Wegmann Train

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Giessen: French UIC-Y Cars from AMJL

by Friedhelm Weidelich

AMJL has brought along three hand samples. The SNCF UIC cars are very detailed. 44 photos.

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DB Apron Express Car from Wunder (2)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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DRG Apron Express Train Car from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Wunder continues its series of highly detailed gauge 1 passenger cars with the apron express train cars. 44 photos make the quality of the 3rd class Reichsbahn car visible.

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Spur-1-Treffen Speyer: Fulgurex

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The limited-edition passenger train of the Gotthard Railway is about to be delivered. Photographic insights into the luxurious interior.

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Spur-1-Treffen Speyer: Lematec and Modelbex

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The Mistral is a cold wind that blows from northern parts of France to the south of France. It was once followed by a TEE with luxurious cars, which are not for everyone, as well in 1 gauge.

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Spur-1-Treffen Speyer: Hand Samples from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

In addition to the SNCF steam locomotive 231.G/K, Wunder showed other hand samples of Bavarian locomotives and a four-axle conversion car in Speyer.

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Meter Gauge Models of Rhaetian Railways from Proform

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The meter-gauge Rhaetian Railway already exists very successfully in all model railroad scales. Now Dingler and Proform are pushing ahead with the development of 1m models - a new subject with great appeal in the gauge 1 world as well. Swiss manufacturer Proform already has a range on offer that is even suitable for outdoor use.

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Photos of the Spantenwagen from Spur 1 Austria

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Hand Sample of the Cab Car from Kiss Modellbahnen

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Hand Sample of the Donnerbüchse Di-27 from Kiss Modellbahnen

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Hand samples are the first attempt to put a model on wheels and are necessary to avoid errors in batch production. The Di-27 from Kiss Modellbahnen points in a good direction for the upcoming 2023 gauge 1 models.

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InnoTrans 2022 (3) - Freight Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Flexible freight cars in all colors, new types of containers and lightweight construction, prototypes and new couplers: At InnoTrans in Berlin, you can experience the rail trends of the next decade. 58 pictures show where the journey is headed.

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Handmade Samples of Fine Models' Donnerbüchsen

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Novelty from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Some more 1 Gauge Novelties

by Friedhelm Weidelich

And again there are more 1 gauge novelties.

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New Passenger Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

An interesting announcement for European gauge 1 customers.

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News for Subscribers

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Informations about gauge 1 items.

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Kiss Modellbahnen Deutschland to announce Donnerbüchsen and more

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Dingler to deliver BLS Passenger Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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A Märklin Novelty 2022 Uncovered

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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New Nightjet Cars of Austrian Railway ÖBB

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Preview of Dingler's Passenger Cars of BLS/SOB/SBB

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Trailer Car for Wunder's ET 85

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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DB Conversion Cars 1. and 2. Class from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Deutsche Bundesbahn's BD3yge from Wunder for Gauge 1

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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The Best Couplers for Wunder's Conversion Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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3-axle DB Umbauwagen 50 Years Ago

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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News from MBW

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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A Book about Travel Agency Trains

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Wunder's 3-axle Umbauwagen to be delivered soon

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Hand Sample of Wunder's Touropa Couchette Car

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Hand Sample of Wunder's DB D-Zug Car B4ümg 54 (updated)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Announcements from Spur 1 Austria

by Friedhelm Weidelich

In December 2020, Gauge 1 Austria just announced, the ÖBB class 93 will finally be delivered.

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French Corail Cars from Kiss Modellbahn Service

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Next year they should be ready: the SNCF Corail cars for gauge 1.

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Baden express train car from Dingler assembled (2)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Dining Car of Wunder's "Flèche d'Or"

by Friedhelm Weidelich

From 1926, the CIWL's "Golden Arrow" connected Paris and London.

Wunder has created a 1:32 scale model of the luxurious train.

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Edelweiss Dining Car, deluxe, by Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Two CIWL Pullman cars and a baggage car from the luxury trains "Edelweiss" and "Gotthard Pullman Express" are presenting themselves before the camera. The first one is spectacular on the outside, less so inside. But in any case a gem for gauge 1 collectors with lots of space. Have a look and enjoy!

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Preview of Baden kit cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

At Dingler, the kits of the Baden cars are currently being assembled on a trial basis. Here are the first pictures.

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More Details about Dingler's Prussian Coaches

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Production Samples of the DB Umbauwagen by Wunder (updated)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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New Passenger Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Many passenger coaches of the Deutsche Reichsbahn are still waiting for a realisation in 1:32 scale. A new announcement with details for spur1info subscribers.

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One, Two, Three - Insanity

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Bavarian Cars from Fine Models

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Recently, the Bavarian milk wagon and a hand sample of the CL passenger car from Fine Models also appeared in front of the camera. 28 photos that make you look forward to the gauge 1 models.

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Accucraft relaunches J&M's CIWL Sleepers

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Together with Exclusive Models in the Netherlands, Accucraft is re-launching the CIWL Pullman sleeping cars.

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Exciting News from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Coupling 1-gauge Passenger Cars from earlier Epochs Easier

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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EW 1 by Dingler with new Versions

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Dingler has now the versions of EW 1 passenger cars for BLS, SOB and SBB.

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Pullman Cars at Cité du Train in France

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Intermodellbau 2019: Umbauwagen from Wunder

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Wunder's three-axle DB conversion cars are represented by a handbuilt sample of the "Deutsche Weinstraße" buffet car in Dortmund. The level of detail is enormous. 30 photos.

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