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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The gauge 1 models from Markscheffel [&] Lennartz, built by Bockholt, Pein, Gebauer, Schönlau and Hübner, remain legendary to this day and were technical masterpieces since the 1970s. A brief company history, a brochure, and a discovery.

Gauge 1, the king of gauges, is certainly impressive. But it's not just loudspeakers and motors where larger volumes can make an even bigger impression – and give hobby train drivers unexpected riding pleasure. The prices for such trains are higher than for Gauge 1, but the delivery time is shorter. An old acquaintance from the industry offers them through his new company. “Railways in another dimension...”