Swiss Crane

by Friedhelm Weidelich

At the French heritage railway, I found the counterpart to the hand-operated 5-ton crane from Bavaria, which Fine Models produced for gauge 1. It is over 110 years old.

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A French small-series model in pictures

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Handcrafted small-series models in gauge 1 have longer delivery times. But the wait was worth it. The SNCF class 67400 from JK-Models delighted the customer so much that he sent us a series of photos.

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Colorful Freight Cars

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Preserving old railway cars is laborious, but urgently necessary given the lack of historical awareness of many railway companies. But what are we to make of the concept I am presenting here in this collection of photographs?

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Baden Steam Engine from Kiss

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Kiss has launched an attractive gauge 1 model of the Baden class Xb shunting locomotive. A review with 46 large-format photos.

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