A Look Back: spur1info 2017
by Friedhelm Weidelich
2017 was a richly varied year for buyers of Gauge 1 models. A look back.
A Look Back: spur1info 2016
by Friedhelm Weidelich
2016 was a year with an unusually diverse range of models for Gauge 1.
A Look Back: spur1info 2015
by Friedhelm Weidelich
2015 was a year of new Märklin products for Gauge 1, but other suppliers also came onto the booming market with attractive handbuilt samples and models.
A Look Back: spur1info 2014
by Friedhelm Weidelich
2014 was a eventful year for Gauge 1 and the reporting of spur1info.
A Look Back: spur1info 2013
by Friedhelm Weidelich
A steaming Märklin novelty marked the dawn of Gauge 1 in Göppingen in 2013, live steam models rolled between high-quality brass models.
A Look Back: spur1info 2012
by Friedhelm Weidelich
At the beginning of April, spur1info will be ten years old.
A good occasion to look back on how Gauge 1 and spur1info have developed.
A home-made 1Gauge Model Railway from 1948
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Shortly after the Second World War, people in Germany had other things to worry about than building model trains. With the Flying Hamburger on a self-built track system, there is a history that should not be completely lost. Especially since there were already functions built in that do not exist in gauge 1 to this day.
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.
Review: Die SWDE
by Friedhelm Weidelich
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.
Mercedes-Benz Kit from MiniArt for Epoch III
by Friedhelm Weidelich
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?