tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16425182717884601342024-02-18T23:12:48.276-08:00TrainCraft Troveblog about LGB trains, historic LGB locos, historic LGB events, LGB train collectiblesFamous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-24600166450944423672020-02-15T09:52:00.000-08:002020-02-15T09:52:30.273-08:00From the Vault -- Exclusive Antique, Vintage Map<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Exceptional Antique 3-D Topographical USA MAP</span><br />
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scale: 1 : 3,000,000 wall map, exclusive, rare, antique, hangs everywhere</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">precise, to-scale, geo-scientifically correct</span></div>
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This extraordinary and rare 3-D map of the USA was made in (Western) Germany from 1956 to 1997 by vacuum-forming and finalized by hand-coloring. It is true precision German engineering and craftsmanship at its best, absolutely to scale with a super-elevation factor of 40.<br />
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The perfect wall decoration for any train enthusiast!<br />
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The map is vinyl, roll-able, hangs on a simple hook on your wall, is washable and can be written on with washable markers. See and feel the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the valley of the mighty Mississippi. Draw your favorite railroad line right onto the map!<br />
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Klaus' TechDesign USA was certified by the GA Dept of Education for these maps (Klaus vault holds a small number of these maps) when he was working with the GA Dept of Education developing and later selling his RoboBoard©.<br />
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<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-86782807563195347582019-10-24T10:10:00.000-07:002019-10-24T10:10:34.882-07:00Extremely Rare - From Klaus Personal Collection - 1991 Christmas Flat Car, Champagne Bottle & Signed Card<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">1991 Christmas Gondola/Flat Car </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Wolfgang Richter-Signed <span style="color: #cc0000;">LGB</span> Christmas Card</span></b><br />
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This <b>extremely rare low-sided gondola </b> features a 4-axle truck with switching platform and brake wheel. The car body is all black, even with black painted axles and a dark red gondola box. The printing is "D'&'RGW". This Christmas Car is cataloged.<br />
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What makes this Christmas gift so extraordinarily rare is the intact bottle of champagne ( German Riesling sparkling wine).<br />
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The champagne bottle is in original condition, unopened, untouched. It is labeled on front and back. Front with the vintner's label and back with the LGB label custom made for this bottle and occasion. Another label reads "With Compliments. Fa. Ernst Paul Lehmann, Familie Richter" Please note: bottle content is <b>NOT SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION!</b> <span style="color: red;"><b>NOT A TOY!! KEEP OUT OF Children's Reach!!</b></span><br />
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The Christmas Card is signed by Wolfgang Richter, Rolf Richter and Johannes Richter</div>
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This <b>rare limited edition</b> 1991 Christmas Car <b>had an edition volume of 100!</b> It is hard to imagine any other complete set would be available out there. Klaus, being the consummate collector kept it complete. The original LGB box is slightly used.</div>
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Background information:</div>
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LGB started bestowing Christmas gifts to a very close circle of business friends early on as was tradition especially in Western Germany. This extremely private circle included only those who had everyday direct access to Wolfgang Richter, Klaus Baumann and Günther Ruhland. Even friends of Rolf Richter or Johannes Richter might have been given different gifts.</div>
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Klaus had become a very close ally to LGB working on a number of projects to improve LGB locos and supporting parts. 1991 was the year that Klaus worked on the DUO coupler and tested the knuckle coupler for LGB before it got its stamp of approval to be sold mainly to US customers.<br />
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Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-19973996615792414962019-09-08T11:32:00.000-07:002019-12-03T14:26:53.287-08:00LGB Christmas Car 1995 -- Very Rare<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b> 1995 Christmas Gondola # 4021CT</b></span></div>
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This is the original #4021CT Christmas car with a customized gift box (empty already at Christmas 1995 - no, Klaus did not get a Christmas gift from LGB other than this car, no not even a card...--See, that's what makes it special: the "Naughty Boy List" Christmas Car....) The specialty here is not as much the Christmas car but the gift box: It was made specially for Christmas by LGB for their business friends. It features a painted scene of the Nuremberg castle in winter, snow-covered, and a fairy-tale, Disney-like Christmas train upfront with a cheerful Santa as engineer. Quite pretty and full of atmosphere:<br />
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The LGB # 4021CT was first announced in the 1993/94 catalog and also available for Christmas 1994. The store version came with a blue gift box in the gondola car. The original edition volume was 10,000. I kid you not. Maybe someone overestimated the Christmas rage at the dealer stores.<br />
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Then in 1995 LGB painted the red gondola blue with the same Christmas themed printing on it and advertised it for the USA only as LGB # 42210. This one came with a red gift box which featured wreaths. And an alleged volume of 2,000 just for the US market....<br />
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Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-40146384957499045262019-08-28T07:59:00.000-07:002019-09-02T09:10:19.423-07:00Container Car Rarity<br />
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Looks familiar? Well, here's the story: At the height of Massoth Electronics USA Jeff Schmaltz, who worked for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center was a wholehearted LGB fan. Jeff had also become a fan of Massoth Electronics products through Klaus and his company. Jeff, doing nothing just halfway set of to show his zeal. Together with his wife Sue they took an LGB # 41850 V 8 container car and created a cover/label that would show a Massoth Electronics image, hold well under outdoor operation and look good. They tinkered. They were successful.<br />
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Then they sent Klaus pictures of the finished product. Turned out, Jeff only made three containers with that label. Klaus took one of them. Here it is:<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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Story update: Jeff retired from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Then he retired from the LGB hobby. He sold his house and bought an RV. Currently, Jeff and his wife Sue are enjoying traveling the USA - calling Arizona and South Dakota their home state- alternating that is. We wish them safe travels! As for the other two Massoth container cars, Jeff told Klaus who has those.Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-82646016394860290992019-08-26T07:09:00.001-07:002019-08-26T07:09:44.428-07:00Another PRR Train...In 1983 LGB offered the # 20412PV train set including the 2060 Diesel loco and two container cars and more, see picture<br />
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The edition volume of this train set was 1,000. At the same time LGB also published and offered the 20401 RZ also known as "The Red Train" with an edition volume of 15,000 (!) It was made from 1983-1985.<br />
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Please keep this in mind when reading the following article by HJ Neumann from Summer 1986:<br />
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"Again we have spotted something special for you in America: Two Pennsylvania Rail Road specialty trains in green and brown. </div>
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This is how they came to be: Out of the so-called "Phillips Trains from 1983 a huge part had obviously been delivered into the USA. Alas, they didn't sell not even with a price of about US$ 150.00. At one dealer these trains were gathering dust on the shelves for more than two years. So last winter he had the idea to repaint and relabel them to better match them to the taste of the American LGB fan.</div>
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The results are great. Two trains present themselves in green and reddish<br />
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The paint is without fault - even though we recommend to avoid scratching or rough handling. The container cars are even painted on the inside - somebody made them with great difficulty!</div>
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Two beautiful trains which will clearly be of interest for the local LGB fan who operates a layout American style."<br />
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Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-61660859080434692532019-07-22T07:47:00.003-07:002019-09-12T11:16:53.885-07:00The ONLY One of Its Kind -- From Klaus Private Collection LGB 4075 hand model<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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LGB 4075 Hand Model is based on the LGB 3080 yellow "Denver AND Rio Grande Western" Passenger car, 4 axle truck with brakeman's platform. The # 3080 came out in 1981. By 1985 Wolfgang Richter knew the American business was going only one way: Up! So he tried to produce more rolling stock just for the US market. This one-of-a-kind hand model is the perfect example of this undertaking. After the success of the 3080 series (LGB 3080, 3080 E1, 30800, 30803, 30805, 30808GR, 3081-1, 3081-2 and many many more), Wolfgang was looking into something truly American, the caboose style. </div>
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To (short lived) life came this hand model, the car housing of the LGB 3080 was painted dark red, got a new name : "Denver, South Park & Pacific RR" and a cupola was added to the roof, as was a handrail and wooden(plastic) planks for the crew to walk on. Desperately needing photo footage for the new catalog they staged this caboose cabin on a 4-axle truck with platforms, photographed it, announced it in the 1985 catalog as "Lighting and workshop caboose", new item for the next year...... and that was it. It NEVER went into production.</div>
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Instead in 1988 the LGB 4075 drovers caboose "Denver (and) Rio Grande Western" was manufactured </div>
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and sold in pretty good quantities (above 10,000 in varying color schemes). However the row of 9 identical windows was changed. And the dark red was changed into a bright red. The name "Denver, South Park (and) Pacific RR" was revived a bit later that year with the LGB 3181 passenger car, also in bright red with the same window arrangement as the LGB 4075 but not sporting a cupola.</div>
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Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-16773822162423582602019-06-24T12:25:00.001-07:002019-08-26T07:23:25.908-07:00 Autographed Specialty Parts -- From Klaus' Private CollectionAll through the 1980's and 1990' Klaus was a regular at LGB factory in Nuremberg. From redesigning the running characteristics of the Mogul to the designing the Duo-Coupler, from reworking loco chassis with Guenter Ruhland to developing and building the Sound Towers for LGB worldwide exhibitions, Klaus met with Gunter Ruhland, Klaus Baumann and Wolfgang Richter on a regular base.<br />
And whenever he came into Guenter Ruhlands realm Guenter was always waiting to hand Klaus a little something special: a complicated part fresh out of injection molding,molding improvement they had worked on to better the characteristics in operation or assembly. Or just something special to hold on to as a memory for the hard work leading to those well known achievements.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">From Klaus' LGB Treasure Trove - autographed -</span></b></div>
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<b>F 7 side frames in silver</b><br />
In 1996 LGB presented the Santa Fe F 7 A unit for the first time in its USA New Items brochure. It turned into a hit with US customers. If operated as a single F 7 A unit, as the F 7 A-B unit or the impressive F 7 A-B-A version, the bullet snout of the loco and the silver side frames for the motor blocks are just familiar standouts on this splendid locomotive. They are exposed to breaking or rough handling to some extent. But it is even more fun to have an extra pair - autographed at that - just for showing off...!!<br />
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<b>Compressed air tanks</b><br />
LGB 43580 heavy duty transformer car or any 4058 type transformer car: they all displayed compressed air tanks at both ends of the transformer cars. Kids love to take them from the transformer cars and over time they might get lost...<br />
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<b>Stainz roof for all types LGB 2017, 2020 and 2021 </b>- extremely rare, very hard to find.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bare roof autographed, US$ 25.00</span></b><br />
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<b>LGB Coca Cola Christmas Gondola # 45730 Gondola Structure Only - Test Print from 2004</b><br />
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Another example of Klaus' private collection samples, here a first print sample from the 2004/5 Coca Cola logo Christmas car which became the # 45730 4-axle truck Coca Cola Bear with Gnomy Stainz car. By the way, this is the last Coca Cola Gondola made by the old LGB Nuremberg since they went into bankruptcy shortly after.<br />
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Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-73046598243940926872019-06-19T11:05:00.000-07:002019-09-07T09:19:26.953-07:00Christmas In July --- Super Rare Christmas Car<div style="text-align: center;">
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This <b>extremely rare car </b> features a silver roof and a white/blue passenger car compartment displaying "THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN" in golden letters, a snowed in Bavarian house surrounded by snow covered fir trees on blue background. Two candy cane sticks covered in Christmas greenery embellish the white window side bars. The platforms and chassis are in black. This Christmas Car is not cataloged.This <b>rare limited edition</b> 1996 Christmas Car <b>had an edition volume of 50!</b> This makes it hard to imagine any other complete set to be available out there. Klaus, being the consummate collector kept it pristine and complete. Therefore the tie and scarf have never been unpacked/touched! The original LGB box is slightly used.<br />
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LGB started bestowing Christmas gifts to a very close circle of business friends early on as was tradition especially in Western Germany. This extremely private circle included only those who had everyday direct access to Wolfgang Richter, Klaus Baumann and Günter Ruhland. Even friends of Rolf Richter or Johannes Richter might have been given different gifts.</div>
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Klaus had become a very close ally to LGB. 1996 was the year that Klaus and Wolfgang Richter traveled the Cumbres and Toltec line together.(<i>YT: The LGB Yarner blog will feature an article about that historic trip in the near future. For details about the C andT itself go to</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbres_and_Toltec_Scenic_Railroad">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbres_and_Toltec_Scenic_Railroad</a> and <a href="https://cumbrestoltec.com/">https://cumbrestoltec.com/</a>)<br />
Klaus and Wolfgang Richter met in Chama/NM for this trip and experienced the railroad for two days, traveling the tour the railroad offered back then. Or as Klaus recalls: " Then we stayed on the train and traveled along."<br />
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1996 was also the year LGB presented among others these new items: The Ruegen 99 4631 a 0-8-0 steam locomotive #28001. In co-operation with Aster the Shay Limited Edition in wooden box was presented but it took almost another year until dealers had her in store. Also offered: 21252 Forney which the brochure showed in a typical black grey hand model version. The actual version sold in 1997 presented herself in a colorful blue metallic boiler featuring a red cow catcher. Other new items presented: 23430 RhB electric loco Ge 4/4 II, 21620 Diesel loco, 25201 Stainz (Augsburger Puppenkiste edition) 21355 green-beige streetcar "Weimar" and the 21881 Uintah which was sold in in the USA since the end of 1995 but only offered to the German/European customers starting 1996/97 .<br />
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Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-1632358150267106182019-05-20T10:04:00.001-07:002019-08-29T10:06:07.319-07:00Magnus Trains by Christian Hoehne<b>TrainCraft Trove answers the plea of one of our donors - please see<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lgb-traincraft-blogs-alive">https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-lgb-traincraft-blogs-alive</a> for more details - to report about Magnus, the German manufacturer of G-Scale metal trains and corresponding parts.</b><br />
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<i>The following is a compilation of translations of the "Spur G News" web blog by LGB club Rhein-Sieg and "Spur II Nachrichten" by HJ Neumann.</i><br />
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Magnus was founded in 1976 by Christian Hoehne in Putzbrunn near Munich/Germany. Ever since then they grew steadily and well. Son Dominik accompanied his parents Rosi and Christian Hoehne from the time he was a toddler. The company truck was grey. Also grey were the precious metal crates and their contents. As soon as the truck doors and the crates opened the eyes of all LGB fans present started sparkling. Every year the perfect adventure (it was). Since these trains were made of metal! ( In German the word for train literally means Iron RailRoad - hence Magnus slogan was " Model Trains - made out- of iron).<br />
The plain grey metal crates were piled up in the trailer truck, rigged and ready to go. Then the newest models were displayed and offered right on shelves on the truck! Magnus 'manufactured' models purely made by hand for LGB, like the Garratt 1 of the Schinzacher Nursery Railway made of all-metal. Even the steam loco RhB G 4/5 No 107 was completely handcrafted in pure perfection in Putzbrunn, Made in Germany. Mrs Rosi Hoehne managed the sales department and the men focused on manufacturing the train models.<br />
Also made by Magnus - a real"Mom&Pop Shop" - were specialties and 'aging' of locos. Standard gauge operators are still gushing about the fantastic Big-Locos of the model series 50 or the model series 01 with 64 mm gauge width. Perfection to the last detail.<br />
Water standpipes, railroad coach carrier trucks, complete workshops or wheel sets were manufactured for the enthusiastic G-scale model railroader.<br />
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Magnus closed shop for good in 2014.<br />
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The following is courtesy of FGB Berlin, a German LGB and G-Scale retailer with a very informative website (see <a href="https://www.fgb-galerie.de/">https://www.fgb-galerie.de</a>)<br />
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Exclusive,select models by Magnus for LGB<br />
In 1976 Christian Hoehne established Magnus Co., 'manufacturing' handcrafted locos.<br />
One of their first orders included exclusive handcrafted locomotives for LGB E.P.Lehmann Nuremberg.<br />
Over the years 7 loco series were built listed consecutively.<br />
Each loco series was limited to 100 locos<br />
All locos were G-Scale models with very interesting wheel arrangement<br />
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<a href="http://www.fgb-berlin.de/galerie/details.php?image_id=5353&mode=search" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7a9c02; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Class 24 der South African Railways</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.fgb-berlin.de/galerie/details.php?image_id=5354&mode=search" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7a9c02; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garratt Lokomotive der CFM (Caminhos De Ferro De Mocambique)</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.fgb-berlin.de/galerie/details.php?image_id=5355&mode=search" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7a9c02; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Mallett der Bridal Will Lumbering Co.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.fgb-berlin.de/galerie/details.php?image_id=5356&mode=search" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7a9c02; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kitson Meyer der Girardot Railway of Columbia</a><br />
<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Modell 1981 - </span><br />
<a href="http://www.fgb-berlin.de/galerie/details.php?image_id=5351&mode=search" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7a9c02; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">2'D1' Kondens-Lokomotive der Argentinischen Staatsbahn</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alright, YT has never done this before. But</span> ......<br />
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First let me say YT really admires JH Neumann for his enthusiasm for the LGB Hobby and his lifelong commitment to LGB trains and the LGB fan community. YT also realizes that with advanced age the past often seems closer to your heart than the present. BUT....<br />
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Here is the link to the 2018 LGB catalog<br />
<a href="https://www.lgb.de/fileadmin/media/lgb/produkte/produktinformationen/kataloge/Katalog_2018/DE_lgb_kat2018_Internet.pdf"> LGB 2018</a><br />
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I think it is a very good and broad offer for the LGB fan. One of the best in recent years, actually. Coming back from extinction (no production from 2006-2009) is hard for a product that is slightly complicated to say the least. A regular LGB loco consists of up to 150 different parts or more. Handrails are not molded into the form but are a part by themselves. As are wheels, bumpers, domes, cabin doors, and so much more.<br />
Just the motor block of your average LGB engine is a well-thought-out assembly of 15 to 40 parts (depending on type and model). All available as single spare parts. You know where this is going. Because this is exactly the reason that LGB trains are liked around the world with a following of fans and customers for more than 50 years and counting. And it is also a reason for delays in manufacturing, maintaining and reworking the molds for locos and cars.<br />
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We as TrainCraft by Klaus have it on our banner to keep the Original old LGB locos up and running and the history of the Old LGB alive. But without any new items to purchase there would be no new fans and customers. All of us old guys would just simply pass away one day without any future for the hobby.<br />
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It takes a great effort to get a company back from the dead and a product running again. Money, knowledge and management are key factors. Now take a look at the 2018 LGB catalog. It's a download so it may take a while on your computer. But look. YT hasn't seen an offer that big since the early 1990's. And LGB was never cheap. Ever. Actually it is less expensive today than in its heyday. Considering costs of living back then and today.<br />
And there are new and young(er) LGB fans again, today! Take a look at how many Garden Railway clubs and societies there were in the USA and Canada in 1990, 2012 and today in 2019 : it went from roughly 240 down to maybe 30 back up to 120 today. Yep! You didn't expect that, now, did you!! And each garden railway club has its own G Scale layout and trains operating on it. Younger people in growing numbers are joining the G Scale community and they come with their own taste in train(-set) types, color scheme and price range they are willing to spend. Not to mention that LGB has narrow gauge railroads at its heart and narrow gauge by defintion is a pretty limited affair. The number of original models than you can rebuilt in G scale is just not that big compared to regular gauge.<br />
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It has always been a master characteristic of LGB to announce a 100 and deliver max 30, meaning you get 30 percent of what they say they will have. At any time, under Wolfgang Richter and some say, even more under Rolf Richter, LGB announced 10 new items and then had 1 item in stores nine months later. and the rest took up to 2 years to be available for purchase. Bad management? I refer to my paragraph about the 150 different parts ... Klaus Baumann (VP Sales at the original LGB) told stories manifold about how they had to create so-called hand-models from wood, metal and some molded plastic so they could have a photo for the next catalog and say "NEW Items for ... A good example is right here<br />
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That's a Mogul. Held by Eberhard Richter jointly with his brother Wolfgang and Klaus Baumann. Alas, Eberhard died ( in a horse riding accident) before the Mogul went into series production. So what you see here is your typical 'hand model'.<br />
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Ability to actually deliver a new item to a dealer vs showing it in the catalog hasn't changed much over the last 50 years. A look at Only Trains, one of the best and fairest dealers in the USA for LGB and other G Scale Trains shows that out of 46 LGB locos (steam,Diesel and electric) 21 are available in stock, which is about 45%. That is pretty good.<br />
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A word about prices, German prices that is. Germany had a currency change in 2002, from DM to Euro as had all European Union countries with their currency. People liked it and hated it. Some compared it to a monetary reform. Life went on. We have the internet now. And Amazon.com. There is just something really wrong when someone compares apples to oranges. It's like comparing what you did at age 37 to what you do now at age 72..... It just doesn't work aside from inflation, general economic power, and assimilation of the former East Germany into what Germany is today. Yes, the Deutsch Mark was a hallmark of the reborn Western Germany (after WWII) signaling a wealthy-to-be society. <b>But..</b>. go and see Germany today. With the Euro. It is a rich country. Beautiful. They reintegrated and rebuilt not only East Germany, they rebuilt every single building they still had (by 2003). And Germany's history goes back more than 2000 years. That's how long the territory of today's Germany is inhabited by people who built castles, villages, towns, roads, bridges, railways, churches and what not. Oh, and LGB trains! To hang on to a price scheme from 25 years ago from a completely different economy is just not right.<br />
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But... Yours Truly does opine on the quality of some of the passenger cars. Especially the Stainz train set cars and Steiermark railroad cars. Don't get me wrong. The Original is lovely. Check their <a href="https://www.steiermark.com/de/urlaub/kultur-in-stadt-und-land/sehenswuerdigkeiten/erlebnisbahnen/stainzer-flascherlzug_p154978">Steiermark Train</a> ( scroll down to the big pic and click on the arrows). Take a look at the lovely old fashioned passenger cars in original size. But the LGB models? Since day one they look as if someone melted down old plastic garden chairs and made those cars......alright, you can be mad at me now...<br />
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<i>Following is the <b>translation of HJ Neumann's article from March 2018 </b>about LGB new items, representing his opinion. Followed by Y.T. observations for 2019 and the current LGB engines available here in the USA (to the best of my knowledge...) This is a lot of text, so lean back and enjoy!</i><br />
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OK Then! After all I will write something about my "LGB Thought stock" with that a many readers asking for it. Now, that I've overcome my "shock' also known as "New Items LGB 2018" from the beginning of this year-- at least a bit.<br />
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Especially as I actually have no reason to get upset: neither am I an LGB dealer ( who has ever less to sell) nor LGB manufacturer ( who obviously is missing a long term sales strategy) I am just only an LGB fan and possible customer and as such I am gripped by boredom when looking at the program 2018! Starting with the 50th anniversary logo which arose from a mix of history and a bland "50 Jahre/Years". Well, I am no graphic designer but that something doesn't work here even I noticed. Alas, too late...<br />
Before I started writing this I went to see some dealers asking them about the single specific orders received. Horrible.<br />
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Five box cars are offered for the special anniversary (LGB # 40501, 40502, 40503,40504,40505). Then there is a gold colored Stainz which functions as the set loco in the catalog. The five cars come at Eu 130.00 each, total Eu 650.00 plus the Stainz for EU 260.00, sums up to EU 950.00 ( or US$ 1,100.00). Or, to remind you, in exchange rate to Deutsch Mark DM 1,800.00. That is dead on arrival -- for me. Color wise the cars and the loco don't go together at all. Plus such a gold colored loco already exist as small edition loco by LGB dealer Ritzer.<br />
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I still remember very well the 1981 Anniversary train ( 100 Years Ernst Paul Lehmann Patent Works) The set came with a loco and 2 passenger cars color-wise nicely attuned, with tracks and transformer ( thus ready for set-up) and back then at DM 130.00. As a sign to the LGB fan community I would have tried to build on that: anniversary train set with loco and five cars all in the same color scheme. This time no tracks and transformer for a price of EU 399.00 ( US$ 450.00) That still wouldn't have been the shooting star of the week but the LGB fan community would have understood-- and I myself would have bought a set as well. For the loco, dear Maerklin, I would have chosen the LGB loco # 2015 open in the back if you know what I mean... Matching that I would have offered a sound tender the next year - if I had been the manufacturer. And make some money with that. And a baggage car for the thus created specialty train would have been the new item for 2019 - announced as new item in 2018. This is how you do it, gentlemen!!<br />
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For about Eu 1,000.00 ( US$ 1,200) there will be a RhB loco Ge 4/4 II (# 28443) plus a US Mogul (20280) for about Eu 1,200.00 (US$ 1500.00) the Denver & Rio Grande Western. The original RhB loco operates during the anniversary year by the way and could ( I repeat could) instigate some purchases. I personally would never (!) buy this specific model specifically since this subject would be an old hat in 2019. And don't tease me with that Mogul from the LGB flint-stone aera!<br />
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LGB offers to participate in events for the original RhB operation on ..., activities in Joestadt and Gyoer on...- Yeah, yeah - you can go there but that is of no benefit to the standard LGB fan.<br />
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Another new item announced is the "LGB factory loco". The Original was located at Saganer Str in Nuremberg until bankruptcy in 2006 and was announced as new item back then as well. Now it is supposed to come. Now that the young folks don't know about it and the old folks don't care anymore. All in all this is 10 years too late.<br />
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"Too late" is a matter of definition, "too expensive" is easily understood by anyone. By now almost every item at LGB is "too pricey" but this year they top even that. The RhB steam snow blower Xrot (# 26605) is offered for no less than EU 3,999.99 (US$ 4599.99)They write:" in tradition with the earlier LGB metal models". As if time stood still and people would still spend that amount of money for LGB trains. But the times have changed substantially. Years ago, wealthy LGB collectors would have bought a model like this hoping for short term value improvement. But today?<br />
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Of course Maerklin will declare that this item is already sold out with its edition of 400 locos. So what. It is a known fact that big Maerklin dealers with a full blown H0 program are more or less forced to take these models into their program. Just to get rid of them on eBay at purchase price. No this is the wrong signal at the wrong time. Another sign of planning without orientation. So sad.<br />
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If it was the right decision to buy the old BRAWA RhB steam loco G 4/5 (# 23530) and their passenger cars can be doubted as well. Under BRAWA management they sold really bad because - simply said - they were too delicate. To operate of course not for the show case. And when you buy LGB you want to operate LGB may be even outdoors. And again at EU 1,900 they display another price wish where most LGB fans have to pass up.<br />
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Now I tell you what I ordered from my dealer from the new 2018 items: The Richter freight mail car #32191 -- to complete my train set. The Saxonian box car 4333K (#40271) for set-completion also and the MBG bar car # 33661 because it it so beautiful. That's it. My poor dealer...(Sorry)<br />
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At least I don't have to get excited about a loco , already expensive , is sold in a wooden crate. Thus getting even more expensive. Maybe they could have seduced me with an aged Steam model ( A Stainz?) matching the ones in my own show case!<br />
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Finally a word about the Museums Car 2018 (LGB # 40018) a simple, covered boxcar with the labeling "Ernst P Lehmann Patentwerk" and on the other side " LGB Lehmann Grossbahn" How 'exciting'!!!<br />
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Greetings from Much!<br />
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<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-88801131296349020982019-03-16T10:16:00.003-07:002019-04-09T11:42:42.628-07:00White Elephant Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Klaus' first White Elephant Sale offering the odd, the peculiar and the half forgotten:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Driving</span> Decoder UHL 77500</span><br />
= identical to<b> PIKO 36120, 36212 and 36122 and a substitute for the Massoth XL</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Special Sales Price US$ 85.00/ea.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Buy 2 for US$ 110.00</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">plus shipping&handling---------- </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">4 left in stock </span></b><br />
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<b>Compare to Piko prices ranging from US$ 135.00 to $189.00/ea.</b></div>
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For all PIKO locos V60, V100,VT98, BR 194</div>
Using a Piko cable set (not sold by Klaus) it also fits into PIKO 0-6-0, Mogul and Camelback as well as into TAURUS and BR 218.<br />
As a Massoth XL substitute it fits into almost all LGB engines except Chloe, LGBchen, Olomana and Porter.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Get them while they last!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Contact Klaus by email or phone for ordering</span></b></div>
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The<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>red 2096 test injection molding in the White-Elephant-Sale image will also be coming up for sale as well as more clearance items from Klaus' workshop parts section.</div>
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<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-81464690829991137962019-02-27T11:47:00.000-08:002019-02-27T11:47:20.089-08:001986 -- No 3 A Look At The Toy Fair<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>YT: This article by H-J Neumann dates from 1986 when he reported about his visit to the Nuremberg Toy Fair visiting the LGB stand. Compare to last blog by YT and note the similarities after 33 years. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">LGB presented its new items on a new and bigger </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">stand this year. The main attraction was a large outdoor layout designed by a landscape company. There was a mountain, a (small) stream with a pond, lawn, bushes and flowers. And </span>everywhere<span style="font-family: inherit;"> LGB trains took their turns in either bigger or smaller laps. (</span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> YT: note that the very same landscape built still exists on this years stand with some plants </span>replaced<span style="font-family: inherit;"> -YT ponders... )</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What got your attention right away was also the big new item of 1986: a red painted model of the rack gear electric loco H Ge2/2 of the Furka-Upper Alpine Railroad (formerly Schoellenbahn) which operates in friction mode as well as in rack gear mode. Utilizing a </span>cock rail<span style="font-family: inherit;"> which can be snapped into place into any LGB </span>track grades of up to 25% can be overcome. Compare this to friction mode where the max grade is 4%.<br />
Consisting of a rack gear loco and two red-beige passenger cars, the train climbed tirelessly up the hill just to descend down to the valley on the other side. Having reached the bottom a stretch of water was crossed on an also new arched bridge. This was the new arch bridge with the impressing length of (almost) 4 feet. It comes as a construction kit in which the single bridge parts have to be assembled and screwed in place. Several bridges can be constructed consecutively or adjacent to each other. The passage height allows for electric locos in panthograph drive.<br />
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Announced last year the RhB Passenger car III Typ A could be admired behind a 'crocodile' within a long train. The car comes with complete interior trim, metal wheels and built-in interior lighting. With an overall length of 55 cm (21.6") the car is truly a super model which also shows in the price (DM 395.00) ( US$ 130.00 in 1986 and about US$ 300.00 today). delivery is expected for this year but the dining car will not be available until next year. <i>(YT: the original car LGB 3067 is available today for Euro 219.00 at Grootspor/NL . The latest US price is US$ 185.00 from 'ModelTrainMarket' a model train dealer in Ocala/FL which YT found on a Google search</i>).<br />
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After the Maintenance and Searchlight Car # 4049 did not go into serial production in 1983 (LGB) now presented a different 2-axle model. Except for the -in our opinion- way to modern search light the car just doesn't fit the narrow gauge spirit. However until it will go into serial production there will be a thorough overhaul ; cue the catalog wording "reserve the right for modifications".<br />
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Speaking of "catalog": after a 2-year break a new catalog was presented this year. Trimmed to 113 pages it is still more a book than a catalog. Execution and photography are in familiar quality. The cover showcases the new electric loco of the Rhaetische Bahn which took turns in front of a tank train on the Fair layout shadowed by her FO rack gear sister. (<i>YT: The Rhaetische Bahn is again the star in 2019 in the new items catalog. It has been a constant feature throughout LGB history. For good reason: The Rhaetische Bahn in Switzerland is one of the very few still operating narrow gauge railroads in the world. Established 1888 it is ongoingly operating and expanding its lines. The Albula and Bernina lines were UNESCO World Heritage listed in 1988. Please go to their fantastic website <a href="https://www.rhb.ch/en/company/history">Rhaetische Bahn</a> and indulge in a ' real gauge' adventure</i>.)<br />
Listed as # 2064 the Wismarer Rail Bus was presented as a single rail bus, new item in all red coloring. With a trailing crest-car one such specimen was circling relentlessly around a group of bushes and flowers. The marked sales price of DM 450.00 has increased quite a bit compared to the already existing twin pack of # 2065-1 for DM 650.00. (<i>YT: In US $ 1986: $ 150.00 and $ 220.00-- in US$ today: $ 345.00 and $ 510.00)</i><br />
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Though it wasn't a new item 1986 a Trans-Harz-Railway tank powered engine (Harzquerbahn Tender loco) with steam sound and flatbed w/ 2 cars was eye-candy at its best. May I suggest-- Mr. LGB can't you change color on the cars once in a while, e.g. blue and white?<br />
Coming to the end of our LGB stand tour we like to point out items that are going to be discontinued in 1986:<br />
for starters there is the 'Fiery Elias # 2050, then the twin rail car # 2065 -see above- which will now be offered as # 2064 single rail car. In spare parts 29 positions were cancelled including all motor blocks and loco wheel sets. Obviously the actual demand did not hold up to the costs of warehousing. Well now- nobody needs to be afraid of not getting his hands on parts for repair or DIY. Even if the required part is no longer part of the program you can still order each and every single part from the renowned LGB customer service.<br />
Discontinued was also the switch block for battery operated locos as well as the (battery operated) steam loco. And within "Miscellaneous Items" the LGB pin and the poster are cancelled.<br />
From the car program the passenger car Barmer Bergbahn # 3061 and the anniversary car "Jahreswagen 1985" have gone. Also, the specialty Anniversary Train for the Railroad Anniversary is no longer manufactured.<br />
Within the trolley system only the 60cm catenary wire is still available. Anything smaller must be crafted DIY by cutting and bending.<br />
Finally I cast my eye onto the new pricelist which is displaying either the same prices or only slightly higher prices. The DB Diesel engine #2051 is shown with a small price deduction of DM 55.00 ( US$ 27.00/ $ 69.00) and the sound version deducts even DM 80.00 ( US$ 40.00/$ 92.00) <i>(YT: note that the price difference between a standard Diesel engine and a Diesel engine sound version back then was a hefty DM 550.00 or US$ 275.00 then and $ 635.00 in today's value. Easy to give a $ 40.00/92.00 discount...)</i>Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-66895668192407134182019-02-20T12:33:00.005-08:002019-02-20T13:55:49.595-08:00Notes From Yours Truly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yours Truly has been waiting for the International Toy Fair Nuremberg to happen and end. It did. Alas, Mr. Neumann has yet to put out his thoughts on this event, which we are sure will happen soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile here are some of our notes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This link will lead you to an amateur short film on YouTube </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as if you would go through the hallways yourself. Quirky but interesting</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 2nd video from the Toy Fair 2019 is more professional</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiP1F6waLu8">Toy Fair Video by modellbahn-kramm</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And here is the link to the new LGB catalog for new items for 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.lgb.com/products/product-information/catalogs/new-items/"> LGB new products catalog for 2019</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The German version is showing prices in Euro which can be roughly translated into US$ plus 10%. ( Euro 299.00 translates to US$ 299 +10% = about $ 330.00) For the English version try this link </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maerklin/LGB had a huge booth/stand at the Toy Fair. It was easily one of the biggest on the Fair. It seems funny that the faces look the same after almost 40 years, knowing that they have to be different persons. After all, they would be 80 years and older by now.... Goes to show that model railroading does attract a certain type - right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maerklin also sticks with the past; they always had a booth/stand that was shielded from the average Fair visitor. No views allowed into the stand. Secrets had to be shielded from evil eyes. Whether it was LGB or Maerklin back then, they both followed the German tradition of not letting the average person know how they indulged and pampered their invited dealers with food, treats, gifts and more. There were times when the stands equaled Fort Knox--- then again, that would explain the high product prices. Somebody has to pay for the enjoyed extravaganzas...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, the internet and new media changed all that within the last ten years. Piko doesn't even care about this motto anymore and published all their new items before the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Their stand shows their open concept politics: everybody can enter, visit and look.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also new compared to 40 years ago is that the LGB New Item catalog shows prices. But that's it. No other news here. Prices are still high for the product but can the product deliver?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Go see for yourself. A freight train starter set for US$ 770.00 is a bit steep in my opinion. But it is a digital set.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> As for the Coca Cola series in yellow: Yes , Coca Cola did have a yellow phase</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the 1940's. But who can remember that and is it published/marketed well enough by LGB? Oh well--. If you ask any American what color he sees if he thinks Coca Cola I bet you the answer is "red".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is nice to see that Maerklin/LGB did put out a lot of new - or shall I say "copied from existing molds and newly painted" items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yours truly has no information when the new items will be available. But delivery problems don't seem to be as problematic anymore as they used to be 20 years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ESU had a very small booth at the Fair. But their internet website is fantastic. You get really all the information you are looking for from there. Don't try that with LGB and their decoders. Then again, why would you look at a Dodge Omni ( just made it to worst car of the year by Consumer Report) if you can get a 2019 Porsche hybrid...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Yours Truly</i></span>Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-84531486388113610662019-01-30T13:17:00.000-08:002019-01-30T13:17:05.671-08:001985 -- Issue # 2, Part 3"Spur II Nachrichten" 1985, No 2, pg. 22<br />
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As announced in issue No 1 of the "Spur II Nachrichten" the first club field day was a visit to the LGB manufacturing plant in Nuremberg.<br />
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<b>Friday, Oct. 25th</b><br />
Departure at 2.00 a.m.(!) from Much<br />
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Viewing of the plant<br />
Discussion (w/ coffee and pretzels)<br />
Afternoon: visiting the transportation museum in Nuremberg<br />
Strolling the historic district<br />
Dinner and 'Gemuetlichkeit' (good cheer)<br />
Saturday, Oct. 26th<br />
visiting the model train exhibition at the convention center<br />
Departure around 13.00h ( 1.00 p.m.)<br />
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Those had to be definitely serious LGB'ers willing to leave from deep sleep in soft feather pillows to go see the cradle of their joint hobby ( trying to be poetic, here).<br />All in all 9 club members had registered for this trip with 2 members from the southern region meeting us right at the LGB plant. <br />The bigger group started on time; in a mini bus provided by the local cabinet maker Wolfgang Schurig. Thank you again, Mr. Schurig for your generous donation!<br />With a little detour to Bonn-Bad Godesberg where we picked up our last travel companion we traveled right on to Nuremberg - pausing only for gas and a smoke. Nuremberg is the seat of Ernst Paul Lehmann patent plant, Industrial Zone 2, Saganer St. 1-5.<br /><br />Entering the complex was impressing already: several huge buildings to the left and right of Saganer St. connected by a covered bridge.<br />Mr. Steinl, Senior Export manager, was expecting us already and was our guide through the plant. (We started) at the injection moulding hall where plastic is heated under high pressure and injected into forms/molds. The molds then open and eject the molded part into a vat.<br />Bigger parts are picked up ghost-like by a robotic arm and stacked on to a pallet-- you couldn't be more precise with a compass and a straight-edged construction.<br />Here they make the boiler for the "Mallet" , over there the driver's cab for the "Stainz", further on they inject the spokes into the metal wheel for the "Mogul". Oh, how many parts could I use for my hobby tinkering had I just brought a wheel barrel and might do as I wished to...(Then we went on) to the mold design and construction - probably the most important department of the plant. <br />Even a layman will recognize the precision work done by highly trained professionals here.With reverence we picked up a car box of the new RhB passenger car 3067 ( scheduled delivery in 1986) and examined all sides. That was one terrific piece!. On we went passing a location where Mr. Steinl told us" Don't look"- of course we didn't listen. Since we got to see a new item which was yet to be presented at the next Toy Fair 1986. What it was? I don't tell.Just this much: it will be another highlight!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Next came the warehouse, distribution, administration and finally the conference room where coffee and fresh Nuremberg pretzels were waiting for us already. Mr. Rolf Richter , junior CEO, was there to answer all our questions. It was a great experience to get information first hand. Thank you again, Mr. Rolf Richter, having fulfilled our request for a specialty visit and spending all that time with us. We ended the visit with a group photo. Mr. Steinl is front center, Dr. Wilkes who took the photo is of course missing in this. On we traveled to the city center of Nuremberg where we had scheduled a visit to the transportation Museum.</div>
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After that we encountered good cheer while strolling through the historic district, visiting the model train store "Schweiger", had a coffee at the "Marktplatz" and bought some fresh gingerbread cookies for our loved ones at home at the Otto E. Schmidt store ( remember, the 'father' of the gingerbread train by LGB) and then had dinner together.</div>
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We went to bed pretty early that night since we started noticing getting up very early that same morning. The previously scheduled video about narrow gauge trains was canceled due to the hotel not having a video recorder though they did have a TV set in the breakfast room.</div>
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After an extended breakfast the next morning we traveled on to the Nuremberg Convention Center where they had a model train expo within the "Consumenta" fair. Of course we favored the LGB and Magnus booths but also ventured to see other gauges.</div>
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Herr Hoehne, proprietor of the Magnus Co., instantly agreed to give us a tour of his plant and company as well. Maybe we will accept his kind offer thankfully by next year.</div>
Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-61328382947788898622019-01-30T11:20:00.002-08:002019-01-30T11:20:29.833-08:001985 -- Issue # 2, Part 2<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First published in "Spur II Nachrichten" by HJ Neumann 1985, # 2, pg 14 </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The car # 4072 got manufactured due to an order by American LGB importer Cimarron Ltd. and was shipped to the USA only, in a volume of 2,000 units. Even though the car was manufactured in 1984 it is (still) of interest (to us) since delivery to the United States dealers was delayed due to licensing problems with the Coca Cola labeling; then some time passed until the car found its way back to Germany.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The car box is red with white label</span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">ing, the roof including the vents are in silver - just like a coke can! All in all the car is a gem and its coloring makes for a fine standout in every US- freight train.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">FYI I like to add that the Coca-Cola car will be just the first in a whole series of advertising cars by big companies. The hint is in the labeling on the box :CIM I/1985" Let's wait and see if there will be a "CIM II/1985"!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>(Y.T.: Mr. Neumann was on to something. LGB couldn't wait to manufacture more of the same car and just change the labeling, manufacturing always the same volume of 3,000 units per car thus making it a 'limited edition'. In 1988/89 alone these cars were made and delivered: # 4073-CO3 Denver-Rio Grande Western, #4074-BO2 "Tiffany", # 4074-Z02 "Schlitz" and the extreme specialty # 4074 MD for McDonald's in Buena Park/CA which was shown either in Disney Park or Knott's Berry Farms at the McDonald's restaurant. Only 20(!) cars were manufactured, solely for McDonald's. All those cars were for the US market only. But with re-import they found their way back to Germany and started a US-car craze among German LGB collectors.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Hobby Eberhardt" Co. in Heilbronn (<i>near Stuttgart) </i>known to collectors through the specialty beer car "Cluss" Brewery, including a beer bottle, came out with a limited low-volume-production of 100 each; the specialty car is dedicated to Wuerttemberger wines. On the silver colored car it reads " Connoisseurs drink Wuerttemberger), Oh well, this wine can use all the help it can get right now, why not even from an LGB specialty car?? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(<i>Y.T. In 1985 all of Germany and Austria was rocked and shocked by the Glycol wine scandal. Vintners in Austria had adulterated wine by adding glycol to make it sweeter while pretending to serve/sell aged wine. I quote Wikipedia here: "</i> </span><br />
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Many of these <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_wine" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Austrian wine">Austrian wines</a> were exported to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Germany">Germany</a>, some of them in bulk to be bottled at large-scale German <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottling" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bottling">bottling</a> facilities. At these facilities, some Austrian wines were illegally blended into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_wine" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="German wine">German wines</a> by the importers, resulting in diethylene glycol ending up in some bulk-bottled German wines as well.</div>
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The scandal was uncovered by German wine laboratories performing quality controls on wines sold in Germany, and immediately made headlines around the world. The affected wines were immediately withdrawn from the market. A number of people involved in the scandal were sentenced to prison or heavy fines in Austria and Germany.</div>
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The short-term effect of the scandal was a complete collapse of Austrian wine exports and a total loss of reputation of the entire Austrian wine industry, with significant adverse effects on the reputation of German wines as well. The long-term effect was that the Austrian wine industry focused their production on other wine types than previously, primarily dry white wines instead of sweet wines, and increasingly targeted a higher <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_segment" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Market segment">market segment</a>, but it took the Austrian wine industry over a decade to recover. Much stricter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_law" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Wine law">wine laws</a> were also enacted by Austria.)"</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><br /><i>(Dear blog reader, please remember that this blog is a translation of the original blog by HJ Neumann at this link<br /><br /><br />http://www.lgb-much.de/gedanken_11_18.htm)</i>It's a fact-- as a 'journalist" you are always 'on the job'. As, when you want to get a reprieve from work stress and from the volunteer work of editing and writing this blog by vacationing on the beautiful island of Sylt in the (German) North Sea. For ages there is a model train store in Westerland/Sylt which is famous and not just because of its almost permanent whistle smoke: The TVK store of Mr. Mackenthun on Dr.-Nicolas St. # 2. You can find his web page at www.sylt-tobacco.de -- just don't expect a current version.<br /><br />Current however is the LGB size model of the legendary Borgward LT 4 Sylter Railcar which once came in a metal version by Scheba Co. The "Raab ModellBauStudio" Co is now presenting this (LGB size) model made from plastic in 3-D printing. One could already be admired at the store. Price will be approx. Euro 1900.00 ( roughly US$ 2,100.00, no shipping included) Check Gartenbahn Profi magazine 6/2018, pg 7.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q_8Zs1L3pf_ORiZf2AI1rWSaF5cn6CmpV0j_c4fp25keruiWMkUHR63F40tTlnyXWIiI1N5NE0ql4KcyKBDOY_MYbNh_Fe3r9fgtoIzlZBm7gxcI0en9QKebceiOE9TV6FDNAJvd4mia/s1600/railcar+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="450" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q_8Zs1L3pf_ORiZf2AI1rWSaF5cn6CmpV0j_c4fp25keruiWMkUHR63F40tTlnyXWIiI1N5NE0ql4KcyKBDOY_MYbNh_Fe3r9fgtoIzlZBm7gxcI0en9QKebceiOE9TV6FDNAJvd4mia/s320/railcar+1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzISRXbxEysuBBY_Z5-eXTKei6-v_HsGZOd2MZR127XqT9PYtw6QUM5E976UpQ1aPSaD4Qz-vIxX146s9_W9sV4ihIX87DmUpbi4g4S5jBjYTgYd-WNXXA4SWM34bdS8Z7i9IqQIIUyLrb/s1600/instr+2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzISRXbxEysuBBY_Z5-eXTKei6-v_HsGZOd2MZR127XqT9PYtw6QUM5E976UpQ1aPSaD4Qz-vIxX146s9_W9sV4ihIX87DmUpbi4g4S5jBjYTgYd-WNXXA4SWM34bdS8Z7i9IqQIIUyLrb/s200/instr+2.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><br />Operating manual II <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GJRzSU6sqL25kVFs06uGEBlddQiq61rwtiLcdUh_mueSYjhbbozcVZcMQK4PEBnomkexnEuW1T8PxddDOyaY71MLRbUd8hbn3nroSqupRgWtylWSPccO8UG1eiOBW-K07-CO4vSK5pfQ/s1600/instr+1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GJRzSU6sqL25kVFs06uGEBlddQiq61rwtiLcdUh_mueSYjhbbozcVZcMQK4PEBnomkexnEuW1T8PxddDOyaY71MLRbUd8hbn3nroSqupRgWtylWSPccO8UG1eiOBW-K07-CO4vSK5pfQ/s200/instr+1.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><br />Operating manual <br /><br /><br />In recognition of "25 Years Maerklin Hungary" a boxcar is presented. LGB # 43264 displays a "German" and a "Hungarian" side, fashioned in matching national colors.Visually definitely more exciting than the specialty car "50 Years LGB" from 2018<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4v_Z7_JYuRDjJcVBtva82RspJfOPy2NRaymWCUMFP9yZ5K3wzjwftLy_2ZU-FkJUxVTP4__ZrOK-wVPgchEX_cM5zyWlOiOqIcs-gGgHWTAnKa4wKxmrCmG6hAWQN3rdkya4RIi1jMzA/s1600/boxc1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4v_Z7_JYuRDjJcVBtva82RspJfOPy2NRaymWCUMFP9yZ5K3wzjwftLy_2ZU-FkJUxVTP4__ZrOK-wVPgchEX_cM5zyWlOiOqIcs-gGgHWTAnKa4wKxmrCmG6hAWQN3rdkya4RIi1jMzA/s320/boxc1.jpg" /></a> <br />German side <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxYEhxu3eLxsA_1IARPHrSq9ncb_8-ohhkXypBQWCeStCRK_xrTVwSokRWje83IUNsu2mDjLf2UOWckrhx__frm_nM_0lqoiHEgKGYor5HPugLaGI3U75GBjZXO1Rz5CYjKb5KVpEvQ5U/s1600/boxc3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxYEhxu3eLxsA_1IARPHrSq9ncb_8-ohhkXypBQWCeStCRK_xrTVwSokRWje83IUNsu2mDjLf2UOWckrhx__frm_nM_0lqoiHEgKGYor5HPugLaGI3U75GBjZXO1Rz5CYjKb5KVpEvQ5U/s320/boxc3.jpg" /></a> <br />LGB box & boxcar rear end <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTH1_gyfjOf5vj_LycwngFkQ99JjpDDrojBslAqOzh4qdTVyd8Oc46Q0BfQgVuOMa07wbPckyVZNozeUTBKtW-DtXTyngsMoX2i3D6SoknDramS_NSNevCJWnOQ1koraBbix5PztlGozM/s1600/boxc2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTH1_gyfjOf5vj_LycwngFkQ99JjpDDrojBslAqOzh4qdTVyd8Oc46Q0BfQgVuOMa07wbPckyVZNozeUTBKtW-DtXTyngsMoX2i3D6SoknDramS_NSNevCJWnOQ1koraBbix5PztlGozM/s320/boxc2.jpg" /></a> <br />Hungarian side </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Personally I am still waiting for the LGB Bar Car "Apres-Ski-Bar" No 336611. There were already rumors of sightings at the assembly plant in Hungary in early May (2018)--remarkable that it hasn't been delivered by November. Maybe they were so busy doing Christmas production in July that they didn't find time for such important rolling stock.<br />By the way I just saw those unspeakable 50-years Anniversary cars offered in a package; 5 for E 375.00 which translates into E 75 per car. No Comment...<br /><i>(Euro 375 = $ 425.00 ; E 75 = $ 85.00)</i><br /><br /> Since there have been no other important deliveries made out there, at least not for me I can turn to another subject : that of eBay. I check daily - if only for "general education" purposes. And here are my observations: the great thing is to find real rarities once in a while. Sometimes offered by collectors who lost interest in their earlier hobby or by offspring of departed collectors who like to make some money off their inheritance. One supplier writes that he only offers his stuff on eBay because his wife makes him to but at very high prices. Maybe as an alibi. He tries - but with very little interest for his offers. At least that way he can tell his wife he tried his best.<br />What they want to achieve when offering quite a lot of empty (LGB) boxes is beyond me. Everybody should know by now that a while later the article on sale without package will sell worse. Also, cataloges, brochures, flyers, operational manuals and other print stuff is offered for horrendous prices. Is anybody buying this? A manual for about Euro 25.00 (= US$ 28.50) or DM 50.00 converted.<br /><i>(Y.T.: There are some Germans left, mostly 60 and older who still convert every Euro value into DM value. The currency change from DM to Euro happened in 2002 and about half of all Europeans are still pretty unhappy about loosing their national currency to the Euro, often blaming all sorts of today's problems on that incident/ monetary reform. YT could now go on for 536 pages to rant about policies in general and Europe/USA in ......oh-- I think my wife is calling me.....)</i><br /> "Christmann Collector-Catalogs" which once were a trove of information but have lost their value in today's times of the Kompendium can only be used as door stoppers. But for Euro 60.99( plus shipping) (= US$ 69.55 + shipping) there are cheaper ways to do that.<br />Also strange and there fora while are sticker offers for cars and loco boxes. Asking price is Euro 2.30 (=$ 2.62) with shipping costs of Euro 4.65 (=$ 5.30). That's about Euro 7.00 just for a sticker. Where are they from? Of course somehow from the old LGB factory in Nuremberg. Well, those aberrations and confusions of the year of bankruptcy made for a lot of things to vanish if not to say "got filched".<br /> <br /> Basically I like to think all (stuff) somehow somewhere reappears. The Anniversary Streetcar No 24355 is such a treasure trove: first offered in 2006 at the big LGB anniversary Party (125 years Ernst Paul Lehmann)** It was signed by Wolfgang Richter himself upon the immediate request by the buyer.<br /><br />**<i>(YT: The Ernst Paul Lehmann Co tin toys fabrication was established in 1881 in Brandenburg/ Prussia close to Berlin. EP Lehmann got his first patent that year being 25 yrs old. It was granted for a tin container with a patent lock.)</i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRi1pIyN8YfEhmcgr4HYpwlLNIfLJ7CMr4toCZ2-XtEZX4CH2OlE4Xiex5IxT_VsE2ufWiDNxdxR405bPh3zUX94RzW7bQWMxo8-Y8AMhIVVIoII58nuy6R4JWi4JJb-m-MSIFqjnq2Ew6/s1600/streetc1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRi1pIyN8YfEhmcgr4HYpwlLNIfLJ7CMr4toCZ2-XtEZX4CH2OlE4Xiex5IxT_VsE2ufWiDNxdxR405bPh3zUX94RzW7bQWMxo8-Y8AMhIVVIoII58nuy6R4JWi4JJb-m-MSIFqjnq2Ew6/s320/streetc1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDrEjQ0LkV8uN3t4qKKH0zhooscXgRD_tAnCci8rCo4Y7oWZeMfbvau4KlNsWTQL8QXqMAsWd3J5UzjNusM8ajHmQ1bTa8TnPEdrg8jztcsfaCSz9lnRVW6fSYIyatHSrn5I0b7K_ct8i/s1600/streetc2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDrEjQ0LkV8uN3t4qKKH0zhooscXgRD_tAnCci8rCo4Y7oWZeMfbvau4KlNsWTQL8QXqMAsWd3J5UzjNusM8ajHmQ1bTa8TnPEdrg8jztcsfaCSz9lnRVW6fSYIyatHSrn5I0b7K_ct8i/s320/streetc2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Spare parts are abound plenty, too. Often accompanied by shipping costs of Euro 5.90 (= US$ 6.75) and just as often not matching the value of the small item. In general prices are high for LGB items. There is an alignment with new products. But sometimes I would have asked for a higher price.<br />And of course there is rubbish as well. DIY stuff from the hobby'crypt'. The builder had fun with it -- do you....</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nice items by Magnus/Hoehne, Koslowski/Mesumo, Weber, Regner and similar are a reminder of Garden Railway-days-gone-by...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />And last some 'news' from the 'old' LGB world: Rolf Grimm from Burgenthann -- former head of production plant and husband of Nelly Grimm - the heart and soul of the repair and spare parts department LGB - celebrated his 80th Birthday on Nov 04 2018. I was there and congratulated him. And we shared a lot of memories of those great days gone by.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QQ4Xry5lfGmOsi_hVID_k59eRi0X1lnNm2tf9fdgnX4KhyphenhyphenGgIw43vsKIDe1pV9dxOM6h9SRm2tHPffTf7qM61kj4tEJu5IHU3xY6ev2TwW9qEOcbioy0al_76RK0rTvfRYv43kaZTjZb/s1600/grimm.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QQ4Xry5lfGmOsi_hVID_k59eRi0X1lnNm2tf9fdgnX4KhyphenhyphenGgIw43vsKIDe1pV9dxOM6h9SRm2tHPffTf7qM61kj4tEJu5IHU3xY6ev2TwW9qEOcbioy0al_76RK0rTvfRYv43kaZTjZb/s320/grimm.jpg" /></a> <br />Rolf and Nelly Grimm <br /><br />Again heartfelt congratulations from this site and all the very best for the future, health and contentment...<br />Heartfelt greetings from Much<br />H-Juergen Neumann<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </span></div>
Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-52490946000860628332018-12-15T08:31:00.000-08:002018-12-26T12:35:10.473-08:00From Klaus' Private Collection LGB 4058 w/Stein<br />
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metal wheels, G Scale<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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Kompendium 2012 lists this on page 717:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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construction period: non cataloged special series 1994<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1642518271788460134" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 248 , 248); color: #333333;">8-axle (4 trucks) heavy load flat car with brakeman’s platform on both
car ends. Description see 4058(previous page). Loaded with a ceramic Stein with
pewter lid (gift from Lehmann Co for business friends)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 248 , 248); color: #333333;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: rgb(248 , 248 , 248); color: #333333;">This Christmas gift (notice the ‘Merry Christmas’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>template inside the red LGB box next to a
graphical winter scene with the front elevation of a golden Stainz) was given
to Klaus in December 1994 by Wolfgang Richter and presented to him by Klaus
Baumann (VP Sales LGB). Klaus then upgraded this specialty car by equipping the
car with spoke and full metal wheels to improve running characteristics as well
as enhance the overall impression of carrying this important, heavy load –
especially when filled with fresh draft…</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88dNHm4HUIa0FQa1-_CP3yRLNBgFSyqZ4IrWno1RPGYi6wca7c5IiUpghm5qOVfc3WI63SQzhUAQgjD89P3V5V9tIzqCT4Kj9_oOFYSIE2ckQQI6fbszXB-yalBc-dnpQyH5stgfS4H5M/s1600/scan0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #333333;">This LGB 4058 depressed car with Stein came in a limited series of 100,
most of which were given to friends in </span><st1:country-region style="color: #333333;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #333333;">.</span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #333333;">Until today none of this
limited edition has ever come onto the market complete as this package-
neither in auctions nor for sale. You may find the beer stein offered but you will not find this specialty made LGB 4058 Christmas edition w/Stein.</span></span></div>
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and the gift, excerpts from the LGB compendium and the Certificate of Valuation
and Authenticity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-78778785221473485292018-12-03T11:44:00.000-08:002018-12-03T11:44:36.934-08:001985 Issue No. 2 -- Part 1<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Issue # 2 Page 12 and 13, Spur II
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p>Y<i>T: Please </i></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i>remember that this blog article is the translation of a magazine published 33 years ago by HJ Neumann. Our blog intends to juxtaposition HJ Neumanns 30-some year old articles about the LGB model train hobby with his newest/newer articles on current blog"LGB Much" IIm Online News".</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> In Issue No. 1 of “Spur II” we printed a list
of all specialty products manufactured so far, including their manufactured
volume. This was very well received since there seem to be more and more
collectors who look for Specialty Train Packages to complete their collection.
To figure out the so-called ‘collector’s value’ the manufactured volume plays a
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The most sought after and
most offered collector-item is still the Anniversary Train of 1981 even though
it was manufactured in relatively high volume of 20,000 (trains). Coming into
play are ( for one) the aura of the occasion, which is the 100 year anniversary of the
Lehmann Company, as well as the truly beautiful execution and coloring (of the
product).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Regarding the current
asking price of DM 1200.00 or even DM 1800.00 (<i>Y.T</i>.:</span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt;">in 1985 the equivalent of 3 weeks
pay for a shoe salesman or office clerk</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana;">) [as seen in the classifieds of the big Model RR magazine] are
completely over-the-top.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now, there might be a
difference in the asking price if you retrieve the anniversary train from a
collector or from somebody who bought it
long ago for the then price of DM 200.00 (</span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt;">in 1981 the
equivalent of 2 weeks of rent for a 2-br
apartment</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana;">), and might have been
speculating already. Well, we do live in a free market [situation] and every
seller can ask for as much as he hopes to get. To all those who are still
wanting to buy the Anniversary train we suggest that DM 500.00 is a fair price.
For the seller this means a return on investment of 35% annually – a “dream
come true” for every company!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">To comment on the value of
other specialty products is pretty hard since there is no market for that. The
number of serious LGB collectors is yet too low to create [enough] potential
demand. Actually a collector’s train with a [limited] edition of 1000 should be
20 times more valuable than e.g. the Anniversary Train!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well, the 2</span><sup style="font-family: Verdana;">nd</sup><span style="font-family: Verdana;">
edition of the LGB Collectors Catalog from Christmann publishing will be
released in early 1986 and will include collectors’ items. (We’ll) Be anxious
to see how they solve the difficult task of realistic value determination!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Finally, we ‘d like to
point out several Specialty Train Sets that turned up in <st1:place w:st="on">Southern
Germany</st1:place> in Fall. They feature the standard “Stainz” plus two container cars with
different labeling (up to 30 options). Please check our pics at “Current LGB
Specialty Items (<i>Issue No.2, 1985, Page
14 – Spur II</i>) Lehmann delivered the<i> </i>–grey-
containers and labeling was done locally [in <st1:place w:st="on">Southern
Germany]</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">At a volume of 1,000 the
E. Otto Schmidt Co., <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nuremberg</st1:place></st1:city>,
issued a specialty Train in the Fall of 1984; almost everyone knows E.Otto
Schmidt as maker of delicious gingerbread.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gingerbread is the base color of locomotive and cars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The 150-year anniversary of
railroad trains in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place>
was the occasion for this felicitous surprise. Each train package displays a
big round sticker with “Gingerbread Specialty Train, limited vol,No…”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus each train has its own serial number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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E.Otto Schmidt,Co by end of 1984. There are currently no plans for a repeat
action or anything similar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You probably know this,
the German Railroad celebrates their 150th anniversary in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nuremberg</st1:place></st1:city>. This is why we are surprising you
with this Specialty Train. The E.Otto Schmidt Co has taken advantage of the
German Railroad service for years. While the Schmidt gingerbread packages were
delivered by boxcars during the Reichsbahn **era, these days we are shipping in
modern containers daily throughout the Christmas Season. Containers are shipped
directly [from the manufacturing site] into many German cities carrying fresh
tasty morsels to be delivered to you doorstep by the Postmaster General. The
two cars [of the train set] are witness to that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The original loco [this
trainset was modeled on] is still in use today. She is doing specialty and
hobby tours on the Murtal Railway in the Steiermark [in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Austria</st1:place></st1:country-region>].<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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limited and will gain in value.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this Anniversary Train. In case you want to expand your hobby model train
layout your local model train dealer will gladly be of service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">PS The big expo “ 150
Years German Railway” takes place from May 15 to August 18, 1985 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Nuremberg</st1:city></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">** <i>Yours truly: The name
“150 Years/Anniversary German Railway is a bit of a reach historically as is
any reference to that event. As is in many countries history is bent as long as
it takes to make it fitting for what someone wants out of it. In this case here
is what happened in 1835: Under King Ludwig I (the First) of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bavaria</st1:place></st1:state> a number of business men decided to
establish a Railroad Society in 1833 which then build the railway and the first
locomotive to run on this railway. It took its first run in 1835 and started
passenger service in December 1835 followed by the first “freight service” half
a year later when two barrels of beer were transported in a passenger car third
class. A many a kings, dukes, and barons later were opting for their own
railways, often with their own gauge width. And it wasn’t until 1871 when the
so-called German Reichsstaaten were established ( states that were still lead
by monarchs or similar aristocrats and had nothing in common with a Germany as
you know it today but more with a collection of neighboring fiefdoms that had
decided to not fight each other anymore, neither economically nor military
wise)-- and all had their own ‘countries’ railways. Operating only regionally
and still often with different gauges they were not united until 1924 into the
German Reichs-Railroads. After WWII modern railway organization replaced the
old system and was re-organized several times until public and private
railroads were combined into today’s “Deutsche Bahn AG” or German Train, Inc.”—<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Anniversary of something German is the same as if the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> would have
a 400 years anniversary of AMERICAN Plymouth Colony (MA)….then again, let’s see
what will happen in 2020….<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-74464595418291328832018-10-29T12:08:00.000-07:002018-10-29T12:08:29.156-07:00July 2018 Thoughts<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I can’t recall really how I got the idea
to visit the modeltrain store of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Peyker in Pörtschach am Wörthersee ( Civil
engineer Ernst Peyker of Poertschach on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Woerth</st1:placename></st1:place>).
Maybe it was this combination of LGB and vacation. Bottom line—I did it! During
the Passover Holiday I was at the Lake Woerth (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Austria</i></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> , </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">booked into the Hotel „Villa Rainer“ and toured
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local attractions, including
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wonderful hotel itself and their
cuisine.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Passover Monday
I had my GPS show me how to get to „Seeuferstraße 117“ in Pörtschach. I just
wanted to have a look, after all it was a <st1:place w:st="on">Holiday</st1:place>.
But Mr. Peyker had already seen me and asked me in. Again, t</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">hank you.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What followed
was a short meeting ( alas for almost an hour) and agreeing on an appointment a
few days later. Imagine a property of about ½ an acre ( <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">which is a lot around <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Woerth</st1:placename></st1:place>, the average
property size is 1/10 of an acre, if at all</i>) with a nice big home on it,
with a retail store, workshop and warehouse. And a lot (!) of ‘red boxes’ the
type of boxes us “LGB’ers“dream about.... </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">At the official visit I was
granted insight into the huge LGB outdoor layout, looked inside<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the house and got to see ‚inside’ this LGB
specialist. I can say this: we found a lot of common grounds in our
comprehensive talks….. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Beginning of
June the LGB New No 49180 was delivered: two Saxonian DR rolling cars, which
surprisingly were announced as “Surprise New Item” at the “IMA” in Goeppingen
in Fall of 2017 (IMA is the International Model Railway Convention which
is held jointly with the Maerklin-Fair). Why they couldn’t wait until Summer
2018 to deliver this surprise or just incorporated it into the regular New Item
program 2018 is beyond me. They have a small extra brochure which you can check
out via this link</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.champex-linden.de/download_fremddokumente_2017/2017_lgb_flyer_49180.pdf">LGB flyer</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I also want to
show you some photos to compare this to the similar Magnus rolling car by
Christian Hoehne, which was already available years ago.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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rolling car with narrow gauge tank car<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">:</span> </div>
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rolling cars with standard gauge box cars:</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s quite
visible that the LGB rolling cars (in contrast to their huge packaging) are too
small. Sad though—because they are actually made quite well.<br />
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Newly delivered as well are the gold colored Anniversary Stainz No. 20216, the
„Wolfgang Richter“-baggage car No. 32191 and the gondola „Wernesgrüner“ No.
32352.<br />
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I’ve put the Stainz next to the also golden colored one by Modell-Land and
check this out: LGB became quite frugal: the connecting rods in grey plastic,
roof not painted and no shadow lines, no white markings on the front nor rear
bumpers. One cheap “frugal-edition’ at a high price and on their Anniversary? </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I don’t get it....<br />
</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<img src="http://www.lgb-much.de/gedanken_07_18_9208.jpg" /></div>
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><br /> <o:p></o:p></span><img src="http://www.lgb-much.de/gedanken_07_18_9212.jpg" /><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The baggage car was labeled in English
only, showing„Freight Mail“ and „Railway Post Office“. I do understand that
they didn’t want to have 2 different labeled cars in their program, - but they
could have labeled both sides differently—as was done in the past on the 4-axle
LGB tank car<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do like the gondola quite
well - especially since the lights at
the bar can be switched on via the power pickup at the metal wheels. If it would
be fitted with some pretty “Preiser” figurines it’ll make quite a statement.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /> </span><img src="http://www.lgb-much.de/gedanken_07_18_9200.jpg" /><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><br />
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’ve told myself not to say
anything about the high level of(sales)prices anymore. I think they are way to
high , in general, alas nothing will change at Märklin in this regard. <span lang="DE">It is
the literally vicious circle. </span>Prices are increasing regularly which leads to fewer people being able
to purchase LGB which leads to decreasing demand for LGB. At the same time the
demand for used LGB items increases. That’s the way the cookie crumbles, my
dear gentlemen from Goeppingen…. </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;"><br />
<img src="http://www.lgb-much.de/gedanken_07_18_9223.jpg" /><br />
</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Subject Change:</span></b><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
The supplemental book to the „LGB-Kompendium“,
published by Meliset Kartenhaus-Verlag. </span><span lang="DE"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A ‚must’ for all LGB-collectors
(„ 50 Years of LGB“)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span><img height="200" src="http://www.lgb-much.de/gedanken_07_18_9218.jpg" width="137" /><br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><br />
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also interesting is the special-catalog for <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>
„US Models for 2018“, containing some models available only in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>, -
even though they are just color and label versions. For instance a „Pink Train
Starter Set“ Nr. 72306 (-check my September 2017- Thoughts). 20 years ago collectors might have gone crazy
to re-import such a product. But nowadays.....<br />
<br />
And then there is one more news: On June 28 , 2018 our web page “LGB Freunde Much”
registered the 1 millionth reader! Crazy!
We started out on March 1, 20016 with news to the LGB’er- the year of LGB
bankruptcy. We just wanted to to something being frustrated and sad back then. Well,
maybe we should have asked for $ 1.00 from each reader </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
In this regard – warmest wishes<br />
<br />
H.-Jürgen Neumann</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">
</span><br />
<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-90815791811921256942018-10-23T08:09:00.003-07:002018-10-23T08:43:22.435-07:00Collector News (1985)<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">First published in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sept. 1985 in No.1</b> “Spur II Nachrichten” by HJ Neumann<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Collector News<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Preface<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">To all those LGB Friends
who did not yet delve into the subject “Specialties” here are some explanatory
notes:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Since 1981 (LGB)
manufactured some specialty packages and some specialty cars which are actually
deviations in color and labeling but definitely not new models.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">To differentiate:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">Export models matching the demand of the
individual export destination<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">Advertisement models referring to certain
companies or to a certain event.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">During the first few years
production volume was 100, meanwhile it increased to 1,000 (per series).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Below please find a list
displaying the specialty items issued so far:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">Specialty
items with deviations in color and labeling</li>
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LGB No<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Item<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Volume<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Issued</div>
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1981<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lehmann
Anniversary Train<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1981</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anniversary car 100 years Luetgenau <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1981</div>
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20502<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FHS Specialty
Train Kit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1982</div>
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1982<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniversary
car 101 Years Lehmann<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1982</div>
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4002/69 FHS container car<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1982</div>
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20512<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Furka-Oberalp
Specialty train pack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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20513<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FHS Specialty
Train Pack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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20514<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DHS Specialty
Train Pack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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4003D<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DHS Container
car<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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4031<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FHS
boxcar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniv.
Car 1100 <st1:placename w:st="on">Year</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype>
of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Duisburg</st1:place></st1:city><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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20701<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>US Specialty
Train “Little Billy”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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20412PV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phillipps
Specialty Train Pack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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20301 BZ The Blue Train<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>20,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1983</div>
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1983<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniversary
Train 102 Years Lehmann<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>10,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1983</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brinkmann specialty
car boxcar w/sticker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1983</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Florsheim
specialty car Caboose w/sticker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1983</div>
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20401 RZ<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Red
Train<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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20520 MC Specialty Train Prinzgauer Bahn(Rail)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984</div>
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20526 Gingerbread Specialty Train<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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20301BP <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Specialty Train Buffalo Pass<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984</div>
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20301MF <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region>
Specialty Train <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Marshall</st1:place></st1:city>
Field<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984</div>
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4071<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>US Specialty
Train Agency express<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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4072<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Specialty Cra Coca-Cola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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4003SR Container car “Spielzeug Ring”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984</div>
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4033V<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vedes
Boxcar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984</div>
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1984<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniversary
car 103 Years Lehmann<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>10,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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20528<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schweiger
Specialty Train Kit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1985</div>
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20150<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniversary
Train 150 Years German Railroad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>10,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1985</div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">20532<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bundesgartenschau Express<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>600<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1985<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">1985<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniversary car 104 Jahre Lehmann<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1985<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">3150<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coat of Arms car<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>10,000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1985<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Specialty Packs with deviating
compilation<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ol>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">20501<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vedes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1982<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">20518 EK<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Einkaufsring<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">20522<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FHS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">20519<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Einkaufsgemeinschaft<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">Specialty
Items initiated by private individuals</li>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cluss Brewery D<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>100<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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4040W<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tank car, all
white “<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1984</div>
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4070NC<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> car
Tiffany<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1984<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana";">LGB Collector’s Page<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana";">Philips Train<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><i>Image
courtesy of Trainz.com—Image not identical to original article</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Philips Company</span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> (<i>as of 2018 Royal Philips/Netherlands</i>) </span><span style="font-family: "verdana";">received a specialty train pack in the Fall of
1983, which was heading to the video departments of big Radio/TV retail stores.
There customers interested in cameras could focus on LGB.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Of the –“ROM Train” –
named after a character in the video game ‘ commander Rom’ – a LGB specialty
item, 1,000 packages were supplied (to stores).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">The package contains a
Schoema Diesel loco (Philips loco1) and two 2-axle container cars. Base color
is in darker blue while the cars display prints – white on red-purple
background- “Viedeospiele von Philips” (video games by Philips) plus an image
of ‘commander Rom’ ( see above).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Since the train was not
meant to go into retail itself (</span><i><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 11.0pt;">merely a dealer prop</span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana";">), it poses one of the biggest rarities, in our
opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">(</span><i><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yours Truly: as of 2018, the train set is available for anywhere
between US$ 345.00 to $525.00, mainly in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>.</span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana";">)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "verdana";">Current LGB Specialty Items</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana";">“Schweiger” Specialty Train (LGB No 20528)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Honoring the anniversary
of 150 years of railroads the Schweiger Co, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Nuremberg</st1:city></st1:place> issued a specialty pack in January
with an edition of 1,000. The train package which was sold out at Schweiger by
June, contains a Stainz loco and two passenger cars in yellow paint finish and
various labeling. The locomotives display an engraved serial number on golden
font.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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trains No 1 -60 contain a loco where the boiler is NOT painted golden but
painted in black.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">It is a very pretty train
color-wise. One is obliged to think it’s stealing the show from the Lehmann
Anniversary Train.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "verdana"; mso-ansi-language: DE;">Bundesgartenschau
Express—National Garden Show Express<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">On the occasion of the
National Garden Show in Berlin (LGB) issued a specialty train edition of 600.
According to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berlin</st1:place></st1:state>
sources a production fault decreased the usually manufactured 1,000 packs. (?) <i>(This question mark was posted by H Neumann)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">The train package contains 2 dark blue painted
passenger cars labeled ‘Bundesgartenschau Express” and “Berlin, 1985” The as
well included Stainz locomotive is unfortunately painted in (its) standard
light-green. A dark blue paint would have been definitely fitting better, plus
that would have created a true complete specialty train. Literally somebody was
ruining a wonderful thing by scrimping on the finishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">This small edition might
in the end become a rarity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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courtesy of Trainz.com, image not identical to original magazine-image</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 11pt;">(</span><i style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;">YT: as of 2018 the train set # 20532 is
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<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-8121711693458751572018-10-08T13:59:00.000-07:002018-10-08T13:59:33.086-07:00Gauge II News 1st Issue 1985<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">First published in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sept. 1985 in No.1</b> “Spur II
Nachrichten” by HJ Neumann<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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truly, interpreting historic circumstances</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">) </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>New Items from E.P.Lehmann,"LGB"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">To report about new
products here and now that were (originally)presented at the Toy Fair 1985 seems ridiculous. (</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Traditionally, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Nuremberg</st1:city></st1:place>
Toy Fair is being held the first week each February).<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You've already read all about
that in the leading Model Hobby Train magazines, especially the “LGB Depesche
No.49”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Instead, we are listing
the announced new products 1985 in delivered order</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(</span>to dealers. Remember dear reader-
for decades LGB would present locos and cars at the Toy Fair or in their catalog in early Spring and have it at their dealers by Christmas, maybe.</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LGB #<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Article<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LGB Anniversary Train 1981<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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chocolate car<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">20150<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anniversary
Train</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">“150
years German Railway” **</span></span></div>
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track with new EPL*** drive<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wild animals </span><span style="text-indent: -174pt;">for
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2018D</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mogul tender
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</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">German Railway is a ‘created fact’ created by LGB. In 1835
there were roughly 34 German speaking dukedoms /kingdoms loosely held together
in the German League, all still a monarchy in what is now roughly called <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Something
similar to today’s <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>
was first created under <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bismarck</st1:place></st1:city>
in 1876 but was still headed by the German Emperor.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> ***</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">EPL <b>E</b>rnst <b>P</b>aul <b>L</b>ehmann</span></span></o:p></i></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ( t<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>he 'New Items' articles on page 4+5 continue with news from Chr.Hoehne-Magnus,Wimmer model built,Pola,Regner and Mebanol-- since those brands were often not available in the USA we left them out,here)</i></span></span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b>II- Gauge'y'- our </b></span></o:p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>columnist</b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOHEc3hExCRckLxSclLeQ3SIik3Fv_XytnFlmeVLCBULT50Uv7yn8oablceCCeuv1AM2-tgysgHDP8U8a3ZcLOS_r3RPyFfn3l7nUXs2sEEbbwLld4PKQuEmeQQtnNvziUqhiMe2LXOAC/s1600/scan0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOHEc3hExCRckLxSclLeQ3SIik3Fv_XytnFlmeVLCBULT50Uv7yn8oablceCCeuv1AM2-tgysgHDP8U8a3ZcLOS_r3RPyFfn3l7nUXs2sEEbbwLld4PKQuEmeQQtnNvziUqhiMe2LXOAC/s200/scan0006.jpg" width="154" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we've got it!! The first guaranteed limited model for friends of Gauge II: Pola's US water tower as a ready-to-use model in a certified volume of 2900.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yep, 3300 ! Now, if you just want to avoid trouble with those 10%-er speculators- you just manufacture 10% less-- makes 2900! See. that was easy--- or???</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LGB in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'd also like to publish specialty
news for the LGB fan who's interested in the specialty area of US-trains, in American style layouts or in collecting American model(trains).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dr. Baltzer, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Aachen</st1:place></st1:city>, is a specialist
in this area. He kindly agreed to report about this subject in our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No 2 issue (Spur II Nachrichten” next month,
especially about the LGB club of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">(Please click on
https://lgbyarner.blogspot.com/2013/05/lgb-in-usa-1985-part-3.html for this
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> has always been the most important export destination
for LGB. The unfavorably high US Dollar exchange rate has furthermore increased
the already high American demand for garden trains “Made in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those who study the Classifieds of the ‘Model Railroader” will find divers offers by LGB dealers offering
collectors items even rare in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Whether it is a Philips or gingerbread train or even the Anniversary Train 1981 (
1,250 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>$)*** all are on offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span>*** 1,250 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> $ in 1981
for a model train is the equivalent of roughly US$ 4,000 today.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even if you are asking yourself sometimes: how 'those people over there' <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span>a common German term for people living on the greener-grass-side</i>) manage to get these items- you have ungrudgingly to accept the obvious purchase organization.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was one of the
reasons why we – the Mucher Modelttrain Co. – are compiling various divers LGB products and then offer them for purchase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Including specialty packages/kits and specialty cars made only for the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> market by
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are not convinced, however, of the quality offered in the specialty car No 4070NC that LGB had just
souped up in their own workshop; with a “Tiffany Summer & Winter” print not
even remotely close to their usual quality standard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The secret around the “Orient-Express’ car #
3097 will be lifted in Issue No 2 of this magazine.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+++++++++++++++++<i>to be continued with the 2nd part of issue #1 1985</i></span></div>
<br />Famous Klaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17004863192002222480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642518271788460134.post-34974069834751553512018-10-02T11:50:00.000-07:002018-10-02T11:55:18.772-07:00All Aboard For News From Klaus<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">TrainCraft by Klaus is
starting a new blog and articles series for friends, fans and enthusiasts of
LGB Model Trains. And there’s a good reason for it: Klaus has started rummaging
through his vast collection(s), workshop
stockpile, spare parts, memorabilia. All of them rare, some odd and a few even
downright peculiar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">TrainCraft by Klaus will
share and offer Klaus’ picks by blog and/ or email to our combined clientele. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">So—get ready and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ALL ABOARD==== First Stop: articles from the
heydays of LGB mixed with brand new articles from 2017/2018. The series of
articles originated in German in the “Spur II Nachrichten” and “IIm Online
Nachrichten” by Hans-Juergen Neumann. Mr. Neumann is a devoted LGB fan, a major
collector, a close friend to Wolfgang Richter,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and a journalist reporting predominantly about LGB and G-Scale for more
than 40 years-- Hans-Juergen Neumann orchestrated the importance of LGB as much
as did Wolfgang Richter, Klaus Baumann, Guenter Ruhland and Klaus Stork. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Wolfgang Richter passed
away in 2012, Klaus Baumann (Sales and Marketing VP LGB) and Guenter Ruhland (Technical
Director LGB) are long retired and in their 80’s (as of 2018).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Your Famous Klaus, Klaus
Stork, is still operating TrainCraft by Klaus in Cumming/Georgia, for a select
group of customers. And H-J Neumann is still writing about LGB, in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>. (</span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 10.0pt;">TrainCraft by Klaus received
copyright from H-J Neumann in 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">TrainCraft by Klaus new
and third blog “TrainCraft Trove” will feature chosen articles, interpreting for
our well-disposed readers the technical as well as the social-economic
environment which made LGB <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the</i>
leading G Scale hobby model train of its time. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana";">Throughout the year pieces
from Klaus private (LGB) collection and stash will be offered to the distinguished
collector. Some by email, some will be announced on the blog, and for some you
might want to enlist on the TrainCraft subscriber list to ensure to receive all
of Klaus and TrainCraft by Klaus offers and the complete series of articles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">So, watch out for the next blog, tell all your friends and LGB fans about this blog or send them the link or blog if you want. Join as a follower or email us with questions.</span></div>
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