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Kibri gauge Z scale 1:220 kit railway station "Dreieichen" #6714 new in original box
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Vollmer gauge Z scale 1:220 kit restaurant "Ratskeller" #9545 new in original box
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PromotedLiterature & HistoryMeccano’s gearing manual: more than building instructions
Why does a small gear make a large one turn more slowly? This Dutch Meccano manual sets out the answer…
Literature & HistoryMärklin 8049/2: coastal artillery in tinplate
This Märklin tinplate coastal artillery model, catalogue number 8049/2, dates from the 1920s. It is finished in hand-painted blue-grey, one…
Literature & HistorySelecting gears in Schuco’s little Mercedes
A key supplies the power, but the gear lever decides what happens next. Schuco’s Girato 4000 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE lets…
Literature & HistoryWhy the Mercedes-Benz 230 SL became the “Pagoda”
The Mercedes-Benz 230 SL’s nickname came from its roof. The removable hardtop had an inward curve that recalled the roofline…
RestorationsRewiring Zeuke loco for standard 3-rail DC operation
Last Sunday, I acquired a Zeuke E44 locomotive at the Kallistoys auction. With catalogue no. 108/503 it was introduced in…
Literature & HistoryWhy Märklin’s little Bavarian Mallet is blue
The steel-blue finish of Märklin’s Z-gauge Gt 2x4/4 represents a special appearance of the real locomotive. Märklin identifies it with…
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