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Horst Gebauer
Horst Gebauer was a German model railway maker whose workshop produced locomotives, rolling stock and accessories, especially for 0 gauge. The range included models of German prototypes such as the T 42, E 17, E 18, E 91 and E 94. Gebauer's company, Modellbau Gebauer, began in 1970 with three employees and expanded after moving to larger premises in 1976. His models were sold through Hermann Hehr's Stuttgart toy business.
- Founded
- 1960
- Countries
- Germany
- Locations
- Germany · 1960
- Founders
- Horst Gebauer
The story of Horst Gebauer
Horst Gebauer built two-rail H0 models for his own use from 1958. In 1970, on the advice of Hermann Hehr, owner of the Stuttgart toy business C. Blumhardt & Cie., he founded Modellbau Gebauer in Aich with three employees. The company's business was the construction of 0-gauge railway models and accessories. Early products included a T 42 tank locomotive; further models represented the E 17, E 18, E 91 and E 94. Hehr sold these models through his firm. As demand grew, Gebauer moved the company to larger premises in Mittelstadt in 1976, increasing production capacity and staff to 15. He remained active as a maker into 2013: a forum customer reported receiving a directly ordered tender locomotive three months before Gebauer's death. An ARGE Spur 0 notice posted in October 2013 announced his death and described him as a long-standing member.
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