Agenda

~ 2026 ~

Latest News:

April 10

Newly arrived, collected at my dealer's today, next to a photoshoot (Herbstneuheit 2025, released Q/2026):

Roco 6600223 (all three basis Fleischmann)

April 8

When I started my research for many many years, I fortunately focussed not only on the greater factories (the so called 'Großserienhertsteller like Märklin, Fleischmann, Roco, Liliput), but not in the least small brands as well. At the time, we are talking about the 1970s and 1980s, only a few eyes were focused on smaller companies like Westmodel, Metropolitan, Model Loco, Micro Metakit and the many, many more 'Kleinserienhersteller' that dared to produce the most exotic and exceptional locomotives. One such exotic model, which was converted to 1:87 scale only by Metropolitan (1984) and Westmodel (2001) is the DRG E 91³, the former Prussian EG 538 abc - 549 abc.

Metropolitan 212 | EG 91 47 der DRG (Privatsammlung)

Westmodel 11072, model by Andreas Lange | pr. EG 540 abc

April 7

During my photoshoot in Bayern last year, there was this littel 'Draisine' which I took as well next to so many a locomotive. As the Germans say: "ziemlich schnuckelig..."

The owner wrote to me: 'Die ist ein Transportfahrzeug für Gleisbauarbeiter im Großraum Berlin, also im weitesten Sinne eine Draisine.'

April 1

One of my finest pictures added, taken one year ago during a photoshoot in Privatsammlung. It's the front picture now at Baureihe 19.0. Two new pics were made some weeks later.

Lemaco H0 059 | 10.4.2025

March 18

During my photoshoot, I noticed that the grey Metropolitan E 92 (Metrop 209) has a different serial number plate on each side. One side shows E 92 73, the other E 92 74.

The front shield shows E 92 74, that much is clear.

Since various models of Metrop 209 - offered on eBay and Kleinanzeigen - show the same discrepancy on one and the same model, we must conclude that this was a manufacturing defect which Metropolitan did not notice at the time.
The owner, whose model I photographed, had not noticed this flaw before either. Upon inquiring with friends this week (following my remark), it appears they have now discovered the same defect on their model as well. I apologize if I am the bearer of this unfortunate news. ("Don't kill the messenger...")

E 92 74, erroneously numbered as E 92 73 on one side

March 1

In September 2024 I had the first G 7, G 9 Mallet in H0, beautifully handcrafted by Thomas Hentschel, in front of my lens.

At the end of 2025 I shot another version, which has also been released by DRG Modell Berlin. Both models are owned by private collectors.

Kattowitz 5001 (Grafenstaden 4808, 1897)

Cassel 5001 (Grafenstande 4743, 1896)

February 24

While I had a special model of a Prussian G 7.2 in front of my lens during my visit to the Adler Modellbahnmanufaktur Köln in 2024, made by Bernhard J. Schwarz (unheard of until then), albeit in its rough form (either as Mainz 4634 or as DRG 55 1088), my visit to a private collector a little over a year later was rewarded with a finished model in Epoch 1 as Mainz 4634.

17.4.2024

3.12.2025

January 31

More and more Prussian steam locomotives are inserted. Many of them were absolutely unknown to me and to so many others. T 1, T 2, T 4.2, S 3, G 5, Hagans, Stroomann...

Most of these locomotives were already ausgemustert and didn't make it into the final DRG number scheme of 1925.

Today I could add a new list as well on Baureihe 69.70: Prussian T2, T 4, Bauart der Berliner Stadtbahn (with shield Grunewald).

This model was privately made and is the one and only specimen worldwide.