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Jon, not free, but valid for a month throughout Germany on all local public transport including all towns mentioned above. Deutschland-Ticket This ticket is also valid on all regional DB trains, but NOT in ICE, EC and IC trains. Only disadvantage is that it needs to be purchased online and it is only available as subscription, os don't forget to cancel in time! Michael

You might want to take a look at MBZ as well. great kits! Michael

Keith, there is a huge thread at the German h0-modellbauforum about the Weinert track. Certainly worth watching the pictures and perhaps let google translate some of the discussion. https://www.h0-modellbahnforum.de/t321561f54854-Weinert-Modellbau-mein-Gleis.html Michael

Valentin, did you consider using a piece of flat sheet metal 0.25mm thick and wrap it around the 4.5mm axis? You could use a matching feeler gauge sheet. Michael

sounds like a good plan.

check this site: https://forum.spurnull-magazin.de/thread/22819-update-meiner-köf-ii/ German engine, German language 🤔 Michael

M5 is widely used for pneumatic connectors. The correct thread designation is M5x0.8mm. This is a standard thread. Five turns of the thread equals 4mm. There is also a fine thread series with M5. That would be M5x0.5mm, which is totally uncommon for pneumatic connectors. I am quite sure that the use of M5 threads in airbrush connectors has its sources in the mentioned pneumatic connectors. Michael

I am not so sure about the 1/8"BSP, that could be metric, possibly a M5 connector. Michael

I am using Schmincke 50.303 "Rubbelkrepp" which doesn't degrade, does not smell and can be removed quite easily. Apparently, it is free of ammonia https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/1763445208 I used it two day ago from a bottle that is standing on the shelf for two years now. Michael

Hi Amanda, hi Chas, the only book I know that contains all "Verbandsbauartwagen" is Güterwagen-Archiv However, this is only a brief overview.. If you want to go into detail, Peter Zander has drawings of all of them. Michael

Hi there, Hans-Peter Pfeiffer has a web site that describes how to put Decoders into pre-DCC-locos. See here for details about the Glaskasten. VERY valuable source of information, not only for the Glaskasten. Michael

It does, but they are easy to straighten. The main advantage is that they are absolutely parallel. I couldn't cut them so nicely with a scalpel and ruler. Another trick I read recently: If you have a parallel boiler, wrap a piece of paper around the boiled. If both ends overlap, you can use the paper edge to fix the bands in perfect longitudinal orientation. Michael

You can utilize a paper guillotine for the stripes. I think this is the easiest way to get perfect parallel stripes. Make sure noone catches you while abusing the guillotine. 😎 Michael

Thanks for the information! That is a very interesting concept. Never heard of it before. Now my question is: Living in Germany, is there someting comparable in the opposite direction? Michael

That sounds interesting. Can you tell a bit more about that forwarder and the procedure? Michael

congratulations, a very nice engine! You could see them everywhere in west Germany. The cabin was for the "Zugführer". This person wasn't actually a brakeman. That function disappeared already in the 1920s when freight trains had automatic brakes on all wagons. The Zugführer was actually the head of the train and had its own wagon on freight trains, the "Güterzugbegleitwagen" = guards van. he was responsible for the freight files. The idea of the cabin was that the guard van wouldn't be needed any more. In reality, the cabin was very cold because of the water tanks and very dirty because of the coal dust, so that most Zugführer prefered traveling on the engine. Michael

Clive, you are correct, but there are a lot more variations of the V160 series, e.g. 210,215,216,217,218,219 and 225. :-) The 215 class has steam heating and MTU-engines between 1900 and 2500hp, the 218 class has electical heating and MAN-engines with 2500 hp. Many of them received upgraded engines. The most exotic variant is the class 219 that had a 2150hp MTU 16 cylinder Diesel and additionally a 900hp gas turbine. Only one of them was build. Michael

My favourite as you can see in my avatar :-) There are still quite a lot around, many of them in Southern Germany where many lines rely on Diesel. The German Wikipedia arcticle DB-Baureihe_218 has a nice listing. All green marked engines are still "betriebsfähig" = operational. In fact, all ICE-stations I have seen so far have one ready to salvage broken down ICE-trains. These were renumbered with 218 8xx numbers. Here is a picture of 218 825 in Stuttgart. Although picture has been taken some years ago, there are still engines keeping watch. and finally, my favourite playground for this powerful machines, the Geislinger Steige between Stuttgart an Ulm, one of the most prestigious lines in the 19th century with its 1:50 slope. all the best from Germany, Michael

Not quite. The states that were ruled by prussia had actually these red bricks standardized. Beside that, red bricks were mainly used in landscapes that didn't provide alternatives. Keep in mind, natural stone requires quarries that are not common in flat regions in northern Germany. I think it is fair to say that the border between brick building and natural stone buildings is where low mountain ranges begin, somewhere south of Hannover or Cologne. Michael

I have applied a Milliput fillet of about 1.5x1.5mm on plain brass without previous treatment and it could only be removed with brute force. So is you think you'll need the primer to improve adhesion: you won't! It was the white type. Michael

If it is for KPEV, you should also take a look here: Beckert These are no slides, but etched plates. Quite common in EP1. Michael

Hi, I agree with Mike and would like to add that you generally can't glue anything on a painted surface. Fix the 3d-parts on the metal and prime it afterwards. I am doing it that way all the time. Michael

I think the confusion comes from the fact that the RAL-code of the yellow stripe changed a couple of times. I found this reference https://www.bahnstatistik.de/RAL.htm saying that RAL-1014 Elfenbein (ivory) was used from 1958-1968. In 1968, it changed to RAL-1004 Goldgelb. I hope this helps. Another valuable souce for German railway colours is https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL-Eisenbahnfarben , but it doesn't help in your case. Michael

Title says it all. A sheet BL8 has enough transfers for four wagons. Are there any leftovers of this sheet? I need to label one wagon and would be happy with any number for the ESSO 35Ton GLW Class A tank wagon. This is for a MMP kit of this prototype. Price: a bit less than complete sheet? I need the 7mm version! Michael

why not keeping the compressor in the garage and buy a longer hose to spray inhouse? The hose volume works also as an extra tank. Michael