Trainini magazine - August issue

[fshbwl]

Hello everyone,

The August issue of the Trainini international edition is now available online at https://www.trainini.eu/magazine/issues .

Contents:

- Herpa's 1:200 scale Fokker 100 airplane in HLX livery;
- Z scale models the Bundesbahn's long-distance express trains;
- History of the DB's Helvetia trains;
- Digital upgrade for Märklin's VT04
- Guide to model railway photography (Part 2);
- Portrait of Trafofuchs, a producer of Z-scale figures;
- Letters to the editor, product announcements and other news.

Happy reading!

Chris

[nkalanaga]

Thank you!

[PJPickard]

Z garbage cans with removable lids!!!

[nkalanaga]

All one needs is a raccoon to put in the can.  And I suspect that, someone, somewhere, makes one.

[fshbwl]

All one needs is a raccoon to put in the can.  And I suspect that, someone, somewhere, makes one.

Klingenhöfer Modellbau from Germany produces all sorts of animal figures in all scales, including Z (https://www.klingenhoefer.com/). No racoons, it seems (although I think they might produce them upon demand as they do have them already in 1:32 and 1:45), but plenty of other nice figures in 1:220.

I recently got one of their Z-scale bald eagles and a brown bear with cubs, all tiny, but very well done.

https://www.klingenhoefer.com/p/te01-weisskopfseeadler-1-220
https://www.klingenhoefer.com/p/tb02-1-braunbaer-mit-2-jungen-1-220

Another producer of very good Z-scale human and animal figures is Trafofuchs (http://www.trafofuchs.de/index_en.htm). There is an article on them in the current Trainini issue and I have been for a long time ordering most of my figures from them. They are all too happy to take orders for custom made figures.

Cheers,

Chris