Post your non-O scale stuff here!
I recently picked up a set. It included a Mikado engine and 6 assorted freight cars. The boxcars are tinplate and that is what caught my attention. I was curious if anyone had a listing of what they offered or could maybe point me in the direction of more information.
Thanks!
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Presently,there's no current guide on Fleischmann HO. The last published guide was in printed by Mikado in Germany around 1988. I prepared a extensive guide in English on Fleischmann HO from 1952-1989 for Greenberg back in the 1980's. There was not much interest and sadly, the guide was never published. The last Fleischmann HO trains were made in 2018, the HO offerings has been rolled into Roco's HO line. Interestingly, Roco's N scale line was rolled in Fleischmann's N scale line and the Fleischmann brand exists only in N scale.
The best source nowadays is a site run by Peter Effert in Germany. Here's the link:
http://www.fleischmann-trains.de/
Feel free to contact me privately if you want more information on your items.
Ricky
Fleischmann certainly had an interesting range of models over the years. I have a few of the steam locomotives, a cast Baldwin VO1000, and lots of European passenger cars in both tin and plastic. Thanks for posting the link Ricky. I never really did much to research my collection.
@Ricky Tanner I may be in contact. Thank you!
I finally had a moment to take a few pictures of the set I got. It appears I'm missing the caboose and someone slipped an extra box car in to replace it. Hopefully a boxed caboose won't be too hard to find.
I somehow stumbled into another set.
Fleischmann Pacific and Mikado. These are good runners; very good by 1950s - 1960s standards and good by today's standards. Fleischmann Americanized the boiler for the German 01 class Pacific for these models.
Fleischmann Baldwin switchers. I added the Milwaukee Road herald to the black switcher. Die cast shells. These were among the only ready to run Baldwins available ca 1960.
Fleischmann Alco FAs. These are die cast, good runners, and nicer engines than Lionel's. Better runners, too. Fleischmann also made an F7 which was a clone of Athearn's. The Athearn F7 was a better engin with 8 wheel drive.
Fleischmann 2-6-0. This is an Americanized version of the German 24 class 2-6-0. Not as carefully done as the Mikado or Pacific; the 2nd picture is a German 24 class 2-6-0. The 24 class 2-6-0 was the German counterpart to the Tyco 0-6-0 in the American market.
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