Fugurex Gauge 1/ Nord Engine

Nice looking machine.

Way out of my price range, but Fulgurex locos like this exquisire NORD were usually hand-built masterpieces. After all, the late Count Coluzzi was a perfectionist!

This Fulgurex locomotive was produced some years ago, but after the passing of Count Coluzzi who had nothing to do with this product. It sold out; so this seller has inflated the price a bit (which he always does).

The difference with KM1 is, beside the number of locomotives produced of one type, the amount of detailing. If a little bit more detailing is added the price doubles and there are customers prepared to pay. 

I think KM1 should stop making only German trains and produce some of these wonderful French locomotives, but I assume i will have to wait long for that.

Regards

Fred

Thanx to all. Fred, I agree with your last sentence

Interesting to see that $8000 only warrants 2 photographs and a very minimal description. I’ve put considerably more effort into selling much less expensive items.

At any rate, a beautiful engine!  ☺

Matt Makens posted:

Interesting to see that $8000 only warrants 2 photographs and a very minimal description. I’ve put considerably more effort into selling much less expensive items.

I agree. This is supposedly a brand new item.  Maybe still sealed in original box.  I sent them a question regarding lights and a smoke unit and they did not answer.  I have no idea if the instructions are in English either.

sncf231e posted:

This Fulgurex locomotive was produced some years ago, but after the passing of Count Coluzzi who had nothing to do with this product. It sold out; so this seller has inflated the price a bit (which he always does).

The difference with KM1 is, beside the number of locomotives produced of one type, the amount of detailing. If a little bit more detailing is added the price doubles and there are customers prepared to pay. 

I think KM1 should stop making only German trains and produce some of these wonderful French locomotives, but I assume i will have to wait long for that.

Regards

Fred

Fred, would you know how to contact Fulgurex to see in the instructions are in English also.  Don't know any French.

Also, are you saying that Fulgurex engines are more detailed than KM 1?

Thank you

Fulgurex can be easily contacted in English via email: fulgurex.sa@bluewin.ch. Their website is also available  in English http://fulgurex.ch/en/index.html. Instructions that I have seen, but I have not seen all, are in German and French.

Fulgurex, Lematec and Wunder make high end models in small series. KM1 and Kiss make nicely detailed models in larger series for use on gauge 1 layouts with in general smaller radius. Sometimes they also issue a more detailed locomotive in a smaller series like this Kiss locomotive: https://www.kiss-modellbahnen....-003-vollverkleidet/ which cost more then $10000.

Regards

Fred

For 8 grand, you should at least spell it correctly! More than my parents paid for their first house.....kinda obscene!

Simon

Simon Winter posted:

8 grand More than my parents paid for their first house

Simon

More than 4 times my yearly salary when I started working. Which says something about your parents and my age!  Just inflation.

Regards

Fred

Simon Winter posted:

For 8 grand, you should at least spell it correctly! More than my parents paid for their first house.....kinda obscene!

Simon

Fulgurex, Happy now?

FRED: I fully realize that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but that having been said, I am sorry to state that Kiss limited edition model you referenced above is pure U-G-L-Y, and I would not give one cent for it!  LOL!  ☺

Nice! Probably just as much detail underneath as on top, but Fulgurex was always for a narrow band of wealthy Euro-train fanciers. The 2018-19 catalog has a coupe of real ugly bugs I see... http://www.fulgurex.ch/catalog...talogue2018-2019.pdf

HMMM.....I will pass!  ☺

Firewood posted:

Nice! Probably just as much detail underneath as on top, but Fulgurex was always for a narrow band of wealthy Euro-train fanciers. The 2018-19 catalog has a coupe of real bugs I see... http://www.fulgurex.ch/catalog...talogue2018-

Firewood posted:

Nice! Probably just as much detail underneath as on top, but Fulgurex was always for a narrow band of wealthy Euro-train fanciers. The 2018-19 catalog has a coupe of real ugly bugs I see... http://www.fulgurex.ch/catalog...talogue2018-2019.pdf

Firewood, Thank you for the catalog