LGB Dortmunder Bier Zug!

I recently added a Tucher Bier car (Nuremburg) and a Berliner Kindl Bier car (Berlin) to my consist.

I have seen a lot of earlier LGB at shows and its tempting to pickup some, they had that certain quality that the newer does not. 

Art if you can post some photos I would like to see your set. 

Wow - Tucher is one my favorite beers, but I've never seen it outside Franconia!!  Where are you ordering the Tucher cars from?

Herr Professor: Only trains has an early LGB Tucher Pils car (1973-78) in the yellow stapled box for $79. Tell Tom Art sent you!

Franktrain: The original LGB is probably the best quality as it was made in Germany. The plastic for the engines and cars was a high grade BASF polymer called Luran-S and the track ties were made of another strong, UV resistant polymer known as Vestilene. Modern LGB production, though good quality, is made in Hungary under the stewardship of Marklin. I have two new LGB Swiss RhB 2nd Class coaches with ball bearing electrical pickup wheelsets and lighting, plus interior detailing and even a restroom. Set me back $330 each!

LGB is a great line of German made TOY trains with a lot of detail and most are models of meter gauge prototypes in 1:22.5 scale. The name Lehmann Gross Bahn (LGB) is very appropriate!

Original, German made LGB, though not the most expensive models in large scale trains that run on 45mm gauge one track, have a certain cachet that the other well-known brands lack. Of course, there were some limited production hand-made metal models as well as the Aster/LGB produced Hudson, Shay and White Pass engines as examples of the high-end models. The European meter gauge locos and cars of the HSB, OBB and RhB are particularly pleasing models that have a toy-like, though scale, appeal! Once the LGB bug bites, it is irresistible! A fan since 1978!

I suppose, curiously enough, I have always preferred the European LGB models (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) over the American ones. There is a certain (exotic?) appeal of the HSB (German), OBB (Austrian), and RhB (Swiss) meter gauge railway engines and rolling stock. I also had a number of the very fine factory painted Pola German style building kits custom assembled by a modeler friend of mine at a nominal cost. Regretfully, these were later sold when I changed gauges years ago! I am glad to be back into the original LGB and have been fortunate enough to obtain some new and unused engines, cars and,sets out of private collections!