GERMAN DRB CLASS 41 2-8-2 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (ESCI)

This is the ESCI 1/87 HO scale kit of the German 2-8-2 steam locomotive built from 1936 until 1971, but a handful survived in service until as late as 1986. The Germans built 366 units. The engines weighed 102 tonnes and could go 90 km/h with freight or passengers. Mine is done in pre-war colours and gently weathered. The kit comes with several small clear glass lenses for the lights both front and rear. I bought the kit at a hobby store in Minneapolis USA, and have given the model to my dear friend Sandy in NFLD.

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

German 2-8-2 steam locomotive

being judged at the Montreal MIMM contest in 2014