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The first of the BRAWA IIm (Large Scale that is to scale)...

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:19 PM
I've seen a pre-production sample of this loco and one of the coaches in a shop over here - very nice indeed though you'll need wide radius curves to run it (long 4-axle rigid wheelbase). Hopefully it'll give LGB a bit of a kick and get them offering more new tooling for the European market.
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The first of the BRAWA IIm (Large Scale that is to scale)...
Posted by RhB_HJ on Saturday, October 15, 2005 2:01 AM
Hi all,

For those who model the RhB (Rhaetian Railways in Switzerland) there is good News. The RhB G4/5 Steamer ( a Consolidation type) is planned for mid/late November delivery in Europe and two weeks later in NA. The cars should be even a few weeks earlier.
Rather than use the trickle method i.e. an engine now, a car maybe later and then another car sometime down the road; BRAWA decided to make their Large Scale debut with a complete consist: engine, baggage, first/second class and two third class cars.


BRAWA decided that scale accuracy is a good thing and produces their models in 1:22.5 scale. Of course they have many, many years of experience doing the same in HO with excellent models.
1:22.5 scale on 45mm track gauge is referred to as "IIm" - the "m" stands for Meter Gauge.

For those not so familiar with "II" scale (Roman numeral 2) , the scale is twice the size of European O scale (1:45). The gauge for standard gauge items is 64mm.
The 45mm track gauge is in Europe also commonly used for "I" scale (Roman numeral 1) at 1:32 ratio, with correspondingly smaller rail profiles and a different tie spacing. The numbering system is as set out in the NEM Standards http://www.morop.org/en/normes/nem010_en.pdf
Cheers HJ http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/ http://www.easternmountainmodels.com

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