Description

S3/6 BR-18 Locomotive (1/32)

OCCRE 54002

Immerse yourself in the world ofrailway modellingand enjoy a journey back to the age of these of these marvelloussteam locomotiveswith ourmodel kits.

The BR 18.4 was designed and built at the J. A. Maffei workshops in Munich, with the first one being delivered on 16th July 1908.

The axle layout is of the “Pacific” type with large diameter wheels. At that time it was the biggest engine ever to be built by this manufacturer and is still considered “the most beautifullocomotiveof the Germanrailways”.

The S 3/6 performed excellently on long distance routes, in 1951 pulling a train of 150 tonnes over a distance of 180 kilometres, from Hamburg to Munich, only stopping to top up on water. The S is for “Schnellzuglocomotiven” (long-distance train) and 3/6 is the number of drive axles compared with total axles.

Theselocomotiveswere mainly used on long-distance lines in Bavaria, although they also pulled such famoustrainsas the Orient Express and Rheingold, the Ostend-Vienna Express or the Paris-Carlsbad-Prague Express. Multiple variations were applied throughout this locomotives history, mainly in terms of the cab, boiler and engine mechanisms.

You will find out, step by step, how to put together a model with all of the details of the originallocomotive. We invite you to let yourself get carried away and set up spaces for creative leisure in which you can enjoy this marvellousmodel train.

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Difficulty500 Average hours to build

Measurements

1:32 / G-45

720 mm

100 mm

153 mm